Events

What is Hopin and a Digital Booth? 

• Hopin is the first all-in-one live online events platform where attendees can learn, interact, and connect with people from anywhere in the world.
• The Garland Chamber will utilize Hopin as the virtual platform to host the Business Expo.
• In Hopin, you can network with others through chat windows and 1-on-1 video conversations, watch our main stage for innovative marketing strategies and explore our exhibitors in the Expo area.
• Each booth at the expo can contain live video, branded content, Twitter links, pre-recorded videos, special offers, salespeople on live camera, and customized button CTAs.
• The Garland Chamber will create your booths using the information you send us. If at any time you want to make a change to your booth, simply send us an email at Liza.Ceniceros@garlandchamber.com and we’ll make the change.

What We Need to Build Your Booth

• Vendor name. This could be the name of the company or product or idea or content. For example, a vendor name could be “Acme Co” or “Sign up list.” It’s up to you and your use case.
• Vendor email. This is the email that will receive emails from attendees who click the button “Register Interest” in the booth. See “Button action” below for more.
• Vendor Headline. This is the short description text underneath the vendor name. 
• Offer. Use this field to write a special offer for booth visitors. It could be a discount, special access, coupon code, or anything. It’s optional text; it’s not tied to anything programmatically. 
• About. Add a few words describing the booth and why your attendees should care.
• Booth video/stream provider. Here is where you choose the main feature of your booth—the video. 
• Do you want it to be pre-recorded? You can use YouTube, Vimeo, or Wistia. 
• If you plan to host a live video session let me know so I can include that option. This will give you the option to interact with live attendees on live camera within the booth (note up to 500 attendees can simply watch).
• Twitter ID. Input just the name of your Twitter handle without the URL or “@” symbol. For example, “garlandchamber” is the correct way to add a Twitter ID.
• Website link. This is the link that attendees will be sent to when the “green” button action (mentioned below) is clicked.
• Button action. The action of the green button in a booth can be customized in two ways. It can Register Interest (default) or link to a website. The link is the one you added to the “Website link” field above. This can be to a PDF, a shopping site, a signup form — it’s up to you. The Register Interest option sends an email to the Vendor email you added earlier.
• Button text. If you’re linking to a website from the green button, it’s a good idea to customize the button text. For example, for a PDF link you could change the button text to “Download PDF” or for an e-commerce CTA it could be “Shop Now.”
• Vendor logo. For the best appearance, we recommend using a transparent image file and a round circle if possible. Best dimensions: 1080x1080px.
• Background image. This image is underneath the text and logo on the vendor’s card that you see when viewing the list of booths. Best dimensions: 1920x1080px.

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