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Virtually "Walk" the Aisles by classification to visually see and "find" new resources
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Use traditional "Search" and "Show Directories" to find exhibitors
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Exhibitor booths provide "click-through" access to photos, look books, websites, blogs, color cards ...etc.
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Shop multiple markets in one place to preview, buy and place orders online
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Buyer portfolio to catalogue and recall all new discovery "Likes"
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Buyer back office to track pending and placed orders
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Venues designed for Buyers – Buyers Lounge, Buyer Wish List, Auditorium and Center Stage
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Social media collaboration tools to modernize communications with vendors and other market resources
(chat, colleague networks, events with R.S.V.P., wall posting, forums)
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Groups to provide market crowd sourcing around specific interests (trends, new designers, showrooms…)
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Support for the latest personal technology advances – smart phones, tablets to increase
connectivity (1 to 1 video chat, video FAQS, web-casting, online meetings)
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Buyer profile with links to their store website to educate exhibitors on the classifications carried