Which capture path should I use first?

Start with the Booth Form. It's the fastest way to capture clean, accurate tradeshow lead form data — visitors type their own details, so zero handwriting errors. Add the Badge Scanner for high-traffic moments and the Booth QR for visitors who arrive when you're busy.

Do all three capture paths work offline?

The Booth Form and Badge Scanner work fully offline. The Booth QR requires the visitor's phone to fetch your tradeshow business card the first time — after which it stays cached on their phone permanently.

How does badge scanning return contact details?

Two ways. If the organiser encodes attendee details in the badge QR, CallCards captures the full contact on the spot the moment you scan. If the QR carries only a badge number, CallCards stores that number with your notes; after the show you request the details from the organiser by badge number and they're returned within 1–3 days.

What happens to my data when WiFi comes back?

Every offline-captured tradeshow lead form syncs to your dashboard automatically the moment your device reconnects. No manual upload, no risk of losing data.

Can I switch between capture paths during the same show?

Yes. Most exhibitors use all three: the Badge Scanner for high-traffic moments, the Booth QR on a tent card so visitors can self-serve when you're occupied, and the Booth Form for active conversations.

How CallCards Works: Three Capture Paths for Your Trade Show Booth

CallCards gives exhibitors three ways to capture tradeshow lead forms at the booth: the Badge Scanner (2–3 seconds), the Booth QR (instant), and the Booth Form (15 seconds). Most exhibitors use all three. All sync to one dashboard.

Path 1: The Badge Scanner — 2–3 seconds

Best for: high-traffic booths at organised expos. Scan the attendee's badge QR with your phone camera. Add a one-line note about their interest. Move on. Works offline. Supported at most major Indian expos including IMTEX, AutoExpo, and the India International Trade Fair. Confirm badge-QR support with your organiser before the show.

How contact details arrive

If the organiser encodes attendee details in the badge QR, CallCards captures the full contact the moment you scan — no follow-up needed. If not, send your CallCards badge-number list to the organiser after the expo; they return the full attendee contacts within 1–3 days, and CallCards reconciles them with your notes so each tradeshow lead form is complete and ready for follow-up.

Path 2: The Booth QR — instant for returning visitors

Best for: lunch breaks, end-of-day, busy booths. Print the CallCards QR on a tent card, banner, or back of your printed business card. Visitors scan on their own phone: your tradeshow business card and product catalog open instantly and are saved permanently to their phone. They fill a short lead form, or tap once to share their saved details if they already have a CallCards account. Their contact lands in your dashboard.

What the visitor keeps

Your tradeshow business card and product catalog — cached on their phone, accessible weeks after the show. No app to install. No URL to remember.

Path 3: The Booth Form — 15 seconds

Best for: clean, accurate lead capture during conversation. Hand your phone or tablet to the visitor. They fill 6 fields in your digital tradeshow lead form: name, company, role, phone, email, and a short note. Auto-resets between visitors. Saves offline. Every device on your booth team syncs to one shared dashboard the moment WiFi returns.

Why visitors prefer it

Typing their own details means zero spelling errors on their email or phone number. They control what they share. They feel in control — not interrogated.

Why exhibitors prefer it

No retyping after the show. The data is already digital, already clean, already synced.

All three paths feed one dashboard

Every booth-form submission, badge scan, and QR share-back appears in real time on your team dashboard. Filter by date, expo, or capture path. Add follow-up notes. Add an Expo Pass to include timestamps and capture metadata before pushing to your CRM (Zoho, Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Sheets).

Traditional notebooks vs CallCards

Old way: visitors scribble on a paper tradeshow lead form, you spend three days retyping it into Excel. CallCards: visitors type once, the data is already digital, already synced, already exportable. Booth team works in parallel without reconciliation. No notebooks to misplace.

Ready to try CallCards?

Free forever. No hardware to buy. No app for visitors to download. Sign up before your next expo and walk in with a complete tradeshow lead capture system on the phone you already own.