Tradeshows are a necessary evil for most businesses. Many problems most companies have is an inefficient collection of data while at the event. Either you bring a computer and face everything that comes with having 1,000’s of folks pounding your keyboard, or you bring paper and face a stack of data entry sheets 50-hours high. The solution? Technology – ditch the computer, ditch the paper, and get a pen.
A number of digital pens have come on the market in the last year, and the technology behind the pens is getting downright crazy. There is a wide range of pricing, but for those who frequent tradeshows, or any type of manual data collection point, a digital pen is a must-have penny-saving investment.
Now, which pen? To start the discussion, we present the EPOS Digital Pen and USB Flash Drive. It’s priced around $80 and has a number of tradeshow-friendly features:
- Does not require special paper – can be used on any writing surface
- Compatible with standard ink cartridges
- Saves thousands of pages of data to a USB flash drive for post-event data loading
- Software converts the handwritten strokes into digital text
EPOS Digital Pen and USB Flash Drive Information
EPOS Digital Pen and USB Flash Drive Demo
Have you leveraged this technology in the past? How do you currently collect guest information? Share your thoughts and practices in the comments…
