Manufacturers of packaging materials find business partners online in Productpilot, a new business matching platform
Productpilot is a new online business matching platform powered by Messe Frankfurt that provides an ideal e-marketplace, networking and communication platform for products like packaging materials, transportation and stationery. Productpilot provides a reliable, extensive industry database with worldwide products showcased at events that are organised by Messe Frankfurt. Worldwide suppliers, exporters, buyers and traders appreciate Productpilot as an ideal database supporting their e-procurement processes. Productpilot supports sourcing, which is the search for new supply sources, and scouting, which refers to the search for new products, services or trends. If you are, for example, in the paper, luggage or fabrics industry, browse Productpilot and get to know it as a valuable and cost-effective tool.
Productpilot is provided by Messe Frankfurt, an internationally renowned service provider for exhibition organisation. Each year Messe Frankfurt hosts more than 120 trade fairs worldwide. Productpilot will soon contain more than 20,000 companies and 120,000 products from various branches. Messe Frankfurt’s management decided to extend its trade show portfolio with Productpilot. The company implemented a three pillar approach with the real trade fair, a trade fair’s website and Productpilot as an industry database. Productpilot provides its information throughout the whole year. However, the online business matching platform can not substitute a real event or a certain exhibition’s website.
Messe Frankfurt has become a reliable source for business matching competence on exhibitions and now also online. Messe Frankfurt continuously extends its trade fair program to the internet. With Productpilot, the company is synchronising the offline trade show world with the online world of the internet. Exhibition by exhibition, new factories, importers, manufacturers and products such as gift paper, textiles or plastic items are added trade show by trade show. Users browse and contact exhibitors and import export companies for free. Email addresses and up to date company contacts is useful information for supply chain management professionals.
Productpilot generally provides information in English. It is an international accessible platform. But depending on an exhibitor’s nationality, company and product information may also be presented in French, German and Spanish. An online translator helps to avoid misunderstandings. Languages like Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese or Russian are available.
In the packaging industry, trade professional use trade shows as platforms for gathering the latest information on materials, wrapping trends or gift ideas. It is also important for producers and traders to prepare themselves for upcoming exhibitions, to follow up shows and to get information on latest product innovations.
