Productpilot - the B2B platform for effective scouting
Productpilot is the new worldwide product platform in the internet that supports scouting in ecommerce. Scouting stands for the search for new products, services or trends. Sourcing refers to the search for new supply sources. International trade show visitors, buyers and vendors as well as supply chain management professionals from various industries use the online tool provided by Messe Frankfurt. A special B2B search engine is the ideal solution for a targeted and efficient search for businesses, producers and industry information. In order to abolish misunderstandings due to the language, an online translator supports the users.
Productpilot is a tool for business matching. This means that business partners with the same interests identify themselves in the market and are brought together. As Messe Frankfurt annually hosts more than 120 exhibitions worldwide, there will soon be more than 20,000 exhibiting companies of Messe Frankfurt and 120,000 products. Branches are diversified: they range from textile, consumer goods and automotive to architecture and technology industries. Exhibitions hosted by Messe Frankfurt are among others Heimtextil, Lifetime or Automechanika. In the consumer goods area, mostly pictures are provided.
Productpilot can of course only be supplementary to trade fairs organised by Messe Frankfurt. Throughout the year, trade fair by trade fair, all exhibiting companies and their products will be transferred by Messe Frankfurt from the “offline” world, the exhibitions, to the online world of the internet. Productpilot is a virtual marketplace. Information is provided in English. Depending on the origin of a company, innovation and product information or different trends might be presented in French, German or Spanish.
Productpilot provides an ideal communication platform for supply chain and purchasing professionals, for observing competitors and for identifying new customers and business opportunities. Business matching, sourcing and scouting have never been so easy. The extensive industry database supports tremendously business matching which is definitely Messe Frankfurt’s core competence. Using Productpilot, searching the database and contacting exhibitors is free. However, Messe Frankfurt recommends a registration for exhibitors as they can only be found easier by the search engine. Messe Frankfurt also recommends updating information regularly. Productpilot becomes a valuable tool before a trade show for pre-planning, and after an exhibition for follow-ups and inquiring. The extensive address directory provides addresses and email addresses. As the platform is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Productpilot is the ideal tool for your products and brands to be found on the world market every day.
