Trade show lead capture on your iPhone
Scan cards and badges at the booth, keep them filed under the show, and get them into your CRM the same day.
Free for 10 scans a week
How it works
Before, during and after the show.
- 1
Before the show
Create an event for the show and add the tags you want on every lead from it.
- 2
At the booth
Scan badges and business cards as people stop by. Add a note or a reminder after each conversation. No signal needed.
- 3
After the show
With Krane Pro, send the event’s leads to HubSpot, Salesforce or Pipedrive, or export them as a CSV.
Every lead filed under the show
Start an event when you get to the venue. From then on, each card and badge you scan is filed under it, with where you met and your event tags filled in. When the show is over you have one list for that event, separate from the last show and the next one.
Scan whatever people hand you
Some visitors let you scan their badge. Others give you a business card, or both. Krane reads both:
- Badges: the printed name, title, company and event, plus any contact data in the QR, PDF417 or Aztec code. More on the badge scanner.
- Business cards: name, title, company, phones, emails, website and address, from both sides of the card, in almost any language. More on the business card scanner.
If you scan the same person twice, Krane flags the duplicate so it doesn’t end up in your follow-up list twice.
Write it down while you remember
The details that make a follow-up work, like the product they asked about or the meeting they want, are gone by the evening. After each scan, add a tag, a short note and a reminder for when to get back to them.
No signal at the booth
Venue Wi-Fi is often slow or missing, especially on a busy show floor. Krane reads each card and badge on your iPhone right away and checks it again once you’re online, so the line at your booth keeps moving.
A stack of cards at the end of the day
If you collected cards faster than you could scan them, lay them out on a table and take one photo. With Krane Pro, Krane adds each card as its own lead under the event.
From the show floor to your CRM
With Krane Pro you can send a single lead from the booth, or the whole event once the show is over:
- HubSpot, Salesforce and Pipedrive: new contacts are created and existing ones are updated, not duplicated.
- Zapier, Make and n8n: leads go out as signed JSON to a webhook, so you can route them anywhere.
- CSV: export one event, or every card, for Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets.
Your CRM tokens stay on your iPhone.
Pricing
The free plan includes 10 scans a week, with events, tags, notes, reminders and offline reading. For a busy show you’ll want Krane Pro: unlimited scans, bulk scanning, CSV export and CRM sync for $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year. See the pricing details.
FAQ
Questions about trade show leads
Can I keep leads from different shows apart?
Yes. Start an event for each show. Every card and badge you scan is filed under the event that’s running, with where you met filled in.
Does Krane work without Wi-Fi at the venue?
Yes. Cards and badges are read on your iPhone right away and checked again when you’re back online.
Can I scan a stack of cards after the show?
Yes, with Krane Pro. Lay the cards out, take one photo, and Krane adds each card to the event.
How do I export leads from one show?
With Krane Pro, export the event as a CSV that opens in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets, or send the whole event to your CRM.
What happens if someone is already in my CRM?
Krane updates the existing contact in HubSpot, Salesforce or Pipedrive instead of creating a duplicate.
Get Krane before your next show.
Free for 10 scans a week. Krane Pro is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year.