Smartphones and computers are playing more prominent roles in our homes and businesses than ever. For those who live and breathe technology, the Consumer Electronics Show (also known as CES) is one of the most exciting conferences of the year. With over 300 companies on the Fortune 500 and 83 companies on the Interbrand 100 from 160 countries, territories, and regions coming to Las Vegas, Nevada, CES provides the perfect opportunity to build meaningful business relationships that drive business innovation forward.
What is CES 2025?
CES is the world’s largest consumer electronics show, organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Tech plays a pivotal role in our lives, and CES is where the industry's top minds come together to unveil their boldest breakthroughs. The CES website states that this conference “connects innovators, decision makers, media, influencers, visionaries, and potential customers across the entire tech ecosystem.”
When is CES 2025?
CES will take place in Las Vegas, NV, from Tuesday, January 7th to Friday, January 10th, and promises to be one of the most influential tech events in the world. You can register for CES on the CES website.
How do I collect leads at CES 2025?
In the world of business, meaningful connections are what drive your company forward. At CES, the ability to quickly connect and exchange information with the people you meet is paramount. One tool you’ll need for this is HiHello. HiHello—the leading business card app—allows you to create digital business cards with all your information and share them with anyone, even if they don’t have the app.
Beyond the initial exchange, you’ll also want to ensure your follow-up is seamless, and HiHello makes that incredibly easy. You can sync the connections you make with Microsoft Outlook, Salesforce, Google Workspace and many other tools. This means you don’t have to try and remember who you met, where, and when, all from a name and phone number in your long contact list! HiHello even allows you to add notes and tags to contacts to organize them in the most meaningful way for you.
Why do I need a digital business card at CES 2025?
CES is a conference that centers on consumer technology. To stand out from the crowd—and given your phone will be your constant companion—having your business card is a helpful way to showcase your business in a new and impressive way. Here are eight reasons why you should use a digital business card at CES 2025.
1. Share your contact card in an instant
Exchanging contact information is simple with HiHello, you can share with anyone, anywhere using the Quick Connect widget, QR code, link, and text. (You can even share offline if reception gets bad)
You can share even faster with Apple Watch, Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and widgets on iOS and Android.
2. Anyone can receive a HiHello card, no app required
The best part of HiHello is that anyone can receive your digital business card without needing anything downloaded on their phone. When a new connection receives your card they can view it, interact with it, save it, and even send their information back to you.
3. Virtual cards are completely customizable
HiHello’s free online business cards offer you the chance to create a digital business card in minutes. The beauty of your digital business card is that you can edit and update it at any time, even whilst you are making connections at CES! To further customize your card, HiHello’s subscription plans allow you to customize designs, add videos, PDFs, badges, and more!
4. Create more than one card
One of the great things about attending CES is all of the new connections you can make. But not everyone you meet should be presented with the same information. With digital business cards, you can easily create and manage a business card for every situation. Create a card for networking, one for work, and one just for friends.
5. Make impactful connections
With 88% of paper business cards ending up in the trash, it’s clear that traditional business cards aren’t the answer to networking in a tech-focused world. With HiHello digital business cards, every time someone receives your digital business card, they are seven times more likely to follow up than if you had handed them a paper business card.
Making more connections isn’t only dependent on the perfect business card for events, though. Before heading to CES, make sure you’ve mastered the art of introducing yourself and networking at conferences.
6. Manage new contacts
In the past, coming home from a conference meant filing your business cards in a Rolodex, then we switched to manually entering contact information into our phone’s contact app. Skip the manual transcription with digital business cards. When you exchange contact information, new contacts are added right to your business contact manager, where you can easily organize new contacts.
Not only is the contact creation process simple, but keeping up with your contacts is as well. Use notes and tags to add context to your contacts and make managing your new connections a breeze.
7. Digital business cards are environmentally-friendly
Nearly five million trees are cut down each year to make paper business cards. If the COP28 climate conference taught us anything, it’s that we all need to do our part to help protect the environment. Paper business cards are expensive and wasteful—going digital is a simple way to do our part and reduce waste, and will help make that great first impression with tech companies from around the globe.
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8. Track your impact
Leverage built-in analytics to track exactly how impactful your time at CES is. With a HiHello premium plan, you can see your engagement metrics to monitor card views, saves, and contacts made.
Empower your whole team
If your entire team is heading to CES, digital business cards make it easy for you to ensure everyone is ready to network. When you get your team set up with HiHello, you provide them with several powerful branding and contact-sharing tools, like eco-friendly digital business cards, professional email signatures, and virtual backgrounds for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet. So they can be prepared for CES.
If you're ready to expand your network at CES download the HiHello app by scanning the QR code below.
This article originally appeared on the HiHello blog on November 22, 2021, and has been updated.
