FAQs
General
Q: How do I know which exhibitions Wisepress are attending?
A: Our exhibition schedule lists all exhibitions we are planning to attend up to 18 months ahead. You can sort the list by start date, subject, location or Wisepress exhibition code.
Q: The conference I want to attend is not on your Exhibition Schedule. Can you add it?
A: Let us have as much detail about the conference as possible and how many titles you might like to send. We will contact other publishers in the field, and, if there is sufficient support, we'll add it to the Exhibition Schedule.
Q: How do I exhibit with Wisepress?
A: Contact our marketing department and we'll tell you exactly what you need to know.
Q: How do I know if an author is speaking at a medical conference? I don't want to be caught out and not include their books in our display!
A: Register for our author alerts and we'll send you up-to-the-minute speaker lists of all conferences where we are exhibiting so that you can be prepared.
Q: I'm an author speaking at a medical conference soon. How can I make sure my publisher has my books on display?
A: Email us and let us know your plans. And, it's always good to contact your publisher just to make sure.
Organising an Exhibition with Wisepress
Q: I've booked an exhibition with you. How many books/journals should I send?
A: For books, you need to consider how recent it is, how relevant it is to the conference topics and the prominence of the authors. You also need to think about how many delegates are attending, and where they're from - we find that international delegates, without good access to specialist bookshops are much better book buyers than delegates from Northern Europe. For journals: you need to consider how well established the journal is, as well as the number and geographic spread of the delegates. Contact Samantha Glover if you need further help.
Q: How much information do you need about a book I'm planning to send to an exhibition with you?
A: At the very least we need the following: Author, Title, ISBN, Pub Date, Price. We'd prefer to know more - anything you would expect your own staff to know. Is the author speaking? Is this a major new book? What are the competing titles? What are the key features that make your title stand out from the crowd? If it's a new edition, what changes have been made? The more we know the better we can represent your title to your customers.
Q: How much information do you need about a journal I'm planning to send to an exhibition with you?
A: We need to know at least the ISSN, Title, Frequency and Subscription Rates. Any other information you can give us to help promote your journal to your market is very welcome.
Q: Some of our editors are planning to attend a conference we've booked with you. Can they work from the stand?
A: Yes, they are very welcome. Let us know their names so Samantha Glover can arrange conference badges for them.
Q: I want to visit an Exhibition in person. What should I do?
A: Contact Samantha Glover in our marketing department.
Q: Help! I've missed the Wisepress delivery deadline and I need to get books to a conference urgently. What should I do?
A: Contact us and we'll see what we can do to help.
Marketing with Wisepress
Q: We want to hold an author signing or book launch at a forthcoming exhibition, can you help?
A: We're happy to host an event for you on the Wisepress stand if you are sending books or journals to an exhibition with us. It gives your customers a chance to browse your titles in a relaxed environment and meet your author at the same time. Contact our marketing department for details.
Q: I want you to run a competition from the stand. Is this possible?
A: No problem. Samantha Glover will help you arrange the details.
Q: I want to set up a special discount on one of our titles for conference delegates. What should I do?
A: Contact Samantha Glover and she'll advise you.
Q: Can I send Point of Sale material, giveaways and other promotional items with my books or journals?
A: Of course just contact Samantha Glover for details.
Q: I want to advertise a Call for Papers for a new journal. How do I make maximum impact and get as many leads as I can for the first issue?
A: Samantha Glover will help you organise this.
Q: We're publishing a big new title next year and I'd like to organise a pre-publication special offer for delegates. Can you help with this?
A: Our marketing department can advise you on ways to run your campaign and help you build dues for this important new title.
Q: I want to advertise my key title on the front cover of your Exhibition Price List. How does this work?
A: At the moment this space is available to the first three clients who apply for it. So get your request to Samantha Glover as soon as you can!
