Event follow-up and current-client emails · 4 styles each · sample contact: Daniel
For visitors without a business card, or who'd rather scan their own. One form serves every event; the event comes from the link. This is a preview: open the live form to submit or scan a real card.
Borenstein owns these accounts and pays each service directly. Prices are estimates as of October 2026.
| Service | What it does | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twilio + WhatsApp Business | Staff send card photos to the Borenstein WhatsApp number | Number: about $1–2/month Twilio: $0.005 per message plus Meta's per-message fee | Needs a phone number that isn't already on WhatsApp. Meta began charging for these messages on October 1, 2026. |
| Microsoft 365 Already in place | Sends the emails from a real Borenstein mailbox, through Borenstein's existing Outlook / Exchange account | Included in the current license | Up to 30 emails a minute and 10,000 a day, so a 150-contact show night goes out in about 5 minutes. Borenstein's IT approves the connection once. |
| Cloudflare | Hosts the booth form, booking page, card agent and database | Free at this volume $5/month plan if it grows | Runs worldwide, nothing to maintain on Borenstein's side. |
| AI card reading | Reads the business card photos | Cloudflare AI: free daily allowance Claude: about 1–2¢ per card | Claude reads messy or two-sided cards more accurately. |
| Excel or Google Sheets | The lead sheet, one tab per event | Included / free | Excel online fits Borenstein's Microsoft 365. The demo uses Google Sheets. |
| NetSuite Optional | Puts every new contact into the CRM | Uses Borenstein's existing license | Connecting it is part of setup. |
| Google or Outlook calendar | Booking page shows the team's real availability | Free with the existing calendar | Booked calls land on the right person's calendar. |
| Borenstein's email domain | Emails come from a borenstein-ny.com address, not IntegraLink's | Free | The domain has strict anti-spoofing turned on. Sending through Borenstein's own Microsoft 365 passes it with no changes, which keeps the emails out of spam. |
Paid to the services above · a typical month with one trade show (about 150 contacts) plus the current-client emails
| Email sending (existing Microsoft 365) | $0 |
| Twilio number and WhatsApp messages | about $5–10 |
| Cloudflare | $0–5 |
| AI card reading | $0–3 |
| Total | about $5–20 / month |
Quiet months cost close to nothing: the emails go through the Microsoft 365 account Borenstein already pays for.
Building, connecting and running the system
Connect every platform above, set up the WhatsApp number and sending domain, finalize the emails in the chosen style, import the client list, and a 15-minute walkthrough for the booth staff.
Keep everything running, the tracking dashboard, a regular review of the numbers, and updates to the emails and seasonal campaigns.
Shown on an iPad at the booth or printed. Scanning it opens the form for this event. Reps get this link by typing "qr" on WhatsApp.