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For events and trade shows

Scan every card at the event. Find everyone again tomorrow.

Photograph the stack the same evening. Meishio adds the new people to your Google Contacts, flags anyone you already have, and can check for role or company changes when you ask.

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A visitor receiving a business card at an industrial booth in a trade-show aisle.

The problem

A stack of cards, and an address book that is already out of date

A good event leaves you with dozens of cards. Typing them in takes an evening, so they sit in a drawer while the people you met forget the conversation.

The ones you do type in often end up without a country code, as a duplicate of someone you already had, or with a title that is wrong by the next event.

How Meishio helps

Three steps

  1. Shoot the stack

    Lay up to 12 cards in each photo in your account, or up to 4 on the free try, and keep going. Meishio finds each card, joins fronts and backs, and asks only about what it could not read.

  2. Review in one place

    Cards scanned at the same time and place are grouped into one event, so you can check them together, add a note and set a follow-up. People you already have are flagged, not added twice.

  3. In Google Contacts, kept current

    With Google Contacts sync on, they reach your phone and Gmail. Later, Meishio Search can check for new roles; you accept each change.

Business cards, an event badge on a lanyard, and a cup of coffee on a hotel desk.A phone held above six business cards, each one outlined on the screen.
ExampleFictional demo accountEveryone from one event, in one tapCards scanned at a show are grouped under it, so after the India–Japan Business Forum you see exactly who you met there.
Meishio contacts on a phone filtered to one event, India–Japan Business Forum: 4 people, with names in Japanese and English, titles and companies.

What stays private

  • Card photos are kept only as a resized image without camera or location data.
  • Your contacts are private to your account and stored in Singapore.
How Meishio handles your data

Questions

How many cards can I put in one photo?

Up to 12 in your account, and up to 4 on the free try. Lay them flat without overlapping and Meishio splits the photo into separate cards. For best results, keep each card fully in frame.

Do I need a stack of cards to use Meishio?

No. Most people start by connecting Google Contacts so Meishio can clean up and keep current the people they already have. Scanning cards is one way to add new people.

What if a card is hard to read?

Meishio marks the fields it was unsure about and asks you to check only those before saving.

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Get your address book ready before the next event.

Connect Google Contacts so new cards land next to the people you already know, or try Meishio on one business card first. No account needed to try.

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