By using UC.NOW, Hong Kong Trade Development Council successfully piloted Hong Kong Galleria, a novel “showcase” exhibition with Online Business Matching at 2019 Ambiente @Frankfurt & Int’l House + Homewares Show @Chicago. 10+ of Hong Kong best smart city living & houseware vendors showed their wares on international soil without the need for their staff to travel to be on-site. Interested overseas buyers could use UC.NOW’s Chat Scheduler to pre-book a online meeting, or request an ad-hoc “live discussion”using a combination of text and video at Hong Kong Galleria’s booth using iPads. Exhibitors could “meet” with these potential buyers online while being elsewhere at the shows or even while remaining in Hong Kong. Buyers’ info & enquiry details were also sent instantly to Hong Kong Galleria’s exhibitors using UC.NOW’s offline message function for immediate follow up. After all, studies have found that 35% to 50% of B2B sales likely go to the vendor that responds first.