To log in to your Self Update Area
 

1. Type the following URL into your Internet browser: www.hpbexpo.com/selfupdate
2. Enter your username, password, and e-mail address. Your e-mail address is required for security reasons and records each entry into an exhibitor’s Self Update Area.
3. Read the terms listed on the login page and, if you agree, check the box. If you do not agree, you may not access your Self Update Area.
4. Select the "Login" button. If you have forgotten your password or username, select the following link at the bottom of the page: "Have you lost your password? * Click here to retrieve it." Your password can be automatically e-mailed to you provided it matches what is in our database. For your username or other questions, e-mail: info@hpbexpo.com.

 

There are three sections to your exhibitor account:

• Account Information
  This section includes Contact information of the user; that is, the person who accesses the Self Update Area to update your exhibitor information.
• Exhibitor Profile
  This is your exhibitor information as it will appear in the Show Guide and in the Online Listing on the “Who’s Exhibiting?” section of the HPBExpo.com website.
• Press Releases Uploads
  Here you can upload Press Releases and they will be displayed on the “Exhibitor Press Releases” section of the HPBExpo.com website.

Account Information

Use this area if you would like to change your login information. To change your password, email or name, simply overwrite with the new information and click “Save User” at the bottom of the page.

Exhibitor Profile

The information in this section will be used to populate your profile on the Show Guide and the Online Listing on the “Who’s Exhibiting?”  Please make sure all information here is exactly as you would like it displayed.

Update Contact Information

This area will allow you to edit all of your contact information.

Type in new information (or highlight and type over old information) until all fields are complete. It is not necessary to enter "http://" for your company website.

Once changes are complete, select the "Review Changes" button.

You will then be shown a confirmation page. Please review the changes. If everything is correct, click the “Save Profile” button; otherwise, go back to make additional changes.

Besides all of your contact information, you can upload your company logo, add a company description, and add the brands and products you carry.

 
Logo Upload

This area will allow you to upload your corporate logo. It also provides a way to delete your logo. Only non-animated GIF and JPG formats are allowed.

File names must follow standard file naming conventions for personal computers (PCs). Spaces in file names will cause your logo upload to fail. In addition, multiple periods in a file name will cause your upload to fail (the only period that should be contained within your file name is just before the file type, i.e. JPG or GIF).

To delete a logo check the "Delete" box and save your changes.

To add a logo, select "Choose File,” find the location of the logo on your computer and click to add the image. Once the image has been added, save the changes.

 

Select Brands

This area will allow you to list the specific brands that you carry. Visitors to the HPBExpo website are able to search by brands so providing this information will ensure that they find you. The brands available are maintained by HPBA. For questions, e-mail: info@hpbexpo.com

Select any brands to add to your list. You may select more than one brand by holding down the Control key while making additional selections.

Deselect any brands you wish to remove from your list by selecting the highlighted name while holding down the Control key.

Once all additions and removals to your brand list are complete, select the "Review Changes" button and save your profile after making sure everything is correct.

 

Select Product Categories

This section of the Self Update Area allows you to assign product categories and subcategories to your web listing. Visitors to the HPBExpo website are able to search by product and sub-product categories so providing this information will ensure that they find you.

The categories and subcategories available are maintained by HPBA. New categories for the Show Program Guide may be submitted using the "Submit a new product category for consideration" e-mail link at the top this section. Product categories submitted will be considered and are at the sole discretion of show management. Submissions made will not be included on the web.

For each category, select subcategories to assign to your company. You may select more than one category by holding down the Control key while making additional selections.

Deselect any categories you wish to remove from your list by selecting the highlighted name while holding down the Control key.

Once all additions and removals to your category list are complete, select the "Review Changes" button, review your changes and save your profile.

Press Releases Uploads

Here you can upload Press Releases and they will be displayed on the “Exhibitor Press Releases” section on the HPBExpo.com website.

To upload a press release:

1. Click on the Add + button; an online form will open.
2. Add the date of the news release and a title
3. Choose how you would like to post your press release. You can choose to link to a web page where the news is already posted, or you can choose to create your own html content.
4. If you chose html content, just start typing and you can format the copy with the tools provided. You can create links by using the insert link icon, and you can link to a URL or to a file in the event your press release is a PDF.
5. Choose if you want the press release to be active and to be shown on the “Exhibitor Press Releases” section of the website; otherwise, select no and you can activate it when ready
6. Click the “Save news” button to save your changes.

You can always come back to your profile to add more press releases or edit/delete existing ones.

 

For additional questions e-mail: info@hpbexpo.com.