- An importer, buying agent or small brand has a real sourcing brief
- A China or Asia trade show is already on the calendar
- The team needs a faster way to compare booths and capture evidence
Buyer-side pre-show research for China and Asia trade fairs
Know which booths deserve your time—before you enter the show.
We turn one sourcing brief into a prioritized candidate plan: fit criteria, early-stop rules, source evidence, booth questions and clearly marked unknowns.
USD 49 launch price · Candidate limit confirmed in writing · No call required
LIVE DECISION FLOWSample, not a supplier recommendation
VAGUE BRIEF
“Find reliable bathroom hardware for EU retail.”
BriefToSource structures the decision
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Pass304 stainless + declaration
KEEP02
StopMOQ above test order
EXIT03
Verifypackaging claim + unknowns
ASKUSD 49founding-buyer launch price
Paid planprioritized candidates + source trail
Buyer-sideno supplier-paid ranking
MUST-HAVES✦EXCLUSIONS✦PRIORITY LOGIC✦BOOTH QUESTIONS✦EVIDENCE TASKS✦KNOWN UNKNOWNS
The deliverable
A candidate plan your team can actually use.
The written order confirms the candidate limit. Each included candidate carries a priority reason, source trail, unknowns and booth-specific verification tasks.
Built for decisions, not promises.We separate buyer facts, public claims, inferences and unknowns. BriefToSource does not certify, inspect or guarantee suppliers.
PRE-SHOW MISSIONBathroom hardware
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Must-haves
What a candidate must satisfy before it earns attention.
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Exclusions
Fast stop rules that prevent wasted booth time.
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Priority logic
Why one lead should be checked before another.
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Booth questions
Questions designed to change a buy / no-buy decision.
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Evidence tasks
What to photograph, collect, verify or leave unknown.
Paid-plan structure · actual candidates and limit are confirmed from your brief
Try the free entry point
See how four constraints become a Mission Card.
This free preview structures your brief; the paid plan adds scoped candidate research, priorities and source evidence. Nothing you type here is uploaded or stored.
02 See the mission take shape
PRE-SHOW MISSION
Bathroom hardware
Target: EU retail
MUST PASS
304 stainless steel; retail-ready packaging
STOP EARLY IF
No material declaration; MOQ above our test order
BOOTH QUESTION
“Show the evidence behind each must-have and identify what is still unverified.”
EVIDENCE TASK
Capture the claim, its source, confidence, unknowns and human review status.
Designed for a specific moment
Useful when the fair is close and the brief is still too broad.
- You need a supplier guarantee, audit or certification
- You want an unfiltered directory of company names
- You need us to negotiate, contract or handle trade funds
What changes
Replace a list of names with a sequence of decisions.
- Every booth looks relevant
- Questions collect brochures, not evidence
- Important unknowns disappear into notes
- Follow-up starts from scattered memories
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- Stop rules protect attention
- Questions map to buy / no-buy criteria
- Claims and unknowns stay visibly separate
- Follow-up starts from structured evidence
A simple manual workflow
From brief to booth tasks in three written steps.
Send seven fields
Company, country, product, target market, must-haves, exclusions, fair phase and available days. Remove personal data and confidential supplier names.
Confirm scope
We reply in writing with the deliverable, launch price, timing and order reference. No call is required.
Pay and receive
Payment instructions are provided only after written scope confirmation. We deliver by business email and include one correction round.
Ready when the scope is clear
One Pre-show Mission Plan · USD 49 launch price
For business buyers only. Your written order confirms the show area, candidate limit, deliverable, source basis and delivery date before payment.
LAUNCH PRICE$49
Send the brief firstNo public payment link: payment is requested only after written scope confirmation. Approved refunds return to the original payment method.