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About Us

At CONNECTSU we’ve embarked on a journey to answer our founder’s biggest concern:

Having pioneered online B2B marketplaces & mobile educational apps, I was dismayed by how disconnected most sectors & businesses are from digital natives, so we built EXPO365 the worlds first video-first trade & careers showcase platform to disrupt the status quo

Philip Reynolds  Founder and CVO

Welcome to CONNECTSU: Elevate Your organisation with EXPO365

Our mission is to empower organisations like yours to meet the challenges and thrive.

We recognise the importance of bridging the enormous awareness gap between businesses and the digitally savvy generations of B2B prospects and potential employees. These digital natives are projected to be 58% of the UK working population by 2035 (source: ONS 2024). The race is on!

We also recognise the need for exceptional user experiences. Combining these objectives, we have worked with our global team of developers at ThoughtClan to build EXPO365. This unique “white label” platform helps businesses prosper by enabling them to create low-cost branded video-first Apps * that attract prospects and talent.

About You

As our client, you will likely be an influential business organisation such as a trade/professional or body, a publisher, an exhibition company, a supply chain group or a business chamber.

You will probably have online business directories and/or exhibitor lists, strategically aiming to promote, support, retain, and grow your network’s numbers and income while helping your network prosper.

Our People

At ConnectsU and ThoughtClan, we’re a diverse, committed team of over 200 technical and business experts. We aim high and always deliver, driven by our role as software innovators. 

Our Clients

We have a global reach with clients like

Supported by robust quality accreditations, specifically ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications.

EXPO365 is a software-as-a-service platform (SaaS) built as a Progressive Web App (PWA*). It uses a mobile and video-first approach and comprises a scalable collective of Apps* (explained in the video).

We’ve Made it Easy

In non-technical speak, we handle all the heavy lifting and we’ve designed EXPO365 to be straightforward to use, enabling you and your network to leverage the latest technology and the power of collaboration.

Get in touch to learn more.

Do you have these Challenges?

With the rapid advancement of technology, the world is transforming how we communicate and interact. Technology has become an integral part of our daily lives, from tablets and smartphones to social media platforms, bringing about immense change and progress.

We appreciate this business environment may feel like being in a race where the winning line seems to get further away. 

Does your brand proudly shout about your digital credentials? Here, we’ve identified some of the challenges you may be facing:

Technology…  are you currently offering your network polished digital tools?

Do your businesses’ websites/marketing channels provide a great user experience at a low cost? 

Engaging Content… Google says video and mobile are essential to attracting buyers and talent. Do you offer these features?

Do you offer the tools to deliver video/mobile first?

Search Simplicity… Are your business directories and/or exhibitor lists fit for the 21st century?

Can potential prospects and employees conduct far-reaching, in-depth searches of your business network within your site?

Delivering SEO do you help your network attract prospects and employees via organic SEO?

Advertising & Promotion… online advertising can be expensive. Do you offer your network a low-cost alternative?

Brilliant Branding… does your network inspire and attract prospects and talent with a strong employer brand?

Your branded version of an EXPO365 cluster will address all these challenges (and more), 

helping you to win online.

Your branded version of EXPO365 will help address all these.

Our Value to You

You will generate leads that pay you!

You will generate additional revenue

You will aid the skills recruitment crisis

If you need convincing book a demo

Our Value to Your Network

Saving time and money on

Prospect attraction locally, nationally & internationally

Talent attraction

Engagement with education

Our value to future talent

Easy to find local employers and opportunities

Promoted by careers resources into education

Broadens knowledge & aids career decisions

Why choose EXPO365

Our Software as a Service Solution

Think of EXPO365 as a leading-edge mobile and video-first marketing platform that acts like a 24/7 trade and careers fair, with the best features from platforms like YouTube and Rightmove, designed to create a vibrant business cluster showcasing your business network via branded Apps* in an innovative new way. You brand and name the platform according to your organisation. It’s your decision, your choice.

Every business in your network effortlessly creates, manages and shares its App* but, via the power of collaboration at scale, creates a powerful marketing channel attracting new B2B sales prospects while connecting with potential talented employees, interns, apprentices or work-experience students.

EXPO365 is a SaaS licenced platform delivered as a white-label Progressive Web App (PWA*) with a “mobile and video-first” approach. Here are just a few more reasons to contact us.

  • Free Basic App* for every business in your network: included with the SaaS licence.
  • Ease of Use: No IT or technical skills are required to populate or manage EXPO365.
  • Includes our Nucleus v2 search function.
  • Upgrading Option: The paid pro version offers powerful B2B and employer branding features.
  • Automated Lead Generation: Gaining new businesses to your network that pay you!
  • Ecommerce: Self-service upgrade option with payment processing.
  • Engagement: User intelligence dashboards to aid your marketing 
  • Powerful Brand Awareness: A pre-formatted approach offering a new channel to B2B,B2C and B2T engagement.
  • Promoted into schools Via The Careers and Enterprise Company , Bright Futures ++
  • On-Boarding Support: Our dedicated team will work alongside you and your nework to ensure a fast start and seamless service.
  • AI Tools: Links to powerful AI tools using advanced technology to improve business productivity.
  • Seamless Integration: Integrates with most existing CRM and marketing platforms (extra cost)

App* A web app is software accessed via a web browser, running on a server, and delivering interactive functionality over the Internet.

PWA* A web app that works like a native app with offline capability.

EXPO365
Designed for a digital generation and of value to all
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Our Story

Philip, our founder, has a history of being involved with innovative and disruptive technologies, and we believe EXPO365 is another one.

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World’s first PC 3d CAD early 80s

Supersite

Supersite

World’s first B2B portals mid 90s

ixplain Apps

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World’s first mobile learning apps 2012 

The concept for EXPO365 emerged during Philip’s daughter’s career advice and work experience at school. Combined with extensive research, he concluded that most sectors are invisible and digitally disconnected from digital natives, who will make up 58% of the customers and employees by 2035. So, he wanted to disrupt the status quo.  Moreover, it became evident that there is a stark lack of polished digital experiences from sectors or employers for career advisors, hindering their ability to effectively inspire, inform, and connect young people with diverse career opportunities.

Aware that any successful platform must primarily deliver both B2B and B2C benefits, Philip conducted extensive research into existing B2B online assets. This investigation revealed a significant opportunity to disrupt online directories by merging the strengths of a trade fair and a career fair into a single, polished, video-first platform. This innovative approach would address the needs of businesses and consumers alike, creating a dynamic and multifaceted solution.

The EXPO365 platform finally came together following 100% positive feedback from all the identified stakeholders via our prototyping stage. It took thousands of hours to reach the MVP stage. We look forward to disrupting decade-old processes and legacy technology, which will help thousands of organisations sell the best version of themselves and save time and money in attracting prospects and talent.

Our Guarantee—In a rapidly changing business and global environment, our teams consider the following strategic business objectives.

“EXPO365 must improve sales, margins, cashflows and brand awareness and reduce costs while engaging with a new digital generation.”

Past Clients and Partners

BlackBerry
Bayer
Skills by Youth Employment UK
National Grid
Ambitious Minds
YFA
Your Life
Royal Society of Biology
F1 in Schools
Bloodhound Blast

Our Team

Philip Reynolds

Founder & CVO

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Harish Kashyap

Co-Founder & CTO

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Richard

Richard Wells

CMO

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Rosine

Rosine Reynolds

UX & GenZ Consultant

“Not forgetting our incredibly talented team of developers”

Our Pricing

It’s the elephant in the room that nobody likes talking about! 

We make it easy, so here’s our simple commercial model. 

    1. We start with a FREE assessment of your organisation’s membership/exhibitor numbers, profile, current technology and the benefits you offer, including your digital offers. 
    2. We’ll build a FREE branded demo EXPO365 hub to help you visualise EXPO365 and assist with your decision-making process.
    3. We’ll partner with you to agree on the feature set and integration requirements and establish a one-off set-up fee and a monthly, quarterly, or annual licence fee, whichever model suits you. The EXPO365 licence includes a basic App for your network, all software updates/support, and hosting, and it kicks in when your sites are live. Contact us now for a free quote.
    4. Optional Pro App fees are charged at 30% of whatever you want to charge. Your network will pay you directly via EXPO365, and our fees will be taken automatically.
    5. Home page sponsorship is a manual process; you keep 100% of any revenue.
    6. Our partnership contract Ts & Cs terms are unambiguous: You provide the marketing, and we provide the technology. We are flexible on contract length, from 1 year to 3 years and beyond, with no hidden traps.

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