GEVME

JULY 2, 2018

While many event planners focus on cost cutting only, the key to success is using as many diverse revenue streams as possible, with sponsorships being one of them. Luckily, the transformation of an event production landscape also brings many changes to the ways event sponsorships are built. What is an event sponsorship package?

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Sponsorship is the most powerful form of marketing. Recently I’ve received invitations to attend webinars and download industry research reports and articles all aimed to help conference and show organizers grow sponsorship revenue. Some of the more innovative sponsorships will align with the passion or values of the attendees.

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Eventmobi

MAY 17, 2023

Learn about sponsorship levels, why they work, and how to create them for your event. Detailed sponsorship level examples included! Securing the right sponsors can make or break your event—and the right sponsorship levels can exponentially raise your chances of success! What Are Sponsorship Levels? Let’s dive in.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 8, 2024

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover “smackable” billboards, subterranean pizza parties and the Malmö Oat Milkers. HEINZ IS INVITING KETCHUP LOVERS TO LAY THE SMACKDOWN We’ve all smacked the bottom of a Heinz ketchup bottle to ensure we get every last drop. Color us intrigued.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While sponsorships have been prevalent for a long time, further information about the popularity of digital and print options might surprise you. Also, 83% of exhibitors have purchased at least one sponsorship from 2017-19. Provide exclusive or a finite number of sponsorship opportunities. Sell refund protection.

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GEVME

JUNE 4, 2019

Why is event sponsorship crucial? Given an event sponsorship proposal and the propensity of consumers to associate sponsors with the event they promote, it is important for companies to select events that are appropriate for their brand, product, or corporate image. Creating a sponsorship proposal. Event sponsorship packages.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Floor Coverings, Galore There’s no contracted carpet for these shows, so while some exhibitors choose to stand on the bare concrete floor, many use this opportunity to pad the booth experience with just the right rug. The post Ideas from Fashion Trade Shows: Five Exhibit Style Touches appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2021

As event marketers plan for the return of in-person events, they’re budgeting for a fresh slate of technologies and tools designed to attract attendees back to events and keep them safe once there. Predictive analysis will play a key role for experiential programs targeting specific markets or locations.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Does your company have money allocated for the event or are you solely relying on the income brought in by registration fees and sponsorship dollars? Whether they’re checking IDs for a 21-plus event, patrolling your event space overnight, or keeping your attendees safe during the event, contracting a security company is a must.

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GEVME

JULY 23, 2018

Not only is it a powerful marketing booster , an effective sponsorship can also help turn your shelved event idea into reality. However, just as in any relationship, it’s critical to ensure that you and your partner make a good match before establishing a contract. Reasons to attract sponsors for your event.

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Eventmobi

MAY 23, 2024

Sponsorship-Driven Management Many sponsors are happy with their name and logo on conference marketing materials. The latter scenario is known as sponsorship-driven management. Then draft and sign a contract that defines the role of each sponsor. Now you need to market your conference , of course! No pressure!

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

As for pricing sponsorships: This appears to be the Wild, Wild West right now. Not all contracts can be canceled free and clear, and there are, of course, sunk costs associated with a canceled face-to-face event. Sponsors and exhibitors are finding letting go of their long-term behaviors challenging.

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Eventsforce

MAY 22, 2019

Yet securing and managing sponsorships is one of the biggest challenges organisers have to face. Decide Why Your Event Needs Sponsorship. Whilst one of your objectives for sponsorship is likely to be to bring money in, you also need to consider other reasons why you would like sponsors. Decide on Different Types of Sponsorship.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) market is expected to grow by 7.8 percent between 2024 and 2030, according to Grand View Research, and the European market is on a similar track. If you can contract far enough in advance, you can secure better rates before supply is squeezed.

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Event Farm

MAY 5, 2021

Like the venue, they must agree with your compliance protocols before you sign the contract. Ryan suggested using your event safety plan and protocol as a marketing tactic—a differentiator for your events. You can provide masks (another sponsorship opportunity) and use technology to track their dispersal in the event app.

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Attendease

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Look inside your organization to assemble a cross-functional team , leveraging diverse skill sets from marketing, ops, finance, and other relevant departments. EventUp Planner has intuitive marketing automations designed to make your life easier by minimizing repetitive tasks. Email marketing getting you down?

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Be sure to allow multiple ways of accruing points — points per 10’ x 10’ booth and points for sponsorship, promotion, and/or advertising spend (e.g., one point for every $5K in integrated marketing spend). Exhibitors who downsize their booth, but invest more in sponsorship, should have point accrual based on overall spend.

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Eventmobi

JULY 27, 2022

In the months leading up to the show, our team gave them advice about their virtual presence and marketing materials. Based on strong registration, exhibit, and sponsorship revenue and solid virtual leads for exhibitors, we’re allocating more resources to support revenue partner success and expanding our menu of sponsorship options.

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Endless Events

APRIL 27, 2023

In-kind sponsorships are relationships where a business sponsors an event by providing free goods or services rather than a financial contribution. So can in-kind sponsorships for events help you meet your event goals? The one organization I worked for that did a ton of event sponsorships had a sales department that did the selling.

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GEVME

JUNE 13, 2018

Make your final selection, confirm the final details with a host, and sign a contract. Create a conference marketing plan: Write content (emails, agenda lists, speakers’ bios, blog posts, etc.). Run marketing activities according to the schedule. Prepare and run post-event marketing activities. After a conference.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

You might also be able to track down partners for the virtual event that can help cut costs, like a company that can help with live streaming, or offer reduced rates for virtual sponsorship opportunities. Traveling is stressful for many, especially now when some people are still at high risk of contracting COVID-19.

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GEVME

AUGUST 13, 2019

No matter your experience in the event industry, searching for event marketing partnerships is still a necessary task. . Before you rush into any event partnership or sponsorship, you need to consider all the pros and cons of future relationships and pay attention to any possible warning signs. Be prepared for lengthy contracts.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 11, 2020

This person assembles the necessary team to address any and all issues connected to the event: venue, F&B, content, speakers, entertainment, AV, registration, marketing, sponsorship and exhibiting, just to name a few. Marketing: This person creates all the communication content used to promote the event.

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Coterie Spark

AUGUST 19, 2022

Here are some ways that we help clients set big goals and drive sponsorships and ticket sales, so they can stay on track with the big promises they’ve made to attendees. . Incentivize Early Registrations & Sponsorships. That starts with offering discounts for early bird registration and marketing them thoroughly.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 13, 2021

Finances and Contracting. If sponsorship dollars are an integral part of your event income, are your sponsors in a position to invest? If sponsorship dollars are an integral part of your event income, are your sponsors in a position to invest?

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Socio Events

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Whether it’s marketing to attendees and driving registration or establishing a budget and securing a venue, event planners need to navigate a host of responsibilities—each one as important as the last. Before moving forward, it’s best to have a complete budget you can use to estimate potential ROI from ticket sales and sponsorships.

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Planning Pod

APRIL 12, 2020

As former marketing boss once told me, “If your product claims to be everything to everybody, then it’s really nothing to nobody.”. Attendee needs, preferences and aspirations Attendee problems, concerns and pain points Ethnographic details (buying motivations and habits; marketing data) Geographic details. Event Income.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 24, 2019

Gifts in kind (actual fair market financial value). Grants and contracts. Sponsorship fees. Recommended Read: How to Create a Sponsorship Strategy that Will Maximize Your Event Revenue. Negotiate speaker contracts carefully and be clear about expenses speakers can claim. Management fees. Merchandise sales.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. and those that travel to international markets. We are preparing for fewer European attendees as a result of new European regulations restricting the sponsorship of physicians to attend conferences in the U.S.

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Attendease

MARCH 19, 2024

Download our Event Marketing Calendar Template to manage all the moving pieces of your event from one unified place! Look for opportunities to save on bulk orders or multi-event vendor contracts. Assign team members to be accountable for milestones. Build in buffer time for unexpected delays.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 1, 2017

Planners now need to be marketers, product managers, negotiation and contract specialists, security experts, digital media and technical whizzes. Sponsorship and increasing event revenue in the age of technology. Most events require sponsorship support to be produced. Event marketing for all generations.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2022

We’ve talked about exhibitors at virtual events and virtual event sponsorship ideas. I’m an event professional, a marketer, a person who has planned events. Same thing in marketing: “If I invest my money as a marketer into Google, I’m paying for impressions.

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Examples include marketing activations that involve immersive branded experiences or educational installations. Be sure to add top tier content teasers in your event marketing to drive excitement around these ticket categories. Sponsorship: A Way to Support Lower Ticket Costs. Does the event revolve around a large-scale display?

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GEVME

JUNE 11, 2019

In this way, you can confirm the date up to 6 months in advance (large annual events, dinners, various training sessions), confirm the date and venue–meeting space/accommodation (sign contract and provide deposit), confirm keynote speakers (confirm bio/photo for publicity), and engage secure sponsorship. Create a budget. Select a menu.

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Socio Events

AUGUST 29, 2022

Every time I meet with an association or partner, they ask if I have any sponsorship options or ideas outside of the prospectus. As we move into a new era of events, today’s event organizers require creativity and flexibility to craft cost-effective sponsorship packages that promote sponsor visibility and drive ROI.

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 30, 2020

Create a marketing plan and timeline. ? If applicable, develop sponsorship packages and begin soliciting partners. Two months before: ? Confirm presentation topics and descriptions, gather bios and photos from all speakers/presenters, and have contracts signed (if applicable). ? Create a preliminary budget. ?

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Endless Events

MAY 13, 2022

Being an event planner, event manager, or event marketer is a difficult job that demands a lot of energy and knowledge, but many of us are drawn to it because it is – above all else – rewarding. They can also pivot to becoming event managers or event marketers. CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer) by Exhibitor Magazine.

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