GIE+EXPO Sponsorship Opportunities
Below, you will find a list of sponsorships. Just click on a Sponsorship to view a description.
You can also download a printable pdf of the Sponsorship List here.
Your potential customers will study this new direct mail piece as they prepare for their days at GIE+EXPO. It will be a fold-out floor plan of the indoor exhibits and the outdoor demonstration area, plus a list of exhibitors' booth numbers. You can purchase an ad that everyone will see.
On-line ads and links appearing on GIE+EXPO's web site (www.gie-expo.com) provide additional exposure beginning 12 weeks prior to the event. Web advertising is the perfect opportunity to put your message directly in front of your target audience.
Attendees will look here for directions while on the show floor. Your name and booth number, clearly visible on the floor plan, will let them know right away where you are. At least 10 signs will be located in the highest traffic areas of the show floor.
Make a statement as attendees enter the show — even before they stop at your booth! Vertical banner size cannot exceed 5' x 15' and must be two-sided. Production and delivery are the responsibility of the sponsor. Enjoy the benefits of this very popular promotion.
Everyone who wears a badge will want a lanyard to protect their clothing, and everyone who reads a badge will see your logo and message on the lanyard. Sponsor provides lanyards.
Put your company in front of approximately 100 trade and consumer publications. This valuable sponsorship includes a free breakfast or lunch event in the press lounge where you can introduce new products and services. You may display banners and / or signs. Show management will provide the personnel to manage the press lounge.
Show management will mail over 60,000 brochures to lawn and landscape professionals with this popular giveaway highlighted. Lawn and landscape professionals will automatically be eligible by registering online for GIE+EXPO. Your company gets exposure from the pre-show mailings, our website and in the Show Daily. A press release will also be sent announcing the winner.
Host International attendees and exhibitors. This center provides a lounge atmosphere with refreshments and translators. Your company name will receive exposure from signage at the center on all of our maps and other promotional materials.
Cap off your successs by sponsoring a hat giveaway in your booth. The sponsor provides caps, and show management will distribute vouchers to drive attendees to your exhibit. Vouchers can be mailed with badges or handed out in the registration area — your choice.
Be the first to sponsor the new Food Court Concert! Show management will handle the arrangements for entertainment with your input. You may also want to arrange some giveaways from the stage.
Success at GIE+EXPO is "in the bag" when your company becomes the exclusive Show Bag sponsor. Imagine your company name emblazoned on the thousands of Show Bags that will be distributed to every attendee. And inside each bag — your literature! The sponsor provides bags and literature.
Show management will mail over 60,000 brochures to dealers with this popular giveaway highlighted. The cruise is a 7-day Carnival Cruise for two. The dealers will automatically be eligible by registering online for GIE+EXPO. Your company gets exposure from the pre-show mailings, our website and in the Show Daily. A press release will be sent announcing the winner.
Host the first Move-In Party! This event will feature local BBQ and beer served Wednesday, October 22 between 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity to host many of our biggest exhibitors in a casual atmosphere.
Everybody at GIE+EXPO visits the demo area. Due to the expansion of the Kentucky Exposition Center, the transportation between the indoor and outdoor exhibits and through the demo area will be more important than ever.
If your company sells to suppliers, this is your chance to meet representatives of 600 major companies. The exhibitor lounge is centrally located. Show management will order soft drinks and coffee, retain a concierge and provide furniture. The sponsor can display literature, products and logo-imprinted napkins in the lounge and can provide food if desired.
The sponsoring company's name will be on every attendee when they purchase this hot sponsorship. The sponsor's name will be printed on all attendee badges — highly visible to all those attending throughout the three days of the show. This sponsorship is available to one company only.
Benefit from instant visibility each time visitors check the GIE+EXPO website (www.gie-expo.com), register for badges and book their hotel rooms. The website is heavily promoted in GIE+EXPO's advertising and direct mail and is updated frequently. Your customers and potential cutomers will have many reasons to see this sponsorship often. You will receive an exclusive tool bar including room for your online advertisements and links to your own website to show off your products. Help us customize our website to work for your company's marketing and publicity efforts.
A three-year agreement has been arranged for this valuable sponsorship. Your company name and logo will be on display throughout the show every time visitors look up to find their way. Show management will arrange for the 30 overhead signs; you simply supply your logo to be imprinted on all sides of the signs.
Your potential customers will study this new direct mail piece as they prepare for their days at GIE+EXPO. It will be a fold-out floor plan of the indoor exhibits and the outdoor demonstration area, plus a list of exhibitors' booth numbers. The sponsor will have a full-page ad on the back cover, a banner ad over the map of the demo area and your logo on the front cover. Ads will also be sold inside.
The "Preview News" is a tabloid-sized newsletter distributed to 150,000 industry contacts. The sponsor is highlighted throughout the piece. Show management provides up to 50,000 copies for the sponsor to send to customers.
Host the Dealer Club, an exclusive lounge just for dealers. Dealers will be greeted by a hostess. They can also relax, talk business in comfort, take advantage of on-site massages, practice their shot on the putting green, check e-mail and enjoy complimentary beverages.
Approximately 29 buses will shuttle attendees between the Expo Center and 17 hotels. Sponsorship includes the 22" x 28" signs at each pick-up location, recognition on the large onsite shuttle route signs and the opportunity to use a VCR video playback on buses, if available. Features can also include headrest signs on each bus.
This wildly popular event for dealers, retailers, trade press, international visitors and your fellow exhibitors will be Thursday, October 23, 5:00-7:00 p.m., at 4th Street Live! Shuttles will be provided to the concert. This event, which you can help plan, will make your company a memorable part of the fun. Your representatives will host the evening, along with GIE+EXPO. Show management will handle the arrangements for food and entertainment with your company's input. You will also have the opportunity to welcome attendees at the door and from the stage and provide signs and giveaways. Your sponsorship will be featured on many of GIE+EXPO's pre-show promotions.
You will have an opportunity to help plan this event. Your representatives will host the evening, along with GIE+EXPO. Show management will handle the arrangements for food and entertainment with your company's input. You will also have the opportunity to welcome attendees at the door and from the stage and provide signs and giveaways.
Sponsored by Power Equipment Trade and Turf magazines and participating truck manufacturers.
Exhibiting truck manufacturers are creating excitement by participating in a drawing for $20,000 toward the purchase of the winner's choice of one of the manufacturers' work trucks.
