Sponsorships and Exhibitor Marketing Opportunities

Global Pouch Forum offers numerous sponsorship levels and options to showcase your company in front of over 600 attendees.

There are packages to fit every budget.

Why Become a Sponsor?

Featuring your company and/or logo on all pre-conference marketing materials will put you on a potential lead’s radar. The average attendee arrives at the event with a list of 75% of the booths they plan to visit.
Sponsoring and exhibiting can increase your leads by 33%
Seven out of ten attendees plan to buy one or more products
It costs 22% less to contact a potential buyer at a show than it does through traditional field sales calls
72% of show visitors say the show influenced their buying decision

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PLATINUM KEYNOTE SPONSORSHIP: $17,000 exclusive

Keynote Presentation (Thursday AM)

Pre-Event Benefits

Your company will be identified, with logo placement, as the Platinum Sponsor on all conference marketing materials including brochures, postcards and eblasts sent to tens of thousands of packaging professionals (deadlines apply)
Event Website exposure will include a banner ad (728x90) on the event website with link to your company's website, and company logo and link on the conference website identified as the Platinum Sponsor
Your company will be included in the Product Showcase email sent to attendees and the industry prior to the event
Your company's logo will be included on all Broadcasting Live promotional emails and registration pages
Registration Discount Code for customer invitations

On-Site Benefits

Introduce your company and the keynote speaker to the Global Pouch Forum audience and those attendees who are joining the keynote presentation online
Prominent Onsite Signage acknowledging your Platinum Event Sponsorship
Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about your company as they pick up their registration materials. One 6-foot Registration Area Tabletop will be available for your company's literature.
Provide attendees with your company's Literature and/or Premium Gift
Commercial Video to play in general session room
One Exhibitor Tabletop during the Exhibition and Networking Reception, Thursday 5:00 - 7:30 PM
Four Complimentary Attendee Registrations (additional registrations available at a discounted rate)
One Full Page Color Ad in Conference Workbook (inside front cover or back page) as well as acknowledgement in the workbook where appropriate
Show Directory Listing (company, contact name, phone, email)

Additional Benefits

Pre- and Post-Show event attendee list (Company, Name, Title)
Contact information for all online attendees participating in the keynote session
Video commercial to be played before the session starts for online attendees
Literature piece or brochure to be made available for download to online attendees
Hyperlinked company logo in online environment throughout the entire session
Continued exposure and lead capture as session is archived for 12 months
Three (3) top banner ad positions (728x90) in the PS eXTRA eNewsletter giving you the opportunity to reach thousands of industry professionals before and after the event
30-day tile ad (300x250) on PackagingStrategies.com

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GOLD SPONSORSHIPS: $11,000 each

Pre-Event Function (Wednesday afternoon)

Welcome Reception (Wednesday evening)

Networking Luncheon (Thursday noon)

Exhibition & Networking Reception (Thursday 5:00 - 7:30 PM)

Pre-Event Benefits

Your hyperlinked company logo will be featured on event Website and in all Promotional Materials as a Gold Sponsor
Event Website exposure will include a tile ad (300x250) on the event website with link to your company's website, and company logo and link on the conference website identified as the Gold Sponsor
One insertion in the Global Pouch Forum Product Showcase email sent to attendees and the industry prior to event
Registration Discount Code for customer invitations

On-Site Benefits

Onsite Signage acknowledging your company's Gold Level Sponsorship
One 6-foot Exhibitor Tabletop during the Exhibition and Networking Reception
Three (3) Complimentary Attendee Registrations (additional registrations available at a discounted rate)
One full page ad in the Conference Workbook along with acknowledgement in the workbook where appropriate
Show Directory Listing (company, contact name, phone, email)
Your company's Commercial Video will play in the general session room
Welcome Reception and Networking Luncheon sponsor will be provided with one 6-foot Display Table for your product or literature during sponsored reception
Exhibition & Networking Reception sponsor will be provided with a special "VIP area" during sponsored reception.

Additional Benefits

Pre- and Post-Show event attendee list (Company, Name, Title)
Two Tile Ad (300 x 250) insertions in PS eXTRA e-newsletter with link
30-day tile ad (300 x 250) on PackagingStrategies.com

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SILVER SPONSORSHIPS: $7,500 each

Continental Breakfast - Thursday

Continental Breakfast - Friday

Networking Break - Thursday AM

Networking Break - Thursday PM

Networking Break - Friday AM

Registration Hospitality - Wednesday

Pre-Event Benefits

Company logo featured on event Website and Promotional Materials as a Silver Sponsor, hyperlinked where possible
One insertion in the Global Pouch Forum Product Showcase email sent to attendees and the industry prior to event
Registration Discount Code for customer invitations

On-Site Benefits

Onsite Signage acknowledging your company's Silver Level Sponsorship
One 6-foot Display Table for your product or literature during selected Breakfast or Break
One 6-foot Exhibitor Tabletop during the Exhibition / Networking Reception
Two Complimentary Attendee Registrations (additional registrations available at a discounted rate)
One full page ad in the Conference Workbook along with acknowledgement in the workbook where appropriate
Show Directory Listing (company, contact name, phone, email)
Commercial Video will play in the general session room

Additional Benefits

Pre- and Post-Show event attendee list (Company, Name, Title)
One Tile Ad (300 x 250) insertions in PS eXTRA e-newsletter with link
Tile ad (180 x 150) on PackagingStrategies.com for one month

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BRONZE SPONSORSHIP

Educational Session: $5,500 each

Please make selection from Agenda. Each session will be upgraded to Live Broadcasting of Session when Keynote Broadcasting Live is secured. Sessions will be archived through May 2021 on www.PackagingStrategies.com and on www.GlobalPouchForum.com.

Extra benefits with the Live Broadcasting sponsorship include more contacts with people unable to be onsite because of budget, travel and/or time constraints, plus additional marketing exposure – expand your reach via comprehensive messaging that keeps your brand front of mind longer - and longer shelf-life with 12-month post-event exposure as we continue to market and receive attendees for the on-demand online event.

Pre-event Benefits

Company logo featured on event website and Global Pouch Forum promotional materials as a Bronze Sponsor (where appropriate)
Logo on website agenda page next to session
Registration Discount Code for customer invitations
Hyperlinked company logo on the Broadcasting Live registration page

On-site Benefits

One Complimentary Attendee Registrations (additional registrations available at a discounted rate)
Onsite signage, with logo, acknowledging Bronze Level sponsorship (including on stage during sponsored session)
One full page ad in the Conference Workbook along with acknowledgement in the workbook where appropriate
Show Directory Listing (company, contact name, phone, email)
Contact information for all online attendees participating in the selected session
One (1) video commercial played before the session starts to online attendees
One (1) literature piece or brochure available for download to online attendees
Hyperlinked company logo in online environment through the entire session

Additional Benefits

Pre- and Post-Show event attendee list (Company, Name, Title)

BRONZE SPONSORSHIPS: $5,000 each

Registration Bag (exclusive)

Badge Lanyards (exclusive)

Conference Workbook (exclusive)

Charging Station (exclusive)

Pre-event Benefits

Company logo featured on event website and Global Pouch Forum promotional materials as a Bronze Sponsor (where appropriate)
Registration Discount Code for customer invitations

On-site Benefits

One Complimentary Attendee Registrations (additional registrations available at a discounted rate)
Onsite signage, with logo, acknowledging Bronze Level sponsorship (including on stage during sponsored session)
One full page ad in the Conference Workbook along with acknowledgement in the workbook where appropriate
Show Directory Listing (company, contact name, phone, email)

Additional Benefits

Pre- and Post-Show event attendee list (Company, Name, Title)

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MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES

Exhibit Space

Early Bird (by December 15, 2019) - $2,295
After December 15th - $2,395

Each exhibit space includes one 6' x 30" skirted table, one chair, a 5.5" x 17" table tent sign with your company name, one full attendee registration, discounted rate on additional registrations, listing in the Conference Workbook, and link to your company's website from the floor plan at www.globalpouchforum.com/floorplan.

Hotel Room Key Cards

$4,500 Exhibitor or $6,800 Non-Exhibitor

Collateral or Premium Giveaway during General Session *

$2,500 Exhibitor or $4,800 Non-Exhibitor

Padfolio (branded item) *

$2,000 Exhibitor or $4,300 NonExhibitor

Ad Placements for Exhibitors Only:

Global Pouch Forum Product Showcase (profile listing in email to attendees and industry - $695

Conference Workbook (full page ad) - $850

* Sponsor/Exhibitor is responsible for providing any branded item for fulfillment of marketing opportunities.

Other sponsorship and marketing opportunities are available. Please contact Emily Patten at 847-405-4045 for more information.

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A Snapshot of Sponsors at Global Pouch Forum

Alliedflex Technologies, Inc. - 13 years

Charter NEX Films - 6 years

Dow Chemical - 7 years

ELPLAST America - 9 years

Hoffer Plastics - 5 years

Hudson-Sharp - 4 years

Karlville Development - 5 years

Kuraray America - 3 years

Menshen Packaging USA - 3 years

Mondi Americas - 3 years

NOVA Chemicals - 4 years

Presto Products/Fresh-Lock - 8 years

ProAmpac - 10 years

Sonoco - 7 years

Zip-Pak - 6 years

SPONSORSHIP POLICIES

Tabletops are a benefit of sponsorship while space is available. Once space is sold out, sponsors will be placed at the top of the waiting list based on sponsorship level and date secured.
Returning exhibitors/sponsors have the right of first refusal on previous year's location. Changes will be accommodated based on the date applications are received.
BNP Media and its Packaging Group reserves the right to accept sponsors based on relevancy to conference
Substitution, modifications or changes to exhibit and sponsor benefit packages are not permitted
Inclusion on promotional materials is contingent upon receipt of sponsor company logo/description prior to publication
Sponsors will be listed on website, onsite signage and in the Conference Workbook as appropriate
Printed materials and promotional items to be distributed are subject to approval by BNP Media and its Packaging Group
Full payment due with sponsorship application and no refund will be issued once application has been signed
In event of conference cancellation, BNP Media and its Packaging Group's liability is limited to refund of sponsorship
All ad placements must be made no later than 90 days past the conference month, and is subject to space availability