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: $12,000 exclusive

Keynote Presentation (Wednesday AM) Sponsored by

Pre-Event

Your company will be identified as the Platinum Sponsor on all conference marketing materials including brochures, postcards and eblasts sent to tens of thousands of packaging professionals (deadlines apply)
Schedule meetings with important clients and prospects in advance with the use of the Pre-Conference Attendee List
Event Website exposure will include a banner ad 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
Reach the industry with a Broadcast Email sent to 15,000 industry professionals from the Packaging Strategies and BNP Media partner's mailing lists.
In addition, 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

On-Site

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, Wednesday 5:00 - 7:30 PM
Four Conference 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

Broadcasting Live

Platinum sponsor will receive 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

Additional Promotions

Six 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
One Full Page Color Ad in Packaging Strategies News digital newsletter - choice of issues 30 days either side of event
Leaderboaard ad (728x90) on PackagingStrategies.com during month of event

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GOLD SPONSORSHIPS: $11,000 each

Opening Night Welcome Reception (Tuesday evening)

Networking Luncheon (Wednesday noon)

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

Pre-Event

Your company logo will be featured on event Website and in all Promotional Materials as a Gold Sponsor
One insertion in the Global Pouch Forum Product Showcase email sent to attendees and the industry prior to event

On-Site

Onsite Signage acknowledging your company's Gold Level Sponsorship
One 6-foot Exhibitor Tabletop during the Exhibition and Networking Reception
Two Conference Registrations (additional registrations available at a discounted rate)
One full page ad in the Conference Workbook along with acknowledgement in the workbook where appropriate
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, plus one 6-foot table space during the exhibition and networking reception
Exhibition & Networking Reception sponsor will be provided with a special "VIP area" during sponsored reception.

Additional Promotions

Four Tile Ad (300 x 250) insertions into PS eXTRA e-newsletter with link
Tile ad (300 x 250) on PackagingStrategies.com during month of event
One "Back Cover" ad (8 1/2 x 11) in Packaging Strategies News digital newsletter

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SILVER SPONSORSHIPS: $7,000 each

Continental Breakfast - Wednesday;

Continental Breakfast - Thursday

Networking Break - Wednesday AM

Networking Break - Wednesday PM

Networking Break - Thursday AM

Registration Hospitality - Tuesday

Pre-Event

Company logo featured on event Website and Promotional Materials as a Silver Sponsor
One insertion in the Global Pouch Forum Product Showcase email sent to attendees and the industry prior to event

On-Site

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
One Conference Registration (additional registrations available at a discounted rate)
One full page ad in the Conference Workbook along with acknowledgement in the workbook where appropriate
Commercial Video will play in the general session room

Additional Promotions

Two Tile Ad (300 x 250) insertions in PS eXTRA e-newsletter with link
Tile ad (180 x 150) on PackagingStrategies.com for one month
One "Subscriber Cover Letter Banner" ad (468 x 60 pix) in Packaging Strategies News digital newsletter

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BRONZE SPONSORSHIPS

Educational Session

$5,000

Please make selection from Agenda when available for 2019. Each session will be upgraded to Live Broadcasting of Session when Keynote Broadcasting Live is secured. Sessions will be archived through May 2020 on www.PackagingStrategies.com and on www.GlobalPouchForum.com.

Benefits with the Live Broadcasting sponsorship include more contacts - with people unable to be onsite at the event because of budget, travel and time constraints - plus:

Marketing exposure – expand your reach via comprehensive messaging that keeps your brand front of mind longer.
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:

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

On-site:

Onsite signage acknowledging Bronze Level sponsorship
Logo on printed agenda (Conference Workbook)
Logo on onsite signage (On stage during session and sponsor “thank you” signs)
Logo included in directory listing with additional acknowledgement as sponsor

Online:

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
Hyperlinked company logo on the Broadcasting Live registration page
Customized marketing material for you to invite your customers
Continued exposure and lead capture for 12-months on-demand

Wireless Internet Access (exclusive)

$5,500

Sponsor can create the password which is 8-10 characters in length

Registration Bag (exclusive

$5,000

Badge Lanyards (exclusive)

$4,000

Conference Workbook (exclusive)

$4,000

Charging Station (exclusive)

$5,000

Bronze Sponsorship Benefits:

Company logo featured on event Website and Promotional Materials as a Bronze Sponsor
Logo in the Conference Workbook where appropriate
Onsite signage with logo where appropriate

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MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES

Exhibit Space

Early Bird (by December 15, 2018) - $2,195
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

Bottled Water

$3,000 Exhibitor or $5,300 Non-Exhibitor

Collateral or Premium Giveaway during General Session *

$2,000 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.

A Snapshot of Sponsors at Global Pouch Forum

Alliedflex Technologies, Inc. - 11 years

Charter NEX Films - 4 years

Delkor - 3 years

Dow Chemical - 5 years

Eagle Flexible Packaging - 2 years

ELPLAST America - 7 years

Emerald Packaging - 2 years

Entec Polymers - 2 years

HB Fuller - 3 years

Hoffer Plastics - 3 years

HP, Inc. - 2 years

HQC Inc. - 5 years

Hudson-Sharp - 2 years

Karlville Development - 4 years

Kuraray America - 3 years

Menshen Packaging USA - 3 years

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America - 2 years

Mondi Americas - 2 years

Multisorb Technologies - 5 years

NOVA Chemicals - 2 years

Pactech Packaging- 2 years

Presto Products - 6 years

ProAmpac - 8 years

Sonoco - 5 years

Sun Chemical- 2 years

Zip-Pak - 4 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.
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