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SATELLITE 2012 Sponsorships » Build Brand Awareness

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Aisle Signs - SOLD!

By sponsoring the hanging numbered aisle signs in the exhibit hall, your company logo, booth number and design will be prominently displayed where it simply cannot be missed!  Featured on all 16 overhead aisle signs, your message will reinforce your brand and drive traffic to your booth as attendees navigate the exhibit hall – guaranteed impressions and can’t miss branding to thousands of attendees!

Badge Insert & Stock - SOLD!

Every SATELLITE 2012 attendee and exhibitor is required to wear a name badge throughout all conference sessions and the exhibit hall.  Insert your company message into the badge holder with a double-sided, full-color insert distributed onsite with all registrant’s badges! Inserts can be used as a raffle ticket redeemable at your booth, an informational sheet on a new product or service launch or any other marketing/promotional message.  Your company logo will also appear on the badge stock along with each registrant’s name and company information – the perfect tools to boost brand awareness AND drive traffic to your booth at the event! 

Banners & Signage – see Plan Tour for Options, Locations & Pricing

A variety of banner and signage locations and sizes are available throughout the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.  For a complete menu of options, including details and pricing, please click here.

Coffee Breaks - $4,500

Situated directly on the show floor, scheduled coffee breaks provide attendees a free and convenient way to enjoy a fresh cup of coffee on your company’s behalf without leaving the exhibit hall.  As the sponsor of a coffee break, your company will be featured on signage in the coffee break area - a great branding opportunity to catch attendees’ attention and make an impression in the exhibit hall!

Coffee Mugs (Stainless Steel) - $11,800

Ensure that your brand and message resonates year-round by sponsoring the stainless steel coffee mugs distributed to event attendees in the registration area (quantity of 2,500 mugs).  This is one giveaway that doesn’t get thrown away!  Branded mugs are a great way to highlight your company logo, brand, and message to high-level SATELLITE attendees during the show AND post-event.

Column Wraps – SOLD!

You cannot be missed with this outstanding sponsorship! Get the highest visibility right outside the exhibit hall and/or Grand Lobby/registration area. Include your full-color company logo and targeted message right on the columns located outside of the exhibit hall entrance on the L Street Bridge and on the main registration level in the Grand Lobby. Wraps are three and four-sided (depending on location) and each side measures approximately 3’ wide x 8’ high.  Please click here for a tour of all available column wrap locations, details and pricing

Conference Notepads – SOLD!

Notepads will be placed on every participant’s seat at the opening general session for use during and after the meeting. Your company logo will appear on more than 1,500 notepads and will be a “take-home” must!

Conference Proceedings Online Portal – $15,000

Each SATELLITE 2012 conference attendee receives, post-event, online access to a complete audio re-cap of all conference content from show days.  This valuable content is also made available for purchase post-event, and recipients can log in year-round to reference content compiled from 300+ speakers from all facets of the global satellite-enabled communications marketplace.  As the sponsor of the Conference Proceedings, your company logo will appear as a banner ad on the side of the multimedia player, a header and trailer on the downloadable audio files, a banner ad on the top of each page of the materials download and on the front page of the library.  Don’t miss out on this fantastic multimedia sponsorship that generates impressions long after the event has ended!

Continental Breakfasts for General Sessions - $19,500

Your mom was right…breakfast IS the most important meal of the day! Help attendees get their eyes open and their bodies going by providing coffee, pastries and other delicious food and beverages. Set in a high-traffic gathering area that leads to the general session, these sponsored breakfasts offer terrific visibility and generate plenty of recognition and appreciation from attendees. This amazing sponsorship will include a company banner, pedestal signage, and 2 conference registrations for your team.

Cyber Café – SOLD!

Provide SATELLITE 2012 attendees with access to their e-mail and the internet while they are away from their offices. They will appreciate the convenience and your company will enjoy great exposure to attendees in these constantly-used areas of the show floor. Your company’s website will be the first screen each user sees and your logo will be prominently displayed in the Cyber Café as its exclusive sponsor.  With branded mouse pads and custom carpet cut-out featuring your company logo, your company’s brand and message will not be missed.  

Digital Signage - see Plan Tour for Options, Locations & Pricing

The Walter E. Washington Convention Center has recently upgraded and expanded its menu of built-in digital signage, and we’re excited to offer several of these new digital signage locations as sponsorship opportunities for our exhibitors!  With an array of brand-new digital signage options positioned in the highest-traffic areas of the convention center, this can be a fantastic way to capture the attention of attendees on-site and promote your brand, highlight a new product or service launch and drive traffic to your booth on the show floor.  For a complete menu of options, details and pricing, please click here.

e-Program Guide Sponsorship - SOLD!

No more worrying about losing the printed Program Guide! Attendees can now download the official SATELLITE Program Guide electronically by taking a picture of a QR Code with their smart phone or handheld device. The e-Program guide will also be pushed to all registrants in a dedicated email. The e-Program Guide will enable attendees to easily access all event information, including exhibitor profiles, year-round online! Branding opportunities include customized, rich-media ads in the guide, ad positions in the email message promoting the guide and on the on-site the meter board displaying the QR Code.

Email Blast to Registered Attendees – starting at $2,500

For pre and/or post-show access to registered SATELLITE attendees, a dedicated email blast on your company’s behalf can be a simple yet effective way to reach attendees with your message.  An email blast or series of emails can be used to promote your presence at the show pre-event and drive traffic to your booth while highlighting a product/service launch or promoting an in-booth giveaway.  They can also be used as great post-event follow-ups, ensuring that your message will reach literally every registered attendee.  The content of your email blast is completely up to you – you write the copy and we’ll deploy it based on your schedule, with results and open rates provided! 

Exhibit Hall Restaurant – $14,500

Display your company name above the only sit-down restaurant in the exhibit hall! Sponsorship of the restaurant includes a 6’ x 10’ corporate banner (provided by sponsor) hung in the restaurant area, carpet cut-out featuring your company logo, flags with your logo on each table, branded center-pieces for each table (provided by sponsor), prominent on-site signage, napkins or cups with your corporate logo distributed with all lunches, a table for your promotional materials in the lunch area and two (2) conference registrations. The restaurant area is consistently packed with attendees taking breaks on the show floor and conducting informal meetings, and the restaurant sponsorship is a great way to ensure that your brand and message is front and center while they dine, socialize, and conduct business! 

Exhibitor Showcase Theater - $2,900

SATELLITE 2012 will feature the first-ever Exhibitor Showcase Theater on the exhibit show floor.  Designed to afford your company the perfect dedicated forum to promote your latest solutions to an audience of interested attendees – right on the show floor – the Exhibitor Showcase Theater is the ideal place to maximize exposure for your company while complimenting your booth-based marketing and promotional activities.  Use the Exhibitor Showcase Theater to:
  • Conduct a technical presentation
  • Promote and discuss your satellite-enabled solutions  
  • Officially launch your latest product or service to the marketplace!
We’ll promote your Exhibitor Showcase Theater presentation year-round in all related online and printed materials, including the schedule of events on the show web site and the printed on-site Program Guide!  Additionally, an audio announcement will be made in the exhibit hall announcing your upcoming presentation to maximize attendance and awareness for your company.  Time slots are now available on a first-come/first-served basis on Tuesday March 13th and Wednesday March 14th.  Contact Michael Cassinelli today for additional details, pricing and availability at +1 (301) 354-1691 or mcassinelli@accessintel.com!

Expo Cards – SOLD!

NEW FOR 2012!  The SATELLITE Expo Card is a credit-card sized, swipe-able card that every registrant receives with their badge and credentials upon check-in.  Expo Cards will replace the scan-able bar codes featured at past SATELLITE shows, and each Expo Pass – a quantity of 10,000 – can be imprinted with your logo, booth number and messaging of your choice!  Every time an Expo Card is scanned to capture attendee’s information, your message will be front and center in full, bold color!  Contact Michael Cassinelli today to see a sample and review customization options of this new and exciting sponsorship! 

Floor Plan - $8,500

Your booth will be highlighted in this “stand-out” sponsorship! Attendees use the floor plan to search for exhibitors, and your booth location (and your location ONLY) will be highlighted prominently in bold color in the SATELLITE 2012 program guide, event web site, and on-site light boxes strategically located in the registration area and the exhibit hall!

Fodor’s Washington DC Guides - $23,800

When more than 10,000 attendees travel to Washington, DC for SATELLITE 2012, a printed city guide becomes an indispensable reference for dining, entertainment and sightseeing.  Enter Fodor’s – the travel and entertainment industry’s foremost authority on everything that should be seen and experienced while in the nation’s capital.  By sponsoring the Fodor’s Washington, DC’s “25 Best” guides, your company brand will be featured throughout the guidebooks handed out at the registration area and outside the opening general session (price includes a quantity of 1,300 guides).  Attendees will see your brand on the cover and interior of the guides as they make dinner reservations and map out the city for sightseeing & tourist destinations.  This is truly one of the most helpful tools for SATELLITE attendees and a great branding tool for your company.  Includes fold-out AND pull-out street map of DC!

GoBo Lighting - SOLD!

With this new and exciting signage option, your company logo will be projected onto the landing/mezzanine level of the convention center, visible to all attendee traffic traveling throughout the facility to and from the exhibit hall, conference sessions and meeting rooms!  This is an eye-catching, unique way to make an impression on thousands of attendees throughout the duration of the event!  Call today for details, size/spec info and color options!

Hand Sanitizer - $5,500

SATELLITE is the most important event of the year for satellite professionals, and being sick at the show can ruin an otherwise productive week of meetings, demos and making new business contacts.  The individual-size hand sanitizer bottles distributed in the registration area (quantity of 2,500) help drastically reduce the risk of getting sick at the show, and each bottle can be personalized with your company’s logo and branding message.  A hugely popular and practical product is now the perfect vehicle to deliver your brand and message to thousands of attendees at SATELLITE 2012!  

Hotel Door Drops – Call Michael Cassinelli at 301-354-1691 for pricing and delivery options

Here’s your chance to get attention from attendees away from the crowds!  With more than 1,500 hotel rooms blocked on peak night, this sponsorship is an efficient and effective way to reinforce your message, drive traffic to your booth, deliver product information and trigger a response! Your marketing materials and/or giveaways can be placed on the door handle, outside the door, or inside each room of conference attendees at our host hotels. Please call Michael Cassinelli at 301-354-1691 to creatively customize and deliver your marketing message to hotel guests during their stay at SATELLITE 2012 partner hotels. 

Lanyards – SOLD!

Every SATELLITE 2012 registrant is required to wear a name badge throughout the conference sessions and the exhibit hall, and lanyards are a great way to enhance your brand and increase your corporate visibility! This is an excellent opportunity to ensure that your company’s name will be in front of literally every SATELLITE 2012 attendee and exhibitor.  10,000 lanyards are distributed on-site to all registrants and worn throughout the event! 

Luggage Tags – starting at $6,200

Looking for a way to have your brand travel well beyond SATELLITE 2012?  Providing branded luggage tags to attendees ensures that your brand will go everywhere attendees go!  With more than 20% of SATELLITE attendees traveling to the event from outside the US, your brand will be seen all over the world long after the close of the show.  Sponsorship includes a quantity of 5,000 luggage tags (prices vary based on material option selected).  

Mobile Application Sponsorship - SOLD

Put your company’s brand and message right in attendees’ hands with the Mobile Application Sponsorship! Attendees will have the ability to access session times, exhibitor listings, event information and a map of the exhibit hall floor plan using their smart phone and mobile devices. Your banner ad will be displayed on each page of the application providing you guaranteed impressions from all using the mobile app! A dedicated email blast promoting the mobile application will be sent to all registrants.

MSUA Pioneer and Innovation Awards Presentation & Luncheon - $13,000

The social and networking centerpiece of the MSUA Conference, the MSUA Pioneer and Innovations Awards Presentation & Luncheon is the mobile satellite market’s annual gathering honoring individual achievement in the MSS marketplace.  As the sponsor of this high-level gathering of MSS professionals and market leaders, your company brand will be highlighted and recognized in print, online and on-site marketing and promo materials.  This exclusive sponsorship includes:
  • Platinum-level sponsorship recognition
  • 6 Complimentary Conference Passes to MSUA
  • On-Site full-color 6’ x 10’ banner recognizing sponsor displayed behind stage
  • Full page ad in MSUA Program Guide
  • Logo in program guide
  • Logo and link on web site
  • Logo on sponsorship signage
  • Promotion in all SATELLITE 2012 brochures & event web site
  • Feature in the SATELLITE 2012 Downlink E-Newsletter
  • Opportunity to introduce speaker at awards presentation and luncheon
  • “Thank you to our sponsor” recognition in on-site signage, A/V presentations, etc.
Call today for additional details regarding this targeted, high-level sponsorship opportunity! 

MSUA-9 Conference & Exhibition – Call Michael Cassinelli at 301-354-1691 for options and pricing

The Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA) will once again co-locate their conference and exhibition, MSUA-9, with SATELLITE 2012.  If your business is focused on mobile satellite services and your target customers are buyers from the military, public safety/homeland security, emergency response, transportation/asset tracking or other government and consumer-related MSS markets, you now have the unique opportunity to showcase your solutions to the highest concentration of MSS buyers in the MSUA Mobility Pavilion at SATELLITE 2012!  Several exhibit and sponsorship packages are available – contact Michael Cassinelli today at (301) 354-1691 to learn more about these MSS-targeted opportunities. 

Online Advertising – Packages Starting at $2,500

Build visibility through the official website for SATELLITE 2012 - the one-stop shop for show information for thousands of attendees and exhibitors. Several ad sizes and locations are available – call today for details!

Opening General Session – SOLD

The sponsor of the Opening General Session at SATELLITE 2012 has the unique opportunity to brand themselves pre, during and post-event as a market leader in the satellite-enabled communications marketplace via the largest and highest-attended session at the show.  Branding begins six months out from the show and continues through the duration of the event with a triple-play of electronic/multimedia, print and on-site signage.  This comprehensive package is designed to set your company apart from the crowd!

Portfolio Bags – SOLD!

Imagine every conference attendee carrying your logo – from the moment they check in at registration, and months after the show! Upon registration, each conference attendee will receive a beautiful portfolio bag to carry important materials throughout the conference and exhibition. Your logo will appear along with the SATELLITE 2012 show logo. You can also include a one-page flyer and a giveaway to be placed in the bag - what exposure!

Registration Area and Attendee Lounge – SOLD!

Your company will be first in line at SATELLITE 2012! As every attendee registers and relaxes in the registration area and plush attendee lounge, they will see your company’s logo on registration kick panels, screen savers on registration terminals, on a banner as well as a plasma screen, providing your business a place to advertise your latest products and services to all SATELLITE 2012 attendees and exhibitors. All badges are picked up at the registration area, providing guaranteed visibility for your company!

Satellite Executive of the Year Luncheon – SOLD!

What better way to announce your prominence in the satellite community than hosting the prestigious Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year 2011 awards luncheon, presented at SATELLITE 2012. Your company will have the opportunity to address those in attendance, display your company logo and highlight your company’s achievements, all while the satellite industry honors this year’s winner.

SatelliteTODAY.tv News Studio – Call Michael Cassinelli at 301-354-1691 for pricing

For the third consecutive year, the editors of Via Satellite magazine and SatelliteTODAY.tv will be conducting interviews with leading executives from the satellite and satellite end-user communities in the SatelliteTODAY.tv News Studio on the show floor.  Sponsorship of the News Studio puts your company in the spotlight on-site AND online, all while branding your company as the ultimate newsmaker at SATELLITE 2012!

The news studio sponsorship includes:
  • Your company logo incorporated into the 20x20 structure and signage of the News Studio
  • Two video interviews with your company’s executives and an editor of Via Satellite posted on www.SatelliteTODAY.tv and www.SATELLITE2012.com for a duration of 12 months!
  • Your company logo featured in the introduction and closing of the interview
  • Recognition on SATELLITE event web site, program guide and on-site signage as a SATELLITE 2012 sponsor
This multimedia sponsorship is a truly unique opportunity and an amazing value!

Session Sponsorships – Packages Starting at $3,950

The hottest topics and challenges involving communications via satellite will be discussed and debated by end-users and industry experts throughout the SATELLITE 2012 Conference.  If your company provides a solution to one or more of these challenges, sponsoring a relevant conference session is simply the best way to hit your target market and buyers of your product category. 

Speaker & Press Room - $7,500

By sponsoring the Speaker & Press Room, your message and brand will be directly in front of two of the most powerful and influential groups of attendees – speakers and press!  The Speaker & Press Room at SATELLITE 2012 will once again be the hub of activity for 100+ members of the press AND 300+ speakers as they prepare to cover the event for their respective media outlets and lead lively conference discussions throughout the duration of the event.  Sponsorship includes in-room signage, a reference for your company in all press communications, your company logo linked to the SATELLITE 2012 Online Press Room and a dedicated table to feature your literature, press releases, and giveaways!

Video Demonstration Sponsorship - $4,500

Give all attendees the opportunity to get an in-depth look at the products and services you’ll be showcasing on the SATELLITE show floor with a customized, in-booth video demonstration. Videos will be recorded on the SATELLITE show floor and posted to the SATELLITE website in a customized video player with your web banner ad. You’ll receive and own the professionally-edited footage for use as an ideal promotional piece highlighting your solutions in action!

Video Kiosks & Screens – $9,000 each; $17,000 for two

By sponsoring one or more video kiosks/plasma screen units at SATELLITE 2012, you’ll have the ability to feature the video content of your choice displayed on a continuous loop throughout the duration of the show.  Video content is 100% controlled by you, the sponsor, and can feature the latest product/service offerings from your company, newsworthy footage of your company’s recent achievements in the satellite industry or any other content of your choice.  Screens can be placed in the most highly trafficked parts of the convention center including the exhibit hall entrance, conference session rooms or on the L Street Bridge.  Slots and limited and positions are first-come/first-served, so call today!  

Washington, DC City Maps – $13,000

Help attendees navigate the greater Washington, DC area by sponsoring the full-color, fold-out maps distributed to attendees in the registration area (quantity of 2,500).  Maps include all of downtown Washington, DC and surrounding areas as well as a complete map of the DC Metro (train) system many attendees use to commute to and from the convention center.  Your company’s brand will be featured on the front and back cover of each map – each time an attendee references their map, you’re brand will be front and center. 

Welcome Bag & Insert – SOLD!

Increase your company's visibility with your logo on the attendee bags distributed during on-site registration. These high-quality bags are widely utilized during the show to carry conference materials and exhibit hall handouts. Your logo will appear on each bag, which can be stuffed with your company’s promotional literature!

Welcome Reception – Packages starting at $6,500

Let’s open SATELLITE 2012 with a bang! On the evening of Monday, March 12th the SATELLITE Exhibit Show Floor will be transformed into the world’s largest networking party for the satellite community. Six (6) sponsorships of this sure-to-be-packed party are available, and include signage, a bar placed by your booth, branded napkins, giveaways and more. Attendees and exhibitors will dine, socialize, network and celebrate throughout this one-of-a-kind party…the perfect opportunity to promote your company while co-branding yourself with SATELLITE!  Contact Michael Cassinelli today to build a customized Welcome Reception package to capitalize on this once-a-year party kicking off SATELLITE 2012.

Wireless Buy-Out for Session Rooms - SOLD!

New for 2012! Your company can be the official wireless provider in ALL SESSION ROOMS at SATELLITE 2012! As the official wi-fi provider of the event, your company will receive:

  • Recognition and thanks in all printed and online event materials - conference brochure, program guide, event web site and registration confirmation
  • Signage in all session rooms recognizing and thanking sponsor for providing free wi-fi access
  • Home screen/landing page directing users to URL/message of sponsor’s choice
Attendees will be notified of the free wi-fi service several times prior to the event and the sponsor will be recognized and thanked in each notification – a fantastic way to provide an invaluable service to attendees while garnering thousand of impressions and the gratitude and recognition of 1,400+ conference attendees AND 1,600+ attendees at the Opening General Session!

Contact Michael Cassinelli today at +1 (301) 354-1691 or mcassinelli@accessintel.com for additional details on this new and exciting sponsorship option.

Zagat Restaurant Guides - $33,700

For SATELLITE attendees looking to schedule a breakfast, lunch or dinner meeting with colleagues, clients or new business prospects, there’s simply no better resource than Zagat’s Washington, DC Restaurant Guide.  As the Zagat Guide sponsor, you can provide branded versions of these helpful and constantly-referenced guide books to event attendees.  This is one item that won’t get trashed post-event!  Guides are beautifully bound and customized with your company name and logo on the cover and serve as an ideal branding tool that’s sure to be appreciated by all attendees.