SATELLITE 2014
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Sponsorship » Build Brand Awareness

45 packages were found:

Aisle Signs - $18,590

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 2014 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 - $4,925

Situated directly on the show floor, scheduled coffee breaks provide attendees a free and convenient way to enjoy a fresh cup of coffee and pastries 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) - $12,450

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 – $5,325 - $6,250

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 – $13,900

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 2014 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 SATELLITE Individual Conference registrations for your team.

Cyber Café – $12,500

Provide SATELLITE 2014 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-mail Blast to Registered Attendees – $4,950 for entire registration database

For pre and/or post-show access to registered SATELLITE attendees, a dedicated email blast on your company’s behalf is 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. 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. Whether you opt to hit the entire registration database with you message or drill down to a single, specialized category of registrants, this is the perfect way to directly target attendees with your brand and message! 

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.

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) SATELLITE Individual 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 - $3,350

Back by popular demand, SATELLITE 2014 will feature the 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 11th and Wednesday March 12th.  for additional details, pricing and availability at + or !

Expo Cards – SOLD!

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 11,000 – 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!

Floor Plan - $8,950

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 2014 on-site program guide, event web site, and on-site light boxes strategically located in the registration area and the exhibit hall!

Fodor’s Washington D.C. Guides - $24,450

When more than 12,000 attendees will travel to Washington D.C. for SATELLITE 2014, 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 D.C.’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 D.C.!

Foot Prints - SOLD!

A trail of sponsor-branded footprints affixed to the show floor will lead attendees from the main exhibit hall entrance directly to your booth! This is the perfect way to highlight your brand outside of your booth while literally directing attendee traffic to your sales team. Simple yet powerful, the footprints are always a hit with attendees and consistently help the sponsor stand out amongst 350+ exhibitors on the show floor. 

GoBo Lighting - Call for pricing and locations!

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 at + or for details, size/spec info and color options!

Hand Sanitizer - $5,950

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 2014! 

Hotel Door Drops – Call Michael Cassinelli at + for pricing and delivery options.

Here’s your chance to get attention from attendees away from the crowds! With more than 1,800 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 + to creatively customize and deliver your marketing message to hotel guests during their stay at SATELLITE 2014 partner hotels.

Lanyards – SOLD!

Every SATELLITE 2014 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 2014 attendee and exhibitor. 12,000 lanyards are distributed on-site to all registrants and worn throughout the event!

Luggage Tags – starting at $6,500

Looking for a way to have your brand travel well beyond SATELLITE 2014? Providing branded luggage tags to attendees ensures that your brand will go everywhere attendees go! With nearly 25% 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 App Sponsorship - PENDING

Put your company’s brand and message right in attendees’ hands with the Mobile App 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 Luncheon Including Pioneer and Innovation Awards - $13,500

The social and networking centerpiece of the MSUA-11 Conference, the MSUA Luncheon including Pioneer and Innovations Awards 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-11
  • On-Site full-color 6’ x 10’ banner recognizing sponsor displayed behind stage
  • Full page ad in MSUA-11 Program Guide
  • Logo in On-Site SATELLITE Program Guide
  • Logo and link on web site
  • Logo on sponsorship signage
  • Promotion in all SATELLITE 2014 brochures & event web site
  • Feature in the SATELLITE 2014 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-11 Conference & Exhibition – Call Michael Cassinelli at + for options and pricing.

The Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA) will once again co-locate their conference and exhibition, MSUA-11, with SATELLITE 2014. 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 2014! Several exhibit and sponsorship packages are available – contact Michael Cassinelli today at + to learn more about these MSS-targeted opportunities.

Online Advertising – Call for pricing.

Build visibility through the official website for SATELLITE 2014 - the one-stop shop for show information for thousands of attendees and exhibitors. Several ad sizes and locations are available – call Michael Cassinelli today at + for details!

Opening General Session – SOLD!

The sponsor of the Opening General Session at SATELLITE 2014 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 – PENDING

Imagine every conference attendee carrying your logo – from the moment they check in at registration, and months after the show! Upon registration, each SATELLITE 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 2014 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 2014! 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 2014 attendees and exhibitors. All badges are picked up at the registration area, providing guaranteed visibility for your company!

SATELLITE Boulevard – SOLD!

Brand the Main/Wide Aisle in the Exhibit Hall! “SATELLITE Boulevard” – the main, wide aisle that runs the entire width of the SATELLITE show floor - is now yours to brand with can’t-miss company messaging in this heavily-trafficked portion of the exhibit hall. With branding opportunities on lamp posts, park benches and the carpeted aisle itself, this is a fantastic sponsorship that’s sure to set your company apart from the competition.

Satellite Executive of the Year Evening Reception - $7,850

On the evening of Wednesday, March 12th more than 800 high-level conference attendees will gather to celebrate and honor the winner of Via Satellite’s 2013 Satellite Executive of the Year. This one-of-a-kind reception will be held on the ballroom level of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, and three (3) sponsorship packages are now available to all exhibitors on a first-come/first-served basis. Packages include:
  • Branded signage in the reception area
  • Company logo on the event web site and in the printed Program Guide
  • Recognition as a sponsor and company logo featured in two pre-show emails promoting the Evening Reception
  • Branded napkins and wine glasses featured at reception
  • Ten (10) tickets to the Evening Reception
  • One (1) additional Full Conference registration
Sponsors of the Evening Reception, open to all conference attendees, receive invaluable branding and exposure to the highest-level attendees at SATELLITE, as the entire satellite community celebrates the occasion and the winner of the award.  to discuss your Evening Reception sponsorship package.

Satellite Executive of the Year Luncheon – PENDING

What better way to announce your prominence in the satellite community than hosting the prestigious Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year 2013 awards luncheon, presented at SATELLITE 2014. 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.

SATELLITE On-Site Program Guide - $19,750

Sponsorship of the printed On-Site SATELLITE 2014 Program Guide is now available! More than 12,000 Program Guides are distributed at the event and kept post-show by attendees as a year-round reference. The exclusive sponsor receives invaluable branding and exposure via multiple channels, including:
  • Sponsor’s logo and sponsored-by message featured prominently on front cover of Program Guide
  • Center-spread ad position in Program Guide
  • Sponsor’s logo on publication bins used for on-site Program Guide distribution. Locations include registration area, L Street Bridge and inside the exhibit hall.
  • Enhanced, unique exhibitor listing in Program Guide featuring sponsor’s logo and QR code directing attendees to the URL of sponsor’s choice
  • Dedicated power-point slide thanking sponsor rotated on in-house digital signage
  • Recognition as an Event Sponsor in all applicable print, electronic and on-site signage
at + or for additional details of this truly unique opportunity, including an enhanced version of the Ons-Site Program Guide featuring your company’s branding and messaging on a “belly-band” wrap on all 12,000+ printed guides!

Session Sponsorships – Packages Starting at $4,350

The hottest topics and challenges involving communications via satellite will be discussed and debated by end-users and industry experts throughout the SATELLITE 2014 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 and Press Room - $7,500

By sponsoring the Speaker and 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 and Press Room at SATELLITE 2014 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 2014 Online Press Room and a dedicated table to feature your literature, press releases, and giveaways!

Twitter/Media Wall - PENDING

The video content and social media feeds of the sponsor will be displayed on a giant 90” plasma monitor located on the L Street Bridge of the convention center, situated in a prime location visible to thousands of attendees entering and exiting the exhibit hall and traveling to and from conference sessions. The exclusive sponsor also receives branding on the structure itself, with the entire media wall surrounded by custom furnishings and carpeting to match the sponsor’s core creative design. The content and social media feeds of the sponsor will be displayed for all four event days, positioning the sponsor as a leader via the latest multimedia & social media platforms. 

Video Demonstration Sponsorship - $4,750

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 2014, 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 D.C. City Maps – $13,650

Help attendees navigate the greater Washington D.C. 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 D.C. 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, your 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 – $6,950; 5 Opportunities Available

Let’s open SATELLITE 2014 with a bang! On the evening of Monday, March 10th, the L Street Bridge of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center will be jam-packed with satellite professionals ready to kick off SATELLITE 2014. Five (5) sponsorships of this sure-to-be-packed party are available, and include:
  • Branded bars/food stations
  • Signage recognizing & thanking sponsors
  • Branded napkins
  • Option to distribute branded/corporate giveaways
  • Inclusion in complete pre-event marketing campaign promoting Welcome Reception
  • Inclusion on invitation distributed to attendees in registration area
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! to build a customized Welcome Reception package to capitalize on this once-a-year party kicking off SATELLITE 2014.

Wireless Buy-Out for Session Rooms - PENDING

Your company can be the official wireless provider in ALL SESSION ROOMS and COMMON AREAS at SATELLITE 2014! 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 thousands of impressions and the gratitude and recognition of 1,400+ conference attendees AND 1,600+ attendees at the Opening General Session, as well as all event attendees congregating in the common areas of the convention center throughout SATELLITE 2014. 
 
at + or 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 D.C. 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.