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How to Turn Around Your Sponsorship Revenue

Velvet Chainsaw

If your conference is like most, sponsorship revenue is underperforming. There are two benchmarks we like to use to identify healthy conference revenue business models: Industry revenue — 30 percent or more of a conference’s total revenue should come from the combination of sponsor, exhibit and advertising revenue.

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How to Plan a Conference: 12 Steps for a Memorable & Successful Conference

Eventmobi

With so many moving parts to juggle, planning a conference can seem like a daunting task. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through how to plan a conference from A to Z. What Does It Take to Plan a Conference? But how long does it take to plan a conference? The first key to success is to start early!

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66 Creative Event Sponsorship Ideas to Help You Secure Your Ideal Sponsors

Eventmobi

Ever need help generating event sponsorship ideas? So let’s explore 66 creative event sponsorship ideas that will help you secure sponsorships for events of all kinds. And if you’ve got quite a few sponsorships under your belt, you might find something new to consider! Create sponsorship levels Got your offerings ready?

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Time to Audit Your Sponsor Offerings

Velvet Chainsaw

Conversely, sponsorship revenue is back to pre-pandemic levels and has upside potential. If your sponsorship menu and prospectus look similar to 2019, a refresh can help you seize this growth opportunity. Here’s a step-by-step guide for auditing and refreshing your sponsorship menu. Assign categories. Add new inventory.

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Sponsorship Needs to Be More Than Banners and Clings

Velvet Chainsaw

Sponsorship is the most powerful form of marketing. Recently I’ve received invitations to attend webinars and download industry research reports and articles all aimed to help conference and show organizers grow sponsorship revenue. Some of the more innovative sponsorships will align with the passion or values of the attendees.

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Time to Retire Your Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsorship Levels

Velvet Chainsaw

The most effective sponsorships are all about the attendee — the fan, the sponsor’s target market. If they don’t win over the attendee, the sponsorship may not be sustainable. The same could be said for the naming of your sponsorship levels. A Different Approach to Naming Sponsorship Levels. Dare to be different!

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Expos Don’t Work Well in a Virtual Environment

Velvet Chainsaw

Nearly every conference and trade show professional is searching for that perfect virtual platform or pricing model for replacing lost expo revenue. Virtual expos are more like commoditized digital advertising offerings than they are immersive deal-making spaces. Up Your Sponsorship Game. Virtual Expo Truths. Corporate Booth.