Why Sponsor Chicago AMA?
- Contribute to Chicago’s business, nonprofit and education communities
- Diversify your organization’s reach
- Complement your current marketing activities
- Partner with an established, widely-respected, nonprofit association
- Develop and engage your team through opportunities to get involved in chapter programming and operations
- Share business knowledge and thought leadership in association publications
- Build lasting relationships
2007-2008 Chicago AMA Sponsorship Packages
The Chicago chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) is the flagship chapter of the AMA and serves as a core component of professional development, networking and continuing education for Chicago’s top marketing professionals. The AMA is one of the largest professional associations for marketers with nearly 40,000 members worldwide in every area of marketing. For over six decades the AMA has been the leading source for information, knowledge sharing and development in the marketing profession. The Chicago AMA community of 1,400 marketing professionals represents a multitude of businesses – both B2B and B2C and across industry segments – as well as marketing educators and a broad range of nonprofit organizations.
Through its relevant monthly programs with top-level speakers, innovative event podcasts, top-ranked job referral service, engaging volunteer opportunities, and annual BrandSmart conference, Chicago AMA has established a standard of excellence and commitment to advancing the marketing discipline in Chicago.
The following outlines different sponsorship opportunities with the Chicago AMA for its 2007-2008 season. *Note: There is an opportunity to collaborate on providing some of the sponsorship cost through in-kind services pending the product or service offered.
PLEASE CONTACT Jennifer Connelly, Executive Director to set up an official sponsorship contract: (312) 280-0449 or info@chicagoama.org.
Annual Chapterwide Sponsorship
Chapterwide Benefits:
- Corporate logo in chapter marketing materials to 1,400+ Chicago AMA members and non-member participants, including program brochures/postcards and event signage
- Table-top exhibit space at any of six (6) Chicago AMA-produced events, with opportunities for on-site service/product demonstration or advertising specialty/premium distribution (excluding BrandSmart)
- Corporate logo and URL hyperlink from the Chicago AMA website homepage
- Four (4) 4-color, ½ page ads in Chicago AMA’s Interface monthly magazine
- Three (3) banner ads on Chicago AMA’s website (new platform being launched January 2008)
- Twelve (12) event registrations to any Chicago AMA-produced event, as well as Special Member Discount Pricing on additional event registrations (excluding BrandSmart)
- An advertorial in one issue of Interface (which could highlight business trends, a case study/success story, etc.)
- Premium real estate on the “Sponsors” page on the Chicago AMA website with a link to sponsor company’s homepage
- Opportunity to feature online resources, white papers, articles on Chicago AMA’s “Resources” page within the website
- One (1) list rental of chapter membership in Excel format (no email addresses provided)
- Monthly post-event listings of member and non-member attendees in Excel format (no email addresses provided)
- Four (4) job postings on Chicago AMA’s Job Referral Service section of the website
- Two (2) complimentary annual memberships for international AMA and Chicago AMA
Chapterwide Sponsorship Package Price: $15,000
*Package Price that includes Principal Sponsorship of BrandSmart: $19,000
(BrandSmart is the annual conference of Chicago AMA, details are outlined below)
Annual Divisional Sponsorships for Any of the Five Chicago AMA Divisions:
- Business-to-Business Marketing
- Consumer Marketing
- Marketing Research
- Membership
- Strategic Marketing
Divisional Benefits:
- Table-top exhibit space, with opportunities for on-site product demonstration, sampling, or advertising specialty / premium distribution at the sponsored division’s programs
- Recognition at each divisional program; running power point during registration with logo and website information
- Two (2) 4-color, half-page ads in Chicago AMA’s Interface monthly magazine
- Corporate logo in division marketing communication materials to Chicago AMA members, including program brochures and event signage, if applicable
- URL hyperlink from the Chicago AMA website division program
- Event attendee list with name and addresses (3-4 weeks after the event)
- One (1) complimentary pass to every event of the sponsored division
- One (1) complimentary annual membership for National and Chicago AMA
Divisional Sponsorship Package Price: $2,000
Event Sponsorships for Any of the Five Divisions -- Also Available
Event Sponsor Benefits:
- Table-top exhibit space, with opportunities for on-site product demonstration, sampling, or advertising specialty / premium distribution at the sponsored division’s program
- Recognition at the event; running power point during registration with logo and website information
- One (1) 4-color, half-page ad in Chicago AMA’s Interface monthly magazine
- Corporate logo in division marketing communication materials to Chicago AMA members, including program brochures and event signage, if applicable
- URL hyperlink from the Chicago AMA website division program
- Event attendee list with name and addresses (3-4 weeks after the event)
- Two (2) complimentary passes to the sponsored event
Event Sponsorship Package Price: $1,000
Premium, Principal and Supporting Level Sponsorships for the Chicago AMA Brandsmart Conference – June 17, 2008
Background: BrandSmart, considered the Midwest’s leading forum on branding thought leadership, is the Chicago AMA annual conference attended by senior level marketers and business media. Past speakers have represented Orbitz, Kellogg School of Management, JetBlue, UPS, Allstate, Coca-Cola, William Blair, Leo Burnett, Easter Seals, McDonald’s and 3M.
Benefits
- Company Logo Featured on Conference Brochures and Advertising
- Onsite Event Signage
- Logo and Company Profile Featured in Conference Program
- Chicago AMA Website Logo / Link to Sponsor Website
- Promotional Brochure and/or Premium in Registration Packets
- Post-conference Attendee List
- 4-Color Print Advertising in Conference Program (1-full page ad for Premium and Principal; ½ page ad for Supporting Level Sponsor)
- Discount on 4-Color Print Advertising in Chicago AMA Interface magazine (50% one-time discount for Premium and Principal; 25% one-time discount for Supporting Level Sponsor)
- Complimentary Conference Registrations (quantity 2 for Premium and Principal; quantity 1 for Supporting Level Sponsor)
- Additional Registrations at the AMA Member Early Bird Price (Premium and Principal Level Sponsor only)
- Table-top Exhibit Space (Principal Level Sponsor only)
- 10x10 Exhibit Space (Premium Level Sponsor only)
- Featured Lunch Sponsor (Premium Level only)
Premium Level Lunch Sponsor Package Price: $10,000
Principal Level Sponsorship Package Price: $7,000
Supporting Level Sponsorship Package Price: $4,000
** PLEASE CONTACT Jennifer Connelly, Executive Director to set up an official sponsorship contract: (312) 280-0449 or info@chicagoama.org.
