SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER March 21-24, 2020 - GEAPS Exchange

 
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SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER March 21-24, 2020 - GEAPS Exchange
2020
SPONSORSHIP
PROGRAM
March 21–24, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER
SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER March 21-24, 2020 - GEAPS Exchange
HOW TO SPONSOR EXCHANGE 2020                                                   SPONSOR
1. CHECK OUT THE BROCHURE
 Review the benefits that go along with each level. Decide which level will    POLICIES
 give your company the most recognition to match your branding goals.
                                                                               OPPORTUNITY AVAILABILITY
2. LOG IN ONLINE                                                               During the past sponsor preview,
                                                                               first choice of opportunities will be
 Go to geaps.com/exchangesponsorship. If you do not have a user login          awarded based on your last year's
 for the site, you will have to create one. Once logged in, don't forget to    sponsorship commitment level. Within
                                                                               each level, availability will be given
 select "Register Myself."                                                     based on when the commitment is sub-
                                                                               mitted. Moving forward, sponsorships
3. SELECT THE OPPORTUNITIES                                                    will be awarded based on first-come,
 Just add the items your company wants to sponsor to your cart and a           first-serve.

 yellow banner saying "In Itinerary" will show up.
                                                                               SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT
                                                                               By submitting the online commitment,
4. CHECK OUT                                                                   sponsoring company agrees to pay the
 Check out by selecting pay now or pay later. If you choose to pay later, it   sponsorship total. Payments can be
 will require a PO number. You can provide one or simply sign your name.       made by credit card at time of check-
                                                                               out or by check by selecting pay later.

5. SUBMIT COMPANY LOGO AND URL                                                 All recognition of sponsorship is the
 Send in your company logo and URL for promotional purposes. Logos             responsibility of the Grain Elevator and
                                                                               Processing Society, as outlined in the
 need to be in vector file format (EPS or AI)
                                                                               corresponding list of benefits by level.
                                                                               GEAPS is willing to entertain proposals
6. ENJOY YOUR SPONSORSHIP                                                      for in-kind sponsorships.
 Get your confirmation and begin to enjoy the recognition and benfits that
                                                                               Cancellations and refunds are avail-
 come with your sponsorship committment.                                       able only if recognition benefits have
                                                                               not been accrued.

                                                                               Please contact Brittany Labatt
                                                                               at sponsorship@geaps.com for
                                                                               more information.
SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER March 21-24, 2020 - GEAPS Exchange
SHARE YOUR BRAND                                                                                       WHY SPONSOR
WITH THE GRAIN INDUSTRY
GEAPS Exchange is the grain industry’s premier event, bringing grain operations                        EXCHANGE?
and processing professionals from around the world together in Minneapolis, MN to
network, share knowledge and find operations solutions. With thousands of attend-                      “likeThere is no other gathering
                                                                                                              GEAPS Exchange for the
ees, Exchange is the perfect opportunity to show your support for the industry and                     grain industry. To have so
expose your brand to key players.                                                                      many current and potential
                                                                                                       customers in one venue is
                                GEAPS Exchange Participants                                            so valuable to us. We want
                                                                                                       attendees to be thinking
                                                                                                       about Hi Roller.”­­
        Retired        Job Type                                           Job Function
        .71%                                                                                                         — Mike Spillum,
                                                                                                                             Hi Roller
    2.92%
  Student           13.28%
                                                                 22.44%
                        Other
                                                                      Other                            “name
                                                                                                          Our sponsorship keeps our
                                                                                    53.27%                    in front of the industry,
             14.87%                                                                    Supplier        and helps us attract potential
             Non-Supervisor
                                       54.47%                  26.61%                  to grain
                                                                                      operations
                                                                                                       customers and employee
                                  Executive or Manager        Grain operations                         candidates.”
                   13.74%                                                                                            — Gene Loffler,
                  Supervisor                                                                                 Louis Dreyfus Company

                                                                  1.67%
                                                               Govt or Education

                                                  How Far Will Your Sponsorship Reach?

All Sponsors                                                                                          EXPECTING           OVER
$500 +                                                                                                  20               3,000
                                        1500       views                       5000       monthly
                                        in the registration                    views in the InGrain
                                        catalog

Upgrade to Gold                                                                                       COUNTRIES        ATTENDEES

$4,500+
                                                              102,000
                                                              Visits to Website

                                                                                                             QUESTIONS?
                                                                                                         Contact Brittany Labatt
Exclusively for Diamond                                                                                        at GEAPS:
$20,000+                                                                                                sponsorship@geaps.com
                                                                      104,913                                      or
                                                                                                            (763) 999-4300
                                                                      email recipients across
                                                                      10 promotional emails
SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER March 21-24, 2020 - GEAPS Exchange
CREATE YOUR SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE
Customize your recognition package by selecting specific events and items from the list below to reach your sponsorship level.
The sponsorship opportunities are listed in five categories to help you reach exposure in all aspects of the conference.

 BECOME A SPONSOR
 All sponsorship commitments will be submitted online. You will be
 able to browse opportunities and secure your sponsorship items
 all in the same place.
 Full descriptions at geaps.com/exchangesponsorship.

 *Look for the               symbol for NEW opportunites and benefits!

ATTENDEE EXPERIENCE                                 #        AMOUNT      EXCHANGE EXTRAS                              #         AMOUNT

Exchange Mobile App                                 1        $10,000     Past President's Lunch                        1          $5,000

Conference Wi-fi                                    2         $8,000     Professional Head Shots                       1          $3,000

Lanyards                                            1         $8,000     Student Day                                   3          $2,000

Host Hotel Door Drop                                1         $5,000
                                                                               Sponsored Meeting Rooms                 3          $1,500
Host Hotel Key Cards                                1         $5,000

Pens                                                1         $4,500     General Cash Donation                     unlimited       Any

                                                                         Leadership Breakfast                          2          $1,000
Warm Welcome                                        1         $4,000

       Registration Flyer (committment must be                                  Floorplan Banner Ads                   3          $1,000
                                                    2         $2,000
recieved by Mid-September)

Registration Confirmation                           2         $1,500     EXPO HAPPENINGS                             #         AMOUNT

Exchange Daily Emails                               6         $1,000     Expo Hall Charging Station                  2           $6,000

Registration Notepads                               3         $1,000     Expo Lounge                                 4           $4,000

Directional Signage                                 6         $750       Expo Hall Water Stations                    3           $3,000

                                                                         Expo Refreshment Breaks                     8           $2,000
EDUCATION PROGRAM                                    #       AMOUNT      Exhibitor Set-Up Refreshments               2           $2,000
Education Session Charging Station                   1        $5,000     Cyber Center Kiosk                          5           $1,500
Wake-Up Stations                                     4        $2,500                                                              $800/
Expo Pod                                             4        $2,000                                                            exhibitor
                                                                         "Lunch On Us"                            unlimited
                                                                                                                                 $1,000/
Closing Workshop                                     2        $2,000
                                                                                                                               non-exhibit
Ed Session Energy Break                              6        $1,500
                                                                         Expo Grand Opening Ceremonies               2            $650

     Speaker Lounge                                  3         $750      "You are here" Signs                        3            $600

Education Program                                unlimited     $650
                                                                         SOCIAL NETWORKING                           #         AMOUNT
Opening Workshop                                 unlimited     $500      President's Banquet Entertainment           1           $5,000
Idea Exchange                                    unlimited     $500      Get-Acquainted Party                        4           $4,500

                                                                         Welcome Reception                           6           $3,000

     NEED INSPIRATION OR HAVE QUESTIONS?                                 Minneapolis Mixer                           2           $2,000
           CONTACT BRITTANY LABATT                                       President's Banquet Table Centerpieces      1           $2,000
   SPONSORSHIP@GEAPS.COM OR (763)999-4300
                                                                         Companion Welcome Brunch                    2           $1000

                                                                         Companion Tours                             2            $750
SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER March 21-24, 2020 - GEAPS Exchange
SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS
Sponsoring companies will receive the following benefits based on their level of sponsorship.

                                               SPONSORSHIP LEVEL      DIAMOND    PLATINUM   GOLD      SILVER    BRONZE    CRYSTAL
                                                                                 $19,999-   $9,999-   $4,499-   $2,499-   $1,499-
                                            SPONSORSHIP AMOUNT        $20,000+
                                                                                 $10,000    $4,500    $2,500    $1,500     $500
Company logo on front page of Exchange registration brochure
(if received by October)

Provide one insert in In-Grain leading up to the Exchange

Daily recognition announcements in the Expo hall

      Banner ad with link to company website and promoting your
      booth in Exchange promotional emails

Recognition on Expo hall screens

VIP package at President’s Banquet for one table, including:
        • VIP dinner service
        • Podium acknowledgment
        • Premier reserved seating for a number of guests
        • Recognition in banquet program
* A formal RSVP is required.
     Two company representatives invited to the Minneapolis Mixer
      (First-Timer and International Attendee Reception) on
Saturday,
      March 21, 2020 at 5:30pm.

Recognized on panels in the GEAPS booth

Prestigious Exchange sponsor logo

Complimentary Full Registrations – can be used by sponsor company
                                                                         8          4         2
or given to a customer

Company logo in the Exchange At-A-Glance

Company logo on Exchange homepage for months leading
up to Exchange
Company name printed on beverage napkins at the Welcome Recep-
tion and President’s Banquet
Professional photo of your company's booth in the Expo Hall
(if exhibiting)

Opportunity to provide pens and/or notepads for education program

Complimentary One-Day Registrations – used together or individually
                                                                                                        3
and la carte tickets to the Get-Acquainted Party

Copy of pre- and post-show mailing list

Company logo/name in Exchange Mobile App with link to website           logo       logo      logo      name      name      name

Company logo/name listed in In-Grain leading up to the Exchange
                                                                        logo       logo      logo      name      name      name
from Dec. 2019

Company logo/name listed in the Exchange registration catalog           logo       logo      logo      name      name      name

Company logo displayed on applicable event/item signage

Company logo/name listed on GEAPS website with link to
                                                                        logo       logo      logo      name      name      name
your website

Company logo/name listed in post-Exchange issue of In-Grain             logo       logo      logo      name      name      name

Special sponsor ribbons for name badges

Company logo on Sponsor Wall near the registration lobby.
SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM 2020 - MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER March 21-24, 2020 - GEAPS Exchange
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AT GEAPS EXCHANGE!
Thousands of grain handling and processing professionals will be heading to Minneapolis for
GEAPS Exchange 2020. Get your brand in front of decision-makers from all sectors of the indus-
try by taking advantage of the Exchange 2020 Sponsorship Program.

Our flexible program helps you maximize your visibility while managing your marketing budget.
There are several new sponsorship opportunities this year. Reach attendees in the Expo Hall, at
education sessions, at special events or the host hotel!

                                      March 21–24, 2020
                                      MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER
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