This interactive publication is our Exhibitor Brochure for our 10th Anniversary Event on Wednesday 23 Oct 2019. Get in touch with us today at exhibit@showcaseeventsuk.com
Exhibitor Information, Opportunities and Prices 10th Anniversary Event
Wednesday 23rd October 2019 Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Don’t miss the opportunity to exhibit with us. Our pricing is: 1m x 2m* £399 3m x 2m £599 6m x 2m £999 Book Today Before We Sell-Out Again!
If you would like to book an exhibition stand and discuss any of our promotional opportunities, please get in touch with Sarah Brooks today. sarah@showcaseeventsuk.com T: 01275 390 455
Get in touch to discuss today. We’ll help you choose your stand position and we’re available to answer any questions. Prices ex vat and we require immediate payment.
*Mini Stands are 1m wide and do not include entry to the exhibitor drinks (tickets can be purchased) or choice of stand location.
Please note: there will be a charge for exhibitors wishing to order furniture from us: we have chairs, tables, poseur tables and table linen. There is also a small charge for electricity and/or parking if ordered. We require all exhibitors to have £5m public liability in place (we can provide this temp cover for a nominal fee if requested).
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Contents
• Why Exhibit p5 • How Do We Promote The Event p 7 • Exhibiting - What’s Included p 8 • Advert in our Printed Brochure p 9 • Breakfast Networking p 10 • Breakfast Networking Sponsorship p 11 • Deliver a 20-minute Seminar p 12 • Presenting a Zone p 13 • 1-hour Workshops p 14 • Drinks Events p 15 • Supporting Our Keynote Speaker p 16
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20. Some of the 40 Full-Page Newspaper Stories for the May 2018 Business Showcase
Why Exhibit At The Business Showcase
• BSSW has become the largest B2B expo in the south west region • 1,000s of delegates attend our shows • we consistently receive excellent feedback from exhibitors and delegates alike • seen as a ‘who’s who for business’ in the region, gathering proactive, motivated businesspeople in one place at one time • face-to-face 360 degree networking opportunity to make robust new connections • access to all the curated seminars, keynotes and workshops • Face-to-face connecting with hundreds of potential customers, press and business leaders
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Photos taken at our Showcase in Oct 2016
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Tim Bowles, first Metro Mayor for the West of England with Speaker Bev Hurley CBE at October 2017’s event.
At our events, we attract important decision makers, key buyers and receive VIP guests to speak and/or tour. At a previous event, we welcomed the newly elected Metro Mayor for the West of England and the Mayor and Lord Mayor of Bristol. Delegates included significant, respected business leaders like James Durie (Director at Bristol Chamber & Initiative at Business West) and other senior figures. We have free delegate parking and shuttle buses, plus free buses from key places around the city including the station.
Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol with Sponsors Bristol Waste at May 2017’s event.
Rt Hon. Cllr. Jeff Lovell, Lord Mayor of Bristol with exhibitor GWR at May 2017’s event.
Click here to see a first-time exhibitor testimonial from our October 2018 Showcase.
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How We Promote The Event to Attendees?
• Eshot Invites to thousands of our customers • Flyers in key locations • Media Partnership & other Partnership Eshot invites
• Networking Events • AA Roadside Signs • Our Showcase Ambassador Network • Social Media - organic & paid • Exhibitor Promotion
• Adverts and 8 weeks of full-page, significant Coverage in 40 Newspapers & Similar (tbc)
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Exhibiting - What’s Included
Remember, whatever you choose to do in your stand space, the end goal should encourage high quality interaction with delegates.
There will be FREE Wi-Fi throughout the Stadium. T here is an option to hire furniture, order electricity and book a car parking space at the venue* in our booking form. You do need to have £5 million public liability insurance or we can arrange this for you. * small charges apply 1m x 2m – Mini Stand 1m wide (for delegates to walk past) x 2m (to stand within) 3m x 2m – Single Stand 3m (for delegates to walk past) x 2m (to stand within) 6m x 2m – Double Stand 6m (for delegates to walk past) x 2m (to stand within) This is your unique exhibition space. You may choose to implement exciting and wonderful methods to engage delegates with your business and stand out from the crowd. The back of your stand should not be visible as it will be either against a wall or back-to-back with another exhibition stand. Your stand should be free-standing as fixing to the walls is prohibited.
*Please note: the ‘pop up’ stand is for illustrative purposes. and is NOT included in your stand space. The furniture is optional.
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£249 EX VAT
Adverts
This brochure is seen as the ‘go-to’ resource for delegates at the event. It’s a great way to gain extra exposure. For 2019, a very limited number of adverts will appear in our printed (and to 000s of our subscribers online ) brochures which are given out to every delegate who attends the and is also sent via email. Brochures are given out at registration on arrival as well as at our key Shuttle Bus Stops.
Half Page Ad (** portrait orientation **) (PORTRAIT: Height 135mm, Width 95 mm) £249.00 ex vat
Please submit all artwork in PDF or JPG format at 300 DPI at the exact size, with no bleed or crop marks. Please don’t add your stand number in the artwork: we do this for you.
Please submit to artwork@showcaseeventsuk.com
N.B FINAL DEADLINE FOR ARTWORK: 20th September 2019
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Breakfast Networking This is always SOLD-OUT. It’s a great way to start the day as you mean to go on with networking with like-minded businesses.
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Photos of BSSW Breakfast Networking by The Post
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£950 ex vat With Approved Speaker
£750 ex vat
Breakfast Networking Sponsorship
For June 2019 , this is a huge opportunity to promote your business to over 80 business owners, decision makers, exhibitors and avid networkers. The more intimate setting of the Stadium’s VIP Lounge allows you to engage your business with each individual breakfast attendee. Sponsorship package includes: • Display banners: ‘Breakfast Networking Sponsored by …’ • Logo & mention of Sponsorship on all promotion of networking breakfast in lead up to the event • Presentation/speaker option • Prominent logo on our online booking page and short paragraph about your business in that form • 2 x Breakfast Tickets
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£399 EX VAT
Deliver 20-Minute Seminar
Seminars take place inside our Seminar Zone which can seat over 50. The best seminars are those which excite and engage an audience. This encourages delegates to make a follow-up visit to your exhibition stand. Seminars will be heavily promoted before and at the event. They will be free for delegates to attend but ticketed to encourage attendance. Included in this price is your seminar zone manager, technology support/AV Engineer, use of broadcast standard screen, ‘silent disco’ headphone technology, microphones and presentation laptop & pointer. Seminars are by application only as we want to create a Showcase which offers an even spread of subject matter and engages a varied audience. If you wish to apply to deliver one of our Showcase Seminars, please contact Sarah ASAP.
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The Zone is essentially yours and we want to help you make the most of this. We can help think of imaginative ways to ensure that the many delegates using the zone can truly engage with your brand and business. You can leave leaflets, pens, notepads. You can hang banners, provide chair backs, table covers, put up banner stands.
Presenting a Zone will give you significant presence at the Showcase. You have the opportunity to brand-up one of the following Zones and make it your own space! Presenting a Zone Branding the Networking Cafes These 2 zones are the seated areas close to food outlets: £750 ex vat per Networking Cafe Presenting the Seminar Zone Seminars will take place throughout the event in the Dolman Hall. Each Seminar gives you the opportunity to engage your brand with over 50 delegates per time. £550 ex vat Presenting the Speed Networking Zone There are 2 x 45 minute sessions taking place in the
LOOK! As an added extra, you will appear in all our promotional material as “Zone ‘Presented By’…”
Dolman Hall. £450 ex vat
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1-Hour Workshop Workshops take place on our main stage, which can seat plenty of delegates. This is a huge opportunity to put your business centre stage and in the spotlight! All technology and presentation support is provided and included in the Workshop price. google and TEDx delivered world-class Workshops at our May 2017 event. Facebook hosted a Workshop at our October 2017 event. We use ‘Silent Disco’ headphones for Keynotes and Workshops for added clarity. You will have plenty of time to deliver in-depth content to our delegates, excite and engage potential new clients and generate massive exposure for your business. Workshops will be heavily promoted before and at the event. They will be free for delegates to attend but ticketed to encourage attendance. Workshops are by application only as we want to create an event which offers an even spread of subject matter and engages a varied audience. If you wish to apply to deliver one of our Showcase Workshops, please contact Sarah. £850 EX VAT
Baroness Brady CBE speaking at our 2014 Showcase
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Exhibitor Drinks
£950 EX VAT
Martin Roberts, presenter of BBC1’s Homes Under The Hammer presenting Award for Best Stand at the Exhibitor Drinks event.
Sponsor and brand up/speak at the 4pm-5pm Exhibitor Drinks Reception in the VIP Lounge on the day of the event. The Award for Best Expo stand is presented at this networking event.
Patrick Cutliffe from Google with others at the Sponsor and Partner Drinks event.
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Sponsor Drinks
Support the Sponsor and Partner Drinks Event at Harvey Nichols Bar from 6.30pm-8.00pm a few weeks before the main Showcase event. This is where the key decision makers from each of the companies gather with other VIPs such as The Lord Mayor, and celebrities to network beforehand.
The Lord Mayor of Bristol with Sponsor team member Sarah Hill of Bristol Waste at the Sponsor and Partner Drinks event.
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£750 EX VAT
Supporting Our Keynote Speakers
Past events have welcomed some of the best speakers in the world: from Baroness Brady CBE and Bev Hurley CBE, to the World’s Fastest Man, Andy Green and Levi Roots. We’ve welcomed the 2014 and 2015 The Apprentice Winners: Joseph Valente and Mark Wright too. You will benefit by association as the Keynote will be heavily promoted as ‘Hosted By…’. There will be photo opportunities and you will be able to brand-up the bespoke theatre at the time of the Keynote Speech. Furthermore we will give your CEO or chosen spokesperson the option of introducing one or two of our speakers to the stage. If interested in hearing more about Presenting our Keynote Speaker please contact us or register interest (see booking form) and we will send over a personalised proposal.
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