Wednesday June 24, 2009
11:00am - 5pm
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA
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WHO ATTENDS THE EVENT & PARTY PLANNING EXPO?

The attendees to the Event & Party Planning Expos are high level decision makers in control of large budgets for those events. Attendees we market to include:
* Meeting Planners
* Event Planners
* Corporate Planners
* Hospitality Specialists
* Association Members
* Conference Managers
* The Public
* School Coordinators

ATTENDEES COME TO SHOP FOR THEIR EVENTS & PARTIES

Attendees come for the one stop "live" shopping that is offered at the Event & Party Planning Expo. They are looking for products and services for the various events they are associated with:
* Business functions
* Conferences
* Holiday parties
* Company anniversaries
* Business meetings
* Team building workshops
* Off-site company training
* Excursions
* Trade shows
* After hour parties
* Award banquets
* Fund-raisers
* Galas
* Premieres
* Political campaigns
* Product launches
* Retail openings
* Events
* Incentive & reward travel
* Social Events
  - Bar/Bat Mitzvah
  - Weddings
  - Quinceanera
  - Sweet 16 birthday
  - Anniversaries
  - Family Reunions
  - Baby Showers
  - Graduations
* School Functions
   - Fund-raisers
   - Proms
   - Adult & kids school events
* And more!

WHO SHOULD EXHIBIT?

* Attractions
* Audio Visual Companies
* Balloon Decoration
* Casinos
* Catering
* Communication Suppliers
* Convention Centers
* Cruises
* Decor & Scenery Companies
* Destination Management Companies
* Destinations
* Entertainers
* Event Producers
* Event Related Websites
* Event Venues
* Exhibit/Display Suppliers
* Disc Jockey
* Florists
* Games, Amusement Suppliers, Inflatables
* Golf Courses
* Gift Baskets
* Hotels, Resorts & Country Clubs
* Incentives
* Lighting & Sound Companies
* Limousines
* Linen Rental Companies
* Multi-Media Support
* Party Supplies
* Photographers
* Power, Cooling, Heating Suppliers
* Promotional Products
* Pyrotechnic
* Reality Games
* Rental Equipment
* Restaurants
* Set Designers & Builders
* Signs, Banners, Graphics
* Speakers
* Special Effects Providers
* Staffing Companies
* Staging
* Supplies & Equipment
* Talent Agencies
* Tent Rental
* Ticketing/ID Systems
* Travel Agencies
* Tour Management Agencies
* Video Production
* And more!

EXPO MARKETING

Trade show marketing still remains one of the most cost effective marketing opportunities. With the Event & Party Planning Expo you can meet and qualify prospects immediately and increase sales exponentially. By exhibiting you have the opportunity to:

* Meet new customers face to face
* Generate new leads quickly
* Create new relationships
* Qualify prospects in real-time
* Reconnect with past or current clients
* Demonstrate what you do
* Create Branding of your product/service
* Launch and promote a new concept
* Create new market exposure
* Conduct research and gain insight

 
HOW WE MARKET THE SHOW

The Event & Party Planning Expo uses a targeted campaign using multiple media. Advertising mediums include:

• Direct Mail

• Internet Marketing - Beyond our own website we link and market through other websites.

• Email Marketing -We market through various targeted emails.

• Associations -We market to various associations.

• TV Promotions

• And More! 

PRIZE GIVEAWAYS
 
We strongly encourage that you give a prize away at the expo. Prizes are advertised in the pre-show campaign and must have at least a $50 value. By giving away a prize it gives your company more attention. We select winners from the registration at the door and send the winners directly to your booth to collect the prize.

Prizes with exceptional value will be considered for additional promotion; call your Account Executive.

BOOTH PRICING & PACKAGE 
 
All booths include:
- Pipe & draped booth space
- 1 draped table (6' x 2')
- 2 chairs
- 1 Exhibitor ID tent card

BOOTH OPTION #1 - 10' x 10' Space
$1299 / Single Booth
$ 999 / Each Additional Booth
$ 100 / Corners (Add on)

BOOTH OPTION #2 - 6' x 10' Space
$ 999 / Single Booth
$ 999 / Each Additional Booth
$ 100 / Corners (Add on)

  
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 
 
There are several packages available on a first come first served basis. Sponsorships make you stand out and are an excellent way to maximize exposure and increase your effectiveness at the expo.
 
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PAYMENT
 
We accept:
Check or
 

BOOTH PLACEMENT
 
Companies are placed on the floorplan by show management based upon when we receive your payment. We finalize the show floorplan one week prior to the event. 
 
EXHIBITOR PACKAGE
 
Closer to the expo, the Exhibitor Package will be emailed to you.