ERA 2011 Conference - Sponsorship Info

Conference Sponsorship Opportunites

You Are Invited to Become an Educational Program Sponsor of ERA's 2011 Conference!

We are delighted to announce that the very successful sponsorship program that helped produce our most highly-rated conference in decades in 2009 is being continued and updated for the 2011 event. This is an outstanding opportunity for your company to be an integral and visible part of ERA's 45th Management and Marketing Conference, scheduled Oct. 4-6, 2011, at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort in Oak Brook (Chicago), IL.

Our 2011 conference theme is "The Next Generation ... Get Ready!" Following this theme, our general sessions and breakout seminars will focus on the next generation of people, technology, trends and tactics in our industry and our companies.

We are committed to making this Conference even more valuable than the 2009 event. To help fulfill that goal, we invite your company to become an Education Program Sponsor. There are now FIVE levels of sponsorship, and each comes with many forms of recognition. You will note that the DIAMOND and new PRESENTING level sponsorships allow you the flexibility to select from a number of specific promotional opportunities during the conference.

Please download and review the Sponsorship Form and the details on how you can support the ONLY educational conference in our industry focused on field sales issues. New this year, you also have the option to SPLIT your donation into two equal installments - the first due when you submit your form, and the second to be charged on March 15, 2011.

And ... as soon as your sponsorship payment (or first installment) is received, your company name and logo will be posted on the ERA Web site Conference page and included in Conference promotional materials. In other words, the earlier your commitment is made, the more value you receive.

We look forward to seeing you in Chicago next October. In the meantime, watch for the Conference program brochure and registration information, coming during the first quarter of 2011.

ERA's 45th Management & Marketing Conference Committee

Kathleen Cahill, CPMR, Net Sales Company, Chair
Mark Conley, O'Donnell Associates North
Ted Curtin, CPMR, Repworks, Inc.
Dave Fitzgerald, WESCO Sales Group
Robert Logan, CPMR, Kruvand Associates, Inc.
John O'Brien, CPMR, Coakley, Boyd & Abbett, Inc.
Gary Lee Smith, CPMR, G. L. Smith Associates, Inc.
Tom Shanahan, ERA Executive VP & CEO
Tess Hill, ERA Conference Coordinator

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Choose from these Program Sponsorship Opportunities:

• SILVER ($250)
Silver Sponsors receive: special recognition in the program brochure, on conference signs, in the conference manual and A-V, on ERA’s Web Site, at EDS 2011 and 2012, and in three issues
of The Representor.

• GOLD ($1,200)
Gold Sponsors receive: ONE conference registration (a $695 value); plus special recognition in the program brochure, on conference signs, in the conference manual and A-V, on ERA’s Web Site, at EDS 2011 and 2012, and in three issues of The Representor.

• PLATINUM ($2,100)
Platinum Sponsors receive: TWO conference registrations (a $1,390 value) plus special recognition in the program brochure, on conference signs, in the conference manual and A-V, on ERA’s Web Site, at EDS 2011 and 2012, and in three issues of The Representor.

• DIAMOND ($3,000, including your choice of activity or event)
Choose the promotional activity or conference event YOUR COMPANY sponsors. As a sponsor of a promotional mailing, the conference program brochure, two coffee breaks, a continental breakfast or a breakout seminar, your company name and logo will be prominently displayed. PLUS ... Diamond Sponsors receive: TWO conference registrations (a $1,390 value) and special recognition in the program brochure, on conference signs, in the conference manual and A-V, on ERA’s Web Site, at EDS 2011 and 2012, and in three issues of The Representor. For details on Diamond Sponsorships,
contact Tess Hill at 630-545-9101
or thill@era.org.

• PRESENTING (from $5,000, including your choice of conference event)
Choose the conference event YOUR COMPANY sponsors. As the sponsor of the pre-conference program, a general session program of your choice, Tuesday’s Welcome Reception, Wednesday’s working lunch or the conference theme party, your company name and logo will be prominently displayed. PLUS ... Presenting Sponsors receive: THREE conference registrations (a $2,085 value) and special recognition in the program brochure, on conference signs, in the conference manual and A-V, on ERA’s Web Site, at EDS 2011 and 2012, and in three issues of The Representor.
For details on Presenting Sponsorships, contact Tess Hill
at 630-545-9101 or thill@era.org