SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES NEW YORK SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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1 NEW YORK SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

2 About Probably the most remarkable characteristic of our Web design community is that we truly care about our craft. We care about best practices, about our work, about learning, about sharing, and about improving our skills. This very spirit is the driving force behind our daily work at Smashing Magazine, and this spirit is what has prompted us to organize the Smashing Conference: a friendly, valuable and inspiring community event that helps us all become better at what we do. 01 WHO, WHEN AND WHERE The upcoming Smashing Conference will take place on 16 19th of June 2014 (with two full days of conference talks and two workshop days). The conference venue is the Times Center, just off the Time Square district, in New York City. Organized by Vitaly Friedman, co-founder of Smashing Magazine, and the wonderful Smashing team. AUDIENCE 350 designers, developers, content strategists and business owners; all looking to learn and make new connections. SPEAKERS 016 inspiring, creative professionals, including some of the biggest and most influential names in our industry. The Conference Stage in the Times Center. Our venue is just minutes away from the buzzing Time Square. 350 folks from the Web design industry are expected. CONFERENCE WEBSITE

3 Sponsor Benefits PROMOTE AND SHOWCASE You can present your brand, company and products to our attendees, and meet potential clients and new employees face to face. Use the exhibition space to demonstrate your services and products to over 350 potential partners and customers. No worries: we ll work with you every step of the way; creating the very best conditions for forging lasting, meaningful connections with our attendees. 02 NETWORK AND CONNECT Why to sponsor the event? Well, the Smashing Conference NYC 2014 gives you the opportunity to connect with talented developers, designers, professionals and influential experts. This is the first time we have ever brought the event to the USA, so the coverage, buzz and anticipation will be huge! WE LOVE YOU We re dedicated to making you part of a truly great conference experience. That s why we like to call our sponsors partners : we like to work together and offer everyone the most out of this event. PAST PARTNERS INCLUDE You can find a detailed overview of our dear sponsors from the previous conferences at at the bottom of the page. We keep our sponsors happy!

4 Sponsorship Opportunities OPPORTUNITY PLATINUM GOLD SILVER BRONZE VIRTUAL Sponsor ad campaign on Smashing Magazine: 2,500,000 ad impressions, worth $1,500. Promotion (roll up, etc.) at the workshop venue 03 Opportunity to host evening session. 1 Opportunity to host conference party. 1 Inclusion in conference mailings. Announcement of partnership in social media. Full slide on the big screen for your use during breaks. Exhibition space. Bag inserts. Inclusion of logo on the big screen during breaks. Logo in the conference website footer on every page. Inclusion (logo and text) on the sponsor page. Inclusion of logo in printed media. Conference pass(es), each worth $ Full page ad(s) in the printed conference guide /2 1/4 Price (in $) $15,000 $8,000 $4,500 $2,250 $900 Available spots Unlimited Unlimited

5 Special NYC Sponsorship Packages Perhaps you d like to put your name to something really memorable and a bit different? We ve got your back! We re offering the following special sponsorship packages for the NYC conference. Of course you ll receive a big, personal Thank You on stage and a big round of applause from our impressed attendees. 04 OFFICIAL ATTENDEE PARTY - $10,000. The legendary party will be held on Tuesday night. A guaranteed highlight of the conference, we ll work with you to make this a really memorable occasion for all attendees. ATTENDEE LOUNGE - $6,500. Sponsor our lounge area and let our attendees flock to you! Comfy bean bags, laptop charging stations, retro video games A definite hit with everyone. CONFERENCE VIDEOS - $6,500. Put your name to the filming of the conference! We ll be organizing high-quality recording of each session, which will be made available to attendees after the event ends. CONFERENCE WIFI - $6,500. Perhaps the most gratefully received conference extra... We pride ourselves on a great wifi set up, would you like to be part of that experience? Bowling Meet-Up - $6,000. Host a bowling contest for some of our attendees! This would run on the Monday evening, as conference attendees start to arrive. We ll organize some teams and a knockout tournament - a fantastic way to get to know your fellow attendees before the learning starts! Instameet Photowalk - $3,000. Always immensely popular, this option gives you the chance to host our official conference Instameet. Lead by your preference of either your own representative, or our Event Producer Cat (who has a lot of experience in these photowalks!) we ll walk to the streets of Manhattan, before retreating to a bar together to edit and share our images! A creative and memorable way to connect with our audience. SMASHING JAM SESSION - $6,000. We re looking for a very special partner to team up with on Monday night. As attendees start arriving in town, we d like to throw a pre-conference Jam Session; a chance to meet fellow attendees, learn and share experiences and ideas at back-to-back 5-min talks. Networking at its best! COFFEE STAND - $4,500. Can t have a conference without coffee, right? Help to keep everyone alert in the afternoon! LOCAL TREATS - $4,500. We ll be bringing a bit of local flavor to SmashingConf attendees in the form of some classic New York snacks; think bagels, pretzels, black and white cookies We re hungry already! PHOTO BOOTH - $4,000. Provide a great memento for attendees by sponsoring the photo booth! Always popular and a lot of fun... CONFERENCE POSTCARDS - $3,000. These were a huge hit at Smashing Conf Specially designed conference postcards, with custom pre-paid stamps, for attendees to send back to their office or family! SMASHING MEET-UP - $2,500. A good event is all about networking! We d love to put some money behind the bar at a preconference meet-up. A great opportunity to help us kick the event off in style! POPCORN CART - $1,000. There s always a queue for this at our Freiburg event; delicious warm popcorn, available for attendees throughout the day.

6 Snapshots from the Smashing Conference in A very special treat at our Smashing speaker dinner! Our mystery speaker revealed: Ethan Marcotte! Our audience settling down for a day of intense learning and inspiration. An example of our custom designed Thank You slides. Beautiful sketch notes, commissioned to share with our audience. HUNGRY FOR MORE SNAPSHOTS? Have a look at:

7 More Sponsorship Opportunities We re open to all suggestions and would be delighted to work with you to bring something truly... smashing to life for our attendees! 06 We ve prepared a list of possible sponsorship packages you may be interested in: Conference refreshment breaks Attendee t-shirts On-site-banners Workshop refreshments Event guide advertising On-screen advertising On-site roll-ups Swag bag inserts Do you have anything else in mind? We d love to hear any other ideas that you may have to make the Smashing Conference NYC special, of course!

8 07 Contact We would be happy to answer your questions and hear your suggestions! Get in touch with Cat anytime: CAT CLARK Office: +44 (0) Skype: oh_cat ADDRESS Top Floor Flat, 6 Cleveland Place East, Bath, UK, BA1 5DJ

9 Key Metrics 2013 OUR READERSHIP PROFILE GUI and graphic designers, web developers, new media business professionals, freelancers, decision-makers in IT and marketing departments at small and medium-sized companies, owners and decision-making people in creative agencies, typography specialists, photographers, and last but not least usability experts. 08 COUNTRY VISITORS The United States 28,932,513 46% The United Kingdom 7,267,293 12% India 6,592,643 10% Pakistan 4,321,188 7% Canada 4,120,105 7% Germany 3,610,323 Australia 2,454,232 6% 4% The Netherlands 2,018,815 3% France 2,013,283 3% Spain 1,601,564 3% Page impressions 123,544,269 Visitors Uniques 62,931,959 Average time per visit 4m 54s