CONNECT to Other Businesses and People. GROW Your Company Resources. EDUCATE the Pittsburgh Area About Your Business

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1 CONNECT to Other Businesses and People GROW Your Company Resources EDUCATE the Pittsburgh Area About Your Business OVER 110,000 SQUARE FEET OF EXHIBITOR SPACE! WHO ATTENDS? Business Owners Company Presidents and Vice Presidents CFOs Company Buyers Managers Employees Investors Entrepreneurs PITTSBURGH S LARGEST B2B SHOW WITH LIMITED COMPETITION 300+ Exhibitor Booths Limited Competition in 50+ Industries 40+ Workshops to Grow Your Business THE SHOW YOU CAN T MISS! SEE Speakers From Over 20 Different Industries. ATTEND Workshops to Earn CEU's and Learn New Skills. ATTAIN Business Leads, Referrals and New Clients. MEET AND MINGLE with Peers in Your Industry. SHOP for New Innovative Products and Services. LEARN About New Marketing Strategies. SPONSORED BY Reserve Your Space Today at or Call to Discuss Sponsorship Opportunities

2 WHAT IS THE PITTSBURGH BUSINESS SHOW? The Pittsburgh Business Show, now in its second year, helps to build partnerships, bring professionals together for networking, and create opportunities for new and existing businesses STATISTICS WHO ATTENDS? The goal of the Pittsburgh Business Show is to bring together resources, industry and people from the region and connect them with other businesses that will increase the economy, support the local region and create long-lasting relationships that will grow by having an annual B2B trade show in downtown Pittsburgh. HOW DID THEY HEAR ABOUT THE SHOW? WHY EXHIBIT? Build your brand Generate sales and revenue Meet decisions makers in and around the Pittsburgh area Network and form relationships for your company and others DID YOU KNOW? 84 percent of trade show attendees have the power to recommend, specify, and/or make final purchasing decisions. 49% of attendees come to a trade show with buying intent. Trade show visitors will tell 6+ people about their experience. HOW WERE THEY TARGETED? 5,650, ,144 Television Commercial Views Total number of impressions reaching ages in the from Direct Mail and Print Pittsburgh Market. Advertisements. 125,000 3 MILLION Targeted s to Business Number of Impressions in views Owners, Decision Makers and in Online Visibility in Display Professionals in the 25 mile Marketing including Google, radius of Pittsburgh. Facebook, LinkedIn.

3 TESTIMONIALS & STATISTICS I was thrilled to support and speak during the show and continue to network and make contact with attendees, vendors and other presenters. It was well organized, professional and well received. I m looking forward to the 2018 show! Darieth Chisolm Our company attended the Pittsburgh Business Show back in April as a vendor and a presenting sponsor. We were so excited to get involved with this event from the very beginning and it turned out to be a huge success for us. It was so great to be able to meet so many other businesses at the show, both from foot traffic coming through the doors and also from hanging out with all of the other vendors. Dan Harmon, VP of Higher Images The Pittsburgh Business Show was greatly beneficial for Junior Achievement of Western PA. Not only where we able to support our existing partners, but we were also able to meet with new partners and create potential relationships with them. Bill Lucas, JAWPA Landon and Acosta, LLC, benefited greatly from exhibiting at the Pittsburgh Business Show. We are business brokers, and the show was a fantastic opportunity to meet business owners that were interested in growing their businesses by making strategic acquisitions, or selling their business to cash out and retire. COMPANIES TOP 3 GOALS DURING A TRADE SHOW: Increase Sales Increase Brand Awareness Enhance Product Knowledge WHY ATTEND THE PITTSBURGH BUSINESS SHOW? 84% of marketing executives say that trade shows reinforce brand awareness 80% of Marketing Executives say that B2B shows help with new products promotions and launches B2B shows capture the largest share of marketing dollars among companies that exhibit Source: Center for Exhibition Industry Research and EXHIBITOR Magazine HOW TO GET YOUR COMPANY IN THE SHOW Book your Exhibitor Space today Sign up to be a sponsor Choose a media sponsor opportunity Take advantage of our public relations options Sal Acosta, Landon and Acosta, LLC

4 BOOTH PACKAGES 10 x10 (100 ft 2 ) Regular Early Discount Price Savings Standard 6-foot skirted table, 2 chairs, wastebasket Listed on Exhibitor Map and Program Pittsburgh Business Show microsite for lead generation and promotion $3,500 $2,750 $750 Premium Increased visibility with prime location Plus the standard booth package $4,000 $3,200 $750 Workshop Limited availability Dedicated 45 minute workshop Plus the premium booth package $7,000 $6,250 $ x20 (200 ft 2 ) Regular Early Discount Price Savings Standard 6-foot skirted table, 2 chairs, wastebasket Listed on Exhibitor Map and Program Listed on the PBS website and linked directly to your website $7,000 $5,500 $1,500 Premium Increased visibility with prime location Plus the standard booth package $8,000 $6,500 $1,500 Workshop Limited availability Dedicated 45 minute workshop Plus the premium booth package $10,000 $8,500 $1, x20 (400 ft 2 ) Regular Early Discount Price Savings Premium 2x6-foot skirted table, 2 chairs, wastebasket Half page color ad in program Listed on Exhibitor Map and Program Listed on the PBS website and linked directly to your website Increased visibility with prime location $14,000 $11,750 $2,250 Workshop Limited availability Dedicated 45 minute workshop Plus the premium booth package $16,000 $13,750 $2,250

5 PRESENT YOUR OWN WORKSHOP As an industry leader, your success and strong ties to the Pittsburgh business community have made you one of our region s experts. Present a workshop that will help our attendees learn from your experiences while growing their own business. The 2017 Pittsburgh Business Show Workshops included these topics: How to Develop a Well-Rounded Digital Marketing Strategy Learn the 7 Steps to a Successful Side Hustle Converting Your Business Website into a Customer Generation Engine Security Inside and Out Winning with Google Secrets to Buying or Selling a Business OPTION 1 Present your own workshop at the Pittsburgh Business Show s meeting rooms. Our workshop presentation package offers: 10'x10' premium booth 45-minute workshop session with seating setup for 100 attendees Professional sound and projection Your workshop will be featured in Pittsburgh Business Show s media, print, and digital marketing OPTION 2 Regular Early Discount Price Savings 45-minute workshop $7,000 $6,250 $750 Run workshops on your schedule, at your booth, as often as you like. Your workshop will be featured in Pittsburgh Business Show s media, print, and digital marketing Professional sound and projection capabilities offered for additional fees Customized seating set-up for your attendees in your space. Your choice of workshop schedule and topics during both days Directly reach hundreds of attendees through the duration of the Show Approx. Seating Regular Early Discount Price Savings 10 x20 (400 ft 2 ) 25 seats $8,000 $6,500 $1, x20 (400 ft 2 ) 25 seats $16,000 $13,750 $ x30 (600 ft 2 ) 40 seats $20,000 $17,750 $2,250

6 ADVANCED MARKETING TOOLS & STRATEGIES PITTSBURGH BUSINESS SHOW PROGRAM ADVERTISING Trim Size: 8" x 10.5" With Bleed: 8.25" x 10.75" Live Area (keep text within this space): 7.5" x 9.5" 7.125" x 4.688" 3.5 x 9.5 Advertisements are subject to the approval of the publisher. Publisher reserves the right to reject or omit any advertisement at any time for any reason. Advertisers assume responsibility and complete liability for all content in their ad. Pittsburgh Business Show is limited in its liability for errors not to exceed the value/cost of the space occupied by the ad. ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONS Full Page Business Spotlight: $2,800 (Includes a press release and distribution) Full page: $2,500 1/2 Page Horizontal: $1,500 1/2 Page Vertical: $1,500 All ads must be designed in CMYK and submitted in a high-resolution format (minimum 300 DPI). PDF, JPG, EPS and TIFF formats accepted. Pittsburgh Business Show is not responsible for ads sent that do not meet these standards. 3.5" x 4.688" " x 4.688" " x 2.25" Please submit completed artwork to: Advertising@PittsburghBusinessShow.com AD DESIGN SERVICES 1/4 Page Vertical: $850 1/8 Page Vertical: $500 1/16 Page Vertical: $300 *Ad sizes are not to scale. If you do not have the software to create an ad or someone to create it for you, please contact us so that we may assist you with ad creation. POST-SHOW SHARED THANK YOU MESSAGE: $999 Our survey will be sent out directly after the show. Your company s information, description, and contact information will be included.

7 David L. Lawrence Convention Center WHY SPONSOR THE SHOW? Sponsoring the Pittsburgh Business Show is an We will reach over 29,000 businesses through our social media, excellent opportunity for both small and large reach thousands of people and businesses in the Pittsburgh companies to reach thousands of businesses, and local surrounding markets, bring through traffic of other businesses through your vendor spots and allow you the generate leads, and build your brand and name opportunity to build your name recognition through our website recognition. The opportunities associated with being and other opportunities online. a sponsor are much greater than any other show Sponsorship opportunities allow for many areas of marketing and offered in the Pittsburgh market. media that can also benefit you today, tomorrow and in the future. This recognition and long-lasting reach of our marketing will help you build your name recognition and company brand. We allow for press releases, videos, billboards, television, and other media that you can be displayed on and recognized as a sponsor of the Pittsburgh Business Show. Being an active sponsor for the current year and in future Shows can ensure that you build a ongoing name recognition and lead source to count on year after year to bring in new opportunities to your business. We are also looking forward to working with our sponsors throughout the entire year and into the following year. This will help build your name recognition along with your credibility online and provide you with potential leads and opportunities in the future as well as at the show. Feel free to call us and learn about all the opportunities and options available with one of the largest business to business shows in north eastern United States. It is our goal and mission to help our sponsors build programs that can be extremely successful. With our team of professionals we can help assist in both your marketing and sales at our Pittsburgh business show to help make this your most successful show that your business attends each year.