Looking for visibility?
Look to the Marin Home & Garden Expo!

The Marin Home & Garden Expo will feature the newest trends and favorite traditions in the Home and Garden Industry on Saturday and Sunday, June 2nd and 3rd, 2012. The 2012 Expo will change the way you think about Home Shows. This event will showcase Exhibitors and Sponsors offering expert ideas and products in all facets of living space improvements from "Green" building technologies to state of the art Home Entertainment Systems and Landscape concepts.

Over 250 Exhibitions featuring exceptional:

• Sustainable Building Technologies
• Interior Decorating Concepts and Furnishings
• Remodeling and Renovation Specialists
• Exceptional Home Hardware, Fixtures and Accessories
• Organic Gardening Experts
• Painting, Flooring and Roofing Products and Services
• Artisan Furniture and Custom Design Elements
• Do-It-Yourself Strategies for the Home & Garden
• Family Focused Live Music and Activities
• Ecological Living and Education

Weekend-long Marin Home & Garden Expo 2012 activities:

• Expert Presentations and Demonstrations
• Live Musical Entertainment
• Marin Builders Association 2012 Leadership in Sustainability Awards
• Recognition Awards in Major categories
• Children’s Educational Activities and Stage Presentations
• Tasty Foods and Beverages
• Ongoing Fabulous Giveaways

Producer

This Event is produced by Pacific Expositions, Mill Valley CA

Date

Saturday & Sunday, June 2nd and 3rd, 2012

Hours of Event

Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 P.M.

Location:

Marin Home & Garden Expo will be held in the Marin County Fairgrounds and Exhibit Hall in San Rafael. This is a premier, highly visible and well-established venue. Marin County Fairgrounds and Exhibit Hall enjoys a central location with easy access, parking, and transportation shuttles from surrounding areas.

Attendance

2012 Marin Home & Garden Expo attendance is estimated to be over 10,000 representing all parts of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Media Coverage

Major Daily and Weekly Newspapers, Radio, Magazines, and Television.

Demographics

Broad based age, with sophisticated tastes and mid to upper income.

2012 Sponsorship Opportunities Fees and Benefits

We would like to emphasize this represents a Generic Proposal Format. This event will offer in all cases the opportunity for a creatively developed presentation for each Sponsor, representing their unique products and/or services.

We feel it is of importance to offer this custom format to maximize the benefits to each individual Sponsor and to clearly address the Sponsors' own objectives and goals. We are flexible in expanding and improving these promotional opportunities for our Sponsors, if in their judgment; there are adjustments that would make sponsorship a more winning opportunity for you.

We are confident that your association with 2012 Marin Home & Garden Expo will be an effective promotion and marketing strategy for your company this year, and for many years to come.

 

Sponsorship Level:	Price	Pre Event Representation	On Site Representation
Title: (limited to one)	$50,000.00	Custom Development	Custom Development
Presenting: (limited to two)	$35,000.00	Custom Development	Custom Development
Major:	$10,00.00	Custom Development	Custom Development
Primary:	$5,000.00	Custom Development	Custom Development
Secondary	$3,000.00	A. Event Poster B. Display Advertising C. Directory	Custom Development D. 10'x20' Premiere Space with all services E. Event Signage F. Event Program G. Public Address H. Home & Garden Expo Giveaways I. Attendee Database J. Directory (at Event)
Patron	$1,750.00	Same benefits as Secondary with 10'x10' Premier Space

 

Official Designation

Available in many categories separately or in conjunction with other sponsorship levels. Fees to be determined

Exclusive

Media: Trade value $10,000.00 plus
Alcoholic Beverage: Options negotiated based on the opportunity
Non-Alcoholic Beverage: Cash, product trade / or both

All levels of involvement underwritten through payment by cash, trade, or combination thereof will be considered.

2012 Sponsorship Opportunities

General Tie-in Rights & Benefits

Pre Event Representation:

• A. Event Poster: Business Name and/or Logo on multi-color Event Poster (minimum size: 12" x 18" to be prominently displayed in numerous locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
• B. Display Advertising: Business Name and/or Logo in Display Advertisements placed in prominent daily, weekly, and/or monthly publications throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
• C. Website: Business Name and/or Logo in prominently displayed on events promotional website. On Site Representation.
• D. Exhibit Presentation: A Premiere Exhibit display space for the presentation of the Sponsor's products or services. The Exhibit space size and location will vary with level of involvement.
• E. Event Promotional Signage: Display of banners, signs and flags visible throughout the event site. Frequency and size dependent on sponsorship level.
• F. Event Program: Business Name and/or Logo or Display Advertisement Event Program available at Event.
• G. Public Address: Public acknowledgment from the Marin Home & Garden Expo Stage and throughout the event at regular intervals.
• H. Marin Home & Garden Expo Giveaways: Promotion and recognition through the donation of Sponsor products and service as Door Prizes. These will be held at hourly intervals during the event.
• I. Access to attendee database: Generated through Marin Home & Garden Expo Giveaways sign-ups and administrated by 2012 Marin Home & Garden Expo.

Component specific Sponsorship

Much of the presentation of 2012 Marin Home & Garden Expo is unique to this event, and to the home and garden market that it represents. Exceptional opportunities abound for sponsorship involvement within the focus of a specific component or activity.

Sponsorship support in these areas will underwrite the specific costs associated with the introduction of a new component or activities.

Demo, Lecture & Entertainment Stage: Association for your Company with ongoing Presentations, Demonstrations and Entertainments at the Marin Home & Garden Expo Stage. This stage will attract a wide and diverse audience. ($4,500)

2012 Marin Home & Garden Expo Bag: Name and logo prominently presented on official giveaway bags. Fees to be consistent with underwriting the costs of bag production and distribution. ($3,500)

Youth Zone Stage: High visibility for your Company with the family focused demographic. Stage will present youth centered entertainment, educational children’s activities, contests and presentations. ($3,000)

Exhibit Hall Demo & Culinary Stage: Exceptional Company recognition opportunity at this Exhibit Hall stage. Very popular presentations by guest chefs and kitchen product representatives. ($3,000)

Marin Home & Garden Expo Giveaways: Promotion and Recognition through donations of products and services to the hourly Door Prizes. These will be held at hourly intervals throughout the event. (Donation of products or services.) Arriving attendee raffle mailing list will be available based on Sponsorship Level.

Details and additional Sponsorship Benefit & Fee Structures associated with these Components and Activities as well as others under development are available upon request.

Please direct questions to our Sponsor Liaison: 415 507-1537. Fax: 415 383-7020. info@marinhomegarden.com