Chapter Strategic Partnerships

Introducing our NEW chapter sponsorship information detailing

how your partnership with MPI St. Louis will be mutually beneficial.

The St. Louis Area Chapter of Meeting Professionals International has over 265 members; 55% are suppliers, 40% are planners, and 5% are students. Our members represent many companies headquartered in the area including Anheuser-Busch, American Optometric Association, Boeing, Enterprise Holdings, Experient, Monsanto, Nestle Purina PetCare, and Scottrade. Our supplier members represent a tremendous amount of buying and referral power with major hotel groups as well as convention centers, transportation companies, and a variety of other businesses that provide products and services to the meetings industry.
 

CHAPTER SUCCESSES

• We were ranked in the Top 2 MPI Chapters, globally, for the past two (2) years.
• Retention rate percentage is one of the highest in MPI globally at 80.54%.
• Our average attendance at monthly meetings has increased by 33% to 112 people.
• Over 100 members participate in committees and volunteer roles.

COMMUNICATION

Your advertisements reach our members via three (3) amazing tools!

• SLANTS is a newsletter published six (6) times a year with articles, highlights of recent events, and spotlights of our members.
• Coffee Talk is a quick-read email with reminders about upcoming events, published six (6) times a year.
• MPI St. Louis website, http://mpistlouis.org, provides upcoming event lists and archived newsletters.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Your company is spotlighted at our Education events!

• Monthly education events with top professional speakers held six (6) times a year.
• EduCon is the chapter’s largest educational event formatted as a daylong conference with continuing education units.

ANNUAL FUNDRAISERS

The MPI St. Louis Area Chapter hosts two (2) fundraisers a year that provide a large marketplace for sponsorship presence.  Both events fund the educational needs of the chapter’s monthly programs and EduCon.

YOUR SUPPORT

To meet the Educational goals of the Chapter, we rely on the support of our members and their companies to cover the rising cost of producing high quality meetings.  We have detailed our sponsorship opportunities on the back page.

Thank you for your consideration.

Corri Roberts
Vice President of Finance
314.418.5942
corri.roberts@renaissancehotels.com

Katie Conoyer
Director of Strategic Partnership Marketing
636.669.3022
kconoyer@scmocc.com

*for details about an in-kind donation, please contact Corri Roberts or Katie Conoyer above*

Levels of Sponsorships

Our Starting Lineup offers four (4) tiers of sponsorships that are sure to be a homerun!

Hall of Fame $5,000

This package is valued at over $11,000 and includes:

• 1 Full Year Membership in MPI St. Louis
• 10 Monthly Education Meeting Registrations
• 10 Fundraising Registrations
• 2 Registrations to Annual Awards Dinner
• 2 Annual EduCon Registrations
• 9 different marketing opportunities throughout the year**

Most Valuable Player (MVP) $2,500 – $4,999 

This package is valued at over $7,000 and includes:

• 8 Monthly Education Meeting Registrations
• 5 Fundraising Registrations
• 2 Registrations to Annual Awards Dinner
• 1 Annual EduCon Registration
• 7 different marketing opportunities throughout the year**

All Star $1,000 – $2,499

This package is valued at over $4,500+ and includes:

• 5 Monthly Education Meeting Registrations
• 2 Fundraising Registrations
• 1 Registration to Annual Awards Dinner
• 1 Annual EduCon Registration
• 5 different marketing opportunities throughout the year**

Fielder’s Choice $500 – $999

Pick 3 (must choose 1 media) for an average benefit of $800+:

• 5 Monthly Education Meeting Registrations
• 3 Fundraising Registrations
• 1 Half Day EduCon Registration
• 1 Advertisement in 3 SLANTS publications
• 1 Half Page Ad in the Membership Directory
• Social Media Recognition as a Fielder’s Choice for 2 months

Visiting Team

Sponsors that donate $1,500+ to the chapter in the fiscal year of 2011/2012 will be entitled to the following media
benefits valued at $3,000+:

• 1 Tile Website Ad for 9 months OR Social Media Recognition as a Visiting Team Sponsor for 6 months
• 1 Advertisement in 6 SLANTS publications
• 1 Full Page Ad in the Membership Directory OR 1 Company Logo displayed at all 6 Monthly Meetings

How to become a Partner with MPI St. Louis Area Chapter:

Step 1:  Complete a Sponsorship Interest Form online at:  http://mpistlouis.org/strategic-partnership-marketing.

Step 2:  The Committee Chair will contact you to discuss your sponsorship.

Step 3:  Upon acceptance of your sponsorship a Sponsorship Commitment Agreement will be sent.

Step 4:  Enjoy your benefits!

Download the Strategic Partnership Marketing Package

Download the Strategic Partnership Presentation

**For more information about the marketing opportunities and how to partner with MPI,

contact Corri Roberts or Katie Conoyer