Sponsorship Opportunities

The Mississippi Market offers a unique opportunity to spotlight your company to Mississippi-based exhibitors and attendees from all over the Southeast. Sponsorship is obtained by financial contribution, or providing in-kind goods and services essential to the Mississippi Market. Combination cash/in-kind packages are encouraged and welcomed.

Call Elizabeth Taylor or Will Moody at 888-886-3323 or 601-359-3593 for more information.
Show Directory deadline for ads and listings is May 1, 2008.

Sponsorship Overview (pdf format)

All Sponsors

May provide banners or posters to be displayed in prominent areas of the Trade Mart. Your company name and address needs to be marked on back of all materials. Items will be returned to you after the Market. Items must be delivered to MDA by June 1, or may be hand delivered to the Trademart on Wednesday, June 4, between 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Deliver to the Exhibitor Registration Desk, which will be located in the back of the Trademart on Wednesday.

You may also send literature, flyers, brochures or promotional items to be included in the Exhibitor Registration Packages. You will need to send approximately 250 pieces of any item(s) you choose to send. Items must be received by May 28.

Show Directory – AD and Logo Specs

Logos and advertisements should be provided at the time you return the Registration Form, but no later than May 1 to be printed in the Show Directory. Logos and ads that are delivered after that date will not be printed in the Directory.

Logos

  • All sponsors will have their company listing appear in the Sponsor Section of the Directory.
  • Exhibitors may pay an additional fee for their logo to be printed in the Directory.
  • Printed logos will be in black and white, and measure approximately 1” wide x ½” tall.

Advertisements

Sponsors

  • Gold Level Sponsors are entitled to a ½ page, black and white ad in the Show Directory
  • Silver Level Sponsors are entitled to a ¼ page, black and white ad in the Show Directory
  • Bronze Level Sponsors are entitled to have their logo printed in the Show Directory

Exhibitors

Exhibitors may pay an additional fee for an ad or logo to be printed in the Directory. See Exhibitor Registration Form for prices.

AD Sizes

(Directory layout will determine which size runs.)

  • Full page ad: 7.5” wide x 9.5” tall.
  • ½ page ad: 7.5” wide x 4.5” tall.
  • ¼ page ad: 3.75” wide x 4.5” tall AND 4.5” wide x 3.75” tall.

Technical Requirements

  • Ads and logos will be printed in black and white.
  • Ads can be provided electronically, as an ad slick, or as clean originals from a laser printer.
  • Faxed copies or poor quality prints will not be accepted.
  • All electronic files must be PC based.
  • Electronic formats that can be accepted are:
    • eps, or .jpeg** graphics
    • Adobe Acrobat documents (.pdf)**

If you are unable to provide electronic files in these formats, mail a laser printed original or an ad slick. Ads sent in WORD format (.doc) WILL NOT BE USED. If mailing printed logos or ads, place them in a protective folder or envelope, do not bend them, and be sure they are clean and free of smudges or blemishes. Materials will not be returned.

Show Schedule

Exhibitor Set-Up

Wednesday, June 4 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Show Hours

Thursday, June 5 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday, June 6 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Take Down

Friday, June 6 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Dismantling is not to begin before 5:00 p.m. under any circumstances.
All exhibits must be removed from the Trade Mart by 9:00 p.m.

Exhibitor's Lounge / Breakfast - Lunch

The exhibitor’s lounge will be in the back of the Trademart in West Bay, and is open to exhibitors, sponsors and staff. On Thursday only, a continental breakfast with coffee will be served from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Lunch will be served both Thursday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Name Badges

Exhibiting sponsors will receive their name badges as they check in at the Exhibitor’s Registration Desk (in rear of Trademart on Wednesday).

All other sponsors may pick up name badges at the Registration Desk (in the front of the Trademart on Thursday or Friday) at anytime during the Market.

Shipping / Delivery Instructions

Elizabeth Taylor
Mississippi Market/MDA
Woolfolk State Office Building
501 North West Street, Suite 447
Jackson, MS 39201

Contacts

Elizabeth Taylor
Will Moody

601.359.3024
601.359.3420

 

 

 

Toll Free: 888.886.3323 Fax: 601.359.2116

Sponsorship Registration Agreement

Sponsorship Registration Form (pdf format)
    Sponsorship Registration Form (Microsoft Word format)

The Sponsorship Registration Agreement is accessible by clicking on the link above. To view and print the PDF formatted Agreement you must have the Acrobat Reader program, which is available at no charge.

The Registration Agreement must be printed, then completed. It is not an "on-line" form.

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