Event Marketing Institute : EMI : The Global Authority on the role of live events in business event marketing

EMI Sponsors
The Event Marketing Institute gratefully acknowledges the companies below for their financial support. These companies are the recognized leaders in their fields and their sponsorship of EMI enables us to fund research and develop leading-edge content and resources for our members. Interested in becoming an EMI sponsor? Click here to view the options and benefits.


Global Underwriters

	Exhibit Lighting Group
	Exhibit Lighting Group, headquartered in West Hills, CA, provides theatrical lighting and technical production services for the trade show and corporate event industries throughout North America and abroad. With an abundance of equipment and award-winning personnel including designers, technicians and project management teams, Exhibit Lighting Group provides highly competitive pricing with trend-setting service.
	George P. Johnson
	Established in 1914, George P. Johnson is one of the foremost Experience Marketing agencies in the world. Consistently named one of Advertising Age's “Top 25 Marketing Agencies,” it provides a full suite of relationship-building event, exhibit, and live experience solutions through which it helps premier organizations bring their brands, services and products to prospects and customers around the globe. GPJ provides Experience Marketing strategy, creative, technology, and delivery services through 22 offices around the globe. With full-scale production facilities in Detroit, LA, Stuttgart and Sydney, GPJ also has offices in Boston, San Francisco, London, Stuttgart, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Seoul, and Bangalore. GPJ made history in 1998 when IBM became the first Fortune 10 company to consolidate its global Experience Marketing program into one agency, naming GPJ as its event marketing agency of record. Because of its work with IBM, GPJ earned the first EX Award for “Best Global Business-to-Business Event Marketing”.
	Maritz
	Maritz Interactions produces strategic, targeted, B2B and B2C events and communications that immerse associates and consumers in your brand—to reinforce positioning, enhance image, stimulate trial and boost sales. Our Experiential Marketing offerings cover all phases of event management: 360° intelligence, portfolio optimization, audience segmentation, sponsorship optimization, event design and production, metrics planning and follow-up planning. From employee meetings and product launches to consumer promotions and press briefings, Maritz Interactions combines a comprehensive pre-, during and post-event strategy with creative marketing tactics and leading-edge technological innovations to create engaging experiences that help our clients meet their business goals and objectives.
	Sparks
	Driving brand performance for the world's most powerful brands. An award winning global event marketing agency, Sparks is well-known for its industry knowledge, game-changing strategy, experience design and execution capabilities and overall management and measurement services. A client roster featuring many of the world’s leading power brands leverage Sparks and its nine global facilities for trade shows, corporate events, road shows, press events, permanent themed environments, and more. Learn more about how Sparks drives brand performance at www.sparksonline.com
	TBA Global
	TBA Global (www.tbaglobal.com) is a non-traditional marketing & communications agency that connects brands and people. Through a unique combination of education, events, entertainment and experiences, we help you connect more effectively to all your constituents both inside and outside your organization. The results are motivated employees and innovative customer experiences that increase the power and the reach of your brand. TBA Global earned 2008 Ex Awards for Best Production of an Event (B2B) and Best Multi-Venue Event (Consumer.) The agency is ranked #21 in the top 100 U.S. marketing organizations and #6 among the Top 50 Sales Promotion Agencies by Advertising Age magazine (April 30, 2007). TBA Global is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with multiple offices in the United States and Canada.


Industry Underwriters

	Encore Nationwide
	Imagine a staffing agency where all of the people working internally have the experience of being on the road working promotional tours. A staffing agency that not only understands the importance of having the correct number of promotional staff at an event, but also supplies the RIGHT person for each promotion. That is exactly what you get with Encore Nationwide. We work with each one of our clients to design a staffing solution to meet their exact specifications. Encore can provide fully-trained Product Ambassadors, Hosts/Hostesses, Print/Runway Models, Promotional Models, Trade Show Spokesmodels, Costume Characters, Samplers, Tour Managers, Regional Managers, Field Managers, Emcees, DJs, Truck Drivers (all classes), Temporary Labor, and so much more!


Supporting Sponsors

	Ogilvy Action
	Interrupt, engage, persuade. Whether it’s in-store, on the street, or in large venues, our brand experiences are focused on getting noticed, telling the story, and making the sale. By leveraging face-to-face interactions, we create the kind of brand experience which will forge memorable connections with consumers – where they live, work and play. We have a vast field marketing network that engages our client's sales force, customer and consumer targets to transform their behavior. At OgilvyAction Experiential Marketing, results are everything. With our state of the art web-based reporting and custom analytics, we can immediately measure the return on investment.