Sponsorship and Marketing Opportunities

Available only to exhibiting companies, these opportunities to increase visibility and impact may include recognition in the program book, ASHP website, on-site daily newspaper, and on signage throughout the convention center. We can customize additional packages to suit your requirements and budget.

To view the interactive version of our sponsorship & Marketing Opportunities promotion, please click here.

To learn more about any of these opportunities, contact Dayna Evans, Senior Manager, Exhibits and Sponsorship at 301-664-8655, or devans@ashp.org.

Sponsorship

Network Connections
$120,000 (sole sponsorship, all locations)
$70,000 (joint sponsorship, all locations)
Help pharmacists connect and they’ll never forget you.  At Network Connections, registrants access computer stations where they can send and receive Internet messages without leaving the convention center.  Registrants also use this service to complete their meeting evaluation and CE request forms online. Your company or product name and logo will be displayed on each screen with a link to your company’s website.

Wednesday Evening Party at Universal Studios®
$100,000 (sole sponsorship)
$50,000 (joint sponsorship)
Party on! This is your chance to sponsor an engaging, high-energy event where attendees have a chance to relax and play.

Closing Day General Session and Luncheon
$100,000 (sole sponsorship)
$50,000 (joint sponsorship)
Have the last word as the 43rd Midyear ends. We’re making this session a “can’t miss” event with an appealing speaker who will offer plenty of tasty food for thought to an attentive audience estimated at more than 2,000.

Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall
$100,000 (sole sponsorship)
$50,000 (joint sponsorship)
Every year the opening of the Exhibit Hall gets more exciting—and draws bigger crowds. Much fanfare, free refreshments and entertainment will bring appreciative attendees to the exhibit hall where your company will be recognized as the sponsor of this no-holds-barred celebration.

Bus Transportation
$105,000
Sweep them off their feet with convenient transportation!  Your message will get around when your company name and logo is on the exterior of chartered buses running to and from official Midyear Clinical Meeting hotels and the convention center. (The sponsor is responsible for the costs to produce and install the graphics.)

Aisle Signs (SOLD)
$55,000
Lead the way—all the way through the Exhibit Hall.  Your company will maintain a consistent presence with its logo prominently featured on aisle signs.

Lanyards (SOLD)
$44,000
Talk about logowear! When your organization’s name and logo is on badge-holder lanyards worn by all registrants, you’re never out of sight—or mind.

Lead Retrieval Cards (SOLD)
$46,000
Pick a card and get lucky. Sponsor Lead Retrieval Cards and get your company name and logo into the hands of every meeting attendee over the course of the five-day meeting.

Convention Registration Bags (SOLD)
$105,000
Carry on successfully. These durable bags with the meeting sponsor’s logo will be distributed to all meeting registrants on-site. They’ll serve as convenient carryalls both during and after the meeting.

Hotel Keys (SOLD)
$40,000
Every time they use their keys, they’ll see your name. Put your company’s product name or logo on all major hotel keys and into the hands of most Midyear Clinical Meeting attendees over the course of the five-day meeting.

Seated MassageCenter
$23,000
Ahh. Win the gratitude of newly mellow registrants who’ve enjoyed the massage center. You can distribute coupons for free massages from your booth in the exhibit hall.

Shoe Shine Station
$20,000
Polish your sales pitch. Watch pharmacists take a shine to your offerings when you give them free shoe shine coupons at your booth.

Corporate Support Packages

* Additional exhibit space may be purchased at the published rates

Advertising

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (AJHP) and News & Views
Make a strong impression by advertising in health-system pharmacy’s prestigious journal, AJHP® (circulation: 41,762+). News & Views, a tabloid-sized daily newspaper featuring timely meeting coverage and updates, is also available exclusively to exhibitors, as is sponsorship of a post-meeting highlights newspaper.

• Contact: Jim Pattis, Cunningham Associates, at 201-767-4170, or jpattis@cunnasso.com.

ASHP Web Pages
ASHP offers an exclusive online banner advertising opportunity on our Midyear Clinical Meeting web pages. With 100,000+ page views each year, this section of the ASHP website provides useful resources for conference attendees, including online registration, updated program information, hotel reservations, exhibit hall maps, and much more.

• Contact: Greg Leatham, Director of Web Communications, at 301-664-8641, or gleatham@ashp.org.

Industry-Sponsored Program Listing
ASHP will publish a list of industry-sponsored programs including Midday Symposia in the October 15 issue of AJHP® and on the ASHP website.

• Contact: Michell Tyler at 301-664-8762, or mtyler@ashp.org. 

ASHP Mailing Lists
Get the word out! Send pre-meeting promotions to everyone on our pre-registrant list. (Order by October 21, 2008 to ensure delivery.)  If you’re sponsoring a symposium, you may purchase links on our website to pages that provide additional program details including session agenda, speakers, objectives and CE as well as an e-mail link for online registration.

• Contact: Robert Hodges at 301-664-8831, or rhodges@ashp.org.

Customized Links for Industry-Supported Programs on the ASHP Web Site
Exhibitors supporting Symposia and/or Midday Symposia may purchase links on our website to pages outlining additional program details including a detailed description and agenda, speakers, schedule, and online registration. Don't miss this opportunity to set your program apart from the others. Visit our industry-support page to take advantage of this opportunity.

Lead Retrieval
All ASHP meeting attendees will receive a card encoded with their contact information at registration. This card can be used to capture attendee contact information, onsite registration and check in, and/or for CE attendance verification for your event. To order an ExpoCard reader, contact Experient at 800-787-0475 or download the Lead Retrieval Order Form [PDF].

Hotel Door Drop and Literature Rack
Keep your message upfront—and personal. ASHP will arrange for distribution of your product literature, special booth promotions, products and services, CE monographs, press releases and the like to meeting attendees.   For more details, rates, and registration forms please click here [PDF].

(The deadline to participate in the Hotel Door Drop is November 25, 2008. The deadline for the Literature Rack is December 3, 2008. Material must be approved by ASHP in advance.)

• Contact: Ken Harding at 301-664-8814, or kharding@ashp.org.

Symposia Opportunities

Enhance your presence by conducting a breakfast, midday, or evening educational symposium for your key customers. You can also request meeting space for business meetings or social events at official meeting hotels.  Visit the Symposia area to learn more.

Meeting & Activities Planner

Advertise your company's products and services to every Midyear Clinical Meeting attendee by sponsoring the Meeting & Activities Planner.  This pamphlet style reference guide (4 x 8 ¾)  will be stuffed into meeting registration bags and contains a daily schedule, hotel map, and local restaurant information.  Your sponsorship includes advertising space on the front, back, and inside covers, as well as the entire center spread for $35,000.