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The Global Strategic Management Institute has created a series of social media marketing conferences to aide the almost countless organizations who are shifting their marketing dollars towards social. This series of events, The Social Strategies Series, includes, Social Media Strategies Summit, Mobile Marketing Strategies Summit, Social Media Legal Risks and Strategies and Blogging Strategies Summit. Each summit is it’s own event and operates individually, however, each focuses on educating organizations on the best ways to use their marketing dollars to craft, build and enhance their social marketing efforts.

GSMI is proud to be included as one of the top conference companies when it comes to social media events. Past and future speakers who have presented at one or more Social Strategies Summit events include high level representatives from, Facebook, Zappos, Altimeter Group, Forrester, Google, PayPal, eBay, American Express, General Electric, General Motors and much more. In addition thought leaders in the industry have viewed our events as a valuable platform to share their latest ideas. Thought leaders who have and will present during one or more of our Social Strategies Series events in 2011 include, bestseller author Charlene Li, author Guy Kawasaki and Jeremiah Owyang just to name a few.

Our 2011 Social Strategies Series events are highly sought after and have already grabbed the attention of CEOs, CMOs, CBOs, VP’s, Directors and Managers of; marketing, branding, business strategy, customer relations, social media, public relations, online community managers from such companies as, Home Depot, Visa, Google, ESPN, dozens of nonprofit organizations, grocery stores around the U.S., and hundreds of other medium to large size businesses.

6 Benefits of Sponsorship and Exhibiting at GSMI Events

Typical GSMI event attendees include: C-Level Executives, Directors, VP’s, Principals, Managing Directors and other senior level executives. Events are expertly targeted to a well defined market of senior executives and decision makers. GSMI is committed to assuring our sponsors know their marketing dollars have been spent wisely.

Unique opportunity to develop new business leads with key corporate decision makers. Revisit existing customers and cement your client relationships. Brand your company name and generate awareness of your organization.

Value of GSMI events

What is 10 For 7?

The Social Strategies Series summits include our signature 10 for 7 showcase. This unique feature is an invaluable component of the conference, giving key decision makers the opportunity to educate themselves on various services and platforms that can assist them in building a successful marketing campaign. 10 for 7 offers participating sponsors the opportunity to present products and/or services to those decision makers in a fun and informative way. 10 for 7 is a new, innovative, showcase where 10 hand-picked sponsors each present on the main stage for 7 minutes. During this 7 minute showcase sponsors have the opportunity to present their latest products and services to interested buyers who are eager to learn about best options available in this ever changing market.

At 10 for 7 you will have the opportunity to:

Summarize key aspects of your products and/or services.

Highlight key selling points in an informative setting, to a captive audience of decision makers.

Offer options and answers to the various social media marketing challenges your company can help solve.

GSMI’s Social Strategies Series are the only summits that provides such a valuable platform.

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Past Attendees*

AARP ABS-CBN International ALEGORA Altimeter Group Ancestry.com Inc. APX Alarm Azamara Club Cruises Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Corporate Banking Bayer HealthCare LLC Behr Process Corporation Blue Shield of California Boingo Bombardier Aerospace Boston University Bounce Energy, Inc. California Cling Peach Board CBR CDS Global CenterPoint Energy Charter Communications,Inc. Checksmart Financial Chuck E. Cheese’s Cincinnati Bell Inc. cisco systems Citrix Online Colloquy Conill Advertising Covario DentalPlans.com Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc. Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. Earthjustice East Cleveland City Schools eBay Inc. eHealthInsurance EMP Enlighten Epic Media Group ESPN Esurance Inc. FashionCareerCollege Ferris State University First Republic Forrester Research, Inc. Fors Marsh Group LLC Forward Foods LLC Freelance GAP Global Genes Project Home Grown Industries of GA, Inc. Howard University HP iostudio JAMRS Kaiser Permanente Kenwood USA Kinetico Incorporated Lockheed Martin

MARS Meals on Wheels MELT LLC MGM Resorts International MissionFish mixi,Inc. Mzinga National Shooting Sports Foundation Inc NCLR Nestle NetApp New Media Strategies Nike Inc. Norsan multimedia PAi PayPal Primedia RightNow Royal Caribbean International Salesforce.com, Inc san joaquin valley college SAP Sapient Nitro Selig Multimedia Shoutlet, Inc. SilverStone Group Simmons Bedding Company Sirona Dental Systems SJVC Stanford Athletics Strategies 360, Inc. Symantec The Hartford U.S. Bank U-Haul International, Inc. UN WFP Universal Technical Institute US Transportation Command US Transportation Command USMC Element Defense Media Activity VSP Global Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Advanced Digital Services Whataburger White Rock Distilleries WorkSafeBC Yakult U.S.A. Inc. Ziegenfelder Company * Partial List

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Sponsorship Options

Exclusive Only one per event. $30,000

Speaking opportunity within main conference, 45 minute time slot. Co-branded within all summit videos- interviews, short spots, and full session recordings. Lanyards, pens, and co-branded event folders. Includes private party on-site at hotel following networking hour. We will work with you to create an unforgettable event. 10x10 display space. 7 company passes and 3 client passes. “10 for 7” premiere slot, before lunch on the first full conference day. Full page advertisement in attendee folder. Access to updated attendee list every 2 weeks. Company logo and 100 words on event website. Prominent logo display Logo on header on every document (only sponsor to receive this)

Featured $7,500

Three complimentary delegate passes ($6000 value). Table top display space w/ electricity. Receive delegate list one week in advance of event. Company logo and 50 words on event website. Opportunity to participate in our “10 for 7” series. Branded company interview- taped, edited & published by GSMI. Company information listed in press releases, blogs and mentions.

Exhibitor $4,000

Two complimentary delegate passes ($4000 value). Table top display space w/ electricity. Receive delegate list one week post event.

Additional Sponsorship Options

Twitter Feed $10,000

Take advantage of one of the most popular aspects of our Social Strategies Series - The Twitter Feed. Over 3000 Tweets during our Social Media Strategies Summit, February 2011. Branded report of all tweets captured during the summit. Feed and screen area branded with your company information. Exclusive- only one sponsor per Summit.

VIP Lunches $5,000 per day

Network with speakers and key decision maker delegates from some of the top companies in an exclusive VIP lunch. This premier opportunity is only available to two sponsors - one per each day of the event. Branded VIP lunch room including signs. Chance to invite key prospects - sponsor will be given full access to attendee list. VIP lunch is an intimate environment with speakers and up to 25 delegates of sponsors choice. Up to three representatives from sponsors organization can attend the VIP lunch.

Executive Summaries $10,000

Benefit from insights, knowledge and high level speaker presentations our Social Strategies Series events offer by sponsoring an Executive Summary. Leverage the Executive Summary for marketing campaigns, lead generation or simply brand yourself along side our great summaries. Branded 50+ page summary of each session, including pre-summit workshops. Only one sponsor per event. Longevity - each Executive Summary has a long shelf life. Executive summaries average 1000 + downloads following the event. Ask us for an example.

Cocktail Reception Sponsor $7,500

Branding in conference materials and conference website. Conference Chairman will reference your sponsorship during event. Branding on Bars. Opportunity to have bartenders wear a logo shirt of your organization. Your logo on banners entering reception specifying your organization as reception sponsor.

Luncheon Sponsor $2,500

Table top Logo on buffet table. Branding on conference materials. Conference Chairman will reference your sponsorship to delegation before lunch. Website sponsor logo.

Break Sponsor $2,500

Table top logo on refreshment table. Branding on conference materials. Website sponsor logo.

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