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PMI CHICAGO CHAPTER SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

 4,200 Active Members Chicago Metro Area
5,000+ Contacts on Mailing Lists in Chicago Metro Area

Contact: Donna Liotta
Title: Director of Advertising
Email: Advertising@PMI-Chicagoland.org
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Monthly Dinner Meeting Sponsorship

$ 1,500

- Attended by 300 members and non-members each month
- Approximately 30%-45% of attendees each month are not PMP certified
- Check-in and networking 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm; dinner meeting 6:30 – 9:00 pm
- No limit of sponsors/month, but will not have two competing sponsors in same meeting
- Monthly meetings occur 11 times per year, excluding July
- Recognition as sponsor during announcements
- Dedicated slide in pre-meeting rolling slide display sponsor information as recognition
- Sponsor smentioned in all meeting promotions: newsletter, website, e-blast
- Display sponsor logo and link on website
- Table to distribute literature
- Flyers can be placed on chairs prior to meeting start
- 2–minute presentation
- Opportunity to provide a raffle/giveaway
- Opportunity to donate to PMI raffle during meeting (must be non-Sponsor-branded materials: donate tuition to a course, PM text books, sponsor a seat with certificate course, etc.), will receive name recognition (i.e. “this book on PM is donated by our sponsor for tonight”)
- 1 complimentary dinner pass with up to 2 additional attendees at member price

• Dinner Meeting Sponsorship Opportunities

Brochure Distribution Package

$    750

- Place sponsor literature at registration/check-in desk and on each seat at each table.
- Recognition as sponsor during announcements
       Sponsor can provide verbage to be read.  Maximum length: 3 sentences, 300 characters. 

Website                                                                                                                      

- Reach 1,600± unique visitors per month
- All ads display in the sponsor bar at the right side of each page on pmi-chicagoland.org
- Ads are randomly selected from the pool of running ads
- All banner Ads should be submitted as jpg or gif files at 72 or 96 dpi
- Banner type: tall button (120W x 180H) or short button (120W x 60H)
- Cost is monthly

• Web Advertising Specifications & Policy

Tall Button Ad

$    200

Short Button Ad

$    150

Newsletter                                                                                                                 

- Reach 5,000± opt-in subscribers; 200± unique click-through
- 11 issues/year (July no newsletter is published)
- No limitation on number of sponsors per issue
- Size: 1/4-page Ad (3.75w x 4.8h),
          1/2-page Ad (3.75w x 9.5h or 7.5w x 4.8h)

• Newsletter Advertising Specifications & Policy

Quarter-Page Ad: Single Issue

$    165

Quarter-Page Ad: One Year

$ 1,500

Half-Page Ad: Single Issue

$    360

Half-Page Ad: One Year 

$ 3,000

Email Blasts

$      50

Approximately 70% of our members hold some PMI certification, and most of those are PMPs. Our email communications reach nearly 5,000 individuals, and only about 3/4 of them are members. On average, we believe that between 1/2 and 60% of the recipients of the email blasts are not PMP certified.

- Reach 5,000± opt-in subscribers; open rate averages 23% or 1,150± views
- Emails are sent twice each month
- No limitation on number of sponsors per issue
- Size: 200-word text description; no imagery
- Cost is per email (if to pursue one month of emails, cost will be $100)

• Email Advertising Policy

Something small that any company can do.  Why not consider donating a door prize?  For your donation you will receive a company name mention when the prize is awarded. No door prize is too big or too small. Contact our Director of Advertising at Advertising@PMI-Chicagoland.org with information about your donation and to make arrangements.

To Place an Order:

• Advertising Order Form 
• Sponsorship Order Form 

Advertising Deadline Dates:

• Schedule and Deadline Dates

Please contact the Director of Advertising (advertising@pmi-chicagoland.org) if you have any questions.