Visual Connections New York 2010
Meet hundreds of picture buyers in one day!
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Note that the 10% booking discount for return exhibitors and trade organization members expires on September 5.
Visual Connections New York is returning to the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea on Wednesday, October 13th. The date dovetails with the PACA Annual International Conference on October 15–17, also in New York, to facilitate your travel arrangements.
Visual Connections New York is a key event in the industry calendar, drawing in the region of 1,000 professional picture buyers and researchers to see over 100 stock libraries and photographers from around the world. See who’s already signed up, and who exhibited exhibited and visited last year. Then you’ll see why you need to be there!
Key features of the image expo include:
- Large, 6' tables, with plenty of space behind
- Broad range of visual media and related service suppliers welcome: photo and illustration stock libraries and agencies, assignment photographers, font foundries, artist reps, photo producers, image research and tracking services, and trade organizations.
- Large-format monitors situated on the exhibit floor for advertising or showcasing images/video
- Morning seminar on a key industry topic to draw picture buyers in
- Prize drawing to guarantee traffic to participants’ tables
- Money-back satisfaction guarantee for new exhibitors! (see below for details)
- Discounts for returning exhibitors and trade organization members booking before September 5.
Tables
We offer three sizes of tables for your exhibit space:
- Double: 12' x 2' / 3.6m x 0.6m
- Standard: 6' x 2' / 1.8m x 0.6m
- Shared: 3' x 2' / 0.9m x 0.6m
Each table includes:
- Drape and signage
- 4' (1.2m) of space behind the table and 1' (0.3m) gap either side.
- Power outlet
- Chairs: 2 as standard, 4 with a double, 1 with a shared
- Top quality food and refreshments throughout the day
... and come with all these extra benefits:
- Contact details and an image included in our beautifully produced show guide
- Three images and a web link included in our online gallery of exhibitors
- Free twelve-month gallery listing in the public Image Sources online directory (worth $150)
- Free pre-event publicity for your product and service announcements
- 25% discount on advertising and other promotional opportunities
- 50% discount on Visual Connections network membership
- Option to participate in the prize drawing to incentivize buyers to visit you
- A copy of the registration database after the event
Wired and wireless Internet access, with on-site support, is available at additional cost.
The VillageNew for 2010
APA and ASMP members can take advantage of a fantastic low-cost deal of a place in the the Village, which includes:
- Shared table space, seating and power outlets for meeting clients and doing laptop demos
- Signage listing all photographers exhibiting in the Village
- Top quality food and refreshments throughout the day
- Contact details included in our beautifully produced show guide
- Three images and a web link included in our online gallery of exhibitors
- Free twelve-month gallery listing in the public Image Sources online directory (worth $150)
- One minute slot of on-screen advertising, shown at least 20 times (worth $160)
- 25% discount on advertising and other promotional opportunities
- 50% discount on Visual Connections network membership
Table allocation
You may choose the location of your standard or double table and we will follow your instructions where possible. For a shared table, Visual Connections will choose the location unless you arrange a partner to share with. All tables are allocated in the order that bookings are made (subject to prompt payment), so to secure the best table book now!
Pricing
| Full price | |
|---|---|
| Double table, 12' x 2' / 3.7m x 0.6m | US$ 4,950.00 |
| Standard table, 6' x 2' / 1.8m x 0.6m | US$ 2,600.00 |
| Shared table, 3' x 2' / 0.9m x 0.6m | US$ 1,650.00 |
| The Village | US$ 650.00 |
*Participants at Visual Connections / Picturehouse US events in 2008 and 2009, current PACA, BAPLA, ASMP, APA, ASPP and SAA members receive a 10% discount on tables and all our other marketing opportunities booked by September 5.
If you have not exhibited with us before (i.e. not in 2008 or 2009) we want to minimize any perceived risk to your marketing budget, so we are offering a 50% money-back satisfaction guarantee. Contact us between 30 and 60 days after the event if you honestly believe that your money was not well spent and we will refund 50% of the price you paid for your table.
There is an option to promote an additional brand in the show guide and on the website for $250. As a bonus you will also receive a year’s listing for the additional brand in the public Visual Connections directory. You can select this option when you book or you can add it to your booking afterwards by creating a supplementary booking.
Exhibitors from the UK may qualify for a government grant of £1,000 under the Tradeshow Access Programme. [This link is broken on the UKTI website as of August 11, but the next link works.] See How to Apply for Support for terms, conditions, and how to apply. Follow the ‘Solo route’ for applying through your local UKTI International Trade Team. Note that applications must be received by your local UKTI International Trade Adviser by 18 August 2010.
Other marketing opportunities
We have a wide range of additional marketing opportunities to help you get the most out of being at Visual Connections New York. Or, if you cannot be there, we can give you a ‘virtual presence’ by placing advertising or distributing literature for you. We have options to suit all budgets, so do take a look at what we can offer you!