Sponsorship Opportunities

Our approach and process is this...
We are consultative in providing marketing solutions to you or in support of your client's needs. This means that we want to know about your marketing objectives, strategies and brand positioning so that we are truly on your team of solution providers. We care about your experience in our events and your outcomes.

Building Partnerships
Beyond exhibit space, banners and logos, there's creating the experience. Partnership opportunities involve participating in the creating of a complete, active and engaging visitor experience designed to maximize your exposure to key markets. Whether visitors interact with your product, take away samples or meet with you face to face, your sponsorship opportunity will be custom crafted to meet your specific objectives.

Visit the Marketplace Events corporate site for more info and to see our event schedule, MarketplaceEvents.com.

The Team:

Rosanna Hrabnicky, National Sponsorship Manager USA

Rosanna oversees sponsorship development and sales for our 17 of the 27 home and garden shows in the U.S. With over 25 years of sales & marketing experience she is responsible for the development of customized, mutually beneficial sponsorship programs designed to maximize her client's return on investment.

Prior to joining Marketplace Events, Rosanna spent five years as a Sales Account Executive for IMG's expositions division where she sold sponsorship for many consumer shows including the New York Int'l Auto Show, Golf, Boat, Women & Motorcycle Shows. Prior to IMG, she spent 17 years as Promotions & Advertising Manager at SYSCO Food Services of Cleveland. Rosanna resides in Cleveland, OH with her husband, Bill and son, Billy.

Jon Connor, National Sponsorship Sales, Canada

Jon is responsible for National Sponsorship Sales and sponsorship development within 10 Home & Garden show across Canada.  He has close to 25 years of sales & marketing experience and is responsible for developing & implementing sponsorship programs designed to be mutually beneficial while at the same time maximizing his client's return on investment. 

Using his parent’s dining room table to start his first marketing company at the age of 16, Jon landed his first sponsorship deals with Roots Canada and Swatch Watches while still in high school. Since that time, he has developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a number of his own businesses, and held senior level positions at some of Toronto’s leading marketing & technology firms.

Peggi Wenham, Sponsorship Assistant

Peggi began her career at Marketplace Events in 2008 as the Sponsorship Assistant where she currently assists the National Sponsorship Manager to develop sponsorship sales for 27 Home and Garden Shows throughout North America.

With a background in sales prior to joining the team at Marketplace Events, Peggi spent 19 years as an executive administrative assistant to the Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing at SYSCO Food Services and 10½ years with a large insurance company both in the Cleveland market.

Contact Information:

Rosanna Hrabnicky
National Sponsorship Manager
31300 Solon Road, Suite 3
Solon, OH 44139
USA
Tel: 866-463-3663
Fax: 440-248-5790
rosannah@marketplaceevents.com

Interested in becoming a sponsorship partner?

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