ITSPA/trefor.net VoIP workshops sponsorship opportunities
Background and Content of VoIP Workshops
Industry trade body ITSPA and technology site trefor.net have teamed up to co-produce VoIP workshops. These typically happen twice a year, in October and around March time – click here for forward planning calendar. Topics to be covered at these VoIP workshops are normally announced 6 – 8 weeks beforehand and the events themselves usually attract a good audience from the 82 ITSPA membership.
This is a great opportunity to get your brand message across to a highly targeted audience. The workshops usually follow this rough pattern:
Arrival, registration & teas & coffees
Welcome
Talk 1 – 20 mins
Talk 2 – 20 mins
Talk 3 – 20 mins
Networking coffee break
Panel Debate on the specific theme of the workshop. – 60 mins
Networking drinks
The talks are usually very relevant to the topic of the panel debate and often given by the panelists. The panel debates themselves always get a high level of audience participation and are both very entertaining and educational.
Topics discussed in the past include provisioning best practice, VoIP fraud and security, handsets – wifi versus dect, desktop voip phone developments, soft clients, developments in session border controllers, mobile VoIP markets, the future for OTT voice, net neutrality.
We occasionally fit in two panel discussions and cut down on the talks.
Who should sponsor and why?
If you are a VoIP equipment vendor or involved in wholesale activities selling to the ITSP community then this is a great opportunity to get in front of your target customer base. ITSPA membership comprises over 80 ITSPs – most of the UK market.
The ITSPA/trefor.net workshops are promoted up to 2 months in advance both to the membership and to other stakeholders in the ITSP community (including prospective members). A sponsor will therefore get coverage for a prolonged period of time in the run up to the event as well as face time in front of key market players on the day.
trefor.net will typically get up to 60,000 visitors to the site in the 8 week period prior to the workshop. We will also be running a week of VoIP themed posts during the week of the workshop. Posts during themed weeks get around 7k visits and a high level of engagement with readers. Check out more details here.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Gold Event Sponsor – £5,000 (1 only available)
Prime advertising spot on ITSPA event landing page, Eventbrite sign up page and left hand inpost skyscraper 160 x 600 or in post bottom slot 336 x 280 on trefor.net event page for the run up to the event – usually 6 – 8 weeks.
Opportunity to have stand (table/pop-up/booth – whatever works for you and for the venue) in the refreshment area of the workshop with own staff present.
Branding at the front of the room next to the projector and on Agenda slides.
Use of the ITSPA and trefor.net logos on your own site for material connected with the event.
One 20 minute speaking slot. This needs to be relevant to the workshop and always works best if presented as a factual talk rather than a sales pitch. Your speaker may also participate in the panel debate if relevant. If you don’t want a speaking slot then a 5 mins presentation about your services can be made.
Silver Event Sponsor – £2,500 (2 available)
Advertising spot on ITSPA event landing page, Eventbrite sign up page and 300 x 100 ad in right hand sidebar on trefor.net event page for the run up to the event – usually 6 – 8 weeks.
Opportunity to have stand (table/pop-up/booth – whatever works for you and for the venue) in the refreshment area of the workshop with own staff present.
Secondary branding at the front of the room next to the projector and on Agenda slides.
Use of the ITSPA and trefor.net logos on your own site for material connected with the event.
Refreshment Sponsor – £1,000
Pop up next to drinks tables, acknowledgement/logo in event marketing material.
For all sponsorship levels it is assumed that the sponsor will bring own marketing materials/booth/popup.