Actual Dollar Impact of your Actual Dollar Impact of your groups?groups?

Group PartiesGroup Parties

Private EventsPrivate Events

How have you been securing groups How have you been securing groups and at what cost?and at what cost?

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Do you have a small budget to secure Do you have a small budget to secure groups and private events?groups and private events?

Are you currently marketing online?Are you currently marketing online? What do you perceive is working or What do you perceive is working or

not working?not working? Can you track your advertising?Can you track your advertising? How are you currently getting groups?How are you currently getting groups? What if groups are looking today for What if groups are looking today for

you and can’t find you? What if they you and can’t find you? What if they could and what would this be worth to could and what would this be worth to you?you?

What search engines do you use? What search engines do you use? What search engines do you think What search engines do you think party, meeting & event planners use?party, meeting & event planners use?

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I am going to show you value justification I am going to show you value justification and how one private event will provide and how one private event will provide a return on investment in your a return on investment in your advertising with Hereschicago.comadvertising with Hereschicago.com

HOTTEST MARKETING HOTTEST MARKETING TRENDSTRENDS

VIDEOVIDEOLOCAL SEARCHLOCAL SEARCH

SEOSEOBRANDED CONTENT BRANDED CONTENT

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EMAIL MARKETINGEMAIL MARKETING

We have all the bases We have all the bases coveredcovered

High performing marketing vehicles High performing marketing vehicles to reach meeting and event planners to reach meeting and event planners (website, social networks, email, (website, social networks, email, video, article marketing and events). video, article marketing and events).

Simply put, think of us a gigantic lead Simply put, think of us a gigantic lead funnel designed to help increase your funnel designed to help increase your sales. Advertising on our site is sales. Advertising on our site is simple and translates directly into simple and translates directly into increased revenue for our advertisers. increased revenue for our advertisers.

PartnerPartner with us! with us! Our Customized Annual Campaign Our Customized Annual Campaign

Partnership programs are designed Partnership programs are designed to help you make connections and to help you make connections and develop more sales from groups and develop more sales from groups and private eventsprivate events

What we offer youWhat we offer you Visibility on Hereschicago.com the Visibility on Hereschicago.com the

largest visited resource directorylargest visited resource directory from meeting and event planners from meeting and event planners actively seeking meeting and event actively seeking meeting and event venues, and visibility on venues, and visibility on the largest the largest social networksocial network of Chicago meeting of Chicago meeting and event planners and the and event planners and the largest largest email subscriber reachemail subscriber reach in Chicago in Chicago for meetings and events.for meetings and events.

Lead GenerationLead Generation

As one of the As one of the top lead generationtop lead generation sources sources for our current advertisersfor our current advertisers, , Hereschicago.com promises to be one Hereschicago.com promises to be one of your organization’s largest meeting of your organization’s largest meeting and event marketing lead generation and event marketing lead generation sourcessources

Phone calls – Emails – Click throughsPhone calls – Emails – Click throughs

““I am a relatively new customer of Here's Chicago I am a relatively new customer of Here's Chicago and have had great success with our advertisement and have had great success with our advertisement thus far!  I have found that we have received thus far!  I have found that we have received consistent, quantified leads from groups that we consistent, quantified leads from groups that we would not otherwise have had access to-- and these would not otherwise have had access to-- and these groups have booked!  The cost for our annual groups have booked!  The cost for our annual listing is well worth the price for the return that we listing is well worth the price for the return that we have received.  Be sure to utilize the promotions have received.  Be sure to utilize the promotions option as well as Jim Grillo, as they are both great option as well as Jim Grillo, as they are both great resources to get the most out of your money.”resources to get the most out of your money.”

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Hereschicago.com - our resource directory provides lead generation to our advertisers from meeting, party and event planners seeking meeting and event venues and event service providers.

Hereschicago.com is a top referring site for many of advertisers. Increase your business’s visibility and take advantage of our online traffic of more than 300,000 annual visitors by advertising on HeresChicago.com

Product LaunchProduct Launch Hereschicago.com will deliver your Hereschicago.com will deliver your

offerings quickly to the market with a offerings quickly to the market with a campaign that will serve as a “product campaign that will serve as a “product launch” of your organization to meeting launch” of your organization to meeting and event planners annually via our and event planners annually via our website, our e-newsletter, article website, our e-newsletter, article marketing, social networks, networking marketing, social networks, networking events and video to include search events and video to include search engine optimization and internet engine optimization and internet marketing.marketing.

We Deliver LeadsWe Deliver Leads

Hereschicago.com will deliver leads Hereschicago.com will deliver leads for you to convert into actual for you to convert into actual business.business.

Don’t believe us, track your leadsDon’t believe us, track your leads

About Hereschicago.comAbout Hereschicago.com

Hereschicago.com is Chicago’s Hereschicago.com is Chicago’s longest running meeting and event longest running meeting and event planning resource (established in planning resource (established in 1996) and the most popular meeting 1996) and the most popular meeting and event planning website serving and event planning website serving 20,000 meeting and event planner 20,000 meeting and event planner viewers per month making meeting viewers per month making meeting and event plans in Chicago. and event plans in Chicago.

Local. Targeted.Local. Targeted. #1 on for Chicago #1 on for Chicago

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Hereschicago.com will promote your Hereschicago.com will promote your organization with our network to organization with our network to include Chicago’s largest audience of include Chicago’s largest audience of meeting and event planners via meeting and event planners via website, email, social networks, website, email, social networks, networking events and video networking events and video marketing.marketing.

Planners come to you!Planners come to you!

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Save on cold calls. Get in front of Save on cold calls. Get in front of qualified group plannersqualified group planners

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Entertainment -Convention Groups-Entertainment -Convention Groups-Company Meetings-Company Parties-Company Meetings-Company Parties-

Client Events-Office Parties-Client Events-Office Parties-TeamBuilding-Meetings-Retreats-TeamBuilding-Meetings-Retreats-

Seminars-Training-Weddings-Bachelor/Seminars-Training-Weddings-Bachelor/Bachelorette-Parties- Birthday Parties-Bachelorette-Parties- Birthday Parties-

Office Parties-Conferences/Conventions-Office Parties-Conferences/Conventions-Sales MeetingsSales Meetings

Planner Preferred ListingsPlanner Preferred Listings

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most leads out of all mediamost leads out of all media Completely trackable - View your traffic Completely trackable - View your traffic

resultsresults

Complete listing benefitsComplete listing benefits

Branded Content/Article Branded Content/Article MarketingMarketing

According to the study, 72 percent of According to the study, 72 percent of marketers think branded content is more marketers think branded content is more effective than magazine advertising, effective than magazine advertising, compared to 62 percent who see it as more compared to 62 percent who see it as more effective than advertising on television. effective than advertising on television. Sixty-nine percent value it above both direct Sixty-nine percent value it above both direct mail and public relations. mail and public relations.

Search Engine WatchSearch Engine Watch

Content is King!Content is King!Think Global.Think Global. Link LocalLink Local

Create pages dedicated to localized contentCreate pages dedicated to localized content

Show up in organic search queriesShow up in organic search queries

Create link connectivity with websites Create link connectivity with websites relevant to your regionrelevant to your region (Chicago) (Chicago)

Chicago restaurants with private event space Chicago holiday party restaurants

The largest social network The largest social network of meeting and event of meeting and event

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Hereschicago.com has the largest Hereschicago.com has the largest community of meeting, event and community of meeting, event and hospitality professionals on Linked In, hospitality professionals on Linked In, Face book, You Tube, and Twitter.Face book, You Tube, and Twitter.

We will post your branded content and We will post your branded content and videos on videos on You TubeYou Tube, (Chicago Event , (Chicago Event Space), FB Pages and Face Book Groups, Space), FB Pages and Face Book Groups, Twitter, Linked In (Group)Twitter, Linked In (Group)

Email Marketing - According to the Email Marketing - According to the DMA, in 2011 email marketing brought DMA, in 2011 email marketing brought

in $43.62 for every $1 spent on it. in $43.62 for every $1 spent on it.

Hereschicago.com has the largest Hereschicago.com has the largest subscriber base of meeting and event subscriber base of meeting and event professionals and many of our email professionals and many of our email

newsletter sponsors have e The largest newsletter sponsors have e The largest distribution of meeting and event distribution of meeting and event

professionals enjoyed instant leads!professionals enjoyed instant leads!Chicago’s Planner PreferredChicago’s Planner Preferred

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Event Sponsors get in front Event Sponsors get in front of the largest gathering of of the largest gathering of

meeting and event meeting and event professionalsprofessionals

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events . As an event professional, you have a lot I can utilize events . As an event professional, you have a lot I can utilize and will definitely be giving the vendors I found on your site a and will definitely be giving the vendors I found on your site a call on Monday or Tuesday. I would like to see your site in all call on Monday or Tuesday. I would like to see your site in all states! It is user friendly, very interactive and displays unique states! It is user friendly, very interactive and displays unique Chicago venues and features great videos such as Fado Irish Chicago venues and features great videos such as Fado Irish Pub, etc. video site tour." Amy Kratich, Account Executive Pub, etc. video site tour." Amy Kratich, Account Executive

Manager, Galaxy ProductionsManager, Galaxy Productions

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do, just do it! Hyperbole aside…do, just do it! Hyperbole aside…

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What our Customers What our Customers say…say…

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Let’s get you more Let’s get you more Groups!Groups!

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CompaniesCompaniesC (312) 804-2710 O (630) 916-8000C (312) 804-2710 O (630) 916-8000

jim@hereschicago.com jim@hereschicago.com www.hereschicago.com www.hereschicago.com