Sponsorship Package

Partner with IABC/Toronto to reach your target audience!

Partner with IABC/Toronto to reach your target audience!

IABC/Toronto is the largest professional association for GTA-based communications, public relations and marketing professionals. The Toronto chapter boasts more than 1,700 active members and is the largest chapter in the world. This strong network and profile gives your business the opportunity to reach an influential group of communications professionals at every stage of their career.

Members practice in many disciplines of communications and are employed by organizations ranging from large national or multinational corporations, to small local businesses, non-profit organizations and sole proprietorships – crossing all business sectors. By partnering with IABC/Toronto, your business reaches this targeted audience of influential decision-makers.

Chapter research shows the percent of members who are decision-makers and/or key influencers in various areas are:

• Public relations & media relations – 57.6%
• Marketing communications – 54.6%
• Design/graphic design firms – 45.9%
• Event planning/hospitality – 44.6%
• Printing – 43.6%
• Photography – 43.4%
• News wire & media monitoring services – 40.4%
• Website design & hosting firms – 39.3%
• New/social media agencies/consultants – 36.1%
• Advertising & media buying – 29.6%
• Audio visual services – 28.6%
• Branding consultants – 27.6%
• Video firms – 26.8%

Our main advertising and sponsorship areas include:

Mail distribution to our subscriber list of more than 1,650 members

• Flyers and mailing inserts
• Advertising in our bi-monthly newsletter, Communicator

Online reach:

• Advertise your services in Communicators’ Marketplace and generate e-mail and traffic to your website (Communicators’ Marketplace receives more than 3,000 web hits per year)
• Advertise in the chapter’s bi-weekly e-Lert e-newsletter (reaching more than 4,100 communicators in the GTA and archived on the chapter website for continued readership)

Sponsorship:

Choose a sponsorship opportunity that fits your corporate objectives by reviewing IABC/Toronto’s events, programs and awards on the website.

To help you connect with this coveted audience of communicators we’re currently creating new sponsorship opportunities.

For current sponsorship opportunities or to discuss a custom-designed sponsorship package, please contact our VP, Advertising & Sponsorship.

In-kind support:
We welcome inquiries about opportunities to provide services to the chapter in return for sponsorship recognition. Donation levels can range from providing free services to offering preferential pricing for goods and services.

IABC/Toronto is a reputable, growing association dedicated to inspiring communications excellence. We welcome opportunities to partner with you and your business.

For more information on any of these opportunities, explore this section of our website, or contact our VP, Advertising & Sponsorship

Sponsorship Opportunities – Awards Programs

IABC/Toronto offers a variety of opportunities to recognize professionals for their achievements and for your company to gain visibility and be recognized for your commitment to the communications industry! Cash or equivalent in-kind service opportunities are available.

For current sponsorship opportunities, please contact our VP, Advertising & Sponsorship.

Sponsorship Opportunities – Professional Development and Networking Events

Professional development events

Career development and connecting with other communicators in new and meaningful ways is the main reason members join and stay with IABC/Toronto. Our members love to learn and share with peers, and our sponsors benefit from being involved in member development. Take advantage of opportunities to be visible in our professional discussion boards, or sponsor our accredited business communicator (ABC) designation program – the perfect connection to our senior communicators. Or, gain visibility at our professional development events – the perfect opportunity to reach out and get involved. Become an “official sponsor” of an IABC/Toronto program and we’ll work with you to customize your company’s recognition as a sponsor.

Munch ‘n’ Mingle Networking events

Every month IABC/Toronto members and guests shake away work pressures and gather to share laughs and ideas at an after-hours event that combines networking and fun. Your company will have the opportunity to connect with attendees in a relaxed, fun atmosphere in some of the hottest spots in town. Sponsor one or many!

For current sponsorship opportunities or to discuss a custom-designed sponsorship package, please contact our VP, Advertising & Sponsorship.