SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
2021
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ABOUT CEDIA CEDIA is the international industry association and central touchpoint for companies that design, manufacture, and install technology in the home. The association powers the industry with cutting-edge education, certifications, and standards to ensure the highest levels of professionalism within the industry. CEDIA also works together with design and build professionals, and their associations, to further collaboration and deliver technology solutions that allow people to have their best moments in life from the comfort of their own home— life lived best at home. CEDIA Members help make your dream home a reality.
THE CEDIA AWARDS The CEDIA Awards represent the best of the best, an annual showcase of excellence demonstrated by home technology professionals and manufacturers across the globe. Judged by an impartial panel of experts, consideration is given to every aspect of the project, from aesthetics to calibration to documentation. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 CEDIA made the decision to take the Awards virtual. The three virtual shows received huge praise from sponsors and the industry as a whole. • • • • •
Over 5k combined views on all three shows since premiere Over 10,000 pageviews to cedia.net/awards Over 700 views on the CEDIA Instagram story on the night PR placements reaching an audience of over 386,000 people globally Support from 14 sponsors
Sponsorship Options: • Headline Sponsor • Drinks Reception Sponsor • Supporting Sponsor
AWARDS YEARBOOK The CEDIA Awards Yearbook showcases all of the projects from Awards finalists and Winners in the EMEA Region. This is a great opportunity to get your brand in front of interior designers, architects, homeowners and integrators. Advertising in the Yearbook includes placement in both the printed and digital versions of the publication. Digital ads can include links back to your website, as well as embedded videos. Advertising Options: • Full Page Ad (Digital & Print inclusion)
COMMUNICATES MAGAZINE CEDIA Communicates is an award-winning publication providing ideas, inspiration, and information on a wide range of topics from technical excellence to business and industry trends. Mailed quarterly to member companies, nowhere else will you find these insights from top industry minds. • 1,200 copies printed and distributed each quarter • Over 6,000 digital impressions in 2020 • Distributed digitally to a database of over 11,000 subscribers including installers, electricians, homeowners, architects, developers, and specifiers Advertising Options: • • • •
Inside front cover Back cover Run of book 4 x ad package across the year
CEDIA PODCAST The CEDIA Podcast is a 30- to 60-minute dive into emerging trends, issues, and developments of note in the field of residential technology. With more than 71,000 downloads in 2020, the podcast is rapidly growing in reach. Our audience is strong and growing every day — this is the way to get your message to the right people. This opportunity features a 30- to 60-second advertising spot that will be included at the beginning of each sponsored podcast. CEDIA can produce a spot in-house or use one that has been pre-recorded. Advertising Options: • Non-exclusive podcast • Exclusive podcast
TECH SUMMITS The CEDIA Tech Summits are free-to-attend one-day events featuring seminars on upcoming technology and latest trends in the smart home industry hosted by our trade supplier members. Aimed at integrators, attendees will have the chance to see the latest products from top manufacturer and distributor members, ask questions, and see the products in action. All attendees will also have the opportunity to network with their peers in the industry in order to build those important business relationships. Each year we host three events across the UK; London, Edinburgh, and Leeds. Sponsorship Options: • Table-top display only • Table-top + presentation slot
ISE EDUCATION SPONSOR Education at ISE 2020 was our best year yet, despite overall lower attendance at the show due to COVID-19. In 2020, CEDIA Education saw: • • • • •
Over 400 unique attendees 71 hours of training 41 individual training sessions Over 1,000 session bookings Over 100 training passes sold
By sponsoring CEDIA Education at ISE, your brand will be prominent throughout the build up to the event and during the event itself. Sponsorship Options: • Education headline sponsor • ISE floor planner
ISE DESIGN & BUILD EVENT In 2020, CEDIA hosted its very first Design and Build Conference at the ISE show, where a number of interior designers and architects were invited to join us in Amsterdam to experience the ISE show. They also attended several panel discussions and presentations about the importance of incorporating technology into designs and how to work with an integrator. CEDIA received great feedback on this event and hopes to continue it again in 2022. Sponsorship Options: • Headline sponsor • Supporting sponsor
DIGITAL NEWSLETTER CEDIA’s Insights newsletter keeps members and non-members alike abreast of all the latest news from within CEDIA and the wider industry. With over 7,500 subscribers across the EMEA region, Insights is delivered every fortnight and is the perfect way to showcase your brand with a banner ad or sponsored content block. Sponsorship Options: • Banner ad • Sponsored content block
VIRTUAL EVENTS 2020 saw CEDIA launch two brand new virtual events in light of the pandemic. This included The Lighting Conference, aimed at Integrators, and two Tech X Design events, made for the design and build community. With the aim of engaging our audience and keeping them up-to-date with the latest technologies whilst at home, both events received great attendance and feedback. Sponsorship Options: • Sponsorship packages are specific to each event
SPONSORED BLOG POST Earlier in the year, CEDIA launched a brand new website designed to be a onestop shop of all things CEDIA. The CEDIA blog features a number of different stories, including member case studies, latest industry news, upcoming events, and more. The blog recieves circa 6,000 pageviews per month. Sponsorship Options: • Sponsored blog post
THE CEDIA DESIGNER Newsletter The CEDIA Designer newsletter will be distributed digitally to all subscribers (over 5000) bi monthly. It will feature new updates of products and additional functions to the tool. TCD Blog The CEDIA Designer blog is a great opportunity to provide content to an audience that is already using the tool and is keen to find out more about your product. Sponsorship Options: • Sponsored blog post • Focus email to TCD database with advertorial content
THANK YOU For more information, please contact Matt Nimmons, Managing Director +44 (0)7751 879655 mnimmons@cedia.org Steven Carter, Business Development Manager +44 (0)7854 473803 scarter@cedia.org
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