Event Sponsorships

Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc covers a variety of business sectors, including the Building Products Industry, which showcases luxury products for kitchen, bath, tile, stone, hardware, appliances, paint and wall paper and related building products for home building and renovation.  Situated within three major cities across the U.S., Chicago, New York and Washington DC, our properties represent premiere design destinations for the professional trades such as architects, interior designers, builders, developers, luxury real estate brokers and affluent homeowners to source and purchase products within a luxury showroom environment.

We feature world-renowned brands that showcase the latest design trends and cutting-edge technology with a wide range of products in styles from modern European to classic American to traditional English.

We support our brands with comprehensive programming in advertising, PR and special events for both the trade and consumer sectors.  Key third party alliances, partnerships and sponsors help support and promote year-round initiatives that advance our brands’ strategic positioning as well as our partner’s objectives within the luxury marketplace.

We offer opportunities for event-specific sponsorships in three key cities as well as group sponsorship packages across all three properties.  To learn more about our special events or sponsorship packages please call Paula Guiliano, Director of Marketing / Building Products.

Highlights: Three-city special event programming for 2008

Chicago: LuxeHome, Merchandise Mart

  • Fresh, the luxury event during K/BIS® - April 11
  • LuxeHome Open House / Celebration of Kitchen and Bath Month – October 4
  • Chill, A Wine and Culinary Event with Wine Spectator – November 12

New York: Architects & Designers Building

  • For the Love of Tile & Stone with Metropolitan Home magazine – February 13
  • Opening Night at the A&D Building with Interior Design magazine – May 19
  • A&D Advantage Lecture Series with Metropolis magazine –
    October 2
  • Modern on the Inside: An Insider’s View of the A&D Building with Dwell magazine – October 22
  • A Taste of T with The New York Times – November 6

Washington DC: The Washington Design Center

  • Capital Design Week – March 14
  • Spring Design House / Consumer Day – May 17
  • Fall Design House / Consumer Day – October 18
  • Business of Design – October 30

Review sample sponsorship package: PDF Sponsorship  

Contact Information:

Paula Guiliano
Director of Marketing, Building Products
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 470
Chicago, Illinois 60654
312-527-7846 DL
pguiliano@mmart.com

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