01 / 14 Sponsor deck
Partner with The Expys 2027
Be recognised.
02 / 14 What it is
Awards decided by public vote
Public-vote awards for the exhibitions, events and business world. No judges. Three ranges: Expo, Executive and Entrepreneur.
03 / 14 Why now
Year one, founding partners
Be the name that is there from the start. Entries and Round 1 of the public vote close Friday 30 July 2027. Finalists are announced Monday 9 August 2027, and Round 2, finalists only, runs 9 to 29 August 2027. Winners are revealed at The Virtual Awards Night, Thursday 9 September 2027.
The Expys starts online in 2027. Live nights follow. Founding partners get first right to partner on them, before dates are announced publicly.
Founding price until 31 January 2027
04 / 14 Who it reaches
Real numbers, on the day we send
We show entries, entrants by country, vote totals and following only as they stand when this deck is sent. We do not quote an audience we cannot show. Ask Shanice for the current figures.
05 / 14 How it works
Enter. Vote. Finalists. The Night.
Entrants enter, the public votes in Round 1, finalists are announced, Round 2 is finalists only, and winners are revealed online. Votes are counted in private. Votes are verified, one per person. There are no judges, and a sponsor can never see or change a vote.
06 / 14 The Night
The Virtual Awards Night
Thursday 9 September 2027, streamed online in three time-zone streams, each in its own evening: Asia-Pacific; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Americas. A winner reveal for every award. One partner presents it.
Broadcast frame with a presented-by title card (to come)
07 / 14 Around a win
What a win carries, and you with it
A winner film with an end card, a certificate, a digital badge and a press release. Partners are credited on them in the ways each package sets out.
Sample winner film with a partner end card (to come)
08 / 14 Who partners are
What each partner walks away with
- Ticketing, registration and event tech. Organiser conversations, demos and a place among the tech behind winning events.
- Stand builders and contractors. Your name beside the winning stands and the organisers who buy them.
- AV and production. Association with The Virtual Awards Night and production credibility.
- Exhibition venues. Organiser enquiries and a place in the best venue conversation.
- Associations and media. Cross-promotion, content and member value, at no fee.
- B2B brands selling to organisers. The organiser audience and a thought-leadership platform.
09 / 14 Packages
Eight ways to partner
The packages, with prices, limits and what each includes.
- Presenting Partner, The Virtual Awards Night
- Range Partner, The Expo Awards 2027
- Category Partner
- Entry Partner
- Winners’ Showcase Partner
- Insights and Demo Partner
- Supporter
- Institutional and Media Partner
10 / 14 In every package
What every partner gets
- A followed link to your site.
- An announcement post when you join.
- Your name on the partners list.
- Promotion only. It never affects the vote.
A sponsorship is promotion only. It never affects the vote, and partners cannot see or change votes.
11 / 14 Entry Partner
Entries covered by your brand
You back entrants, for example organiser entries from regional shows. A person from your brand is named on each covered entry: “Jane Smith from Your Brand has covered your entry”. We choose the entrants by published criteria. You never pick them, and a covered entry is never described as nominated by you.
Sample entry page: Jane Smith from Your Brand has covered your entry (to come)
12 / 14 Add-ons and press
Optional press packs
Press packs add a release, a spotlight or a feature on The Expys Newsroom. They are promotion only and never affect the vote. Details on request.
13 / 14 How to buy
Choose, confirm, send your assets
Register interest for a package. Within 24 hours we confirm availability and send an invoice. We then need your logo, your link and, for some packages, a 60-second film. We review claims before anything goes out.
14 / 14 Contact
Shanice Hawkins, Global Partnerships
Be recognised.