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Are you an early stage startup developing the next big thing in SMB digital marketing? If so, come to LEADING IN LOCAL: SMB Digital Marketing. Jumpstart your business, help gain perspective on what it takes to “win,” and raise your profile by joining our LEADING IN LOCAL Future Stars program. Learn more.
FUTURE STARS GALLERY
Introducing the “selected” LEADING IN LOCAL Future Stars - early stage start-ups that are busy developing what they hope will be the next big thing in interactive local media. Please make plans to meet them at the show and on stage on Day 2, Future Stars: The Next Wave of SMB Digital Innovation.
“At BIA/Kelsey, we continually seek innovation in the industry, and the LEADING IN LOCAL Future Stars program gives us a platform to introduce elite emerging companies to our interactive local media community. We’re very pleased to be able to share the energy and entrepreneurship of the most innovative startups in the space with our conference attendees and create an environment that can help nurture businesses that will shape our future.”MICHAEL BOLAND
Chief Analyst and VP, Content, BIA/Kelsey
FUTURE STARS PACKAGE
- Deeply Discounted Registration: Our special $595 Future Stars rate represents a major discount from the $2,095 at-the-door price. It includes access to all sessions, the exhibit hall, breakfasts and lunches, and two networking cocktail receptions.
- Visibility as a "Future Star" on conference websites (includes company description with logo and link back to your website), inclusion in conference program, and participation in the Future Stars Alley in the exhibit hall.
REQUIREMENTS
The intent of the Future Stars program is to showcase true startups and give them a unique opportunity to gain industry recognition.
To qualify as a LEADING IN LOCAL Future Star, you must:
- Be a seed or early-stage company, less than three years old
- Have raised less than $1.5 million in outside investment funds
- Make less than $1 million in annual revenues
- Develop digital technology (an app, software, hardware, or SaaS platform) that is used or intended to be used in the local or SMB digital media and marketing arena
Previous Future Stars are not eligible.
Future Stars applications received by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Aug. 29, 2014, that meet our eligibility requirements will be evaluated by a panel of expert judges. The top three companies will participate in an on-stage interview at LEADING IN LOCAL: SMB Digital Marketing, Sept. 22-24, in New Orleans.
The judging panel will be comprised of industry experts who will evaluate companies on the mission of the Future Stars program: companies with the greatest potential to break through with a truly innovative and viable solution that advances interactive local media. Selected companies will be notified by Wednesday, Sept. 10 and briefed on guidelines for their on-stage participation. (All Future Stars are invited to showcase their services/product in the Future Stars Alley of the Exhibit Hall.)
FUTURE STARS QUALIFICATION FORM & APPLICATION
Complete this form to apply for Future Star status. We will evaluate your application and respond within 48 hours. If you are accepted as a Future Star, we will provide further instructions on how to register for the conference.
All fields are required.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Eileen Pacheco at eileen@tango-group.com or 508.888.7478.