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A Perfect Partnership
ConferenceDirect offers hotels, destination marketing organizations (DMO), and vendors in the hospitality industry opportunities to connect with our Associates who plan thousands of meetings and events annually.
Partnership Opportunities
Hotels
Highlight your property and increase bookings via ConferenceDirect’s Preferred Hotel Program. Ninety-six percent of our 13,000+ annual bookings are placed at Preferred hotels.
Enrollment in the program includes the ability to take advantage of ConferenceDirect Digital interactive (CDi) marketing opportunities, reporting tools, and participation in ConferenceDirect events.
Benefits of the Preferred Hotel Program
- Preferred Status in Cvent
- Access to Engagement Opportunities (Additional Fee) To Enhance Visibility:
- Events: Ability to Attend ConferenceDirect’s Annual Partner Meeting, Exclusive Signature Events, and IndustryInsights
- Data Reporting
- Broadcast Communications
- Tile/Banner Ads
- Learning Lab Videos
- Social Media Posts
- Customer Newsletters
- Advertisement Opportunities in CD’s MeetingMentor Magazine
Additional Benefits for Hotel Global Sales, GSO’s & NSO’s – Brand Enrollment
- GSO representative listed in Cvent
- Personalized strategy sessions to enhance your Brand’s RFP Volume, with a Marketing Specialist
Destination Marketing Organizations, DMO’s
Highlight your destination and increase visitors via ConferenceDirect’s Preferred Partner Program.
Enrollment in the program includes the ability to take advantage of CDi and MeetingMentor marketing opportunities, as well as eligibility to attend ConferenceDirect’s key events.
Benefits of Preferred Partner Program
- Pop-out Reminder in Cvent to be copied on RFPs
- Key Contact listed in Cvent Directory
- Educational Webinars for Associates
- Customized Reporting
- Preferred Status in Cvent
- Internal Communication Broadcasts
- Attend CD Signature Events
- Advertising in MeetingMentor Magazine and other CD Communications
- Increase Leads: CDi: CD’s Digital Marketing Opportunities
- Dedicated CD support team
- Digital Marketing: Retargeting Campaigns to our database of over 100,000 meeting professionals
Vendors
ConferenceDirects Preferred Vendor Program is the best way to expand your company’s reach and connect with our Associates and Customers.
Enrollment in the program includes the ability to take advantage of CDi and MeetingMentor marketing opportunities, as well as eligibility to attend ConferenceDirects key events.
- Dedicated CD support team
- Advertising in MeetingMentor Magazine and other CD Communications
- Increase Leads: CDi: CD’s Digital Marketing Opportunities
- Attend CD Signature Events
- DMC
- AV
- Production
- Restaurants
- Event Venues
- Transportation
- Exhibit
- Museums & Attractions
- Event Companies
- Entertainment
- Risk Management
- Insurance
- Speaker Bureaus
- Photography & Multimedia
- Activities & Team Building
- Internet Services
- Travel Management
- Sports Attractions
- Wellness
- Gifts/Awards
- Printing
- Name Badges
- Rental Cars
- Airlines
- Exhibitor & Sponsor Sales
- Accounting Services
- CSR
APM 2025
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown & the Pennsylvania Convention Center
The Annual Partner Meeting connects our most valued Partners with our Associates in one convenient event. Partners attending have the opportunity to meet and conduct business with over 200 qualified ConferenceDirect Associates.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available – Contact:
Partner APM Feedback
“My experience from attending the Annual Partner Meeting helps reinforce my existing partnerships and collaborate with others on a more granular level. APM is expertly crafted to allow memorable moments and connections from the one-on-one meetings to the opening reception and a free evening to connect with CD associates.”
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Vario Productions
Caesars Entertainment
Hilton Americas-Houston
Loews Hotels & Resorts
Alliant Event Services
Signature Events
Participation in ConferenceDirects signature events is available to our Preferred Partners and Vendors.
These targeted market segment events are one of the best ways to connect to your customers and associates.
May 20 - 23, 2025
Hilton Minneapolis & Minneapolis Convention Center
Minneapolis, MN
Bringing together like-minded meeting industry professionals, CD Associates and partners for an educational conference focused on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and other ESG pillars.
For more info, email JJ Wills:
Nov. 10 - 13, 2025
JW Marriott Tampa Water Street
Tampa, FL
Bringing together Corporate Meeting Planners along with the CD Associates and partners for two days of education and networking.
For more info, email JJ Wills:
TBD 2025
Location:
TBD
Bringing together Association Meeting Planners along with the CD Associates and our partners for two and a half days of education and networking.
For more info, email JJ Wills:
TBD 2025
Location:
TBD
Bringing together Association CEO’s along with the CD Associates and partners for two days of education and networking.
For more info, email JJ Wills:
IndustryInsights are half-day in-person events that are held to provide our customers with up-to-date statistics and trends, current meeting industry content, and “Hot Topic” discussions, as well as an opportunity to network with ConferenceDirect Associates and Partners.
Upcoming Events
IndustryInsights
Toronto, Canada
Tuesday
April 8, 2025
IndustryInsights
Seattle, WA
Thursday
April 10, 2025
CDi: Digital Marketing
As a Preferred Hotel, DMO or Vendor, you have access to exclusive marketing tools to increase brand visibility and share your message with Associates and our end-user customers.
MeetingMentor Publications
ConferenceDirect MeetingMentor magazine spotlights best practices and new ideas to help meeting professionals at corporations and associations improve their conferences, exhibitions and events.
The bi-annual print magazine and its digital versions are distributed to over 14,000 meeting professionals.
MeetingMentor
Magazine
Published twice a year by ConferenceDirect, MeetingMentor Magazine is the leading industry publication for senior meeting planners, reporting on the latest event management strategies, cost management initiatives, technology breakthroughs, and industry best practices.
MeetingMentor
Online
Get the inside scoop on the latest meetings industry news, helpful event management tips, current trends and alerts on important industry issues, updates on new venues and meeting space, creative event ideas to check out, special destination incentives, and so much more.
To learn more about advertising in MeetingMentor? Click the link below to get in contact with a MeetingMentor representative.
Press/Media
For Media inquires please contact:
larry.hanson@conferencedirect.com
Press Releases
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