2011 NFDA International Convention & Expo

Download the 2011 Exhibitor Prospectus and Contract

NFDA + CANA = $$$ Savings for you ONE show instead of TWO.

NFDA provides MORE opportunities to connect with attendees:

• More buyers through the collaboration with CANA and KAVOD
• Business Exchange exhibitor sessions
• NFDA Innovation Award competition to showcase your products or services
• Best of the Best Booth Contest
• Attendees who spend an average of 10 or more hours visiting exhibitors*
• 3X the attendees compared to other annual funeral service trade shows, with more buyers in one place!
• FREE EXPO PASS distribution opportunities
• More qualified buyers and more than 74% of attendees making purchasing decisions*
• More sales with less follow-up and more than 61% of attendees purchasing products/services right on the Expo floor*

* Statistics and data are based on 2010 NFDA International Convention & Expo attendee survey.

Twice as much. Free!

With NFDA, you get TWICE the FREE marketing materials, exposure and profit-boosting opportunities for your exhibiting dollars than with other funeral service shows.

Your NFDA booth fee includes:

• Complimentary Expo passes to invite your customers. Or your customers can upgrade their free passes to a full registration and save $99 (deadline: June 30, 2011)
• Exhibitor training sessions
• Pre-registration and post-convention attendee mailing list
• Easy-to-use, customizable pre-show marketing materials to promote your booth
• Use of the official NFDA event logo in your marketing materials and on your website
• Listing on NFDA Expo Online
• Basic listing in the online NFDA Business Exchange Supplier Directory
• Press releases posted on the NFDA Business Exchange website
• Listing in The Director’s July Expo Sneak Peek issue (deadline: May 1)
• Listing in The Director’s September pre-Convention issue (deadline: July 1)
• Listing in the Convention’s Souvenir Program & Expo Buyer’s Guide (deadline: July 1)
• Highly visible Best of the Best booth competition
• NFDA Expo Innovation Awards competition
• Access to media opportunities
• Speaking opportunities to connect with attendees
• 8-foot back drape and 3-foot side drape
• Three badges/complimentary registrations per 100 sq. ft. of booth space (10'x10' booths = 3 badges): includes admission into all workshops and non-ticketed events
• PLUS, this year, access to CANA, KAVOD and NCBVA members, too!

NFDA booth fees

• Corner 10'x10' booths: $27 per sq. ft.
• Non-corner 10'x10' booths: $24 per sq. ft.
• Island booths 600 sq. ft. (20'x30' or 10'x60') or more: $22 per sq. ft.

Download the 2011 Exhibitor Prospectus and Contract

Cremation Association of North America (CANA)

Take advantage of this first-time-ever opportunity to showcase your products and services to CANA and NFDA members TOGETHER in the CANA Cremation Pavilion at the 2011 NFDA International Convention & Expo in Chicago! Show attendees how your products and services can help to improve their cremation and cemetery businesses.

Benefits of Exhibiting

• Highlight your product/service to a highly qualified buying audience
• Interact with a large number of deathcare professionals in a single location
• Greater selling potential through the centralized CANA Cremation Pavilion
• Build your international business
• Opportunity to attend all of the Convention sessions and networking functions for increased interaction with your target audience

Your CANA table-top booth fee includes:

• One (1) eight foot (8’) draped table
• Two (2) chairs
• One (1) wastebasket
• One (1) table-top booth identification sign
• One (1) complimentary full Convention registration
• Post-convention attendee list with postal mailing addresses

CANA table-top booth fees.

• 8’ ft. table-top booth - $1,395 per table (if exhibiting with NFDA)
• 8’ ft. table-top booth - $1,695 per table (if not exhibiting with NFDA)
  Limited space available

Download the 2011 Exhibitor Prospectus and Contract