Event Supplier and Services Association
ESSA Member Benefits
Please find an overview of ESSA member benefits below.
If you are an ESSA member, and would like further information, or advice on how best to utilise any of these items, contact ESSA Director Chris Skeith on 0845 122 1880 or chris.skeith@essa.uk.com
Are you a non-member? Well click here to join up and get involved!
Association value
- Work with industry peers to coordinate, set and adhere to best practice standards through participation in ESSA working groups (e.g. Technical Committee).
- Keep informed of governmental, legislative, or any other relevant issues that may affect your business through access to member only Advice Centre on website.
- Access information (for example, research), support or advice that may help your business; if we can’t help directly, we usually know someone that can.
- Exclusive member offers including discounted insurance from Towergate Coverex.
- Preferential hotel rates.
- Reduced exclusive training courses.
- Online FOC recruitment service.
- Use of ESSA logo.
- Coverage and security of the ESSA Bond (depending on your role in the industry).
- Approved Supplier status on ESSA, AEO and AEV websites.
Community
- Opportunity to promote your business to the wider event community.
- Assist in the overall promotion of event marketing as a unique and powerful media channel.
- Approved Supplier status on ESSA, AEO and AEV websites and recommendation for fellow members to subcontract to other members.
Marketing and promotion
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Free entry/profile in Event Standard magazine when you first join, about your services and products - circulation 1800 industry professional in organisers, venues and contractors.
- Possible contribution to future sister organisation events, such as AEO Marketing Forum, in terms of supplying technical solutions and ‘showing off’ your expertise.
- Opportunity to sponsor AEO Excellence Awards, AEO Conference to get great visibility with your target market of event organisers.
- Opportunities to meet and network with your target market - face to face by attendance at member only events; e.g. AEO Marketing Forum, AEO Excellence Awards, AEO Conference, ESSA G50, etc.
- Communications:
- Regular ESSA Wraps keeping members informed of current industry news and legislation.
- Event Standard.
- ESSA pages in Exhibition Bulletin.
- Ability to cover ‘good news stories’ in publications noted above.
- Website listing as member and approved supplier.
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