PRSA Boston thanks the generosity of its Chapter Sponsors. These companies have donated services or funding to support chapter events. Sponsorship levels are described below. Please contact Steve Quigley if you company is interested in becoming a sponsor.

BrontoMail Inc – BrontoMail provides a comprehensive web-based email marketing solution for communications directors and agencies to send out newsletters, press releases, and surveys. BrontoMail enables businesses to save time in managing their email distribution lists, enhance their online brand
awareness through professional email templates, and better understand clients' interests through real-time tracking of their mailings.

Business Wire – The Global Leader in News Distribution, generously supports Boston PRSA through program sponsorship, and uses its distribution system to keep members informed of programs and professional development activities. BW also manages Professional Connections, a monthly listing of job opportunities found here and in News & Views, the chapter's newsletter .

Factiva – Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company, provides world-class global news and business information through its Web sites and content integration solutions.

Factiva's business information includes Dow Jones and Reuters Newswires and The Wall Street Journal, plus nearly 8,000 other sources from around the world. These sources provide current news, historical articles, local-language articles, market research and investment analyst reports and
stock quotes.

ML Strategies – Established in 1990 as an affiliate of the law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., ML Strategies is a specialized consulting firm that provides services in the areas of government relations, public relations, project development/real estate, international business, environmental services and health care.

Our expertise in crisis communications involves designing comprehensive crisis plans for organizations, providing on-the-ground crisis management on site if required and acting as media spokespersons during a crisis.

PR Newswire – provides comprehensive communications services for public relations and investor relations professionals ranging from information distribution and market intelligence to the creation of online multimedia content and investor relations web sites. Its world-leading wire, Internet, satellite and fax network is capable of pinpoint or mass distribution, satisfying the growing global demand for the immediate delivery of news releases, video, audio and photos to the media, financial community and consumers.

xStream® Corporation – Marketing and Sales Enablement Solutions

xStream Corporation was founded in 1996 to provide interactive sales and marketing tools to companies, focused on making marketing and sales more effective. High-quality graphics and animations are combined with a focus on superior Content design and maximizing technologies to provide software programs for trade shows, customer-level CDs (linked to the Web), product demos, presentations, executive and customer videos, and product announcements.

PRSA Boston Sponsorship Program
Background

We are part of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) with headquarters in New York City. There are almost 20,000 members in 112 chapters in the United States. With about 400 members, Boston is in the top 15 chapters based on the size of its membership. More than half of the Boston membership is comprised of agency and sole practitioner representatives. The remainder come from a variety of industries including financial services, high-tech, health care, higher education, retail, and services.

The PRSA email messages and faxes usually go to both members and prospects so the reach exceeds 450 people. Monthly programs average about 50 attendees and professional development sessions attract 15-25 people. Both members and non-members are encouraged to attend and PRSA Boston will occasionally mail to lists from other communications oriented organizations.

Please check prsaboston.org for the most current information on monthly programs from September through June and the professional development schedule.

For more information, please contact Howard Sholkin, PRSA Sponsorship Chair, 978-625-4518 (days), hsholkin@attbi.net.

Leadership Sponsor

This is the highest recognition. The Leadership Sponsor is entitled to the following benefits:

• Mention in monthly newsletter News & Views in which sponsored events are publicized, in individual PRSA mailings and faxes to promote program, and listing in prsaboston.org site.
• Remarks at monthly meeting or professional development sessions that you sponsor. You can sponsor up to four programs in a 12-month period. Competitors will be avoided at the same event so it will be first come, first served as to selection of programs.
• Attend events sponsored at no charge for two representatives or individuals designated by sponsor. You could decide to have a client or prospect attend.
• Staff a table at event registration for marketing materials.
• Send two mailings to PRSA Boston membership.
• Place logo and hotlink in prsaboston.org homepage for 12 months.
• Place logo in monthly News & Views newsletter in a section listing Leadership Sponsor(s).
• Suggest topic for monthly program but PRSA cannot guarantee that it will be accepted.
• Mention as sponsor in news releases on events.

Fee: $3,000 in goods and/or services. Services offered are subject to approval of PRSA Boston.

Patron Sponsor

The Patron Sponsor is entitled to the following benefits:

• Mention in monthly newsletter News & Views in which the sponsored events are publicized, in individual PRSA mailings and faxes to promote program, and listing in prsaboston.org site.
• Remarks at monthly meeting or professional development sessions that you sponsor. You can sponsor two programs in a 12-month period. Competitors will be avoided at the same event so it will be first come, first served as to selection of programs.
• Attend events sponsored at no charge for two representatives or individuals designated by sponsor. You could decide to have a client or prospect attend.
• Staff a table at event registration for marketing materials.
• Send one mailing to PRSA Boston membership.
• Place logo and hotlink in prsaboston.org homepage for six months.
• Mention as sponsor in news releases on events.

Fee: $1,500 in goods and/or services. Services offered are subject to approval of PRSA Boston.

Supporter Sponsor

A Supporter Sponsor is entitled to the following benefits:

• Mention in monthly newsletter News & Views in which your sponsored event is publicized, in individual PRSA mailing and fax to promote program, and listing in prsaboston.org site.
• Remarks at either a monthly meeting or professional development session that you sponsor. Competitors will be avoided at the same event so it will be first come, first served as to selection of programs.
• Attend event sponsored at no charge for two representatives or individuals designated by sponsor. You could decide to have a client or prospect attend.
• Staff a table at event registration for marketing materials.
• Mention as sponsor in news release on event.

Fee: $500 in goods and/or services. Services offered are subject to the approval of PRSA Boston.