For the second year, our BtoB Social Media Marketing Awards Breakfast will take place in New York City in May. This event covers best practices for social media marketing, strategies and tactics. Top companies are honored with awards in the Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, viral video, corporate blog, closed community, and social media integrated campaign categories. The People’s Choice Award winners are also announced at the event.

Last year’s Awards honored American Express, Microsoft Corp., Hanley Wood, HubSpot Inc., Reed Business Information, Hewlett-Packard Co., and more. Our 2010 panelists included top social media marketers:

• Petra Neiger, Senior Manager, Social Media, Cisco
• Kirsten Watson, Director of Corporate Marketing, Kinaxis
• Mary Ann Fitzmaurice Reilly, Senior Vice President, Partnerships & New Business Development, American Express OPEN
• Jim Cahill, Chief Blogger, Emerson Process Management

Sponsorship Opportunities

Supporting Sponsorships include:

• Company brand recognition in Social Media Awards marketing promotions (including: print, online, direct and email promotions, when applicable)
• Logo in the program guide
• 1/2-page; 4/c print ad in BtoB’s Interactive Marketing Guide
• Signage on screen and easel display during the event
• Company mention at the podium from Publisher
• 5 guest passes to the event ($350 value)
• Registration list of all attendees
• Tabletop to showcase company’s marketing and collateral materials.

For sponsorship rates and opportunities, please contact David Bernstein – Associate Publisher at DBernstein@crain.com or 212-210-0782 – or your account representative.