Spring Road Trip: Industry Member Engagement

Hello industry partners!
Scroll the page for our full list of Spring Road Trip opportunities

If you have questions, email our director or schedule a 30-minute virtual meeting.

MIBA and our Central Iowa bookstores would like to invite you to Des Moines, Iowa and the surrounding area for our Spring Road Trip. We are proud of our bookstores’ dedication to working collaboratively, encouraging one another, offering unique experiences to customers, and supporting a robust indie bookselling community in this part of our region. Learning from other booksellers makes us all better, and we would love to learn together with you! 

Des Moines, a city of 215,000, is conveniently located and has much to offer visitors, including unique retail, excellent restaurants, and other attractions. We boast several longtime and newly opened bookstores that each offer something special to area book lovers - all within easy driving distance. We are honored to welcome the bookselling industry to Des Moines to experience numerous bookstores all thriving in different settings.

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Industry partners: Your participation is truly what makes this event possible. Our spring event is not an income-generating program. We cover the venue, food, and beverage expenses while industry participation ensures we're able to host this unique opportunity and keep it accessible for all of our booksellers. Please help us make it possible!

Sales reps!

The lunch on Day 2 will be designed to showcase our event sponsors and Midwest sales reps. See the agenda for timing. 

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All sponsors receive the following

• Recognition on our website: 1) Your banner ad is featured on the event's main page and the registration page 2) Your company's profile is featured in the Meet Our Sponsors bar on our homepage (where our board of directors is current featured)
• Recognition in our communications: Recognition in all digital marketing and the digital program
• On-site activation: 1) Recognition on meeting tables and 2) your featured item of choice at the registration desk (galley, swag, brochure, etc) 
• New! Social media coverage. Local bookstagrammers will take 1 or more of your authors live on Instagram.
  

Add a sponsorship to your cart

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Additional perks . . .

Happy Hour Sponsor / $1,500 Add to cart This event is a collaboration in which we work together to showcase your custom experience via your authors or messaging Unique perk: Includes 5 minutes to address attendees or other custom feature	Bookstore Bus Tour Sponsor / $1,000 Add to cart We will charter multiple busses to make this multi-bookstore event a success and allow attendees to see all area stores. Unique perk: Built-in opportunity to distribute materials/galleys and address attendees while in transport
Thought Leader Sponsor / $1,000 Add to cart Supply your thought leadership via the foundational experience of this event - professional development Unique perk: Pitch a session based on a highly relevant topic of your choosing. (Must be approved by MIBA staff and board.)	Meal Event Sponsor / $1,000 Add to cart Meals are classic, special moments to connect with our attendees Unique perk: Custom perk based on the author/book you're promoting, such as custom recipe, a giveaway at each seat, etc.
Refreshments Sponsor / $500 Add to cart Use the coffee/beverage station to showcase your support of indie booksellers Unique perk: Custom perk based on the author/book you're promoting	Tote Bag Sponsor / $500 Add to cart Donate 100 tote bags to distribute to each attendee at the registration desk Unique perk: Your message on the tote bag becomes the backdrop for our event
Badgeholder Sponsor / $500 Add to cart Donate 100 badgeholders with your custom message Unique perk: Your message on the badgeholders becomes a main visual image of the event	Bookseller Travel Sponsor / $400 Add to cart Support accessibility and inclusivity by helping booksellers from all areas of our region make it to this event Unique perk: Attend a special meet and greet for booksellers and scholarship providers

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PItch an author here

Author pitch deadline

March 31 (sooner is always better!)

What you get

Each confirmed author placement receives the following exposure across all 230 of our member bookstores, not just event attendees. The following benefits are activated from the time of confirmation until the event. 

1. Custom graphic with your author/title hosted on our website 
2. Banner ads that feature all authors featured our weekly newsletters 
3. All titles are included in Edelweiss collection circulated to all MIBA booksellers
4. Special author features will be sent to booksellers routinely. We're happy to include blurbs, trailers, links to assets, etc.
5. Access to our bookstore member list 

Tips

• Target your pitches. Our space is limited, so we suggest pitching no more than three authors
• Availbility. Please confirm your authors are able to attend before you pitch them
• Representation matters. Pitch a diverse cast of authors to increase your chances at multiple placements

Details

• Estimated attendance: 100 booksellers plus industry staff
• Galleys: If you are able to supply 80 galleys for all attendees, we encourage it. We request a minimum of 50 galleys. In addition, please supply a galley request form for booksellers who can't attend to request a galley, whether it's paper or electronic. A shipping address will be provided upon confirmation. 
• Additional opportunities: All authors are invited to join us at all the social opportunities (plus publishers can host bookseller/author dinners as they prefer)

Pitch an author here

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Plenary keynote / $1,200 An event dedicated to your author(s) is a headline moment of the entire experience	Panel Presentation / $1,000 Your author is hosted in a panel conversation alongside authors from multiple houses
Small Group Presentation / $700 Your author speaks to a subset of our attendees in a Moveable Feast format	Signing Table / $500 Your author is hosted at a signing table at our opening reception, a kick-off celebration

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Program Ad / $150 per piece Add to cart Our mobile-friendly program features three ads per page as it fits on a screen. Book 1, 2, or 3 ads to maximize your message as needed.

Welcome Table Item / $150 per piece Add to cart A welcome table will be hosted at the registration desk where your galley/swag/brochure will be hosted for the duration of the event.