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Showcase

Be seen by thousands of attendees

Maximize your PACK EXPO investment by advertising in the official packaging pre-show planner, brought to you by Packaging World.

The PACK EXPO Showcase offers one or two-page advertising profiles, showcasing packaging machinery, services and materials at the 2022 event. This special issue of Packaging World will be distributed prior to the show to thousands of brand-owners. Plus, it will include details about educational sessions, keynotes and other exclusive content to help attendees prepare for the show.

Choose a one or two-page unit:

Benefits of the PW SHOWCASE include

  • 25,000 copies mailed to PW subscribers and pre-registered attendees (to arrive late August)
  • 2,500 bonus distribution at PACK EXPO
  • 68,000 email distribution (digital edition) to PW’s e-database
  • Packworld.com Web visitors can access the digital edition of the Showcase year-round
  • 10% discount for PMMI members

There are significant supply chain issues in the paper market, please see our billing policy for an update on terms for print cancellations.

Products

SHOWCASE

Specifications

(W x H - Inches)

Full Page:

Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875

Bleed Dimensions: 8.625 x 11.125

Safe Area: 7.875 x 10.375

FULL PAGE AD NOTES:

A SHOWCASE full-page ad is the exact same specification as a Packaging World or ProFood World full-page ad.

A high-resolution PDF with bleed will need to be uploaded for the full-page ad portion of a 2-page profile.

Adhering to trim, bleed, and safe area specifications, as well as ensuring all images contained within your ad are of high resolution, and that the ad is saved in CMYK color mode without the inclusion of any Pantone spot colors, is critical to the accurate reproduction of your ad in print.

Any ads submitted that do not meet ALL specifications will print as supplied and may not display as intended.

FRACTIONAL AD SPECS - 2023 SHOWCASES AND BEYOND

(W x H - Inches)

  • 1/2 Horizontal: Trim Size: 8.375 x 5.4375
  • 1/2 Vertical: Trim Size: 4.1875 x 10.875

1/3 Horizontal

Trim Size: 8.375 x 3.625

1/3 Vertical

Trim Size: 2.80 x 10.875

FRACTIONAL PAGE AD NOTES:

A fractional ad used as part of a SHOWCASE profile one-page unit is located on the profile page within the profile's safe area and will not be impacted by the issue trim.

A 300 DPI CMYK JPEG of your fractional ad will need to be uploaded as part of the profile creation process. Please save your ad at the EXACT dimensions noted. DO NOT INCLUDE BLEED OR CROP MARKS.

After uploading your fractional ad JPEG to the Send My Ad Portal, you must select the "Fit Image To Frame" option. The Send My Ad portal will then proportionally scale your ad to fit the space on the one-page profile unit.

Show Daily

PACK EXPO Show Daily, the OFFICIAL at-show issue produced by PMMI Media Group gives attendees a complete run-down of product demos, educational sessions and other events happening each day of the show and puts a spotlight on features of special interest. Each issue is printed the night before the next day of the show, so you can be sure attendees will be eager to read the latest highlights in real-time.

This tabloid-size edition includes all the best and brightest from each day of the show, including news, products, PMMI reports, announcements and more!

Attendees can grab a copy as they enter the convention center each morning or can browse each issue on their phone, tablet or laptop via the digital edition.

Distribution

The Show Daily will be distributed to a total of 20,000 recipients during the show via print and digital editions.

Print distribution

Printed issues are distributed at the entrance to the show and on the show floor.

Digital distribution

The PACK EXPO Show Daily digital edition will be distributed via our Live From PACK EXPO e-newsletter, sent each evening during PACK EXPO. The headline, image and CTA text will link to the Show Daily digital edition.

Newsletter audience size is 50k.

Advertising details

  • Your purchase includes placement in all four Show Daily issues (option to run different creative in each issue, but ad size stays consistent for each issue)
  • Choose from a variety of ad sizes (see ad specs tab)
  • Ask your PMMI Media Group sales representative about editorial opportunities, appearing alongside your ad, during the show
  • 10% discount PMMI Members and PMMI Media Group advertisers
  • 20% discount if you are a PMMI Member and PMMI Media Group advertiser

There are significant supply chain issues in the paper market, please see our billing policy for an update on terms for print cancellations.

Products

Show Daily

Specifications

Magazine Trim is 10 ½ x 13 ¾.

Tabloid

Bleed – 11 x 14 ¼

Non-bleed – 9 ¼ x 12 ½

Two Thirds

Bleed – 7 5/8 x 14 ¼

Non-bleed – 6 1/8 x 12 ½

Standard

Bleed – 7 5/8 x 10 7/8

Non-bleed – 6 1/8 x 9 3/8

Half Vertical

Bleed – 6 ¼ x 14 ¼

Non-bleed – 4 ¾ x 12 ½

Half Horizontal

Bleed –11 x 7 ¾

Non-bleed – 9 ¼ x 6 ¼

One Third Vertical

Bleed – 4 ½ x 14 ¼

Non-bleed – 3 x 12 ½

One Third Horizontal

Bleed –11 x 5 ¼

Non-bleed – 9 ¼ x 3 ¾

Quarter Page

Bleed – NA

Non-bleed – 4 ¾ x 6 ½

Sixth Page

Bleed – NA

Non-bleed – 3 x 6 ½

Keep live area 3/8” from trim on 4 sides.

Add at least 5/8” on all sides for bleed ads.

Second Look

Second Look is your second chance to connect with PACK EXPO attendees who are interested in your product category – whether or not they visited your exhibit!

  • Second Look is PACK EXPO’s only post-show guide with content personalized by the product categories the recipient is interested in
  • Book now - within a given category, ads are displayed in the order they are received
  • The personalized format cuts through the clutter of email that attendees receive after the event
  • The only way to reach the 80-90% of attendees with buying interest in your product category who missed connecting with you at the event
  • Also sent to the attendees who were scanned at your booth
  • Consisting of a full-page ad with a company description and up to four products, as well as messages personalized with name and company. (Use one message for those who you scanned at your exhibit and a second message for those who didn't stop by your booth.)
  • We conducted a survey of past PACK EXPO attendees who received Second Look:
    - 94% found it to be a useful reminder of who they visited
    - 92% found it useful to know the companies they missed, many of whom expressed interest in their products
    - 88% keep it as a reference guide. And why not? It is personalized to their needs and interests
  • NOTE: Some elements of reporting may require use of a PMMI scanner at the show

2023 PELV Categories

There are significant supply chain issues in the paper market, please see our billing policy for an update on terms for print cancellations.

Products

Second Look

Specifications

Please submit the items indicated below.

  • Product Category (A)
  • Company Name (B)
  • Years in Business (C)
  • Number of Employees (D)
  • Product Image (Up to four) - Min. 300 dpi and 7:5 ratio (E)
  • Product Title (Up to four) - (F)
  • Technical Specs (Up to four) (G)
  • Product Description (Up to four) - Up to five lines of text each (400 characters max., including spaces) (H)
  • Product URL (Up to four) - (I) (Note: Product URLs will be displayed as Personalized URLs for tracking)
  • Company Logo (J)
  • Company Description - Up to five lines of text (400 characters max., including spaces) (K)
  • Company city, state, and phone (L)
  • Personalized messages (M)
  • Message to booth visitors - Up to two lines of text (180 characters max., including spaces)
  • Sample "Thanks for visiting our booth! Please contact us for a quote tailored to your application and budget."
  • Message to non-booth visitors - Up to two lines of text (180 characters max., including spaces)
  • Sample "John - Let us assist you with your packaging applications. Call or visit us online for more inform

Game Plan - Sustainability Finder

Purchasing the Game Plan Sustainability Finder puts you in front of a targeted audience interested in sustainability in machinery and/or materials. With both a targeted print and a digital premium listing on the website here, the audience can find you in the channel that works for them. When PACK EXPO attendees are searching for sustainability at the show, you will be highlighted as a booth they need to visit!

Key benefits:

  • QR Code on the cover of all Game Plans that will link to the sustainability Finder website
  • Seen in directory style listing with other PACK EXPO exhibitors that have a sustainability story
  • Highlighted on the website where attendees will find filterable sustainability listings
  • Sent out in Game Plan, about 2-3 weeks prior to the show, to allow time for mailing. It should arrive just before Preview Week.
  • Exclusive - limited to 12 materials suppliers and 12 machinery suppliers.

Products

Game Plan Sustainability Finder

Specifications

Specs needed.

Game Plan

Game Plan is a personalized booth itinerary for PACK EXPO attendees, customized based on the product categories they're investigating at the show. As an exhibitor who advertises in Game Plan, your booth and products will be included in the individual itineraries we create for attendees who have indicated a specific interest in your product category or categories, when they first register for the show.

  • PACK EXPO is massive and it’s almost impossible for attendees to see everyone they need to see
  • Our personalized walking guide literally puts you on the map for attendees who have indicated a buying interest in your product categories
  • Research shows that exhibitors who participate in Game Plan receive 97% more leads than those who do not
  • ROI based reporting correlating booth scans to Game Plan recipients - Some elements of reporting may require use of a PMMI scanner at the show
  • Game Plan is PACK EXPO’s official, printed and personalized show guide mailed to all pre-registered end-user attendees in U.S. and Canada who register more than two weeks before the show
  • Your listing includes a sneak peek of up to four of your products.
  • In a survey conducted with Game Plan recipients, 90% reported using Game Plan either before or during the show, and 86% found it useful to have companies suggested to them based on their categories of interest.

Products

Game Plan

Specifications

G. Headline Maximum Characters: 35 including spaces

F. Descriptions Maximum Characters: 120 including spaces

NOTE: Depending on the character, maximum count could vary. Text including more wider characters...m, w, etc....will fit less characters than the specified maximum. Text including more narrow characters...i, l, etc....will fit more characters than the specified maximum.

D. Logo Specs:

Minimum dimensions: 2" wide x 2" high

Aspect ratio: 1:1

Formats: jpg, png

Resolution: 175 dpi or greater

E. Product Image Specs:

Minimum dimensions: 4" wide x 2" high

Aspect ratio: 2:1

Formats: jpg, png

Resolution: 175 dpi or greater

Full Page Cover Ad Specs:

Bleed dimensions: 8.75" x 11.25"

Trim size: 8.5" x 11"

Safe area: 8" x 10.5"

STANDARD Print - Women in Packaging Supplement

Honor an Extraordinary Female Executive at Your Company

The new Packaging World Women in Packaging supplement, published in cooperation with the Packaging & Processing Women's Leadership Network, profiles women executives at supplier and CPG companies who go the extra mile to set their company up for success.

The supplement covers challenges faced and triumphs achieved by women in the industry, while highlighting key findings from PMMI’s Packaging & Processing Women’s Leadership Network.

Here's how it works:

  • Purchase a full-page profile to honor an outstanding female executive at your company
  • We will send a list of questions to answer, focused on accomplishments and new, innovative concepts your executive has implemented
  • Each profile will include a headshot and an edited version of the Q&A; as well as a place for company information/message from the sponsor
  • This exclusive supplement will be polybagged with the September issue
  • Bonus distribution at PPWLN events at PACK EXPO
  • Co-branded with PW/OEM/PPWLN
  • Only profiles and editorial will run in this supplement, no ads (except IFC, OBC)
  • Limited availability - reserve space early to secure your spot
  • Year-round digital exposure of articles and profiles in special section on Packworld.com

Products

Women in Packaging Supplement

Specifications

The Women in Packaging supplement to Packaging World is limited to full-page cover advertising only.

(W x H - Inches)

Two Page Spread

Trim Size: 16.75 x 10.875

Bleed Dimensions: 17.00 x 11.125

Safe Area: 16.25 x 10.375

Full Page

Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875

Bleed Dimensions: 8.625 x 11.125

Safe Area: 7.875 x 10.375

1/2 Horizontal

Trim Size: 8.375 x 5.4375

Bleed Dimensions: 8.625 x 5.6875

Safe Area: 7.875 x 4.9375

1/2 Vertical

Trim Size: 4.1875 x 10.875

Bleed Dimensions: 4.4375 x 11.125

Safe Area: 3.6875 x 10.375

1/3 Horizontal

Trim Size: 8.375 x 3.625

Bleed Dimensions: 8.625 x 3.875

Safe Area: 7.875 x 3.125

1/3 Vertical

Trim Size: 2.80 x 10.875

Bleed Dimensions: 3.05 x 11.125

Safe Area: 2.30 x 10.375

Adhering to trim, bleed, and safe area specifications, as well as ensuring all images contained within your ad are of high-resolution, and that the ad is saved in CMYK color mode without the inclusion of any Pantone spot colors, is critical to the accurate reproduction of your ad in print. Any ads submitted that do not meet ALL specifications will print as supplied and may not display as intended.

NON-STANDARD Print

Packaging World is the leading media brand for reaching packaging professionals.

The most experienced journalists in packaging and unparalleled reach into the marketplace have made Packaging World the number one media choice of companies who sell to the $200+ billion U.S. packaging industry.

Each month, we deliver a total reach of over 400,000 professionals, across our magazine, website, email and social media channels. We offer exposure for marketers via print and digital ad products, reaching professionals in food, beverage, pharmaceuticals, consumer products and all package-using industries.

There are significant supply chain issues in the paper market, please see our billing policy for an update on terms for print cancellations.

Products

Non Standard

Specifications

Two Page Spread

Trim Size (W x H - Inches) - 16.0 x 10.5

Bleed Dimensions (W x H - Inches) - 16.25 x 10.75

Safe Area (W x H - Inches) - 15.5 x 10.0

Full Page (Includes Cover Tip On)

Trim Size (W x H - Inches) - 8.0 x 10.5

Bleed Dimensions (W x H - Inches) - 8.25 x 10.75

Safe Area (W x H - Inches) - 7.5 x 10.0

1/2 Vertical

Trim Size (W x H - Inches) - 4.25 x 10.5

Bleed Dimensions (W x H - Inches) - 4.5 x 10.75

Safe Area (W x H - Inches) - 3.75 x 10.0

1/2 Horizontal

Trim Size (W x H - Inches) - 8.0 x 5.25

Bleed Dimensions (W x H - Inches) - 8.25 x 5.5

Safe Area (W x H - Inches) - 7.5 x 4.75

1/3 Vertical

Trim Size (W x H - Inches) - 2.875 x 10.5

Bleed Dimensions (W x H - Inches) - 3.125 x 10.75

Safe Area (W x H - Inches) - 2.375 x 10.0

1/3 Horizontal

Trim Size (W x H - Inches) - 8.0 x 3.625

Bleed Dimensions (W x H - Inches) - 8.25 x 3.875

Safe Area (W x H - Inches) - 7.5 x 3.125

Cover Corner Cut (Triangle - Upper Right)

Trim Size (W x H - Inches) - 2.125 x 2.125

Bleed Dimensions (W x H - Inches) - 2.375 x 2.375

Safe Area (W x H - Inches) - 1.875 x 1.875"

STANDARD Print

Packaging World is the leading media brand for reaching packaging professionals.

The most experienced journalists in packaging and unparalleled reach into the marketplace have made Packaging World the number one media choice of companies who sell to the $200+ billion U.S. packaging industry.

Each month, we deliver a total reach of over 400,000 professionals, across our magazine, website, email and social media channels. We offer exposure for marketers via print and digital ad products, reaching professionals in food, beverage, pharmaceuticals, consumer products and all package-using industries.

There are significant supply chain issues in the paper market, please see our billing policy for an update on terms for print cancellations.

Products

Standard
OEM Insider
Facilities and Infrastructure Directory
Craft Brew Supplement
Buyer's Guide

Specifications

Packaging World Buyer’s Guide display advertising is limited to full-page and two-page spread advertising only.

(W x H - Inches)

Two Page Spread

Trim Size: 16.75 x 10.875

Bleed Dimensions: 17.00 x 11.125

Safe Area: 16.25 x 10.375

Full Page

Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875

Bleed Dimensions: 8.625 x 11.125

Safe Area: 7.875 x 10.375

1/2 Horizontal

Trim Size: 8.375 x 5.4375

Bleed Dimensions: 8.625 x 5.6875

Safe Area: 7.875 x 4.9375

1/2 Vertical

Trim Size: 4.1875 x 10.875

Bleed Dimensions: 4.4375 x 11.125

Safe Area: 3.6875 x 10.375

1/3 Horizontal

Trim Size: 8.375 x 3.625

Bleed Dimensions: 8.625 x 3.875

Safe Area: 7.875 x 3.125

1/3 Vertical

Trim Size: 2.80 x 10.875

Bleed Dimensions: 3.05 x 11.125

Safe Area: 2.30 x 10.375

Adhering to trim, bleed, and safe area specifications, as well as ensuring all images contained within your ad are of high-resolution, and that the ad is saved in CMYK color mode without the inclusion of any Pantone spot colors, is critical to the accurate reproduction of your ad in print. Any ads submitted that do not meet ALL specifications will print as supplied and may not display as intended.