www.channel-live.co.uk11th-12th September 2018 - NEC Birmingham

THE UK’S ONLY EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE FOR THE ICT CHANNEL

Following a hugely successful launch event, our aim is to improve and enhance CHANNEL LIVE further in ensuring that this is truly the only INTERNATIONAL TRADE event for the Channel.

Whether it be IT, Data, Voice or Mobile, Channel Live is already recognised as the DEFACTO event for Channel professionals offering invaluable industry insight for the entire ICT sector, including Security.

Reseller companies large and small, from all ICT Channels – IT, Telecoms, Mobile, MSPs, VARs, SI’s and many more, attended with the vision of forging new partnerships with suppliers when enhancing and improving their offering enabling them to provide a secure and professional service to their end user businesses.

Working with the industry’s finest experts through our thought-provoking seminar programme and live streaming platforms, we are able to provide resellers with the ideal educational platform to ensure they keep up to date with the latest trends and intelligence solutions influencing business decisions.

Intelligent solutions including hardware and software cover a wide spectrum of the best of breed technologies, such as:

SaaS, Cyber Security, Cloud, Connectivity, GDPR, Networks and Infrastructure, Storage, Data and Analytics, AI, IoT, VoIP, Hardware (IT & Data), Door Entry and IP Security, Unified Communications, SD-WAN, and Co-location to name just a few!

Our aim is to ensure that you make the most of the opportunity when it comes to engaging with key decision makers, and with 85% of the 3,006 attendees being Director or Senior Management level you will certainly walk away with high quality enquiries and leads.

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So, whether you’re a Wholesaler, Manufacturer, ISP or a Service Provider, by having a presence at Channel Live, your company will certainly be recognised as a leader in the Channel.

Put simply, Channel Live is the ideal platform to dramatically influence buying decisions, allowing you to turn your challenges into successes.

WATCH the below video to see what Channel Live 2017 was like!

98% of attendees rated exhibitors as GOOD, VERY GOOD or EXCELLENT

87% of attendees rated the Gala Dinner as GOOD, VERY GOOD or EXCELLENT

83% of attendees said that Channel Live either MET or EXCEEDED their expectations

OVER 50%of attendees ATTENDED the seminar programme

OF ALL ATTENDEES WERE RESELLER BUSINESSES57%

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1 RELEVANT AND QUALITY DELEGATESUnlike other ICT exhibitions, Channel Live is purely for

the Channel so you won’t be surrounded by end users or

other irrelevant delegates.

2 IT’S TIME EFFICIENTYou can acquire more leads in two days than you can

travelling up and down the country for months at a time.

3 INCREASE VISIBILITY IN THE CHANNELChannel Live is the perfect platform for launching new

products, services, or just raising awareness of your brand.

4 MORE THAN JUST COMMSChannel Live is an all-encompassing ICT event – there

will be rich and relevant content for all Mobile/Data/

Security/IT and Voice players.

VIEW THE FULL EXHIBITOR LIST AT WWW.CHANNEL-LIVE.CO.UK/EXHIBITOR

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“As part of our strategic plan to re-launch and grow our reseller program in the UK we decided to choose Channel Live as the platform to begin this journey. The results we had were beyond what we expected, with around 50 or so solid leads from the 2 days and now with nearly 20 fully signed up resellers just a few weeks later we consider this a great success and have booked in again for next year.”RICHARD SMITH, SALES DIRECTOR – SANGOMA

“Channel Live provided Samsung UC with the perfect platform to promote our new commercial structure and demonstrate our commitment to the UK Channel. As we were keen to emulate the success and positive results achieved from participating in 2017, we booked early to ensure our space at the event and also maximise our investment with the pre-event marketing provided by Channel Live.”MARTIN BOFFEY, MARKETING MANAGER – SAMSUNG UC

“Channel Live exceeded our expectations and was an enjoyable and hugely beneficial event to be involved with. We look forward to building on the success next year!”ELLIE ALLSEYBROOK, INFORM BILLING

“What an utterly brilliant show. The new channel gold standard event.”ANDREW DICKINSON, JOLA

“Huge congratulations to the team at Comms Business, a fantastic event, well organised, well attended, these events make our industry what it is, which is full of dynamic people that want to continue to learn and progress!”JUSTIN BLAINE, CHANNEL SALES MANAGER – NTA

“Great event, we are looking forward to the next one. Lots of potential new partnerships to explore.”MARK BRIDGMAN, SERVICE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR - SUPPORT UK

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GWhy live stream CHANNEL LIVE? As a modern media format, live streaming enables us to stay ahead of the competition by keeping up to date with modern day content consumption trends. As a means of visual media, live streaming is cutting edge. Not only does it allow us to present information in a palatable way, we can present it over multiple platforms (i.e. websites and social media platforms) simultaneously. We can quite literally be in more than one place at once! Bringing live content to audiences is real, it’s not filtered, edited or scripted. We are delivering real opinions in real time from some of the market’s most coveted experts. Not only can we deliver this edgy content to you live, our audience can interact by asking questions and sharing content in real time via social media platforms.

15,000 VIEWED THE LIVE STREAM OF CHANNEL LIVEYou can view the live stream archive by visiting: www.channel-live.co.uk/channel-live-streaming

POD - 2M SHELL - 9M MODULAR - 9M MODULAR - 18M LOUNGE 1 - 36M LOUNGE 2 - 36M

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ADHOC OPPORTUNITIESGet in touch with us today for prices on all the exciting ideas you have for marketing your brand! Call us on

01322 466 016 or email anna@commsbusiness.co.uk

Some companies simply love to stand out when marketing their presence at events. Does this sound like your business? If so, speak to our marketing team about the numerous different options available to you. From sponsoring the entire event or a special feature area to hanging a banner above your stand or placing branded floor tiles around the show, we can help you drive traffic to your stand, raise your profile and maximise your investment at CHANNEL LIVE.

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For information contact 01322 466 016 / anna@cbmagazine.co.uk

LANYARDS ............................................................................... £500+VAT

CHARGING PODS ............................................................................ POA FLOOR TILES ................................................................. £50+VAT per tileREGISTRATION DESK SPONSORSHIP .......................... £3,500+VATREGISTRATION PENS .......................................................... £500+VATDELEGATE BAGS .......................................................................... SOLDMAIN SPONSORSHIP ................................................................. SOLDGALA DINNER SPONSORSHIP ................................................. SOLDSEMINAR SPONSORSHIP .......................................................... SOLDCUP HOLDERS ...................................................................... £1,500+VAT

(IF REFRESHMENT AREA IS NOT SPONSORED)

HANGING BANNERS ABOVE YOUR STAND .................. £1,500+VAT

(DOUBLE SIDED 3M X 2M)

36 POSTER SITES (A4 PORTRAIT) ............................................. £2,100+VAT

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If you would like to become a media partner and show your support for Channel Live, please contact anna@commsbusiness.co.uk or call 01322 466 016 to discuss the opportunities available.

MORE DETAILSTo book your stand, or for more information on the event, please call the team or email: SALES@COMMSBUSINESS.CO.UK

MAT – 01322 466 019 / 07919 177099 CRAIG – 01322 466 017 / 07766 081822 ANNA - 01322 466 016 / ANNA@COMMSBUSINESS.CO.UK Hawley Road, Hawley, Dartford. DA2 7TJ

THE NATION’S MOST CONNECTED AND CONVENIENT VENUECHANNEL LIVE will take place at the NEC, the UK’s top exhibition venue.

The NEC is reachable in UNDER 3 HOURS for 75% of the population by car

Visitors can travel to and from 143 direct destinations from BIRMINGHAM CITY AIRPORT

It’s a 2 MINUTE WALK (indoors) from the onsite train station There are 1750 ONSITE HOTEL ROOMS at prices to suit every budget

There is an onsite CASINO, SHOPS, SPA and NUMEROUS RESTAURANTS

Award winning catering is available There are 16,500 onsite PARKING SPACES The NEC hosts over 500 EXHIBITIONS each year FREE WI-FI for visitors across entire venue

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CHANNEL LIVE is brought to you by Miles Publishing. MILES PUBLISHING (Part of the Mark Allen Group) also produce the market leading COMMS BUSINESS magazine which is fully supported by a weekly newsletter, website, social sphere and live streaming, meaning it truly offers the best coverage of the market sector and the highest return on investment for clients. Miles Publishing also produce the COMMS BUSINESS AWARDS and the CHANNEL LEADERS CONFERENCE.

www.commsbusiness.co.uk www.commsbusinessawards.co.uk www.channel-live.co.uk

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DAVID DUNGAYEDITOR

CRAIG HOWELLSALES MANAGER

ANNA WALLWORKMARKETING MANAGER

PAUL JOHNSONMANAGING DIRECTOR

MAT SWIFTSALES DIRECTOR

www.channel-live.co.uk11th-12th September 2018 - NEC Birmingham