June 12–14
Welcome to the NeoCon 2023 Exhibitor Resources Page, where you will find details and links for all your exhibiting needs.
Please be sure to bookmark this page, as you will need to reference it often as you plan for the show. Details will be added as 2023 opportunities and information becomes available.
| Monday, June 12 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, June 13 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday, June 14 | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Construction/Showroom Renovation
Disabilities/Special Assistance
Security
Exhibitor Sales
Exhibitor Relations
Marketing
Programming
Operations
Meeting Planning & Special Events
Public Relations
Management
A number of measures and protocols will be in place to address any necessary city, state, or CDC guidelines in June and to provide everyone with a high level of comfort attending NeoCon 2023.
THE MART has received GBAC Star accreditation. GBAC STAR is the gold standard of prepared facilities and the cleaning industry’s only outbreak prevention, response, and recovery accreditation.
An extension of current building practices at THE MART and event measures include:
Optimized air filtration and circulation
Enhanced cleaning protocols
Event measures
Use the NeoCon logos and images from the press gallery to market your presence at NeoCon 2023.
Visit the NeoCon Press Image Gallery
Calendar Listing
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NeoCon® | June 12-14, 2023 | THE MART, Chicago
NeoCon is the world’s leading platform and most important event for the commercial design industry. Since launching in 1969, NeoCon has served as the annual gathering place for design professionals and end-users. The three-day event showcases game-changing products and services from both leading companies and emerging talent—providing unparalleled access to the latest and most innovative solutions. Additionally, a robust educational program of keynote presentations and CEU sessions offers world-class expertise and insight about today’s most relevant topics during the show and throughout the year. A launch pad for innovation—NeoCon offers ideas and introductions that shape the built environment today and into the future.
Visit www.neocon.com for additional information.
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NeoCon® | June 12-14, 2023 | THE MART, Chicago
NeoCon is the world’s leading platform for commercial design and the annual gathering place for over 50,000 design professionals and end-users. Marking its 54th edition, NeoCon continues to serve as the commercial design industry’s launch pad for innovation - showcasing game-changing products and services from leading companies and emerging talent, and providing unparalleled access to the most cutting-edge solutions. A robust educational program of keynote presentations and CEU sessions offers world-class expertise and insight about today’s most relevant topics. www.neocon.com
A summary of required and recommended exhibitor tasks and opportunities.
In order for your company to register for exhibitor badges and manage its company profile on the online exhibitor directory for NeoCon 2023, we require an Registration Contact and a Marketing/Admin Contact from each company (showroom and booth) exhibiting at the show. Please also provide any additional marketing contacts that would like to receive all show communications regarding exhibitor marketing opportunities. Click the link below to manage your contacts.
NeoCon 2023 Exhibitor Registration is open.
Each exhibiting company has been asked to designate an Exhibitor Registration Contact, who has been assigned a specific password that is required in order for staff to register for the show (password was provided via email).
The exhibitor registration system provides each company’s Exhibitor Registration Contact access to a dashboard that allows them the flexibility to register multiple staff, edit and delete staff at their convenience, and send staff their own confirmations.
Staff may also register themselves once their Exhibitor Registration Contact has provided them their company's password.
Exhibitor Registration / Badge Pick-Up Hours
Exhibitor badges must be picked up onsite when you arrive at the show on the first floor of THE MART at the Info Bar, under the Grand Stair.
Day | Hours |
Tuesday, June 6 | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Wednesday, June 7 | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Thursday, June 8 | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Friday, June 9 | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Saturday, June 10 | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Sunday, June 11 | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Monday, June 12 | 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Tuesday, June 13 | 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Wednesday, June 14 | 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
NeoCon 2023 Online Exhibitor Directory is live on neocon.com
The NeoCon online exhibitor directory provides both onsite and virtual NeoCon registrants access to company profiles and virtual floor plans, which are searchable by company name, product categories, vertical markets, location, and keywords. Company profiles can include product images, videos, PDF uploads, and URL links.
To access your company profile, click HERE and log in using your email address and password. If this is your first time logging in, your password will be "welcome". Upon logging in, you will be prompted to create your own password. To reset your password, enter your email address and click "Reset Password" and your password will automatically reset to, "welcome". You may go back into your company profile at any time and make edits or additions up until the show.
NeoCon Showrooms - please note that your NeoCon company profile will be the same company profile that is currently featured on the year-round, THE MART online building directory. We highly recommend that you review your current profile and make any necessary changes.
Should you have any questions regarding your company profile, contact Molly Wilson.
Book in the official NeoCon hotel block and choose from a variety of popular hotels with exclusive NeoCon amenities and a diverse set of room types for any type of traveler. In partnership with onPeak, we've secured discounted rates at a selection of Chicago hotels. Through onPeak we're able to offer you convenient and affordable options for your trip to NeoCon 2023. onPeak is the only hotel provider endorsed by NeoCon 2023, and we encourage you to book through them early for the best selection and price. Additionally, booking through onPeak allows you to make adjustments without penalty.
All deliveries arriving after May 15 in trucks larger than 12’ high and 30’ long, must be scheduled with our dock at docklabor@themart.com.
Dock Operations
THE MART Dock will operate during its regular business hours below until Sunday June 4th. Please schedule your dock time and labor by emailing docklabor@themart.com with a minimum of 36 hours’ notice.
NeoCon Showroom Schedule
To provide the best experience possible for our attendees, the NeoCon team plans to be “show ready” by the end of the Friday June 9. While we discourage keeping anything in the corridor and prohibit this practice for more than a day, we understand that it’s unavoidable in special cases; therefore, we ask that you do not have anything in the corridor after Thursday June 8 at 3:00 p.m. Please also have all construction barricades removed at this time and make every effort to have your showroom completed, with all furniture moved in, by Friday June 9, at 3:00 p.m. This will allow us to place NeoCon specific signage in the corridors, clean the carpets, and touch up paint so that your NeoCon environment looks great for your early visitors and sales meeting on Saturday!
Temporary Storage
We will not be able to offer shared storage for NeoCon 2023. Please plan accordingly. If you must store product locally, please check with several nearby storage facilities, including:
Construction
THE MART has the right to approve your construction plans. If you haven't already done so, please share your renovation plans with Nora Bullard from our Construction Services Team. Nora can be reached at nbullard@themart.com. Construction standards and a list of approved contractors can be found here
Contracts & Payment
Access your booth contract and make a payment.
Operations & Booth Services
Access booth service order forms and set-up information including show schedule, labor, drayage and shipping information for 7th floor exhibitors.
Active Badge Scanning: Showrooms and 7th Floor Booths
XPress Leads: Lead retrieval is available to order for NeoCon 2023, through NeoCon official vendor, XPress Leads. Don't miss a single sales lead! Not everyone will carry a business card, however every attendee will have a badge with a QR code for you to scan.
Please note rate deadlines:
Early Discount: Thursday, 3/23/23
Advance Discount: Thursday, 05/04/23
Standard Pricing: After 05/04/23
For more information please contact XPress Leads; 800-746-9734, xpressleadpro@cdsreg.com or to order lead retrieval, click here
Passive Badge Scanning: Showrooms Only
SmartZone RFID Trackers: Once again, we are offering NeoCon showrooms the opportunity to rent SmartZone RFID trackers. Each NeoCon 2023 badge will include a unique RFID code, which will allow for passive tracking of attendees in and out of the building.
As a showroom, you may utilize this technology by renting a SmartZone tower and placing it within your showroom to automatically capture contact details and demographics of attendees entering your showroom. This technology can be used in addition to Lead Retrieval scanning offered by Xpress Leads.
For more details on SmartZone RFID trackers, click here
To place your order, click here
Questions? visit www.ConventionStrategy.com or email sales@cstrategy.com or call (301) 656-7521, Ext. 211
AV/Computer/Plasma Rentals & Services
Catering
Chair/Table/Linen Rentals
Signage and Graphics
Floral Rental
Plant/Tree Rental
Specialty Furniture Rental
International Shipping Broker
Photography and Video Services
Temp Staffing
Any exhibitor or showroom planning to host an event or large meeting in their booth or showroom must notify show management in advance using the online notification form by the deadline date, May 12, 2023.
Event Rules and Regulations
7th Floor Exhibitors
Showrooms
There are many companies that lead you to believe that they are affiliated with NeoCon or a vendor for NeoCon. A few of the services they offer are databases, list rentals, and housing services.
We will never provide our attendee or exhibitor lists to outside parties. Any solicitations you receive claiming they can provide you with NeoCon affiliated lists or databases are UNAUTHORIZED.
NeoCon’s official housing partner is OnPeak. We are not affiliated with any other company who may offer you hotel services.
If you are contacted by any outside company you find suspicious or are unsure whether they are a legitimate authorized vendor for this event, please forward to us at neoconshows@themart.com. If they use the NeoCon name we will send a cease & desist letter.
What can you do to stop the E-mails from these companies?
Hit reply to the e-mail and type REMOVE FROM LIST in the subject line and hit send.
Held annually since 1990, Best of NeoCon is the official awards program for NeoCon, honoring outstanding new products from NeoCon exhibiting companies.
Best of NeoCon 2023 continues with a streamlined submission process, and a robust marketing campaign including enhanced branding, programming, events, and digital content. The awards program will feature entries in 56 product categories evaluated by a diverse jury of leading architects, designers, specifiers and facility managers with expertise spanning commercial, healthcare, institutional and hospitality sectors. This year’s awards program will also include enhanced marketing and promotional benefits for both entrants and winners, before, during and after the show.
Click here to see a gallery of Best of NeoCon 2023 entrants.
Eligibility:
Manufacturers who are showroom tenants of THE MART and exhibitors of NeoCon, June 12-14, 2023, are eligible to enter new products introduced since June 16, 2022.
Submission Deadlines and Fees:
Entry Type | Fee | Date
Early | $700.00 | Friday, April 21
Regular | $800.00 | Friday, May 5
Late | $900.00 | Friday, May 19
Winner’s Awards Event:
Monday, June 12, during NeoCon 2023 at THE MART
Questions? Email: bestofneocon@themart.com
The industry's most coveted awards take place at NeoCon. Be sure to enter your products by the deadlines below.
Interior Design HiP at NeoCon Awards
Entry Deadline: April 14
Interior Design's HiP at NeoCon Awards is a recognition program honoring commercial industry pioneers and innovative product design. Winners and honorees will be announced live at an exclusive event held at THE MART on Sunday, June 11, 2023, and during livestream coverage on DesignTV by SANDOW.
Brittany Lloyd
Director of Marketing Operations
Interior Design
interiordesign.net
blloyd@sandowdesign.com
(m) 914.400.4578
MetropolisLikes at NeoCon
Submission due April 26
The viral awards program MetropolisLikes returns, with Metropolis editors awarding the top designs of NeoCon 2023. Winners will be published in Specify and celebrated across metropolismag.com and Metropolis digital channels. Details.
IIDA Showroom & Booth Design Competition
Submission Site Opens in March
Submissions Due June 6
The 19th Annual IIDA Showroom and Booth Design competition honors original interior design and the visual impact of permanent NeoCon showrooms, temporary booths, and pop-up exhibitors with an emphasis on the innovative use of product, materials, space, color, texture, and environmental graphics. Entries will be reviewed onsite by a jury of influential design leaders and specifiers from the commercial interior design industry on Sunday, June 11.
Winners will be notified on Sunday, June 11 with winners publicly honored on IIDA.org, social media platforms, and through the official press release sent to key industry publications the morning show opens. All winning spaces will be on exhibit throughout the show.
See the 2022 IIDA Showroom & Booth Design Competition Winners.
Learn more about this Design Competition and all IIDA Competitions here!
We strive to provide our exhibitors with an array of onsite and digital sponsorship opportunities that will allow your company to share its brand initiatives both at the show and in the months leading up to the show in unique and effective ways.
Please contact Lindsey Martin to learn more and reserve your sponsorships.
As we countdown to NeoCon 2023, June 12-14, we will continue to unite the design community and provide valuable content and programming in the months leading up to the show. All of the action takes place on neocon.com and NeoCon's social media platforms.
Outlined below are social media opportunities that 2023 exhibitors can take advantage of now. We are accepting everything on a rolling, first-come, first-served, basis.
Complimentary Social Media Opportunities
We are curating content for the ongoing feed across the NeoCon platforms which includes Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Here are some themes that we consider—please submit material for editorial consideration and be sure to include any links or relevant hashtags we should incorporate:
NeoCon 2023 Exhibitor Social Toolkit
Social Media Sponsorship Opportunities
If you’d like to control the message, we offer dedicated social media content opportunities for a fee. Please contact emma@novitapr.com for more details and to reserve your spot.
Effective media relations strengthen and complement the sales and marketing strategies you implement surrounding your presence at NeoCon®.
Our PR firm, Novità Communications, will be promoting the show and its exhibitors in the months leading up to the event through strategic outreach to print, digital, and broadcast outlets. They will also be hosting hundreds of media outlets onsite during NeoCon in the Press Office. Please be sure to alert Novità if you are launching a new product, celebrating a milestone, or have any additional company updates. In addition, please let them know if you are planning any media events in your showroom or booth during NeoCon. You can reach Novità by contacting Emma Reuland at emma@novitapr.com / (718) 510-2810. We will also be sending out regular exhibitor communication emails with links to submit your pre-show materials, which we can leverage in the months leading up to the show. If an outside PR firm is handling your media relations, kindly share this information with them. Below is a more detailed overview of their plan for collecting and sharing exhibitor assets and press materials.
Virtual Press Kit
Finalized press kits for NeoCon 2023 will be accepted in digital format ONLY through our virtual NeoCon 2023 Press Kit, in order to streamline the media’s access to exhibitor products and to make it more convenient for both attending editors and those who cannot attend. This will serve as our official online press room and is once again hosted through Box.com. We will be sharing this press kit wide so there is opportunity for exposure to a broader media audience. We realize these materials do not get completed until the weeks and sometimes days leading up to the show, but we can provide you with the unique link ahead of time so each exhibitor can have their own dedicated folder where they can upload their product images, press releases, and video assets as they finalize. Please email emma@novitapr.com to receive a unique link to your exhibitor folder and for directions to upload to Box.com. You may also keep some physical press kits on hand in your booth or showroom during the event. If your company would like to offer attending media a gift in the Press Office, please reach out to the Novità team to coordinate. For pointers on press kits, please see below.
What is a press kit?
A press kit is an information packet conveniently assembled for the media to review and potentially utilize in their digital and/or print coverage.
What goes into a press kit?
What is a press release?
A press release is a brief announcement, which contains newsworthy material. “News” is the operative word. The press release should outline the new collections/products/innovations that you are launching at NeoCon 2023. A release is written in the style of an article (in the third person). This means that parts of – or the whole – release could be used “as is” in a publication. It concludes with a “boilerplate,” which is a background paragraph on your company. Press releases are usually one to two pages in length. Be sure to include company name, media contact, and NeoCon showroom or booth #.
NeoCon partners with the top media organizations in the industry. Maximize your company’s visibility before, during and after NeoCon with our 2023 media partners.
NeoCon 2023 Media Partner Advertising Contacts and Media Kits
Interior Design Official Show Daily
Interior Design assures brand placement in front of the entire contract design industry during this key product introduction time.
The Show Dailies are the definitive news and product sources published each day at NeoCon. The Show Dailies are distributed at the show and shared digitally with the NeoCon community and Interior Design’s Top 100 Giants of Design Firms. Want to get the word out to A+D? Let Interior Design know about programs, product presentations, parties, exhibitions, and special events you are hosting during NeoCon.
For more information contact idsales@interiordesign.net
NeoCon SELECT
Interior Design maximizes participating brands’ exposure and gives them the edge at NeoCon with SELECT, the most comprehensive and effective way to drive specifiers to a showroom or booth. Interior Design gets designers to visit SELECT showrooms and booths with on-site signage and in-book branding. 2023 coverage will include June NeoCon Preview, July/August NeoCon Wrap, and NeoCon Official Show Dailies.
For more information contact idsales@interiordesign.net
Metropolis: Specify
Now in its sixth year, Metropolis’ Specify will help architects and designers identify the best new products across sectors that make a positive impact on health, equity, and the environment. Dedicated to NeoCon, Specify will be distributed onsite at the show and a digital version will be emailed to registered NeoCon attendees and Metropolis subscribers. Specify is a take-home from the fair that can be used throughout the year as a handy reference for specifiers and decision makers, helping them make the right choices in products, custom manufacturing, and partnerships.
For more information, please contact Tamara Stout, Director of Advertising, tstout@sandowdesign.com or 917.449.2845 or Tina Brennan, VP, Marketing at tbrennan@sandowdesign.com or 646.488.6712.
Metropolis Sustainability Lab at NeoCon
Calling all NeoCon exhibitors with a sustainability message to be a part of Metropolis Sustainability Lab at NeoCon
The Metropolis Sustainability Lab at NeoCon is a fully integrated exhibit and gathering space brought to you by Metropolis in partnership with NeoCon. The Sustainability Lab will feature an exhibit area showcasing information and insights from Metropolis and its partners. There will be scheduled guided tours of the Sustainability Lab, networking opportunities, and targeted happenings throughout the three days. Also, Metropolis will be organizing showroom crawls to take a group of architects and designers from the Lab around to the Lab Partner showrooms on a guided tour.
As a NeoCon exhibitor you can reach a targeted and highly engaged audience with your sustainability message and initiatives. Become a Lab Partner and you will have the tools to tell your sustainability story and connect directly with the A&D community, providing them with the solutions they seek.
Please contact your Metropolis representative or Tina Brennan, VP Marketing, at tbrennan@sandowdesign.com or 646-488-6712 for more information on this opportunity.
Archiproducts Membership
With over 3.7 million registered users, Archiproducts is the international architecture and design network where brands get global reach, connect with qualified leads, and empower their brand awareness worldwide. Join us and discover how to maximize your online visibility and reach an extensive audience of architects and designers, and how to create your own BIM product library with our support.
Our partnership with NeoCon gives exhibitors the unique opportunity to join Archiproducts with a special offer (20% off your membership plan) and to be part of our NeoCon 2023 Special Showcase, dedicated to the excellence of the commercial design world in terms of sustainability, product collections, and projects. Find out more about all the benefits of our Membership by getting in touch with our team at sales@archiproducts.com using code NEOCON2023 in the email subject. Don’t Miss Out
Design Milk Special Advertising Packages
Nothing tells the story of your brand better than a well-crafted article or social campaign that leverages the trusted Design Milk brand name and editorial voice. From interviews and product features, to process stories and trends pieces, Design Milk can customize a feature just for your brand—all with special, exclusive discounted rates for NeoCon exhibitors. With over 500k+ readers monthly and more than 8 million social media followers, Design Milk’s popular platform will help you build awareness and create buzz across our expansive community, while increasing your followers and engaging with the right customers.
Don’t delay—spots are limited! Contact Dixie Duncan, Director of Strategic Partnerships at @dixie@design-milk.com | 206-321-2848
If you receive any type of solicitation from Oser Communications regarding a “NeoCon Hospitality and Design Show Daily”—please note that this publication is in no way affiliated with NeoCon and will not be distributed through us or onsite at NeoCon/THE MART in any way.
