Cost: $4,462.50 (net) per full-page ad for all three issues, $3,302.25 (net) per half-page ad for all three issues.

• September (Pre-Show Issue)
• October (Show Issue) The ONLY publication at the Show delivered to retailers’ hotel room doors and seen all over the convention center!
• November (Show Wrap-Up Issue)

Belly bands, Z-folds, inserts and other customized high-impact advertising also available. Contact Stacey Dodge, director of advertising sales, at (703) 518-4211 or Jennifer Nichols, advertising manager, at (703) 518-4276.

One of the most popular features in NACS Magazine, the Cool New Products section, is an advertorial-style listing of new products, services or packaging innovations in the October issue. For added value, your new product listing is also displayed at nacsonline.com for three months following the printed publication. For more information, contact Stacey Dodge, director of advertising sales, at (703) 518-4211 or Jennifer Nichols, advertising manager, at (703) 518-4276.

The ONLY official daily newspaper of the NACS Show — three days, three issues of unmatched information. There’s nothing more timely than appearing in this publication. It’s the ONLY Daily at the Show delivered to retailers’ hotel room doors and seen in kiosks throughout the convention center as well as distributed by handout personnel! NACS and Ascend Media are teaming up to produce the only official NACS Show Daily. Contact Brooke Bollinger at (913) 344-1316 for marketing opportunities. Click here for the rate card.

(Exhibitors Only)
Cost: $1,500-$8,000

The NACS Show Program and Directory is the premier buyer’s guide used by 8,000+ retailers, wholesalers and distributors actively seeking products and services onsite and after the Show. Z-folds, inserts and other customized high-impact advertising are available in the Program & Directory. For more information, contact Stacey Dodge, director of advertising sales, at (703) 518-4211 or Jennifer Nichols, advertising manager, at (703) 518-4276.

(Exhibitors Only)
Cost: $100-$450

Send targeted pre- or post-Show promotional material and invitations directly to NACS Show buyers. This product is sold through EPIC, the NACS Show registration company. Please contact Mike Bridges at (800) 521-7621.

Cost: $480-$1,750/month based on ad size

Ad rotates throughout all NACS Web sites. Receives approximately 299,400 page views per month! For more information, contact Stacey Dodge, director of advertising sales, at (703) 518-4211 or Jennifer Nichols, advertising manager, at (703) 518-4276.

Cost: $1,000-$4,500/month

Reaches more than 26,400 subscribers five days a week. (Subject to availability.) For more information, contact Stacey Dodge, director of advertising sales, at (703) 518-4211 or Jennifer Nichols, advertising manager, at (703) 518-4276.

Cost: Complimentary!

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Each confirmed exhibitor at this year’s NACS Show will receive the Exhibitor Package. You will receive an email with login/password information to your own company’s mobile app portal. Here you can list your company’s information and upload your corporate logo, along with any corporate literature or product brochures. All free of charge for exhibiting at the Show!

(Exhibitors Only)
Cost: $1,000 (net)

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Rotating Banner Ads on the NACS Show Mobile App dashboard page feature your company’s message and logo. Attendees touch your Banner Ad from the dashboard page and are taken to your company’s landing page to learn more about your products, map your booth or contact you. Advertise a free giveaway, special guest or offer a redeemable coupon to bring traffic to your booth!

(Exhibitors Only)
Cost: $2,000 (net)

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For maximum impact add a video clip featuring a welcome to your company, introduce products, or provide demonstrations. Video can be added on your exhibitor landing page and can be played back over and over again by NACS Show attendees. NACS TV advertisers pay just $1,000 for this additional feature.

Cost: $125 (net)

Need help creating a banner ad and landing page? For a nominal fee, Core-Apps can create the graphics for you. Contact artdepartment@core-apps.com or (301) 604-3055 for more details.

Cost: $700-$1,600

Learn more about Cool New Products promotions.

The Cool New Products Preview Room is a must for anyone launching a new product into the convenience channel. Buyers use hand-held scanners to create their own customized product lists. The Preview Room includes areas to help buyers easily locate new products: Retailer Top Picks, New Merchandising, New to the Channel, New Packaging, New Flavors, Wellness and Green. All participants receive a post-Show list of all attendee leads for their Cool New Product. For more information, contact your NACS exhibit account manager at (703) 684-3600.

(Exhibitors Only)

Learn more about Cool New Products promotions. 

If you purchase Cool New Products Room Space, your Cool New Product ad in NACS Magazine is $900 for a quarter-page ad and three months of online exposure. Contact Stacey Dodge, director of advertising sales, at (703) 518-4211 or Jennifer Nichols, advertising manager, at (703) 518-4276.

(Exhibitors Only)
Cost: $6,000 per product/day

Deliver your literature and/or product samples directly to buyers at the NACS Show. This is the only way to get your company information dropped at the doorstep of thousands of retailers staying within the NACS Show hotel room block. For more information, contact Matt Danzig at (703) 518-4281.

(Exhibitors Only)
Cost: $300-$6,000

NACS Business Appointment Centers (BACs) are blocks of meeting rooms near the expo floor designed exclusively for NACS Show exhibitors to host meetings, make presentations, negotiate contracts and anything else that helps maximize their time at the NACS Show. Contact Matt Danzig, exhibit sales & services manager, at (703) 518-4281.

Cost: $700

Located in a high-traffic area outside the Cool New Products Preview Room, the 42" video screen includes a rotation of 30-second commercials about new products and services debuting at the NACS Show. Contact your NACS exhibit account manager at (703) 684-3600.

(Exhibitors Only)
Cost: $500-$5,000

NACS TV is the official news source covering the NACS Show. Commercials shown during this special NACS Show edition of NACS TV are shown once an hour for 24 hours, for three days of the Show. Buyers will see your message on the big screen before packed general sessions, in hotel rooms, on shuttle buses and throughout the convention center. NACS TV Ticker – scroll your 25 word promotion repeatedly across the bottom of all NACS TV screens for additional exposure! For more information, contact Stacey Dodge, director of advertising sales, at (703) 518-4211 or Jennifer Nichols, advertising manager, at (703) 518-4276.