Welcome Exhibitors!
This is the spot that you’ll find helpful information on the show, as well as downloadable assets that you can use to promote the Boats Afloat Show. Please use this page to download files, digital assets, and more resources and information you may find useful as they become available.
Spring 2024 Exhibitor Contract CORT Rentals Form Boats Afloat Spring 2024 LogosVIP Night
VIP Night Theme: Sail-Gating: A Spirited VIP Celebration
We invite you and your clients to wear your favorite team’s gear!
The VIP event is a 21 and over event held the night prior to the opening of the show. Guests will enjoy the VIP experience: an exclusive preview of the show, a commemorative glass, wine tastings and live entertainment. We encourage our exhibitors to offer light snacks, appetizers and/or drinks at your own booth location, but it is not required.
VIP Tickets: VIP tickets are exclusively available to Exhibitors – they can not be purchased by the general public. You get (10) complimentary VIP tickets with your exhibitor space. To order more, email audrey@nwyachtbrokers.com. Any additional tickets are charged back at $6/ticket, if they are redeemed at the door. Unredeemed tickets do not incur a charge. Please make sure you mail your tickets to clients by April 18th, to ensure they arrive in time!
VIP Will Call: We HIGHLY encourage you to mail your tickets to as many of your clients as possible, as Will Call often has long lines on VIP night. Help your clients have a seamless experience by mailing their tickets to them, instead of having them wait in line! If you do put tickets at Will Call, please follow the following protocol:
- Preferred Method: Put a bulk amount of tickets at Will Call under your COMPANY name, not the person’s name. Notify your clients they are under the COMPANY name. Note – we cannot keep track of who picked up tickets from your company.
- If they must be under the person’s name, clearly write the person’s name LAST NAME, FIRST NAME on the envelope
- Sort your envelopes – Alphabetize by last name
- Deliver to NYBA office 24 hours in advance of VIP Night (Tuesday afternoon)
- Any will call tickets dropped off on the day of VIP Night may not make it into the Will Call bins by the opening of the event.
Thank you to our VIP Night Co-Sponsors Pacific Maritime Title and BMW Motorcycles of Seattle!
Social & Marketing Assets
Follow and engage (like/share/comment) with the Boats Afloat Show social media channels, for maximum exposure (for both the show and YOUR company):
Facebook: @BoatsAfloatShowSeattle (“Tag” us in your posts, “Like” our posts, “Share” our posts)
Instagram: @BoatsAfloatShow (“Tag” us in your Stories and Posts, “Share” our Stories and Posts)
YouTube: @boatsafloatshow9323 (Watch, like and share our YouTube videos)
LinkedIn: Follow our LinkedIn profile and tag us in your Boat Show posts!
Social Media Assets: Bullseye Creative has designed a suite of marketing and advertising tools for you to use within your own company/branded marketing for the show. You can access the assets here. (You’ll find email graphics, social media graphics and more).
You can also download the PDF presentation from the Bullseye Creative seminar NYBA hosted on 4/12/24, with helpful tips and tricks!
Tickets, Badges & Will Call
Badges:
Each Shoreside exhibitor gets (5) complimentary badges included with their display. Each In-Water exhibitor gets (10) complimentary badges included with their display. Additional badges are available for $10/badge. We will be using generic badges again for Spring 2024 – you do not need to submit names/photos.
Tickets:
You receive (10) complimentary VIP and (10) complimentary GA tickets with your exhibitor space. Any tickets that you use beyond that are charged back at $6/ticket (VIP night) and $10/ticket (General Admission). You are only charged if they are redeemed at the entrance – billings occur after the show. If you need additional VIP or General Admission tickets, please email audrey@nwyachtbrokers.com or stop by the NYBA office.
IMPORTANT: Ticket Will Call Process
- Preferred Method: Put a bulk amount of tickets at Will Call under your COMPANY name, not the person’s name. Notify your clients they are under the COMPANY name. Note – we cannot keep track of who picked up tickets from your company.
- If they must be under the person’s name, clearly write the person’s name LAST NAME, FIRST NAME on the envelope
- Sort your envelopes – Alphabetize by last name
- Deliver to NYBA office in advance of the show, or drop off at Will Call (entrance tent) during show hours
Exhibitor Parking
AGC Building – Discounted Exhibitor Parking:
Discounted $10 daily parking for exhibitors is available at AGC Building parking lot at 1200 Westlake Ave. N. The parking lot is managed by a new company and thus has a new process to receive the $10 parking (it’s the same process as Fall 2023, but new since Spring 2023). If you’re going to park there, please follow these directions:
Use your phone and scan the QR code (or text P5538 to 504504 to get to it). It won’t be available at the pay meters on site.
Select BAS2024 from the list for the rates displayed to get the $10 rate and enter the promo code BAS2024 at checkout. (There is a small link that says “promo code” – click it and add the promo code.)
This discounted parking is available from April 23 through April 28.
Additional Parking Options:
Exhibitors can access free parking on the weekends at Amazon-owned buildings. The nearest Amazon garages that offer free parking on weekends are:
Amazon Obidos building at: 551 Boren Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109 (click here for more details)
Amazon Ruby building at: 333 Boren Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109 (click here for more details)
Please note all Amazon parking lots are privately owned and operated; their free parking policy may change at any time and is not affiliated with nor guaranteed by the Boats Afloat Show.
PR and Boats of Note
Attention exhibitors with NEW OR NOTABLE boats at the upcoming Spring Boats Afloat Show!
Do you have a NEW or NOTABLE boat on display at the upcoming Boats Afloat Show? Please submit your Boats of Note to NYBA and to our PR partner, Bartlett Group PR.
What we’re looking for:
1. High level details on the boat – make, model, size, year (if not new)
2. What makes it new and notable? (show debut, first in the region, unique propulsion or design, etc.)
3. High resolution photo(s)
Please send your Boats of Note/PR submissions to: leslie@nwyachtbrokers.com AND barry@bartlettgrouppr.com for consideration.
Please note that submitting a boat does not guarantee placement within Boats of Note or within future press communications.