“A creative extension of marketing, we manage events that align to your business goals. We put you in front of customers.” ”
EVENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Events the way you want them
EVENT PLANNING essential SERVICE
““I have had the pleasure of working with Joanne Klee Marketing on various fundraising events and advertising campaigns for Better Boys Foundation. Joanne is very personable, thorough, detail oriented and just a delight to work with. Her events are fabulous. Beautiful decor, well organized, good food and just a wonderful time. Her events have been instrumental in helping to raise the funds needed to keep the agency open.” ”
Trade Show ManageR
Get your trade show manager, on demand
Your trade show booth is designed, shipped, set up - and that’s just the beginning. Ours customers attends trade shows across the US, and internationally. We manage your trade show booth or table top at any conferences in hotels, convention centers, and industry trade shows. As the trade show manager, Joanne Klee is responsible for every element of trade show, from the planning and design phase, to clean up. She helped to plan attractive on-brand booths, what to exhibit to attract visitors, and great giveaways. Her focus is to work closely with the sales team, to stay on budget, and meet the teams travel needs to get them to the show.
Trade show manager: On site support
Trade show manager: trade show booth design
“One Stop Solution . . . with over 20 years experience to meet your event needs with creative insights, quickly and efficiently.””
CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT SERVICE
Conference Management brings out your Peak Performance
This multi-year conference bring out the attendees Peak Performance. Year one took place surrounded by the stunning views of the Colorado mountains. In early autumn, our multi-year customer (see the Featured Work here) invited over 100 attendees to their annual conference. At this high-tech event the user experience was a priority. Want see your app on an iPad, maybe a demo on a monitor, we can do that. Need to incorporate your brand into every aspect of the event, we will handle all of your multi-media. Joanne Klee Marketing provided event management and team support, securing vendors, event contractors and onsite set up. Experience what we can do for your event with event management for business.
Insights... Read more about our approach to event management and what is can do for your business and bottom line.
Event management: Location
Event management: Great Swag for your attendees
Event management: Session planning
Event management: fun activation and attendee experiences!
Event management: After-party
You deserve the Best Event Management and Trade Show Services for your business.
event management | virtual events | vendor management | onsite support | event producer | planning committee
Let's Get Started. Contact Joanne Klee Marketing Today!
Healthcare Conference Management SERVICE
Chicago Based | National Event Services
For our local Association, we provided healthcare conference event management in Chicago.
In the case (click for Featured Work here) of a local Illinois Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, we helped with location scouting to move away from the Hustle and Bustle of Downtown Chicago. While the food and view we fantastic, the parking and traffic congestion weren't.
Location, Location, Location
Find a solution for:
Convenience for all Rural and Urban Commuters
Great food
A View - and specifically "NOT being in a windowless room"
Parking
Preferably limited traffic
Shopping if possible since rural commuters were coming to the big city to make the most of the weekend event.
Infection Control Seminar. Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Speakers bureau liaison & day of event management. Hosted 75 guests.
NON PROFIT MANAGEMENT SERVICE
event management | multi-year event | non-profit partnership
““In my over 40 years involvement with special events, I have never worked with an event planner better than Joanne. Her attention to detail and her written reports were critical to our success. Her ability to work with a fairly cantankerous committee was both an important asset and fun to watch. Her management of our events was the key element in our success.” ”
Amatuer Boxing Fundraiser to 'Knocks Out' the Effects of Poverty
When you mission is to empower children and families and give access to all opportunities, your fundraiser must be successful. A great event means we offset costs and raise proceeds for vital programming and services to combat the effects of poverty. We did this with the 'Friday Night Fights.' Over the course of 5-years Joanne Klee Marketing partnered with the Better Boys Foundation to ensure a great event, where cost savings and revenue goals were met.
See More . . . Featured Work of the Friday Night Fights here.
A Little Bit More // About Joseph Kellman, Founder Better Boys Foundation Family Services.
Alongside a seamless event plan and committee management, "Friday Night Fights" honors the organization founder Joseph Kellman. Mr. Kellman originated the after-school boxing club for boys and you can read the great story about the center's life saving community work here. The signature annual benefit funds key programs like after school homework assistance, and college tuition grants. Over 400 guests attended the black tie evening featuring cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and dinner. Fundraising activities allowed guests to join the fights and help a child between bouts while bidding on live and silent auction items, including your chance to spend a day with former Heavyweight Champion of the world, Mohammed Ali, or be the highest bidder to take a swing with the Cubbies in the Wrigley Field Batting Cages or Shag Fly Balls with the Chicago Cubs Baseball team before a game. The evening's signature event was accompanied by a Late Night Cabaret nearby the gala space. Featured venues included the Park West and Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel.
FUNDRAISER MANAGEMENT SERVICE
A Simply Elegant Beach Ball Fundraiser
Yes, we have great beaches in Chicago! On a warm summer evening, over 250 guests came together to support the college student scholarship program for the Joseph Kellman Family Foundation. Guests were wined and dined on gourmet entree's prepared by a chef extraordinaire. Live auction bidding raised funds for the school scholarship program, paying for inner city youth future college funds. Guests danced the night away listening to the 10-piece band gentleman of leisure, or simply put their toes in the sand at the beachfront soiree. Joanne Klee Marketing and Events provided the sponsorship, planning, design, and day-of event management.
See More . . . Featured Work // A Simply Elegant Beach Ball here.
BUSINESS MEETING
“Thank you Joanne! You really helped me be successful with the event flowers. So, THANK YOU so much! Especially, thank you for being such a steady yet firm force the day-of. I really appreciated your honesty coupled with your understanding.
You’re Fabulous at what you do!””
chicago | private event | elegant | sophisticated
MORE BUSINESS EVENTS WE MANAGE
NON PROFIT EXPERIENCE
Celebrity Golf Open. Gale Sayers Foundation. Event consultant + event management. Former Chicago Bear NFL Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers. Golf outing with 75 guests, Celebrity Appearances. Annual Event.
Gala Fundraiser. Better Boys Foundation (multi year event). Producer & committee management. Friday Night Fights, 400 guests, entertainment, dinner, silent and live auction. Exceeded goals by $60,000. Cost savings and annual growth.
Grand Opening. New Family Services Urban Center. Joseph Kellman Family Foundation. 3-Day event weekend: family night, donor soirée, community open house.. Full service event management.
Presentation & Script. Sargent and Lundy. Event consultant. Presentation development and script.
Panel Discussion. Deeply Rooted Productions. Full Service Event Management. The Art Institute of Chicago. 100 guests.
Denovo. Grand Openings. Renovations. Relocations. 50+ new location openings. Marketing "Go to Market" strategy. Community event "in a box." Accomplishments: arrival at profit with in 1st year, retail staff partners, cost savings streamlining. Fifth Third Bank.
Mergers and Acquisitions. Countless Events. Developed "Go to Market" strategy and execution. M&A Team since 1998. Ribbon cuttings, VIP service, check donations, photo opportunities, client entertainment, net worth networking, small business invitations.
Private Luncheon. Full service event management.Autograph session with former Chicago Cub and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ernie Banks. University Club. 100 guests.
CORPORATE EVENT EXPERIENCE
Business Conference PXUX. Event management and event consultant. 3 day conference with 100 attendees. Onsite support, evening entertainment. Multi year annual event.
Infection Control Seminar. Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Speakers bureau liaison & day of event management. Hosted 75 guests.
Google Business Listing Seminar. Evanston Chamber of Commerce. Planning and event management. Partner: Vision Starts. Area business leaders gathered to learn about online business listings and google my business.
Half Marathon. Partner: Thresholds. Fundraiser planning committee. 2,500 runners participated in a 13.1 mile course.
Education Forum. Illinois Hospital Association. 'CFO Financial Management.' Producer. Small group education forum in financial management for 75 Illinois Hospital CFO’s.
Small Business Conference 'Doing Business in China.' Producer. 150 entrepreneurs considering expanding their business production to China. Best western downtown Chicago.
Speaking of Women’s Health Conference. Partner: National Speaking of women's health conference & Northwestern Hospital. Conference featuring sponsors providing health education and resources for 1,000 area women. Hyatt Regency O'Hare.
Tradeshow. Middle Market. Full service event management, Design, Planning. Treasury management booth. 250 middle market companies exploring new technologies to manage their business finances. McCormick Place, Chicago.
Need a speaker for your next event? Joanne Klee is a motivational marketing speaker that will make marketing Mission Possible for your audience.