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6 more BD+C ProConnect Events in 2023 – The videos show why you should participate

ProConnect Events

6 more BD+C ProConnect Events in 2023 – The videos show why you should participate

ProConnects create an intimate forum for architects, contractors, builders, and developers to meet with building product manufacturers to discuss upcoming projects and learn about new products, strategies, and technical solutions. 


By SGC Horizon Staff | January 16, 2023
ProConnect Multifamily Dallas 2022 - table and pan shot
Development, design, and construction professionals meet with building product manufacturers at a recent ProConnect Event.

Having just completed its 32nd ProConnect event (ProConnect Single Family, March 26-28), SGC Horizon, parent company of Building Design+Construction and ProBuilder, will present 6 more ProConnect Events this year: Multifamily (April 26-28 and Oct 22-24), Single Family (May 7-9 and Sept 18-20), Education (PreK-12 to University - June 11-12), and Sustainability (including Wellness, Resilience, and ESG – Dec 11-12).

This video describes how ProConnect events give design, construction, home building, and real estate professionals the opportunity to meet in confidential 20-minute sessions with Building Product Manufacturers to discuss upcoming projects, learn about new products, and discover practical solutions to technical problems.


To participate as a Sponsor or Attendee, please contact Dan Gardner, ProConnect Program Director, dgardner@sgcmail.com; 989.860.7930.


CHECK OUT THE 2023 PROCONNECT SCHEDULE

– ProConnect MULTIFAMILY (2): April 26-28, Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Oct 22-24, Westin Stonebriar Resort & Spa, Dallas. 

– ProConnect EDUCATION (PreK-12 to University): June 21-22, Renaissance Nashville, Nashville, Tenn. 

– ProConnect SUSTAINABILITY: December 11-12, Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

– ProConnect SINGLE FAMILY (2): May 7-9, Darcy Hotel, Washington, D.C. (in partnership with the National Association of Home Builders); and September 18-20, Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

4 reasons to sponsor ProConnect
ProConnect Events bring building product buyers and sellers together for 20-minute confidential discussions about upcoming project and new products and technical solutions.

 

WHY MANUFACTURERS KEEP SPONSORING PROCONNECTS (see the video)

  • 16-18 meetings with prequalified specifiers – As one Vendor put it, "With a trade show, you just hope someone comes by your booth. With ProConnect, the meetings are guaranteed."
  • Cost effectiveness – "If you just convert one piece of business, it pays for itself."
  • Attendees follow up. "I've booked 3 lunch-and-learns [with Sponsors] and reached out to two others for technical support."
  • Strategic guidance – “ProConnect gives us great intelligence in terms of what matters most to the client."
  • Informal networking with all Attendees – Make further contact at breaks, meals, pub crawls, stadium tours, even axe throwing!

WHAT SPONSORS SAY ABOUT PROCONNECT (short video)

"We've actually been able to close business at the show – which is phenomenal." – Window Manufacturer

"We always come away with a door open that was not open for us before." – Appliance Manufacturer

"It's the best ROI in our industry." – Building Product Supplier

Frank Gannon, Crystal Window and Door Solutions
Crystal Window & Door's Frank Ganninger says the response from Attendees during a recent ProConnect was "phenomenal."

 


HOW ATTENDEES BENEFIT FROM PROCONNECT EVENTS

  • Learn about numerous new building products in a condensed time frame – it's like having 16 or more lunch-n-learns in a day-and-a-half. Click here to learn what Attendees say about ProConnect

Jennifer Lincourt, GH Palmer at ProConnect 2022
"I make deals with Vendors at ProConnect, which is why I keep coming back" – Jennifer Lincourt, GH Palmer Associates

 

  • Network with other industry professionals from around the country at breaks, meals, and receptions.

  • Attendee Roundtable: Attendees discuss issues of mutual concern and share ideas, best practices, and advice.

  • FREE AIA Learning Units: AIA members earn 0.25 "nano" LUs for each meeting with Product Manufacturers.

HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN PROCONNECT EVENTS

ProConnect Events are designed for building professionals – Developers, Property Owners, Architects, Sustainability Experts, Home Builders, and General Contractors – who are responsible for recommending and specifying products for their firms' projects. The events are free to qualified attendees vetted by ProConnect staff. Travel subsidies are provided for qualified Attendees.

Sponsorships are open to Building Product Manufacturers serving the respective market sector or building type.

This video describes how one 13-time Sponsor gets the most out of ProConnect: "When we have a good thing, we want to keep it going."

Nick Eleftheriou, Pioneer Faucets
Nick Eleftheriou tells why his company has sponsored more than a dozen ProConnects: "We've picked up many new clients, and from a strategic perspective, it’s very valuable to have that input so we can keep our finger on the pulse of the industry.”

 


To participate as a Sponsor or Attendee, please contact Dan Gardner, ProConnect Program Director, dgardner@sgcmail.com; 989.860.7930.


 

TPC Sawgrass Marriott, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
The Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., will be the site of ProConnect Multifamily, April 26-28, 2023; ProConnect Single Family, September 18-20, 2023; and ProConnect Sustainability, December 11-12, 2023. Other ProConnects will be held at the Westin Stonebriar, Dallas; the Renaissance Nashville; and the Darcy Hotel, Washington, D.C. (with the NAHB).

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