Marketing Opportunities
The 2020 Houston Marathon Weekend of Events is the perfect opportunity to introduce participants and patrons to your brand!
Please adhere to the below deliverable dates if you are interested in taking advantage of these marketing opportunities:
October 29, 2019
2020 Participant / Volunteer Virtual Event Bag online registration open
November 19, 2019
Race Program AD submission deadline
November 30, 2019
EXPO Booth payment deadline
December 15, 2019
2020 Participant / Volunteer Virtual Event Bag insert deadline
Houston Marathon Health & Fitness EXPO presented by Texas Children’s Hospital and Houston Methodist
Join more than 58,000 runners and fitness enthusiasts at the Houston Marathon Health & Fitness EXPO presented by Texas Children’s Hospital and Houston Methodist, January 17-18, at the George R. Brown Convention Center. This free, two-day exposition is open to the public and features more than 100 vendors with official race merchandise, the latest running apparel, product samples, health and fitness information, Q&A sessions with industry experts, and so much more!
2020 EXPO Dates & Times
George R. Brown Convention Center
- Friday, Jan. 17, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Saturday, Jan. 18, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
2020 EXPO Map & Exhibitor List – coming soon
2019 Map and Exhibitor list are available below for reference.
2019 EXPO Map & Exhibitor List
EXPO Booth Pricing
Booth Size Standard Rate End Cap Rate
10’x10’ Booth $2,000 $2,400
*includes (1) 6’ skirted table and (2) chairs
10’x20’ Booth $3,300 $3,850
*includes (2) 6’ skirted tables and (4) chairs
20’x20’ Island Booth $7,400
*includes (4) 6’ skirted tables and (8) chairs
Marketing Add-Ons (in addition to booth cost above)
Basic Bundle – $750
Business listing on EXPO page of website; Business logo in Race Program AD for EXPO; Basic Virtual Event Bag Placement; (1) parking pass for EXPO days
Elite Bundle – $2,000
Logo & featured listing on EXPO page of website; Inclusion in Race Program feature story; Newsletter inclusion; Premium Virtual Event Bag placement; (2) parking passes for EXPO days
Champion Bundle – $3,000
Logo & featured listing on EXPO page of website; Full Page Race Program AD; Premium Virtual Event Bag placement; Inclusion in social media posts; (3) parking passes for EXPO days
Learn more about our EXPO and demographics
For questions or more information, contact Lauren Menard-Smith at 713-366-2565 or expo@houstonmarathon.com
Virtual Event Bag
The VEB allows your product, coupon or advertisement to reach our participants and volunteers without the cost of printing. Post-race metrics for the VEB will reveal how many people viewed the offer, clicked to use the offer and other demographics for your advertisement. Once the bag goes live, December 30, 2019, participants will have access to the Virtual Event Bag at any time through their Participant Account. The bag will also be sent a fifth time to our volunteers if you wish to be included in this send as well at no additional cost.
The deadline to submit your insert in the Virtual Event Bag will be Sunday, December 15, 2019.
Pre-event messages:
#1 – December 30, 2019 – Three Weeks from the 2020 Houston Marathon Weekend of Events
#2 – January 13, 2020 – 2020 Race Week Kick-Off
Event time messages:
#3 – January 17, 2020 – 2020 Houston Marathon Weekend of Events
#4 – January 20, 2020 – Marathon Monday
Volunteer message:
#5 – Thank you to all of our 2020 volunteers!
Virtual Event Bag Pricing – $500 (sent to participants (4) times)
*with the option to send a 5th time to volunteers at no additional cost
View the 2019 Virtual Event Bag
Official Race Program for Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon and We Are Houston 5K – 22, 000 circulation Sunday, January 19, 2020
There will only be one Official 2020 RUNHOU Race Program. Don’t miss this opportunity to promote your business. This is a great opportunity to advertise to a high-profile audience, in a beautiful perfect bound program that runners hold onto as a keepsake.
Official Program Pricing:
Full Page: $2,750
Half-Page: $1,850
Third Page: $1,300
Sixth Page: $750
View the Official Program Advertising Guide
For more information, contact Jeremy Solomon at 847-675-0200 x202 or jeremy@endurancesportsmedia.com