PLATO offers organizations and individuals three sponsorship levels.

Enhance Brand Awareness
Develop Meaningful Relationships
Make Strong Connections 

The Portable Lights American Trade Organization (PLATO) offers organizations and individuals three sponsorship levels. Each level is aimed at enhancing brand awareness and developing more meaningful business relationships with some of the world’s most well-known, well-respected manufacturers of flashlights, headlights, bike lamps, spotlights and area lights.

With members like Energizer, SureFire, Streamlight and Panasonic, sponsors receive exclusive exposure and access to the largest internationally recognized consortium of global manufacturers in the portable lighting industry.

PLATO’s mission is to promote the common interests of companies that produce portable lighting products, including the development and maintenance of product performance standards, industry education, market research and issue advocacy.

Sponsor benefits include: speaking engagements, live streaming webinars, podcasts, online and in-person recognition, digital marketing opportunities, traditional signage and exclusive exposure at bi-annual Membership meetings, held in January and July (in conjunction with the SHOT Show and the Outdoor Retailer Show).

Sponsorship Levels/Costs/Benefits

Gold Level $10,000

  • 60-minute speaking opportunity at one of two annual Membership meetings
  • 30 minute, live-streaming webinar distributed to PLATO membership
  • 10-minute podcast distributed to PLATO membership
  • Signage at one of two annual Membership meetings
  • Exclusive sponsor of the PLATO Membership dinner and meet-and-greet
  • Company logo and link on homepage of PLATO website for six months
  • Announcement of sponsorship to PLATO members via e-newsletter
  • Two single subject email blasts to PLATO members

*One Gold level sponsorship is available per Membership meeting*

Silver Level $7500

  • 30-minute speaking opportunity at one of two annual Membership meetings
  • 10-minute podcast distributed to PLATO membership
  • Signage at one of two annual Membership meetings
  • Company logo and link on homepage of PLATO website for six months
  • Announcement of sponsorship to PLATO members via e-newsletter
  • One single subject email blast to PLATO members

*Two Silver Level sponsorships are available per Membership meeting*

Bronze Level $3500

  • Signage at one of two annual Membership meetings
  • Company logo and link on homepage of PLATO website for six months
  • Announcement of sponsorship to PLATO members via e-newsletter
  • One single subject email blast to PLATO members

*Three Bronze Level sponsorships are available per Membership meeting*

The PLATO team will work with sponsors to help develop timely, relevant and compelling content for presentations, webinars and podcasts.

To learn more and become a PLATO sponsor, contact PLATO’s Executive Director Andy Skoogman at executivedirector@plato-usa.org or 651-485-7667