Bring More to the Table
Why stop at the menu when you can help provide the perfect venue too? Partner with Showplace to strengthen your offer and deliver more for your clients.
A more complete offer
A stronger client experience
A direct path to apply
The Bigger Picture
You can earn their confidence. But without the right venue, the whole event can remain uncertain
A Showplace Venue Partnership gives approved caterers a more direct way to strengthen their offer and keep the client experience moving.
What if the venue could become part of what you provide?
Extend Your Offer
Make Showplace part of what you serve
Bring the menu and the setting into one stronger client conversation.
A venue recommendation your team can stand behind.
Food Meets Place
Offer More Value
Help clients picture the menu and venue as one complete celebration.
Keep Momentum
Move the conversation forward when the venue is the missing piece.
Strengthen Your Proposal
Present a broader solution that makes your own services more valuable.
Share in the Upside
Earn from qualifying venue revenue generated through your referrals.
A Closer Collaboration
More than a referral. A stronger role in the client experience.
Selected, trained, and approved businesses can explore a closer partnership with Outdoor Showplace. The goal is simple: help you introduce the venue with greater confidence, reduce the handoff, and become a more complete resource for your clients.
Built for caterers who want to bring more to every opportunity.
- Present a more complete event solution
- Stay closer to the client conversation
- Build confidence around the venue recommendation
Your Partnership in Practice
Take the lead where the event takes shape
Approved partners can do more than recommend the venue. They can help clients experience it through the lens of their event.
Turn a venue visit into a working conversation about the event.
Lead the Tour
After confirming availability, host client tours at a time that works for your schedule and show how your services fit the space.
Plan with the Space in View
Walk through layouts, amenities, and service flow before you propose the work, replacing unknowns with a venue-specific plan.
Be the Vendor Showplace Recommends
Included with every proposal
Your business is placed on the preferred vendor list shared with prospects already looking for trusted event resources.
Added Partner Benefits
Exclusive Partner Events
Showplace curates exclusive experiences that bring its partner community together to connect, celebrate shared success, and create new opportunities for visibility and growth.
Exclusive Social Networking
Connect with fellow Showplace partners at thoughtfully curated gatherings designed to encourage relationships, referrals, and collaboration.
Partner Appreciation Gatherings
Come together for special events created to recognize the businesses that help make the Showplace partner community stronger.
Trade Show Opportunities
Take part in select showcase and trade-show-style events designed to introduce participating partners to new audiences and support lead generation.
And Even More Still To Come
As the partner community grows, so will the ways Showplace creates value through new events, shared promotions, and collaborative opportunities.
How It Works
Three steps to a stronger offer
A clear path from interest to partnership.
1
Apply
2
Get Approved
Meet with Showplace to discuss your business, clients, and goals.
3
Enhance Your Business
Get trained to include Showplace in your client proposals and offerings.
An Added Partner Benefit
Share Showplace. Earn 5%.
Approved Showplace Partners are eligible to request access to Spotlight, our referral rewards program. Earn 5% of qualifying event revenue when an eligible referral becomes a completed, fully paid event, while your referral receives 50% off the External Vendor Fee when applicable.
Start Here
Let’s explore the partnership
Tell us a little about your business, then choose a time to speak with the Showplace team.
Questions
Before you apply
Who can apply to become a Showplace partner?
Do I need to join Showplace Spotlight first?
No. You can apply for the partnership directly. If Spotlight is a fit, the Showplace team can help you include it in the next steps.
What happens after I apply?
Does submitting an application guarantee approval?
No. The enhanced partnership is intended for selected businesses that complete Showplace’s review and training process.
Do I need to join Showplace Spotlight first?
No. Apply for the Showplace Partnership first. Once your business is approved as a Partner, you can request Spotlight access, and the Showplace team will verify your Partner status before activating the account.
No. Apply for the Showplace Partnership first. Once your business is approved as a Partner, you can request Spotlight access, and the Showplace team will verify your Partner status before activating the account.