Marketing Opportunities with PGMS

The Professional Grounds Management Society is the oldest organization in the service sector of the Green Industry with membership representing the broadest range of Green Industry Professionals. Through its local and national events as well as its publications, PGMS brings together top-level Green Industry Professionals from around the country. Our members are the decision makers and purchasing agents in control of departmental budgets over $4 million. If these are the people you need to target, then look no further. Green Industry Suppliers can meet their marketing needs through the following venues:

Advertise in the PGMS Grounds Management Forum
Advertise in the PGMS Membership Directory
Become a Supplier Member
Become a Partner in Professionalism
Exhibit at the School of Grounds Management & GIE

Advertise in the PGMS Grounds Management Forum
For as little as $75 an issue you can reach thousands of grounds maintenance professionals consisting of grounds managers, superintendents, and department heads of large institutions. See rate card.

Advertise in the PGMS Membership Directory
PGMS is the oldest professional grounds organization in the country, formed in 1911. Our members represent the ground managers and supervisors for some of the top institutions in the country, including colleges, universities, ballparks, hotels and resorts. When these industry professional need a product or service, they turn to PGMS's official guide, Who's Who in Grounds Management. For information on advertising in the directory, please click here.

Become a Supplier Member
Commercial organizations wishing to work more closely with PGMS can become Supplier Members for the annual dues of $400. Such members include equipment manufacturers and suppliers and plant materials growers and suppliers. Supplier members are eligible to become PGMS Partners in Education. This enhanced membership program provides an opportunity for leading suppliers to further demonstrate their commitment to grounds professionals and such members get 10% off advertising in the Grounds Management Forum.

The publisher of our membership directory also contacts supplier members with advertising opportunities. Additionally our members get a $100 discount on booths at the Green Industry Exposition which is a learning extravaganza dedicated to the lawn, landscape and grounds professional. More than 300 indoor exhibits, nearly 100 outdoor exhibits and 60-plus educational sessions rank GIE as the number one show of its kind in size and opportunity. Each year, nearly 6,000 industry professionals from North America and abroad choose GIE as their "must attend" industry event.

Become a Partner in Professionalism
An enhanced marketing program for PGMS Supplier Members, PGMS Partners in Professionalism get a mailing list of members, free advertising in the PGMS Grounds Management Forum, sponsorship of education workshops, get logo in GIE Pocket Guide and on advance conference promotions, a contribution to PGMS Scholarship Program in their name, a special listing in the Who's Who in Grounds Management Membership Directory, double value (buy one get one free) the Who's Who in Grounds Management Membership Directory and more.

GIE Features:
- More than 360 Indoor Exhibits
- Product Field Day with 100+ Demonstrations
- Networking with over 6,000 Industry Professionals
- Cash Prizes for Attendees
- Exhibitor-Sponsored Show Specials