Preferred Partnership Program

Our Preferred Partnership Program is built to support event planners who manage year-round programs, multi-city activations, and repeat engagements. As a national agency with 250+ vetted associates and 20+ years of experience supporting conferences, incentive programs, and large-scale corporate events, we know how important reliability, consistency, and streamlined operations are to your workflow.

This program gives planners enhanced access, preferential pricing, and elevated service—helping you reduce vendor management time and deliver consistently polished visuals across every event.

IDEAL FOR:

  • Independent event planners managing multiple clients
  • Production agencies needing scalable visual coverage
  • Conference organizers with multi-city footprints
  • Experiential marketing teams
  • Planners who value fast turnaround, consistent visuals, and simplified vendor management

PROGRAM BENEFITS

1. Priority Scheduling & Expedited Turnaround

  • Guaranteed priority access to our nationwide talent network for last-minute holds or late-breaking additions—one of the reasons clients continually rely on us for complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
  • Complimentary expedited turnaround upgrade on select engagements (typically a 3-business-day surcharge of 15%).
  • On events with onsite producers or editors, planners receive real-time social media selects pulled during the show day.

2. Principal Photographer Access at Assigned Photographer Rates

  • Enjoy direct access to our Principal Photographers—normally reserved for premium projects—at the same rate as assigned staff photographers.
  • Ideal for high-stakes general sessions, executive programs, VIP activations, and large conferences where consistency and creative direction are critical.
  • Aligns with our long-standing commitment to quality demonstrated across major engagements (MPI WEC, Oracle OpenWorld, large financial conferences, multi-city incentives).

3. Volume-Based Discounts for Repeat or Multi-City Programs

  • Tiered pricing for planners who book:
    • 3+ events per year, or
    • multi-city road shows, or
    • multi-day, multi-department programs
  • Discounts can be applied to:
    • Day rates
    • Hourly coverage
    • Headshot stations
    • Photo booth activations
    • Video capture or post-production
  • Planners working across multiple clients can apply volume tiers across their full portfolio.

4. Dedicated Account Support & Streamlined Workflow

  • Access to a dedicated producer or project lead familiar with your team, your clients, and your event standards.
  • Streamlined pre-production tools:
    • Best-practices library for logistics planning
    • Centralized portal for communication & asset delivery (Salesforce-backed)
    • Multi-channel access (phone/SMS/live chat) for rapid updates
    • Consolidated billing, proposals, and briefs across all your client programs
  • Ideal for planners who want a seamless, “one-team” working relationship.

The Orange
advanatage EXPERIENCED With over 20 years of experience and a vast skill set, our track record of flawlessly executed projects ensures you can trust us with the details. Handling hundreds of projects each year for numerous regular clients, we understand that peace of mind is priceless. INNOVATORS Innovation goes beyond the creative expression of our medium. Founded in the hotbed of technical innovation, we have brought that ethos to provide cutting-edge experiences to our end users and, more importantly, to serve our diverse clients again and again. Hundreds of clients have partnered with us to bring our expertise and innovation to countless projects. BREADTH AND DEPTH We are the first to admit that we don't specialize in just one discipline, nor can we do everything in the creative image space. However, our drive to maintain a broad base of related services, as well as a pool of specialists when a project requires it, is what sets us apart. Working with us doesn't just mean one less vendor to manage; it means that you're drawing from a deep reservoir of knowledge and experience. BEYOND BUSINESS While we are proud of the unique agency we have built to serve many top brand clients, our aspiration has always been greater than just doing business as usual. Whether it is being certified as a green business or supporting our community through our Giving Back program, working with us means that you’re contributing to making the world better for everyone.

PROGRAM TIERS

Tier 1: Preferred Partner

For planners booking 2–3 events annually
Benefits include:

  • 5% volume discount
  • Expedited turnaround upgrade (3-day)
  • Access to principal photographer at staff rates (1 event per year)
  • Dedicated coordinator support

Tier 2: Premier Partner

For planners booking 4–7 events annually
Benefits include:

  • 10% volume discount
  • Expedited social media turnaround on all events and 12 months of online hosting for all galleries
  • Principal photographer at staff rates (2 events per year)
  • Priority scheduling for peak dates
  • Discount on headshot stations or onsite editors

Tier 3: Elite Partner

For planners booking 8+ events or multi-city tours
Benefits include:

  • 12–15% volume discount
  • Principal photographer at staff rates for up to 5 events 
  • Expedited social turnaround on all events and 12 months of online hosting for all galleries
  • First-priority scheduling holds
  • Dedicated national producer
  • Multi-year pricing lock when applicable