Host Communications History

Collegiate Marketing

Founded in 1972, Host Communications Inc. (HOST) creates opportunities for corporations to connect with specific audiences within the collegiate market. Through its multi-faceted operations and ability to deliver complete marketing solutions with a variety of demographic-specific assets, HOST helps companies navigate the complex collegiate market. In 2006, HOST received a distinguished accolade from SportsBusiness Journal, which named the company as one of America's Top Three Sports Marketing Agencies.

Through its unique relationships with many of the elite universities and conferences, HOST ultimately offers platforms that provide companies immediate access to more than 110 million loyal, passionate collegiate fans and alumni, and 15 million students enrolled in NCAA member institutions, and approximately 500,000 association members.

While offering significantly diverse services, key company operating areas include collegiate marketing & the NCAA, Association management, publishing, radio and television, and internet.

Association Management

Host’s Association Management business dates back to 1974 with the company’s first client, the National Tour Association. Today, we are a dynamic and growing association management company offering a full roster of services to association leaders, customized from full-service to project-focused to meet our clients' needs. These include conference management, membership management, sales and tradeshow management, website and online tools, certification programs and other important facets. Our current full-service client list includes the American Volleyball Coaches Association, the International Coach Federation, the International SPA Association, the Receptive Services Association of America and Quest International Users Group. For more details, click the Association Management list on the left sidebar.