Sponsorship Opportunities
We want our WordCamp to be affordable but super awesome. That means we need super sponsors with super money. Check out the available sponsorship levels below, and if you want to be a super awesome sponsor of this super awesome event and get your super awesome brand in front of our super awesome attendees, use the contact form below to let us know and Caila or Jane will get back to you asap.
Platinum – $5,000
The top dog. Sponsors at this level get the most exposure/visibility in front of attendees. Benefits of platinum sponsorship include:
- A solo table at the event to introduce yourself to attendees and/or give away shwag (no sales, though, please, due to tax regulations!)
- Shwag in attendee bags (1 object or up to 2 printed items)
- Option of doing a game-like giveaway (WordPress bingo to win an iPad? something fun) so attendees associate you with fun prizes (can be tied to Twitter activity, etc)
- Shout out by organizers at event before lunch on Saturday and at end of each day
- A short (5 minutes or less) opportunity to address the full audience on Saturday
- Blog post about your sponsorship by the organizers
- Option of posting to the event blog about how psyched you are to sponsor, etc. Can include your logo and/or a short video. (subject to organizer approval)
- Sponsor listing on website with logo, link and description (one long paragraph or two short ones; up to 250 words)
- Logo in program and on presentations screensaver
- Mention in attendee emails pre- and post-event
- Includes six tickets to WordCamp
Gold – $3,000
Still seriously supportive. Sponsors at this level get the high exposure/visibility in front of attendees. Benefits of gold sponsorship include:
- Space at a shared table for gold sponsors at the event to introduce yourself to attendees and/or give away shwag
- Shwag in bag (1 piece printed material)
- Shout out by organizers each day at event
- Blog post about your sponsorship by the organizers
- Sponsor listing on website with logo, link and description (one paragraph/up to 150 words)
- Logo in program and on presentations screensaver
- Mention in attendee emails pre- and post-event
- Includes four tickets to WordCamp
Small Business – $1,000
Can’t afford the top levels but still want to show your support? Less cash, but still gets your brand in front of the some the web-savviest people in town.
- Space at a shared table for small business sponsors at the event to introduce yourself to attendees, give out business cards or flyers
- Shout out by organizers at event
- Sponsor listing on website with logo, link and descriptive sentence (summary of business/services)
- Listing on a flyer in shwag bag that identifies the small business and consultant sponsors (withURL)
- Logo in program and on presentations screensaver
- Mention in attendee post-event email
- Includes two tickets to WordCamp
Consultant – $500
The consultant sponsorship level is cheap — cheaper than a pass to most web conferences — but carries a requirement: you must volunteer in the Genius Bar on Sunday afternoon. On the upside, this is probably perfect, since it’s a pool of people who could hire you! Note: to become a consultant sponsor, you much be able to show work samples so we know we’re not steering people wrong by recommending you!
- Flyer on the job board
- Shout out on Sunday when talking about Genius Bar
- Sponsor listing on website Genius Bar page (not sponsor page) with gravatar/name, link and descriptive sentence (summary of services/areas of specialization)
- Listing on a flyer in shwag bag that identifies the small business and consultant sponsors (with URL)
- Includes one ticket to WordCamp
Food/Beverage
Feeding hungry people and slaking their thirst is a sacred trust in the south. In Savannah, there is more good food and drink than you can shake a stick at. Put your restaurant/products/brand in front of some of most web-savvy people in town. Not to mention their blogs and twitter accounts. We’re looking for food and beverage sponsors of all kinds. We can work out specific publicity/thanks/exposure based on the size and nature of the donation.
- Coffee/tea/water service throughout day
- Morning pastries/bagels/fruit to energize people who skipped breakfast
- Let’s face it, we need sweet tea at all times
- Lunch – we’re open to suggestions
- Snacks to perk people up from those mid-afternoon doldrums
- Beer/wine/liquor for afterparty (who wants to sponsor mint juleps or mojitos?)
- Some finger food for afterparty make sure no one is drinking on an empty stomach (desserty, maybe?)
Other In-kind Sponsorship
Want to pitch in but none of these fit you? What do you have that we need? Hotel rooms for visiting speakers? T-shirt stock we can use for our event printing? Other stuff we can use to make our event memorable? Get in touch and make us an offer we can’t refuse. We can work out specific publicity/thanks/exposure based on the size and nature of the donation.
