Cincinnati Social Media Breakfast
as of 01.15.09
Sponsorship Proposal
Social Media Breakfast is an event where social media experts and newbies alike come together to eat, meet, share, and learn. Young professionals across a variety of industries and interests, including marketing, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, and online social networkers are all welcome to attend. The breakfast series began in Boston and has now spread to cities throughout the U.S. and around the world. (More at http://www.socialmediabreakfast.com/category/smb-cincinnati/) Since April of 2008, the Cincinnati Social Media Breakfast has grown into a highly-attended event. In the past, the attendance was capped at 40 people and the event has sold out exponentially faster each time. To capitalize on the clear demand for this type of program, the February 2, 2009 event is being expanded to accommodate 100 attendees. Event Details: Date/Time: Monday, February 2, 2009 from 7:30 am to 9:30 am Location: LPK Brand Innovation Center in Downtown Cincinnati at 22 Garfield Place Speaker: Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora Internet Radio (http://www.pandora.com/people/tim#) Cost: Free to attend, event organizers will spend $500 to cover the cost of venue, food and any giveaways. Sponsorship Details Cost: $500 to cover the event cost, no profit is made Pre-Event: Sponsor is included in all online promotion of the event at SMB site, on Twitter, Facebook and via email and event registration site. During Event: Sponsor gets to speak at the event, set up signage and hand out any materials they choose. Post-Event: Sponsor gets contact info for all attendees and included in post-event promotion. All SMB site promotion will remain on the site after the event. Event coverage for sponsors includes exposure on blogs, photo sharing sites and video sharing sites. Blogs http://tinyurl.com/5b6j4p http://kribaby.com/cincinnati-social-media-breakfast-4-its-all-about-sharing/ http://tinyurl.com/5oa8pu Photo Sharing http://flickr.com/photos/prblog/sets/72157611351584306/ http://tinyurl.com/6mnc7w Video Sharing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmQnaht1-iI
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Cincinnati Social Media Breakfast
Sponsorship Proposal
Attendees: Young professionals across a variety of industries and interests, including marketing, PR pros, entrepreneurs, bloggers, podcasters, new-media fanatics, and online social networkers attend this event. Attendees have come from out of market to these events.
For the 2nd event for example we had attendees from as far away as Louisville, KY and Dayton, OH attended. 11 are at ad agencies 7 corporate 6 IT services 8 are solo practitioners or non-profit or other 5 are with the media 3 are with start up companies
That said, the pre- and post-event promotion is seen well-beyond the number of event attendees. Rough Event Agenda 7:30 am – Coffee, continental breakfast served (15 minutes) 7:45 – Welcome/Quick Introduction (5 minutes) Kevin Dugan, FRCH Design Worldwide 7:50 – Sponsor, Location overview (5-10 minutes) Event sponsor and location/host both get to speak briefly. 8:00 – Tim Westergren, Pandora (30 minutes) 8:30 – Q&A (15 minutes) 8:45 – Continue Discussion/Networking: (45 minutes) 9:00 – Event ends Next Steps: Please contact Kevin Dugan with any questions and to proceed with this sponsorship. Kevin Dugan, Director of Marketing Communications FRCH Design Worldwide 513-560-6269 kdugan@gmail.com
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