Jun 13, 2020
Sponsorship Plan
Welcome!
We appreciate you taking time to consider sponsoring SQLSaturday #978 and we’ve put together some information that will tell our about plans for the event and show you how your company will benefit from sponsoring our event. All the proceeds from this event are going to the Data Driven Technologies, Inc. a local 501.c.3 non-profit.
Event Overview
Think of a SQLSaturday as a one day conference. We bring in a lot of volunteer speakers, we have lunch on site, and we have a dedicated area set up for our attendees meet with our sponsors. We work hard to make our event a great experience for everyone, especially our sponsors that enable us to cover the working costs of this event. We’re expecting 500+ attendees at SQLSaturday #978.
How Much Does It Cost To Be a Sponsor?
Sponsorship ranges from $250 to $1,875 depending on the package you select, and we’re always willing to discuss custom solutions to meet your needs.
- Bronze Sponsorship. $250 prepaid.
- Silver Sponsorship. $500 prepaid.
- Gold Sponsorship. $1,000 prepaid.
- Platinum Sponsorship. $1,250 prepaid.
- Elite Sponsorship. $1,875 prepaid.
All fees must be paid in advance. To register as a sponsor just visit www.sqlsaturday.com and fill out our sponsorship registration form. We’ll email you an invoice that can be paid via credit card or check.
| Tier | Venue | Community | Swag | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Elite |
| Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,250 | $1,875 |
| Logo and URL displayed on the event web site | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Sponsor-provided promotional materials included in the attendee packet | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| SQL Saturday in LA LinkedIn group posts | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| @SQLSatLA Tweets: “Brought To You By” | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| @SQLSatLA Tweets: “Big Thank You” | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| @SQLSatLA Tweets: “Big Shout-out Goes To” | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Must provide a raffle prize ($50.00 value minimum, not included in the price of the sponsor package) | Optional | x | x | x | x | |||
| A sponsor table and two chairs | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Raffle ticket box and QR code scan reports with custom matching of unreadable tickets | x | x | x | x | ||||
| One post-event email blast to all attendees on your behalf from the SQL Saturday Organizers | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Product Focused Sponsor lunch session (based on availability, first come first serve) | x | x | x | x | ||||
| A copy of the final attendee list with contact information after the event (attendee opt-in required) | x | x | x | |||||
| One pre-event email blast to all attendees on your behalf from the SQL Saturday Organizers | x | x | x | |||||
| Sponsor a session** (based on availability, first come first server) | x | x | x | |||||
| An opportunity to give a brief 2 to 3 minute pitch of their product to the audience before any session in the room named after the sponsor. | x | x | ||||||
| Sponsor a room*(based on availability, first come first serve) | x | x | ||||||
| Sponsor a Coffee Breakfast | x |
The Raffle – Your Key to Success!
The biggest challenge with community events is capturing contact information for follow ups. Few attendees will have business cards, and having them hand write their info often leads to a 30% or higher loss due to inability to read what they wrote! We provide attendees with a set of pre-printed raffle tickets (see below) that will contain their name and email address; they are then able to put these tickets into the raffle box at each sponsor table to try to win a prize. This gives you 100% readability and 0% loss! It is also more effective than any other technique we’ve seen for trying to capture contact information and that includes scanning their name badge.
Because we want you to be successful all of our sponsorship levels include the requirement that you provide a prize of at least $100 in value, and that you provide a full color 8-1/2 x 11 flyers that highlights the prize(s) you are providing for the raffle.
We provide the raffle box. We will have one table for all absentee vendors placed in the same areas with our onsite vendors. Raffle ticket collection will proceed through the end of the day. If someone from your team is present we’ll ask them to draw the winning ticket, otherwise we’ll draw the ticket. Attendees must be present to win. If there is a physical prize we’ll give it to them, otherwise we’ll forward you their contact information for you to follow up with (for license keys, etc).
After the event we will mail you all the raffle tickets from your box. There may be duplicates; depending on how exciting your prize is attendees may contribute more than one ticket to your box – but that’s a good thing, they are willing to provide you their contact information in return for the chance to win.
Event Logistics
We’ll open the doors to sponsors at 7:30 am. Sponsors will be provided with table and two chairs, and limited access to 110v power (please let us know what you need in advance). Tables will be located in the same area as registration and breakfast to make it easy for attendees to stop by your table. We encourage sponsors to remain on site through at least lunch and if possible to have a representative present at the end of the day to present your prize at the end of day raffle.
Lunch will be provided to sponsors that have registered. Please have everyone from your team that will be attending register at www.sqlsaturday.com so that we can have enough food available.
Contact Us
We hope you’ll support this event! Please contact us at sqlsaturday978@sqlsaturday.com if you have any questions.
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