The 3 day weekend festival, Afro- American Music Festival is held in Detroit each year in July. Its a free event to everyone that attends. Thee festival attracts an attendance of 300,000 to a million over the 3 day weekend. There is round the clock entertainment on 2 to 3 stages. Vendors selling their wares and food as well as businesses exposing their product or services.
2006-08-04 05:16:55 · 6 answers · asked by DeZigns By Monique 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Put together a letter detailing the festival, how many years it has ran, attendance, etc. Then ask if they would be interested in being a sponsor for next years event. Then, mail it out to businesses that you think would be interested in sponsoring-car dealerships, grocery stores, etc. Offer different levels of sponsorship. And make sure you put a limit on how many can be at each level. Such as, corporate level-business name is part of festival name "such and such festival sponsored by X". Their name is predominantly displayed everywhere. Next level down, they sponsor a stage, or an activity, etc. All the way down to where their name is on posters, etc.
Make sure you mail early. Most businesses will set their advertising budgets for the following year in October, November and December. You want to get your information in early.
2006-08-04 05:25:57 · answer #1 · answered by Misty T 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Go to the Casinos in town and ask for support. I highly recommend that your event board of directors write special letters asking fro report, and how their sponsorship will help your event.
(The casinos in Atlantic City are not supportive to charities. The Miss America Scholarship program was forced to leave Atlantic City. But the casinos in Connecticut are very friendly to community events).
Good luck.
2006-08-04 05:23:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing you need to do is give them plenty of advanced notice. Corporation do not move fast. Find companies or organization that have similar clients and customers as you do. If you are dealing with Music, look for radio stations, music stores, even book stores.
Call them first, find out WHO you have to deal with, then send him or her a very nice letter (UPS or FedEx it) complete with programs for past years, information about your organization, ETC.
In addition yif you are a non-profit look for foundations that give grants.
Including a great sources
2006-08-04 05:24:45 · answer #3 · answered by escapefromspringfield 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go out to your local stores and talk with the manager or owners of the store and give them your presentation about the event, to see if they will be will to sponsor you.....its called "marketing"
2006-08-04 05:22:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi I have an email friend who does this sort of thing all the time in fact he has made a business out of it, so please feel free to contact him and say that Gloria from Idaho sent you............ danvincent@cox.net
2006-08-04 05:27:10 · answer #5 · answered by Gloria M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask liscensee's they could do outdoor bars without paying for pernission. they would make loads. x
2006-08-04 05:21:35 · answer #6 · answered by vicky l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋