Seeking Sponsorships for BlogHer’11

Well hey there! I’m Crystal, the mommy behind this little piece of the web. I’m currently seeking full and partial sponsorships for BlogHer’11 in sunny San Diego – August 5 & 6, 2011. If you don’t know what BlogHer is, then let me take just a few seconds to explain.  BlogHer is the largest conference for bloggers and each year thousands of bloggers attend this sold-out conference.  It’s an amazing conference that allows women and brands to network together, to build strong online communities that in turn form lasting relationships. Attending the conference with your help will enable me to build and grow my existing knowledge of online marketing and in addition, I can be a voice for your brand at the conference to women and mommies who are making the majority of shopping decisions.

Working with brands that I use as a woman and mother has become my passion.  I enjoy sharing my experiences with other women and mothers in hopes that they will be able to make informed buying decisions.  Thousands of women come to my little corner of the web each and every day to read about my life as a family of five, to see my newest recipes, and to see which products actually work!

I will be rooming with Louise from MomStart to help lower the cost. We will be networking together and discussing how we can work together to help the brands we love and use everyday.

Estimated Costs to Attend BlogHer’11 in San Diego:

Early-Bird Conference Registration – $202.95
Hotel: Marriot (3 nights at $199/night split with roomie) – approx. $350 with taxes
Round trip airfare from Houston to San Diego – approx. $400
Transportation in NYC/Meals/Etc. – $150
Total cost: approx. $1102

Sponsorship Opportunities Available:

There are a variety of sponsorship opportunities to promote your brand before, during and after the conference.

Full Sponsorship Opportunity (available for a limited time):

• 125 x 125 Sidebar Ad for 12 months ($600 value)
• Twitter background (brand supplies artwork) for the remainder of 2010 ($500 value)
• An Aggressive Social Media Campaign on Twitter using a special hashtag (example: #yourbrand) while I’m traveling to and from the conference and while I’m at the conference.  Facebook status updates will also mention your brand as my BlogHer’11 sponsor. ($500 value for 3 day campaign)
• I will get special business cards made with my information on the front and the sponsors information on the back.
• Your Brand will be mentioned and linked in every post about BlogHer 2011.
• Sponsor will have the opportunity to create a logo of their brand for my 17″ laptop to be used during the conference
• Open to your ideas

Since this is considered to be a Marketing Campaign, I will send you an invoice for my services and it’s a write off for you, the brand.  The Full Sponsorship ensures that your brand will be the ONLY brand my Twitter followers, Facebook Friends and readers see while I’m at BlogHer’11.

Partial Sponsorship

$100

• 125 x 125 Sidebar Ad for 5 months ($250 value)

$250

• 125 x 125 Sidebar Ad for 5 months ($250 value)
• Live Twitter tweets mentioning your brand from the conference
• Blog Post with links to your product before the conference

$500

• 125 x 125 Sidebar Ad for 12 months ($600 value)
• Blog Post with links to your product before and after the conference
• Twitter background for the month of August
• Live Twitter tweets mentioning your brand from the conference

If these amazing opportunities sound like something that may benefit your brand, please contact me at crystal{at}simplybeingmommy{dot}com as soon as possible. Have another idea for sponsorship? I’d love to hear your ideas. I look forward to representing your company at BlogHer ‘11!