Sponsor Letter

Vital Information

Event Info:
Salukilan is an over night event running from 10AM October 3rd, to 5PM October 4th. We have a large venue that can comfortably accommodate foot traffic of over 500 persons at any given time. Our gaming floor will be configured for a 120 seat LAN party, with reserved seating for preregistrations, and timed seat sharing for walk-in registrations. The main level of our venue will house our gaming floor, seminar room, a music lounge, meeting room, and a spacious vendor area that can accommodate up to 10 vendor booths.  The secondary level of our venue will house an additional 15 vendor booths and technology demonstrations. Table configuration and detailed venue information will be available on request.

Event Goals:
SalukiLan is an event tailored to have broad spectrum appeal to our entire demographic. While the centerpiece for the event revolves around a 120 seat LAN party, peripheral events ranging from workshops, seminars, product demonstrations, technology showcases, a 2AM dance party with 4 DJs, and other activities from our co-host organizations will be sure to appeal to all attendees of the event.

Marketing:
Let our marketing efforts work for you. SalukiLan will be utilizing an extensive multimedia advertising campaign spanning web, print, personal, radio, mobile, and television marketing. Our demographics are males and females ages 15-28 in the Southern Illinois area, specifically Southern Illinois University Carbondale. With the university attracting students from around the world, and around the country, this is truly a multinational market for your company penetrate. We will be using direct marketing techniques to reach over 8,000 students of Southern Illinois University, and many more people in the local area. Utilizing the location of our venue, and focused marketing techniques, our expected return on advertising is 20% of consumers reached. This is an estimated 2000 persons in attendance over the 31 hours of the event.

Sponsorship Levels

Product:
The product sponsorship level is achieved with a product or promotional item donation of any size. However, the higher the value of the donation, the more we can do as far as including you in our own marketing campaign. Of course, any banners, fliers, or material provided with the product donation will be handed out on request, and distributed to your liking. If you have special considerations for distributing your promotional materials please contact us using the information below, and we would be happy to discuss it with you further. Sponsors at this level will have their logo in our banner, a logo link sized in relation to contribution, and they will have logo placement on our printed fliers and postcards, as well as placement on our movie poster ads. Additional considerations given to product donations in relation to our precious medals sponsorship ranges.

Bronze:
Bronze level sponsorship is achieved with a $200.00 monetary donation to the event. We would be happy to distribute promotional materials you provide to our attendees, as well as offer placement in our website header, printed fliers, postcards, movie posters, yard signs, and the ability to give product demonstrations to attendees.

Silver:
Silver level sponsorship is achieved with a $300.00 monetary donation to the event. We would be happy to distribute promotional materials provided, as well as placement in our website header, a link in the About page, access to the Top Floor Vendor booth area, including placement in all printed advertisements.

Gold:
Gold level sponsorship is achieved with a $500.00 monetary donation to the event. We would be happy to distribute promotional materials provided, as well as placement in our website header, a logo in the About page, space in the Main Level Vendor booth area, including placement in all printed advertisements. as well as premium page placement on all pages of website, logo on business card advertisements, acknowledgment in radio broadcasts, and access to the main level vendor booth area.

Platinum:
Platinum level sponsorship is achieved with an $800.00 monetary donation to the event. We would be happy to distribute promotional materials provided, as well as placement in our website header, a full bio in the About page, access to the Gaming Floor Vendor booth area, including placement in all printed advertisements. as well as two full size banner ads on all pages of website, logo on business card advertisements, acknowledgment in radio broadcasts, acknowledgment in printed publications, mention in all SMS communications of the event, and the option of other special considerations.

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