Dear
Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce Business Owners:
My
name is Megan Condis and I am a new member of the Chamber representing CrossFit
Trilogy. I met a few of you at the last “Puttin’ On Pekin” breakfast, and
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to the rest of you
and to present you with an advertising opportunity at an event that will be
held this October at the East Peoria Event Center.
On
Saturday, October 6th, the Central Illinois Combat Club will be hosting Throwdown
XII, an amateur mixed martial arts show that has previously been held
at either the Event Center and on the Riverfront in downtown Peoria. This
event typically attracts between 1,000 and 2,000 spectators to watch the
fights, eat and drink some great food, and purchase souvenirs like t-shirts and
fighting gear. CrossFit Trilogy will be one of the sponsors for the
event, and we have several members who will be fighting at the show, including
myself.
We
are seeking additional local businesses to get involved in sponsoring the show
in return for various advertising opportunities. There are three tiers of
sponsorship to consider:
Level 1: Sponsor a Fighter! Cost = $100
Benefits:
Your
business logo will be featured on the shirt I wear to walkout to the cage for
this and for subsequent fights. These shirts will also be available for
purchase to the public, which means that your logo will be on display
throughout the community long after the event is over.
I
will also display your business logo on the banner that decorates my side of
the cage before my fights. This means that it will be visible in many of
the promotional photographs that are taken during the fights (for use in
promoting the next event or in media coverage of the event).
This
sponsorship arrangement will be good for three months following the date of the
show, at which time all participants will be given the chance to re-evaluate
the relationship.
All
sponsors at this level will also receive one VIP ticket to see the fights in
October (a $40 value!).
Level 2: Sponsor the Show! Cost = $600
These
sponsors will receive all the benefits of a Level 1 sponsor plus their choice
of two of the following extra benefits!
Benefits:
Choose
two (2) of the following:
1) Your business logo will be featured on the posters and fliers that we
distribute to promote the fights in the weeks before the event.
2) You will be invited to set up a merchant’s booth in the lobby of the
fight venue to distribute information about your business, gather information
on prospective clients, and/or to sell merchandise.
3) Your business with frequently be mentioned during the course of the
event by the announcer as a sponsor of the show. You will also have the
opportunity to promote your business via a “giveaway” from the ring during
intermissions or between fights. This could take the form of a drawing (a
great way to gather email addresses from prospective new clients) or you could
give the ring girls soft and small items like t-shirts or water bottles to
throw into the crowd from the cage.
4) You will receive an additional 7 VIP tickets (one table) to give to
your team in order to see the fights in October (a $300 value!).
This
sponsorship arrangement will be good until the day following the show (except
for the fighter sponsorship which will continue for three months after the show
as described above).
Level 3: All-Star Sponsor! Cost = $1100
Benefits:
All-Star
sponsors get to take advantage of all the benefits of a Level 1 sponsor plus
all
four of the advertising and promotional opportunities that Level 2
sponsors can choose from!
This
sponsorship arrangement will be good until the day following the show (except
for the fighter sponsorship which will continue for six months after the show
as described above).
I
hope you will keep these unique advertising opportunities in mind! If you
are interested, please contact Megan Condis at 309-645-0019 or email her at
megancondis@gmail.com by September 15
th
so that we can get the ball rolling.
Thank
you so much for your consideration,
Megan
Condis
CrossFit
Trilogy