Sponsorship

[Brian Shaler]

Sponsorship is going to be key. Since most of the event organizers on
this list held events last fall, it's safe to say everyone has a good
feeling of how the economic climate is affecting marketing budgets.
However, if we work together and approach larger companies with
options to sponsor all the events or individual events, we will likely
see more interest. Also, anyone who has searched for sponsorship for a
first-time event knows, it's tricky selling the idea if you don't have
any previous figures to back it up. We're in great shape here, too,
because almost all of the events are established and have excellent
attendance figures to report.

I'm hoping we can get Go Daddy, Microsoft, and Jobing to play ball. We
need to network our way into any other blue chip companies with a toe
or leg in Phoenix.