Sponsorship Opportunities!
You can sponsor one, two, three, or all FOUR of our major chocolate festivals, which cover northern, central and southern Colorado markets! Sponsor all four and get a 20% discount on pricing!
THE NUMBERS:
3,000 – 6,500 people attend each of our Chocolate Festivals in Denver, Loveland, Aurora and Colorado Springs each year! Our May Colorado Chocolate Festival, the 2-day flagship event, draws 5,000 - 7,000, and the other one-day festivals attract 2,500 - 4,000.
DEMOGRAPHICS (Averaged from all festivals)
MARKETING:
Each year we bring in capacity crowds with our marketing strategy that focuses on social networking, direct mail and email blasts. Press releases also get us TV, print and radio coverage! Pre-sale tickets are available on our website.
Our Marketing Strategy includes:
THE NUMBERS:
3,000 – 6,500 people attend each of our Chocolate Festivals in Denver, Loveland, Aurora and Colorado Springs each year! Our May Colorado Chocolate Festival, the 2-day flagship event, draws 5,000 - 7,000, and the other one-day festivals attract 2,500 - 4,000.
DEMOGRAPHICS (Averaged from all festivals)
- 72% Female, 28% Male
- Age Range: 29 – 44 = 44%; 45 – 64 = 26%; 18 – 24 = 12%; Kids under 18 = 9%; Seniors over 64 = 7%
- Attendee Income: $100,000 + = 25%; $50,000 – $99,000 = 38%; Under $50,000 = 37%.
- Marital Status: Married = 42%, Single = 41%, Significant other or Partner = 17%
- Home Ownership: 60%
MARKETING:
Each year we bring in capacity crowds with our marketing strategy that focuses on social networking, direct mail and email blasts. Press releases also get us TV, print and radio coverage! Pre-sale tickets are available on our website.
Our Marketing Strategy includes:
- Social Networks: Over 18,000 fans on our “Colorado Chocolate Festivals” Facebook page
- Daily boosted posts on Facebook reachover 500,000 people
- Facebook Event pages often go viral, assuring sell-out crowds
- General lists and Partner e-blasts: 260,000 people
- Fliers, cards and direct mail: 4,000 distributed and mailed for each festival
- Groupon: 600,000 people
- Press: Feature Stories TV, radio, local blogs and newspapers.
Scroll to bottom of page for multiple event pricing!
SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS:
Presenting Sponsorship:
$6,900/May Colorado Chocolate Festival
$4,900/Wild West Chocolate Fest, Choctoberfest, Holiday Chocolate Festival
Your company presents the Chocolate Festival! Limit 1 available per Festival.
Major Sponsorship:
$2,950/May Colorado Chocolate Festival
$1,900/Wild West Chocolate Fest, Choctoberfest, Holiday Chocolate Festival
We are happy to customize these to meet the individual sponsor’s needs and objectives. Limit 5 available per festival.
Onsite Festival Benefits include:
*Your Name Here* Lounge Sponsorship:
$1,950/May Colorado Chocolate Festival
$1,200/Wild West Chocolate Fest, Choctoberfest, Holiday Chocolate Festival
Your company will have its own, branded, prominently placed lounge within the Chocolate Festival! Limit 3 available.
Onsite Festival Benefits include:
Speciality Sponsorship:
$1200/May Colorado Chocolate Festival
$950/Wild West Chocolate Fest, Choctoberfest, Holiday Chocolate Festival
Which event or area of the show best speaks to your audience? Limit one per area/event available.
$6,900/May Colorado Chocolate Festival
$4,900/Wild West Chocolate Fest, Choctoberfest, Holiday Chocolate Festival
Your company presents the Chocolate Festival! Limit 1 available per Festival.
- Chocolate Festival presented by *your name here* on all signage, banners, website, emails, social networking and promotional materials.
- Your product in splashy promotional welcome display at entrance to show
- Link to your Facebook page or website on ALL Colorado Chocolate Festival Facebook posts, which are boosted daily in the 30 - 45 days leading up to the festival (Facebook page is “Colorado Chocolate Festivals”).
- Plus all Major Sponsor benefits!
Major Sponsorship:
$2,950/May Colorado Chocolate Festival
$1,900/Wild West Chocolate Fest, Choctoberfest, Holiday Chocolate Festival
We are happy to customize these to meet the individual sponsor’s needs and objectives. Limit 5 available per festival.
Onsite Festival Benefits include:
- Your product featured prominently on the show floor
- Complimentary 10 x 20 booth in prominent show location
- 20-minute stage presentation which will be promoted online and in our program.
- Your banner prominently placed at multiple locations throughout the festival
- Prominent ad in program
- Your promotional item included in all VIP kits
- 10 Admission Tickets and 120 Taste Tickets for sponsor guests and customers.
- Sponsor acknowledgement throughout the two-day event during introduction of entertainment, competitions, etc.
- Dedicated email e-blast promoting your product or business to our extensive email list.
- Your logo and link to your site prominently placed on all email blasts promoting our festival.
- Three boosted posts ($20 boosts) on our Facebook page linking to your page and promoting your sponsorship and product (Facebook page is “Colorado Chocolate Festivals”).
- Top placement linked logo on chocolate-festival.com home page.
- Your business description, logo and text on our website Home page
- Your name on ALL promotional and press material
*Your Name Here* Lounge Sponsorship:
$1,950/May Colorado Chocolate Festival
$1,200/Wild West Chocolate Fest, Choctoberfest, Holiday Chocolate Festival
Your company will have its own, branded, prominently placed lounge within the Chocolate Festival! Limit 3 available.
Onsite Festival Benefits include:
- 20 x 20 custom-named Lounge Area that you may furnish and outfit as you wish
- Electricity and covered walls provided at no extra charge, if requested
- We’ll promote your Lounge as an important social “hang-out” spot at the festival.
- Your logo in program
- 5 Admission Tickets and 60 Taste Tickets for sponsor guests and customers.
- Your sponsorship and product acknowledged throughout the event or area
- Your logo and link to your site on all email blasts promoting our show.
- Boosted post ($10 boost) on our Facebook page linking to your page and promoting your Lounge.
- Your business description, site-linking logo and text on the corresponding website page(s).
- Your name on selected promotional and press materials
Speciality Sponsorship:
$1200/May Colorado Chocolate Festival
$950/Wild West Chocolate Fest, Choctoberfest, Holiday Chocolate Festival
Which event or area of the show best speaks to your audience? Limit one per area/event available.
- VIP Sponsor (Extra promotion to our VIP customers)
- Chocolatier Championship Awards (Denver May event only)
- Golden Ticket Sponsor – includes all Golden Ticket fun competitions
- Main Stage Sponsor (includes your banner above stage both days)
- Santa Sponsor (Holiday Chocolate Festival only)
- Let us customize an event at the show for you!
- Logo on Event / Area signage
- Complimentary 10 x 10 booth prominently placed in your area or near your event
- Prominent Banner placement in your area or by your event
- Your logo in program
- 5 Admission Tickets and 60 Taste Tickets for sponsor guests and customers.
- Your sponsorship and product acknowledged throughout the event or area
- Your logo and link to your site on all email blasts promoting our festival.
- Boosted post ($10 boost) on our Facebook page linking to your page and promoting your sponsorship and product (Facebook page is “Colorado Chocolate Festivals”).
- Linking logo on our website site wherever event or area name appears
- Your business description, logo and text on the corresponding website page(s).
- Your name on selected promotional and press materials
20% Discount for booking all 4 Chocolate Festivals!
Email dana@danacain.com to arrange for multiple sponsorships!
- Presenting Sponsorships - $17,280 for all 4!
- Major Sponsorships - $6,920 for all 4!
- Lounge Sponsorships - $4,440 for all 4!
- Specialty Sponsorships - $3,240 for all 4!
Email dana@danacain.com to arrange for multiple sponsorships!
