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Sponsoring Ignite Minneapolis

What is Ignite?

Joseph Rueter presents An Interaction Explosion w/Introduction Angst at Ignite Minneapolis 1.

Ignite is a high-energy evening of 5-minute talks by people who have an idea – and the guts to get onstage and share it with their hometown crowd.

Each speaker presents a deck of 20 slides that auto-rotate every 15 seconds. The talks are fast, fresh, and innovative. Free beer is provided for attendees.

Ignite was created in Seattle in 2006. Now Ignite events are held in over 100 cities around the world.

Why is Sponsorship Needed?

Ignite Minneapolis is run by unpaid volunteers. 100% of sponsorship dollars go toward venue rental, insurance, refreshments, printing and promotion, and other costs associated with putting on the event.

Why Should You Sponsor?

This is your chance to be a part of a phenomenon that is sweeping the country and the world. As a sponsor, you will reach a young, educated, tech-savvy, urban audience of individuals that earn good money and also appreciate emerging ideas, thought leadership, technology, and fresh points of view.

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All Sponsors Receive:

Prior to Event

• Tiered logo and link on IgniteMPLS.org home page
• Tiered logo and link in all event email campaigns
• You'll be part of the buzz: sponsorship mentions & links in Facebook, Twitter, and other social media efforts
• Sponsorship mention in all press releases

During the Event

• Tiered logo on the live video stream page of the Ignite website (average: 1,000-2,000 viewers)
• Tiered logo on all event signage
• Tiered logo in rotation projected on screen before, after, and between talks
• Tiered logo on event program
• Special Ignite Sponsor badges to wear at the event
• Reserved seats near the stage
• Option to donate a prize for a drawing

After the Event

• Tiered logo and link on the event archive page alongside the event videos

Sponsorship Tiers

For each event we place limits on the number of sponsorships in each tier to ensure you get the visibility you deserve. Sponsorships are first-come, first-served—so don't wait too long.

Poblano – $250 (Limit: 10)

• 3rd-tier logo placement in all media
• 2 reserved seats near the stage
• 2 Ignite Sponsor badges

Serrano – $500 (Limit: 5)

• 2nd-tier logo placement in all media
• 4 reserved seats near the stage
• 4 Ignite Sponsor badges

Habanero – $1,000 (Limit: 3)

• Top-tier logo placement in all media
• Logo placement on drink tickets
• 6 reserved seats near the stage
• 6 Ignite Sponsor badges to wear at the event
• Your company may submit a 30-second video to be played during the event
• Your company may provide handbills or marketing materials at the event

Ghost Pepper – $2,500 (Limit: 1)

The Ghost Pepper is the hottest pepper in the world. The Ghost Pepper-level sponsor gets everything listed in the Habanero level above, plus the ability to customize their sponsorship. This may include a branded ticket release event with video, a contest, a video to play during the event, a halftime presentation, logo placement on speaker videos, or perhaps some other idea yet to be conceived.

Ignite Demographics

Data collected at Ignite events held from Aug-Oct 2009 in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Boston, and Sebastopol.

Data from Ignite Minneapolis 1, April 22, 2009

Tickets sold: 456
Attendees: 500+ (including crashers) (Source: Solera)

Viewers watching the live video stream:

1,900+ (source: UStream.com)

Top 3 global trending Twitter topics during our first event (it was Earth Day, 2009)

(Source: Twitter.com)

1. #earthday
2. #earth_day
3. #ignitempls

Total cumulative viewers of presentation videos:

24,000+ (Ignite Minneapolis 1 & 2. Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/IgniteMPLS)