{"id":1615,"date":"2018-05-18T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T12:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/?p=1615"},"modified":"2018-05-15T00:30:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T00:30:52","slug":"the-power-of-sponsoring-wordcamp-tips-from-around-the-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/the-power-of-sponsoring-wordcamp-tips-from-around-the-globe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Sponsoring WordCamp &#8211; Tips from Around the Globe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Header image captured by Wanda Raina Evans of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rawimages\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAW Images Photography<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n <strong>Wall Art<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\nNo matter what you are doing or where you are heading, it all comes back around to relationships. From the beginning, marketing, sales, and businesses have been founded in the understanding that we need to be invested in creating lasting connections with people.<\/p>\n<p>Although the technology has changed over the years, the basic understandings have remained solid. When you team up with WordCamp Birmingham through sponsorship of the conference, you create an opportunity for growing up the lasting connections that lead to a stronger community, a better business, and a broader future.<\/p>\n<h2>What Others Say about Sponsorship<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.philly.wordcamp.org\/2017\/05\/25\/5-reasons-you-should-become-a-wordcamp-sponsor\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WordCamp Philly<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>WordPress Community<\/strong><br \/>\nWe\u2019re a large group, diverse in every way.<br \/>\nWordPress users here include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Freelancers\n<\/li>\n<li>Web development companies\n<\/li>\n<li>Advertising and marketing firms\n<\/li>\n<li>News outlets and bloggers\n<\/li>\n<li>Small-business owners\n<\/li>\n<li>Universities and schools\n<\/li>\n<li>Government and non-profits\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>WordCamp Birmingham is the perfect opportunity to introduce your services and products to as many as 200 people interested in businesses that can meet their needs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/03\/03\/call-for-sponsors\/\n\/\">Sponsor WordCamp Birmingham 2018<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.halifax.wordcamp.org\/2018\/05\/10\/3-reasons-to-micro-sponsor\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WordCamp Halifax: <\/a><br \/>\n<strong>It\u2019s an affordable marketing tactic<\/strong><br \/>\nAs a non-profit event, we understand the need to make every dollar count. Especially for smaller businesses. By being present at the event itself, you\u2019ll be able to qualify leads more easily.  <\/p>\n<p><em>WordCamp Birmingham seeks to build engagement between WordPress users, developers, and business to strengthen the community of Birmingham as well as create a foundation for growing up the WordPress community as a whole.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.detroit.wordcamp.org\/2018\/02\/12\/5-reasons-to-sponsor-wordcamp\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WordCampDetroit:<\/a><br \/>\nGet Noticed<br \/>\nBy becoming a sponsor, your company\u2019s name is on the top of everyone\u2019s mind before, during and after the conference.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the weeks leading up to the event your business will be featured on the WordCamp website, blog posts and on social media. (Ask your SEO pro about the benefits of these mentions. You might be surprised.)\n<\/li>\n<li>Gold sponsor tables will be prominent and visible by all attendees.\n<\/li>\n<li>And lastly, you\u2019ll have a chance to be remembered far into the future with your company\u2019s branded product included in the swag bags that everyone loves to take back to the office.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>WordCamp Birmingham wants to connect with your business or organization and also share your uniquenesses with attendees, readers, and other WordCamp communities.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Still not convinced?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freelogoservices.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/12\/9-reasons-your-business-should-sponsor-an-event\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Free Logo Services Business Blog<\/a> has 10 more reasons your business needs to be involved in local conferences and events. Here is just one.<br \/>\n<strong>Community Goodwill<\/strong><br \/>\nStrengthening your business image is one of the most valuable benefits of event sponsorship. Customers love brands that care about spreading positive messages and helping the community. Linking your business to a worthy cause can draw lasting support and media attention.<\/p>\n<p>Community involvement also sets you apart from larger brands. People have more incentive to support your business if you\u2019re invested in the local community. Find out what matters to customers, and pick causes that align with their values to boost loyalty.<\/p>\n<p><em>WordCamp Birmingham is one of the oldest WordCamps in the Southern United States. Each year we work to reach out to more in the community and to do more for the community. Your involvement helps make that a reality.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Invest with WordCamp Birmingham 2018 &#8211; invest IN the WordPress and Birmingham Communities &#8211; and begin creating the lasting connections with people that will lead you down the path to your desired goals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/03\/03\/call-for-sponsors\/\n\/\">Sponsor WordCamp Birmingham 2018<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Header image captured by Wanda Raina Evans of RAW Images Photography Wall Art No matter what you are doing or where you are heading, it all comes back around to relationships. From the beginning, marketing, sales, and businesses have been founded in the understanding that we need to be invested in creating lasting connections with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15085685,"featured_media":1609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[1241112,28],"class_list":["post-1615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sponsors","tag-building-connections","tag-sponsorship"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/05\/wall-art-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9lj3v-q3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15085685"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1615"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1619,"href":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615\/revisions\/1619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}