Manatees Sponsorship Opportunities Boundless
Rogers Hornsby was obviously never a Brevard County Manatee. This time of year is when the Manatees secure business partners for the upcoming season, and contrary to popular belief, it is not all that expensive.
Partnerships with the Manatees begin at just $7, and the possibilities are limitless, it all depends on how much exposure your company is looking for. Numerous studies, going back as far as the Great Depression, have shown that maintaining or increasing advertising during tough economic times yields greater results than advertising during good times.
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity" -Albert Einstein
As a business owner, you may be wondering where the most effective way to spend money is, and asking yourself where you can see a return on your dollar. Well, with the Manatees, there are so many different types of advertising, and many different ways to track who is being attracted by your company through our advertising.
For example, you can buy a (quite cheap) quarter-page program ad for one month. **New for 2009, our game-day programs will be distributed free to each fan, instead of fans having the option to purchase a program.** Use that quarter-page ad space to put a coupon for your business, and see how many people use that coupon. Once you have a ton of people coming in with these coupons, you will be wondering why you didn't form a partnership with the Manatees sooner!
Program ads aren't the only way to go, however. Be one of the Kid's Club sponsors and have a coupon distributed to thousands of kids during Education Day and also Camper's Day. Be one of the sponsors for Ladies Night (every Saturday night) and have your business exposed to our female demographic, that either attend games with friends or their spouse.
Another avenue is our pocket schedules. We distribute thousands of pocket schedules annually, and every self-respecting Manatee fan has one (or more) in their wallet for easy nightly reference. To have your logo on the pocket schedules is extremely valuable, and like everything else, much more affordable than many think. You can also have your logo on the pocket schedule holder, which will be located at hundreds of retail outlets in Brevard County.
For a more traditional form of advertising, many outfield wall signs, dugout tops, concourse signs, and many more are still available for the 2009 season.
Still don't read what you wanted to hear? Call us or e-mail us and give us your ideas or just call and let us know you are interested. We have many inside-the-box and even more outside-the-box ideas that we are waiting to find the right companies to use them with.
Just remember, it's not just outfield wall signs anymore!
To talk to a Manatee representative and expand your company, either call (321) 633-9200, e-mail [email protected] for more information, or just stop in during business hours, we'd love to have you in!