2017 Bluffton Book Festival

November 17th & 18th, 2017

BENEFITTING

Empowering Adults. Enriching Our Community.

SPONSORSHIP & VENDOR PACKAGES

WHY SPONSOR? For More Information, Contact:

→ National and local media recognition/advertisements ROCKELLE HENDERSON, Founder
→ Community support & awareness generation - combined (843) 707-6409
or
charities and event partners reach well over 60,000
potential attendees CHRISTINE WISNIEWSKI, MarCom Assoc.
→ Help hundreds of local adult and children learners advance (843) 707-2210
their literacy and other skills
→ Provide financial support for domestic violence victims in
the local and national book selling communities
→ Assist with medical bills and other financial needs of
bookstore employees
→ Preserve the love of books for a new generation

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2017 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS • The Beaufort County Library System will be
bringing the Book Mobile as well as hosting Panel
• The Festival is now a 3-Day Event: Discussions and Lectures at the Bluffton Library
before and during the Festival.
o Thursday, November 16th - Evening Lecture
Series (new!) • PINK Magazine is an official media sponsor
(with 50,000+ reach) and will provide print and
o Friday, November 17th - Daytime social space for the Festival.
Workshops (new!) and Evening Fundraiser
• Readers.com is a confirmed partner contributing
o Saturday, November 18th-Free Admission 20% of Festival sales of their reading glasses to
Outdoor Festival w/Authors, Book Signings Festival Benefactors.
& Readings, Book Mobile, Media, Music,
Food, and other Vendors • National Reviewer, "The Bookworm" (aka: Terri
Schlichenmeyer) is coming in from Wisconsin to
• 45 Authors are currently on-board, including 3 cover the Festival. Her column is carried in The
New York Times' bestselling authors: Mary Kay Bluffton Today and is syndicated in 100 papers
Andrews, Patti Callahan Henry, and Mary Alice across the country.
Monroe. We had 28 authors last year, mostly from
the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions - this year, • There will be at least two Press Releases, one in
authors are coming from as far North as New York early August and one in October. Coverage will
City and as far West as Chicago and Dallas. include WHHI, HH Monthly, CB2, BT, The
Island Packet, and PINK Magazine.
• We have partnered with the Pat Conroy Literary
Center to extend Festival offerings to include the • The Festival will be streamed live on Facebook.
Thursday Lecture Series and Friday Writer/Reader
Workshops conducted by the best in the business. • 2016 Inaugural Festival saw apprx. 600 attendees
and $6,000+ worth of books sold. With expanded
2017 offerings and exposure, we hope to see those
numbers soar this year!

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TITLE SPONSOR - $10,000 PAGE SPONSOR - $1,000

• Everything in Cover Sponsor plus: • Company name and logo promoted on BBF
• Ad on BBF Posters website (linked back)
• Included in Advertising
• Banner displayed at Festival Stage and Friday • Featured in social media posts by BBF,
Book Industry Charitable Foundation, and
evening party The Literacy Center
• 2 tickets to private Friday evening event
• Category Exclusivity • 12 x 12 Space, table, chair (bring tent)
• Participation for 4 author • All books sold via Follett Education Group

COVER SPONSOR - $5,000 (for publishers and authors)
• Hundreds of Adults and Children helped in
• Everything in Chapter Sponsor plus:
• Local and national press announcements and the local Beaufort County Community and
the national Bookselling Community
interviews for company and authors
• 1 ticket to private Friday event VENDORS - $500
• Mentions from mainstage
• Promotional items included as giveaways for • Small Publishers and Organizations (Less
than 50 employees)
Friday event
• First right of refusal for 2018 and 2019 at • 12 x 12 Space, table and chair
• Tents available for rent (inquire)
COVER level • Discount Rate on private, Friday event

CHAPTER SPONSOR - $2,500 FOOD & BEVERAGE - $250

• Everything in Page Sponsor plus: • 12 x 12 space
• Local Press announcements • Electricity available upon request
• Promoted in Charitable Organizations • 10:00am - 4:00pm / Saturday, Nov. 18th

newsletters and eblasts
• 1 ticket to private, Friday event
• Company promoted throughout 2-day event

via media

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