OCTOBER 18th
2008

 
Proudly brought to you by:
 
 
Friends of Applause: Regent Cinemas - Peter Yonson Financial Services - Bendigo Bank - sbmstavros
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
Sponsorship Packages
Performer Reward Sponsor
$200 + gst

Aside from our retained artists, everyone who performs does so for their "hat", for the experience and of course, for the applause! We'd still love to offer each and every performer a small token of our appreciation for their great efforts.

Performer Reward Sponsors will receive:
" An invitation to the launch of Applause to be held in August
" Logo placement as a "Friend of Applause" on all marketing materials
" Logo placement as a "Friend of Applause" on the official Applause website www.alburycentral.com

Festival Friend
$200 + gst

Join the Festival as a Friend and lend your support to this wonderful community event.

All Festival Friends will receive:
" An invitation to the launch of Applause to be held in August
" Logo placement as a "Friend of Applause" on all marketing materials
" Logo placement as a "Friend of Applause" on the official Applause website www.alburycentral.com

Performance Site Sponsor
$350 + gst

Buskers perform on the street with 11 performance sites dotted down Dean Street. Each site will host musicians, magicians, acrobats, jugglers.....

All Performer Sponsors will receive:
" An invitation to the launch of Applause to be held in August
" Logo placement as a "Friend of Applause" on all marketing materials
" Logo placement as a "Friend of Applause" on the official Applause website www.alburycentral.com
" Designated performance site with logo on corflute site signage
" Logo on site program

Pavement Art Sponsor
$350 + gst

"Making your Mark" at the Applause Festival is something that the audience loves to do with pavement chalk provided at two locations in Dean Street.

Pavement Art Sponsors will receive:

" An invitation to the launch of Applause to be held in August
" Logo placement as a "Friend of Applause" on all marketing materials
" Logo placement as a "Friend of Applause" on the official Applause website www.alburycentral.com
" Designated pavement art sites with logo on corflute site signage

Busker Bucket Sponsor
$850 + gst

Where else but at the Applause Festival is a bucket an essential ingredient of a successful day! Each busker receives a bucket on registration and uses it to collect audience reward. No busker is complete without one.

The Busker Bucket Sponsor will receive:
" An invitation to the launch of Applause 2008 to be held in August
" Logo placement on all festival marketing and promotional material including flyers, posters, program and the official Applause Web Site www.alburycentral.com/applause
" Logo recognition on all printed advertising material in the Border Mail, The Post and selected regional newspapers
" Logo recognition on the bucket of each performer : expected to be around 75 in 2008
" Sponsor acknowledgement throughout the day and at Final Applause.
" Sponsor acknowledgement on the day through the live outside radio broadcast
" Opportunity to enhance corporate visibility through merchandising materials as appropriate
" An opportunity for staff to volunteer throughout the day
" Post event acquittal

Performer Sponsor
$1,000 + gst

Help us to retain around 7 artists and bring a little of Southbank to Dean Street!

All Performer Sponsors will receive:
" An invitation to the launch of Applause 2008 to be held in August
" Logo placement on all festival marketing and promotional material including flyers, posters, program and the official Applause Web Site www.alburycentral.com/applause
" Logo recognition on all printed advertising material in the Border Mail, The Post and selected regional newspapers
" Logo recognition on Performer banner hung at the Registration Tent in Dean Street
" Sponsor acknowledgement throughout the day and at Final Applause.

" Sponsor acknowledgement on the day through the live outside radio broadcast
" Opportunity to enhance corporate visibility through merchandising materials as appropriate
" An opportunity for staff to volunteer throughout the day
" Post event acquittal


Major Sponsor: Circus Skills Workshops
$5,000 + gst

Held in the Albury Convention & Performing Arts Centre on the day of Applause, the Circus Skills workshops are a much loved ingredient of the overall event. Catering for up to 140 children aged 6-14, the workshops are led by senior Fruit Fly Circus Trainer, Per Westman and his team of experienced trainers.

The major sponsor of the Circus Skills Workshops will receive:
" An invitation to the launch of Applause 2008 to be held in August
" An invitation to speak at the launch of Applause, if desired
" Sponsor's corporate marquee located in QEII Square with access to power
" Registration banner including corporate logo hung at workshop venue
" Logo provision on all festival marketing & promotional material, including the official Applause website : www.alburycentral.com/applause
" Significant sponsor recognition during live outside broadcast
" Branding exposure as part of a major regional campaign in all mediums, including television, print, press and cinema* (*funding dependent)
" Coordinated workshop program and pre-event briefings
" Updated marketing campaign and event running order
" Opportunity for sponsor to invite participants to workshops
" Opportunity for sponsor to provide showbags to participants
" An opportunity for staff to volunteer or participate in the workshops
" Sponsor acknowledgment throughout the event and including the Final Applause concert
" Allocated workshop assistant provided by Albury Central
" Provision to use corporate mascots or other merchandising materials, as appropriate

Please email your expression of interest to applause@alburycentral.com