Blog and Event Sponsorship Opportunities

I am excited and eager to attend several Blogging Conference. 

I would love to have your partnership. 

I’m looking for brands to represent during these conferences. 

Funds from sponsorship will be allocated toward:

{1} Ticket to the Conferences  

{2} Travel to and from the Conferences 

{3} Food and Lodging during Conferences

I have several sponsorship packages available; I am available should you like to speak regarding any other 
sponsorship ideas you may have in mind.

Platinum Sponsorship {$1,000+}
{1} One year of advertising on my blog (Sociably Cindy or Sociably Surviving). 

Banner size and placement of your choice.

{2} One blog post per month for 12 months (Sociably Cindy, Sociably Surviving, or combination). 

Post will feature your brand/latest products, deals and/or specials. 

Included in the post will be any links back to your site.


{3} During Conference, I can wear clothing with your logo/brand.

{4} Posts of your choice can be tweeted out and placed on Facebook weekly during prime times for one year.

Gold Sponsorship {$500+}
{1} Six months of advertising on my blog (Sociably Cindy or Sociably Surviving). 
Banner size and placement of your choice.


{2} One blog post per month for six months (Sociably Cindy, Sociably Surviving, or combination). 
Post will feature your brand/latest products, deals and/or specials. 
Included in the post will be any links back to your site.

{3} During Conference, I can wear clothing with your logo/brand.

{4} Posts of your choice can be tweeted out and placed on Facebook every other week during 

prime times for six months.


Silver Sponsorship {$250+}
{1} Three months of advertising on my blog (Sociably Cindy or Sociably Surviving). 

Banner size and placement of your choice.

{2} One blog post per month for three months (Sociably Cindy, Sociably Surviving, or combination). 

Post will feature your brand/latest products, deals and/or specials. 

Included in the post will be any links back to your site.

{3} During Conference, I can wear clothing with your logo/brand.

{4} Posts of your choice can be tweeted out and placed on Facebook weekly during prime times for three months.


Sponsoring/providing an iPad
{1} Your logo will be placed on the item 
and I will be using it during Conference.

{2} Six months of advertising on my blog (Sociably Cindy or Sociably Surviving). 

Ad size and placement of your choice.

{3} One blog post per month for six months (Sociably Cindy, Sociably Surviving, 
or combination) featuring your brand/latest products, deals and/or specials. 

Included in the post will be any links back to your site.

{4} Posts of your choice can be tweeted out and placed on Facebook weekly during prime times for six months.

Upcoming Conferences: 

(**Conferences Sociably Cindy is planning on attending.  If you are interested in sponsoring a particular conference, 

here are other opportunities to share your business. Attendance is subject to sponsorships.)

SXSW 2012, Austin Tx March 9-13, 2012

SOBCon Chicago 2012, Chicago, IL May 4-6, 2012

**Gleek Retreat 2012  Holland, Michigan, May 19-20, 2012

SheCon 2012 Lake Buena Vista, FL May 25-27, 2012

Reviewers Retreat 2012 Charlotte, NC, June 3-5, 2012

BlogWorld Expo New York 2012 New York, NY June 5-7, 2012

Type-A Parent Conference 2012 Asheville, NC June 22-24, 2012

**Brands & Bloggers Summit 2012 Chicago, IL July 21, 2012

BlogHer 2012 New York, NY August 2-4, 2012

Lavish! 2012 Atlanta, GA August 24-26, 2012

**Bloggy Conference 2012 Cincinnati, OH September 27-29, 2012 

Do you want to sponsor me for one of these Conferences or have questions, please e-mail me at cindy@sociablycindy.com

You can't afford to NOT use social media

Someone posted something about you today.  And you don't know what they said.  They could be singing your praises to the high heavens.  They could be blasting you down into the dirt.  They could have just said that they were there.  But they said it, for all the world to see.

And you don't know about it.  But you should.

It's been almost 7 years since my first child was born.  And I remember opening up a brand new package of wipes, and there being black fuzz on the first dozen wipes.  Now, pre baby I would have just taken those dozen wipes, throw them out and used the rest.  But this was my brand new baby - there was no way I was putting those anywhere near her.  So I called customer service.  I got a $5 voucher and an apology.  It appeased me, but it was pretty annoying.  I mentioned it to a friend of mine at dinner that weekend, and we talked about weird product incidents.  That was it.

Now my kids are all potty trained, but I still use night-time pull-ups for my son.  Recently, a friend asked what brand I used (whatever's cheapest).  She told me to NOT use a particular brand because it was causing sever rashes on a friend of hers' daughter.  She saw this post on Facebook, to which over 40 of my friend's friends had commented that they were dealing with the same problem.

Now, if Diaper Company was paying attention, they'd be doing regular searches for their brand's name, and might have come across this.  Damage is done.  I know of at least 40 people who will not be buying that brand; and I've passed it on to several of my friends as well, and those other 40 people probably passed it on to theirs... BIG PROBLEM!

So, as a small business, what can you do?

Well, you'd better be monitoring your name. Set up alerts to notify you anytime your name is mentioned.  Be there to respond quickly.  Have an idea of how you're going to handle it.  You can't give away something every time someone complains, can you?  It's just not good business sense.  But you can offer them that you'll fix whatever is wrong, and guarantee that it won't happen again.

Or what if someone is having trouble with one of your competitors?  You'd love to gain their business, right?  Set up a search, and be up on it.

Ok, you're probably thinking "but that takes time away from what I need to get done".  Yes, it does.  And there are a few options.

1)  Do nothing.  Continue doing things they way you already are.  If you don't know about it you're not missing it.

2)  Do it yourself.  Create time in your daily schedule to devote to social media and brand awareness

3)  Bring in outside help.  That's what we do best - so you can focus on what you do best.

So, if you're thinking options 2 or 3, I can help.  If you'd just like a run down of what to do and how to implement it into your daily schedule, I can help.  If you'd like to put it all in my hands, well, I'll gladly take it off your plate.

Whether you do it yourself, or bring me in to help, use the tools available to you.  They really can help.

Great Opportunity To Share Your Business and Support a School

I've been asked to coordinate the Spring Carnival for my children's school.  I'm looking for businesses who would be interested in participating in this event.  There will be close to 1,000 people at this event.

Some of the Entertainment has been already arranged, but there may be room for others.

I'm also looking for businesses that would be interested in providing food for this event.  I'd like to offer a variety of foods this year.  Not your typical hotdogs and hamburgers; those will be available for the kids.  But I'd like to see a few restaurants participate and offering grazing stations for the adults.

I'm also looking for local businesses who would be interested in donating products or services for various raffles and game prizes.  Gift Certificates (to your business, or on behalf of your business), Products or Sample Products, or even promotional items!

Give kids great prizes that they'll used, and you're name will be seen by their parents!

I do have a limited budget for this event, so any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

Your business will be featured on the promotional fliers for this event.  And as my thank you to you, I'd also like to feature you on my blog.