Vendor Sponsorship Opportunities

Wild Deadwood Reads is hosting year three of our awesome Book Fair, June 20th, 2020 and Legendary events June 18th-20th, 2020 in Deadwood, South Dakota and we want you to be part of the fun!

IMPORTANT: If you are an author, please go to the AUTHOR SPONSORSHIP page to choose your sponsorships.

As a sponsoring vendor, you’ll reach up to 100 Authors plus Cover Models and Author’s Assistants – not to mention all the readers who’ll flock to our beautiful venue, Deadwood Mountain Grand. Again this year, there are no refunds if you have to cancel, sorry.

We have exciting opportunities for you whether you’re located in or near Deadwood or are heading to Deadwood for the event.

Our Sponsorship Packages include the highest visibility for your brand, and easy recognizability with our strategic repetition of your logo and name.

A Wild Deadwood Reads vendor table will place you in a high-visibility area in the Book Fair room right at the main entrance to the Event Center, near the escalator, elevator, and stairs which are the only entrances to the room. Vendor tables are in the waiting area where readers congregate prior to Breakfast With the Authors, and again after breakfast while they’re waiting for the Book Fair to officially open. You’ll have a fabulous opportunity to reach our attendees with one of only 8 exclusive vendor tables.

***Not Available*** Sorry, we’ve sent the Memory Book to our printer, but please choose the LAST-CHANCE package at a discounted rate! Our Memory Book will be handed to every reader and author at the book signing, and it’s the perfect place to advertise your business. These books have spaces where each of the Authors can autograph, which makes the Memory Book highly collectable. Your ad will be viewed long after the event ends.

* take a look at the design of our Memory Book by clicking HERE and choose the perfect size for your ad.

* consider including a discount code in your ad to grab even more attention!

New for 2019: We’ve purchased dedicated security for the Event Center for Friday night, so you may move in any time after 7 PM

Schedule:

  • Move-in: Between 7 PM Friday and 8 AM Saturday
  • Sales: Authors and readers begin arriving at 8 AM Saturday, and you will want to be at your table prior to that time. The Book Fair ends at 3 PM, BUT you may want to keep your table open later to accommodate authors and readers who may not get a chance to visit your table during the Book Fair
  • Move-out: Be packed and out the door by 4:30 PM

Vendor Sponsorship Packages

Last-Chance
Vendor
Package
A
$75

  1. An 8 foot table and two chairs strategically located in the Book Fair room’s waiting area, with a premium visibility location right by the entrance to the room
  2. Your brand on the Wild Deadwood Reads website with a link to your page
  3. A specially-created meme for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, for the WDR blog, and for sharing by authors, readers, cover models, and in Boosted Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter posts by WDR hosts
  4. An opportunity to promote your product or service to our attendees via our Facebook Group with a “Takeover Day” just for you
  5. ***NOT AVAILABLE***A LARGE (8 x 6) ad in the Memory Book (sorry, our Memory Book has already been sent to the printer)

Vendor
Package
A
$125

  1. An 8 foot table and two chairs strategically located in the Book Fair room’s waiting area, with a premium visibility location right by the entrance to the room
  2. Your brand on the Wild Deadwood Reads website with a link to your page
  3. A specially-created meme for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, for the WDR blog, and for sharing by authors, readers, cover models, and in Boosted Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter posts by WDR hosts
  4. An opportunity to promote your product or service to our attendees via our Facebook Group with a “Takeover Day” just for you
  5. A LARGE (8 x 6) ad in the Memory Book

Vendor
Package
B
$150

  1. An 8 foot table and two chairs strategically located in the Book Fair room’s waiting area, with a premium visibility location right by the entrance to the room
  2. Your brand on the Wild Deadwood Reads website with a link to your page
  3. A specially-created meme for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, for the WDR blog, and for sharing by authors, readers, cover models, and in Boosted Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter posts by WDR hosts
  4. An opportunity to promote your product or service to our attendees via our Facebook Group with a “Takeover Day” just for you
  5. A FULL PAGE (8 1/2 x 11) ad in the Memory Book

Add-On Sponsorship Opportunities

After you’ve chosen your table above, we welcome you to help us produce Wild Deadwood Reads by adding-on as many additional sponsorship choices as you’d like. Each opportunity has a unique scope of exposure for your brand, and depending on your goals, provides a perfect way for you to reach your target audience.

Add-On Vendor Sponsorships

Exclusive
Security
Sponsor
$350

  1. Your Name attached as “Security Sponsor” for Friday evening load-in for all author and vendor tables
  2. Your Name and Logo listed as “Security Sponsor” in Memory Book
  3. Promotion of your Name as “Security Sponsor” on Facebook Page, Facebook Reader Group, Twitter, Instagram, and on WDR Blog
  4. Signs at Friday load-in displaying “Overnight Security Provided by _______________”

Sponsor
the Thursday
Meet-and-Greet
$50

  1. Help covering the room charge for this Free Event – Backstage Bar and Deck
  2. Help cover the bartender expense for this Fee Event – two bartenders for 2019
  3. Delicious appetizers which attending readers (and you!) will greatly appreciate
  4. Your Logo, Name, and Link listed on the Meet-and-Greet event’s detailed website page
  5. Strong recognition as your name and bio/info is read during the event
  • Where: Backstage Bar and Deck in the Event Center on the second floor, above the non-smoking casino
  • Format: Cash bar with light appetizers
  • Agenda:
  • 6:00 – 7:00 PM, Authors Only – meet each other and pick up your neck wallets, tickets, schedules, etc. Receive last-minute instructions/changes, and open question forum with the Hosts
  • 7:00 – 9:00 PM, Readers, Cover Models, Author Assistants, Vendors, and Sponsors will join the authors

Sponsor
the Saturday
Breakfast With
the Authors
$50

  1. Your Logo, Name, and Link listed on the Breakfast With the Authors event’s detailed website page.
  2. Immediately before the opening of the Breakfast, you’ll have instant acknowledgement as your name is announced as a “Breakfast Sponsor”
  3. Strong recognition as you place your swag or promotional material on each breakfast table Friday evening during load-in or Saturday morning before breakfast begins (number of tables/place settings to be determined – 2018 had 135 attendees)
  • Where: At the far end of the Event Center on the second floor, above the non-smoking casino (in the same room as the Book Fair)
  • Format: Buffet breakfast, round 8-person tables with linen and real plates, cups, and silverware
  • Please note: if you would like to eat breakfast, please purchase a ticket through the Reader Registration page
  • Agenda:
  • 8:30 AM breakfast begins
  • 9:40 AM authors called to the stage at the far end of the room for the 9:45 group photo (Authors, remember to eat early!)
  • 9:50 AM photos finished so you have time to get back to your table
  • 10:00 AM breakfast ends, readers line up near the elevator/escalator/stairway for the official opening of the Book Fair

Memory
Book
Advertising
$85 & $100

  1. Our fabulous, full-color Memory Book will showcase your business
  2. Will be handed to every reader and author at the book signing
  3. The perfect place to advertise your product or service
  4. These are autograph books which makes them highly collectable
  5. Your ad will be viewed long after the event ends
  • 8″ x 6″  (half page) $85
  • 8″ x 11″ (full page) $100

Neck
Wallet
Advertising
$50

  1. We will place your coupon in every neck wallet (Author, Reader, Cover Model, Author Assistant, Vendor, Volunteer, Corporate Sponsor).
  2. The tall 7″ size will grab attention, and we’ll promote  “check out the money-saving coupons in your neck wallet” to all attendees through social media before the event, and will point out the awesome coupons as we hand the neck wallets to everyone at the event.
  3. Maximum size: 7″ x 3″ – the 7″ length will poke out of the top of the neck wallet so it will quickly grab their attention
  4. Coupon deals should be good for something attendees can use during the weekend. Examples: an exclusive deal at your table at the Book Fair, or a free cocktail from you when they join you at the bar at a certain date and time.
  5. You must provide the printed coupons to us, either by shipping them to us or bringing them to us at the hotel – must arrive Wednesday, June 5 before Noon

Vendor
Special
Announcement
$25

  1. Get instant attention when your “special” is announced over the PA system during the Book Fair
  2. Example: “Right now, for the next five minutes, at the Lilla Rose table in the lobby, Tiss and Morell will give you a free PrettyPin with your purchase of $25 or more. Tiss, stand up and wave the Special Flag.”
  3. Only FIVE Vendor Special announcements available

Sponsor
the Thursday
Learning Day
$25

  1. Your Logo, Name, and Link listed on the Learning Day event’s detailed website page
  2. Strong recognition as your name, photo, and tagline is posted as 11 x 17 full-color artwork in the Conference Room
  • Where: The Conference Room on the Lobby level of the Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel
  • Format: Learning sessions for authors and readers, and a mock book cover photo shoot by our official photographer for 2019, The Killion Group, Inc.
  • Agenda: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Hour-long Learning Sessions to be announced

Ready to Secure Your Sponsorship?



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Advertising for Us, Sponsorship for You

If you are interested in working with us to provide advertising for Wild Deadwood Reads in exchange for a sponsorship package, please contact Ginger at Ginger@GingerRing.com

Thank you!

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