Sponsors
WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT BUSKERS?
In an era experiencing the digitalisation of personal relationships, cutbacks in public services, the commercialisation of our cities, and an ever-more-stressful rat race, busking is an undervalued and embattled force of hope. It brings people together, connecting them with their surroundings; it creates actual, face-to-face encounters based on shared cultural experiences; it gives artists, oddballs, the disabled and anyone else who wouldn’t fit office life the ability to make an honest living; and it works in complete contrast (and conflict) with commercial interests that have encroached on nearly every other facet of urban living.
THE BUSKING PROJECT’S MISSION
The Busking Project hopes to promote street performance as a benefit to urban life — and to show that it is something worth protecting — through the production of a website, a feature-length documentary and a book, demonstrating the buskers we have discovered over the course of this journey. We will also give advice, help and resources to thousands of buskers worldwide.
OUR COMMUNITY
Our audience is comprised of artists, artisans, and performing professionals and enthusiasts, including musicians, dancers, circus acts, street performers, actors, filmmakers and more. We have currently been featured in newspapers in 11 countries! (Media Coverage). We produce content at an average of one post every two days.
PRICING
If you are an organisation involved in promoting busking, free public entertainment, or any of the other values we are fighting for, the below prices are negotiable. We are also open to “blue sky” opportunities — if you have ideas on how we can work together, let us know. Below are our four categories of sponsor. If you would like to sponsor us, but don’t fit into one of the below categories, we can talk about the terms.
EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR — $100,000
Be the main sponsor listed on our website, in all our outreach, on our merchandise, in the film, in our book, on all of our online videos, and have our competitions (and other programs) named after your company, until December 2013.
PREMIER SPONSORS — $20,000
Space in the Banner Ad and Header Ad (see diagram below). Listed as a “Premier Sponsor” in the documentary, book, and on our website, on our CDs, in all of our online videos, and in our outreach: vimeo, youtube, facebook, twitter, and newsletters.
MAJOR SPONSORS — $10,000
Space in the Header Ad (see diagram below). Listed as a “Major Sponsor” in the documentary, book, on our CDs and on our website, and in our outreach.
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS — $3,000
Listed as a “Contributing Sponsor” on our website and in our outreach.
QUESTIONS?
We are open to advertising ideas. Our audience spans the globe, people interested in dance, music, juggling, acrobatics, art and live entertainment of all types. If you would like to talk about advertising options, don’t hesitate to contact us. We are open to ideas; for example, a sponsored competition to find the best buskers/videos, or a “[Your Business Name] Young Busker of the Month” prize.
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