Sponsors and donors are vital in helping festivals, not-for-profit organizations, conferences and tradeshows to thrive. In today’s economic climate, sponsorship revenue is relied upon more than ever while competition for sponsorship has never been greater. A successful sponsor development program can set your opportunity apart from others, increase contributions and improve sponsor engagement.
At Groovy Grapes, we work closely with corporations, festival and conference organizers to design effective sponsorship strategies and sponsor appreciation programs centered on food and drink. From researching the target sponsor/donor audience to identifying sponsorship opportunities and assets, designing the program and helping you carry it out, we will ensure that your sponsorship strategy is directly tied to revenue generation.
Sample Programs
Our experience with culinary-driven sponsor recruitment and development programs includes:
- Working with sponsor-driven organizations and event organizers to uncover opportunities for sponsorship
- Helping our clients to develop strong, revenue-generating sponsorship or donor programs
- Showing clients how to sponsor out events and programs, and how to develop sponsorship properties from existing assets
We are also experienced in designing and handling the details of custom-designed sponsor appreciation programs such as:
- Custom-designed sponsor appreciation or recruitment tastings
- Exclusive sponsor wine/beer/scotch clubs
- Special event programs to reward and thank key sponsors and donors
How We Work
We will partner with your sponsorship development team to design and execute a tailored program or strategy. You can retain us an agency-of-record to design, execute, follow-up on and maintain your programs. We’re also available on an hourly consulting basis to provide you with expertise and support as required.
By enlisting Groovy Grapes as your agency-of-record for sponsorship programs, you’ll benefit from:
- Experienced professionals to brainstorm and create innovative sponsorship strategies that will set the opportunity you offer apart from others
- An invaluable partner who will take the workload off your plate
- An expert resource on retainer to help ensure that any corporate food and drink investment adds value to your sponsorship development activities
Learn more about our Service Packages.
Getting Started
Contact us for a no-obligation consultation. We’ll understand your business goals and intended audience and will propose exciting sponsorship development ideas and programs for you. The cost of the consultation will be deducted from our service fee if you engage with us to carry out a program.