Greater Bridgeport Symphony

Ticket sales account for only 28% of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony revenue so we rely heavily on the support of our Corporate Partners. As the GBS is a vital member of the community, we believe that corporations receive significant benefit in public alignment with our programs. As we expand our online presence through our newly redesigned website and increased email marketing, we have greater opportunity to promote our corporate partnerships. While previously, our main source of promotion was the Program Book, now we can offer visibility on the GBS website, on emails, including email sponsorships and QR codes.

In addition to promotion, all corporate sponsors receive additional benefits as outlined in the sponsorship chart below. Corporations may choose either Season Sponsorship for which the benefits apply all season or Concert sponsorship for which most benefits apply only for that concert. Sponsorship may be divided between Season and Concert.

This season with both Saturday night and Sunday Matinée concerts, we will be printing over 10,000 programs. Additionally, the enhanced website and email marketing will lead to significantly more cross-promotion than ever before. This year's Program Book will be in full color, so your advertisements will really pop out from the page. Finally, we will be printing the program new for each concert, so you can change the content and size of your advertisement from concert to concert.

Sponsorship Levels	Season Level and Benefits	Concert Level and Benefits
Diamond	$100,000+	$20,000+
	Exclusive Sponsorship Level Advertising Benefit: Back Cover ($10,000 value) Naming Credit: Diamond Season Sponsor Complimentary Tickets: 40 seats in Section A per concert ($10,000 value) Gala Tickets: 30 concert and dinner combined tickets ($9000 value) Logo in 2012-2013 Season Brochure Acknowledgement in Program Book Logo in Media Ads Corporate Advertisement in lobby Invitation to Post-concert Green Room Receptions Invitation to hosted post-concert Sunday dinner parties GBS Musicians to Go Ensemble for off-site corporate entertainment for 4 hours ($2000 value)	Exclusive Concert Sponsorship Advertising Benefit: Opposite Program Page ($2000 value) Naming Credit: Diamond Concert Sponsor Complimentary Tickets: 40 seats in Section B for each sponsored concert performance ($1600 value) Gala tickets: 20 reserved concert tickets ($1500 value) Logo in 2012-2013 Season Brochure Acknowledgement in Program Book Logo in Media Ads Corporate Advertisement in lobby Invitation to Post-Concert Green Room Reception Invitation to Sunday night post-concert dinners GBS Ensemble for off-site corporate event for 2 hrs. ($1000 value)
Emerald	$50,000-$99,999	$10,000-$19,999
	Co-Sponsorship (max. 2) Advertising Benefit: Choice of Opposite Program Page or Inside Front Cover ($5000 value) Naming Credit: Emerald Season Sponsor Complimentary Tickets: 20 seats in section A per concert ($4000 value) Gala tickets: 20 concert and dinner combined tickets (~$5000 value) Logo in 2012-2013 Season Brochure Acknowledgement in Program Book Logo in Media Ads Corporate Advertisement in lobby Invitation to Post-concert Green Room Receptions Invitation to hosted post-concert Sunday dinner parties GBS Musicians to Go Ensemble for off-site corporate entertainment for 3 hours ($1500 value)	Concert Co-Sponsorship (max. 2) Advertising Benefit: Opposite Program Page or Inside Front Cover ($2000 value) Naming Credit: Emerald Concert Sponsor Complimentary Tickets: 20 seats in section B for each sponsored concert performance ($1600 value) Gala tickets: 10 reserved concert tickets: ($1000 value) Logo in 2012-2013 Season Brochure Acknowledgement in Program Book Logo in Media Ads Corporate Advertisement in lobby Invitation to Post-Concert Green Room Reception
Ruby	$25,000-$49,999	$5,000-$9,999
	Shared Season Sponsorship (more than 2) Advertising Benefit: Inside Front Cover or Inside Back Cover ($5000 value) Naming Credit: Ruby Season Sponsor Complimentary Tickets: 10 seats in section A per concert ($4000 value) Gala tickets: 10 combine concert and dinner tickets (~$2500 value) Logo in 2012-2013 Season Brochure Acknowledgement in Program Book Logo in Media Ads Corporate Advertisement in lobby Invitation to Post-concert Green Room Receptions Invitation to hosted post-concert Sunday dinner parties GBS Musicians to Go Ensemble for off-site corporate entertainment for 2 hours ($1000 value)	Shared Concert Sponsorship (more than 2) Advertising Benefit: Inside Front Cover, Inside Back Cover, or Page 1 Naming Credit: Ruby Concert Sponsor Complimentary Tickets: 10 seats in section B for each sponsored concert performance ($800 value) Gala tickets: 6 reserved concert tickets ($600 value) Acknowledgement in Program Book Logo in Media Ads
Sapphire	$10,000-$24,999	$2,000-$4,999
	Non-exclusive Season Sponsorship Level Advertising Benefit: Full Page Inside ($2000 value) Naming Credit: Sapphire Sponsor Complimentary Tickets: 30 seats in section B per season ($1200 value) Gala tickets: 20 reserved concert tickets ($2000 value) Logo in 2012-2013 Season Brochure Acknowledgement in Program Book Logo in Media Ads Corporate Advertisement in lobby	Non-exclusive Concert Sponsorship Level Advertising Benefit: Full Page Premium Placement, if available Naming Credit: Sapphire Concert Sponsor Complimentary Tickets: 10 seats in section B to be used on either performance of the sponsored concert ($400 value) Acknowledgement in Program Book
Platinum	$5,000-$9,999	not available, see individual advertising rates
	Non-exclusive Season Sponsorship Level Advertising Benefit: Half Page Inside ($1000 value) 16 seats in section B per season ($640 value) Gala Tickets: 10 reserved concert tickets ($1000 value) Logo in 2012-2013 Season Brochure Acknowledgement in Program Book Logo in Media Ads	Sponsorship Level not available See Advertising Rates
Gold	$2,500-$4,999	not available, see individual advertising rates
	Non-exclusive Season Sponsorship Level Advertising Benefit: Quarter Page inside ($500 value) Naming Credit: Gold Season Sponsor Complimentary Tickets: 8 seats in section B per season ($320 value) Gala tickets: 6 reserved concert tickets ($100 value) Logo in 2012-2013 Season Brochure Acknowledgement in Program Book	Sponsorship Level not available See Advertising Rate

Additional Advertising Rates (all advertisements may be 4-color):

Placement	Technical Dimensions	Season Value	Single Concert Value
Outside Back Cover	4 5/8 x 7 1/8	$10,000	$4,000
Opposite Program Page	4 5/8 x 7 1/8	$5,000	$2,000
Inside Front Cover	4 5/8 x 7 1/8	$5,000	$2,000
Page 1 (First Page Inside)	4 5/8 x 7 1/8	$5,000	$2,000
Inside Back Cover	4 5/8 x 7 1/8	$5,000	$2,000
Full Page	4 5/8 x 7 1/8	$2,000	$1,000
Half Page	4 5/8 x 3 3/8	$1,000	$500
Quarter Page	4 5/8 x 1 5/8	$500	$250

If you would like to be a Corporate Sponsor, please email the GBS Executive Director Benjamin Loeb at GBSED@GBS.org or call directly at (203) 916-2441.

If you would like to purchase only an advertisement, please email Advertising@GBS.org or call (203) 576-0263. You may email a camera-ready PDF, jpeg or tif. We will design your advertisement for an additional $50 fee. Only creating and placing a QR code is $25.

Deadline to be a full 2011-12 Season Sponsor or to reserve a full season of advertising is September 15, 2011.