SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The written word, dialogue and conversation play a critical role in the development of a community. The stories and ideas we share have the power to connect, challenge and inspire us, and a united, energized community has the ability to do great things. Join us as we drive the discussion on design into the future. Sponsor key areas of ARCADE's programming and reach those passionate about design in the Northwest. ARCADE's mission is to incite dialogue about design and the built environment; our goal is to inspire designers, creative professionals and design enthusiasts to reconsider how design impacts the world around us, and in turn, instigate positive change. SPONSORSHIP LEVELS / PROGRAM AREAS Inspire PUBLISHING SPONSOR Join us in publishing an award-winning magazine. Help underwrite one issue of ARCADE. Connect EVENT PLANNER Help host one of the NW design community's favorite events. Sponsor an ARCADE launch party. Share WEB DEVELOPER Evolve ARCADE online. Help underwrite the development of ARCADE's new website, e-newsletter and social media presence.
PUBLISHING SPONSOR Inspire and challenge. Join us in publishing an award-winning magazine. Help underwrite one quarterly-issue of ARCADE. PUBLISHING SPONSOR $5,000 Recognition in Print Logo and call-out in ARCADE boilerplate as a current sponsor (3 months / 1 issue) Listing and call-out in ARCADE boilerplate as a past-sponsor (1 year / 4 issues) A full-page, priority-placement ad in ARCADE (one issue) Logo on ARCADE launch postcard and any launch promotional materials for sponsored issue Recognition on the Web Weekly "Featured Sponsor" recognition on the ARCADE home page (minimum 6 weeks during sponsored issue) Ongoing recognition on the ARCADE website (1 year) Logo and link on all ARCADE enewsletters (3 months / 1 issue) Mini-feature on sponsor, posted to the web and in the enewsletter (written / coordinated by ARCADE) Recognition at Events Verbal recognition at ARCADE launch event and associated programs throughout the quarter Signage at launch event 10 free tickets to all ARCADE quarterly events Invitation for you and a guest to ARCADE's annual fundraiser event (when applicable) company/organization
EVENT PLANNER SPONSOR Connect and engage. Help host one of the Northwest design community's favorite events. Sponsor an ARCADE launch party. EVENT PLANNER SPONSOR $2,500 Recognition Verbal recognition at ARCADE launch event Signage at launch event Logo on ARCADE launch promotional materials Logo on launch email announcement Recognition in enewsletter launch promotions Recognition on the ARCADE website (1 year) company/organization ARCADE also puts on educational events throughout the quarter. Please contact kelly@arcadenw.org if you are interested in additional event sponsorship opportunities, including in-kind sponsorship options. ABOUT ARCADE LAUNCH PARTIES With the release of each issue, ARCADE throws a launch party. These events are both a "thank you!" to our creative contributors, designers and supporters and more importantly, a way of bringing the Northwest design community together. Held at different, unique spaces in Seattle most not publicly accessible ARCADE launch parties are enthusiastically attended by designers of all walks, designindustry allied professionals, artists, politicians, cultural commentators, philanthropists and design enthusiasts. These events provide a place where those passionate about design can connect, renewing existing friendships and forming new relationships within our creative community. Photos by Michael Burns
WEB DEVELOPER SPONSOR Share and inform. Evolve ARCADE online (we've got big plans). Help underwrite the development of ARCADE's new website (arcadenw.org), enewsletter and social media presence. WEB DEVELOPER SPONSOR $2,500 Recognition Weekly "Featured Sponsor" recognition on the ARCADE home page (minimum 6 weeks over 1 year) Ongoing recognition on the ARCADE website (1 year) Logo and link on all ARCADE enewsletters (3 months / 1 issue) Verbal recognition at ARCADE launch events company/organization. Website / Enewsletter / Calendar Online media provides exciting opportunities for generating dialogue and spreading innovative ideas. ARCADE's website gives access to ARCADE articles online, for the community to read, share and discuss.. The ARCADE website also hosts and curates a multidisciplinary community calendar of design-related events in the NW a one-stop-shop for the design minded looking to connect, learn and find inspiration out and about in the community. We also distribute a regular enewsletter in which we list design-related lectures, art exhibitions, professional events, parties and more. By keeping the design-minded in the loop, we hope to foster an increasingly engaged NW design and arts community. We aim to bring together design-enthusiasts from different circles, face-to-face, to both reunite and form new relationships. We also look to support the many vibrant design and arts organizations in our region.
OUR COMMUNITY ARCADE magazine has a readership of more than 5,000 design professionals and enthusiasts. Between our magazine, events, website, enewsletter, social media network and organizational partnerships, ARCADE has a strong presence in the NW design and arts community. THE ARCADE COMMUNITY IS Leading design professionals and award-winning environmental design firms in the Northwest The arts community artists & arts administrators who value the intersections between design and art Cultural commentators critics, writers, academics, and students The design-minded public community members and consumers who take an active interest in design, arts and culture Design-industry allied practices working with top design firms (contractors, product vendors, fabricators, printers, marketers) Investors in ARCADE all ARCADE supporters also receive our magazine and often attend our events MAGAZINE READERSHIP 1200 Architects/Environmental Designers, Planners, Developers (Firms, Personal Deliveries, Organizations) 970 Arts Community (Museums, Galleries, Arts Venues + Organizations) 710 Misc. Design Professionals, Individual subscribers, etc. 670 ARCADE Events + Organizational Distribution 670 Design Consumers (Design Retail + Newsstands) 465 Students + Educators (Schools, Colleges, Universities) 300 Contractors/Artisan Fabricators 180 Other Public (Select Cafes, Markets) THE ARCADE COMMUNITY VALUES Inspired, innovative design Arts and culture GEOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC 80% Seattle Sustainable design practices and products Interdisciplinary design and cross-pollination between disciplines Smart urban planning and policy-making Vital, thriving cities and urban spaces 9% Greater Puget Sound 2% National & International 9% Greater NW & California Circulation and readership is approximate and subject to change.