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Sponsorship Opportunities with
Gillford Park FC
Gillford
Park Football Club are constantly striving and looking to move forward.
Our club ethos is to be, do and achieve the best and we want you to be a
part of that.
Formed in 2005, we have
achieved phenomenal success in our short lifespan, both on and off the
pitch; with our first team having progressed to the Premier Division of
the Northern Alliance – where we compete against clubs from across
Northern England – whilst on the sidelines we have a sizeable core
support. As a club who does not believe in standing still, we are looking
for ambitious businesses and individuals who share our mindset to form a
partnership to support our drive for promotion in 2007 and beyond, as we
bid to become Carlisle's second team.
We can
offer exposure to large, (and ever increasing!) crowds, enjoying
high-quality football at our Gillford Park stadium;
one of the premier sporting venues in the region and set in the heart of a
typical Northern Community. Available also is the more versatile option of
website
sponsorship or
advertising
on our latest supporters resource, with full artwork included.
Association with non-league clubs can establish a companies standing and
reputation within a community, and with the unique relationship between
GPFC and the esteemed Carlisle and District Railway Club we can ensure
your business has the widest, most diverse, and community centred audience
as possible, whilst offering unprecedented access to a myriad of other
services and entertainment.
Here at Gillford Park, we are
delighted to welcome large businesses who match our potential and
aspirations, yet are fully aware of the importance of, and keen to
support, new and small businesses… and that’s why
all
of our rates are fully negotiable with companies of this distinction.
The opportunities available
are detailed below, but if you have any questions please contact Mike
Linden or Geoff Andrews right away. We look forward to hearing from you
and welcoming you on board as we continue to push forward in search of
success,
MIKE LINDEN
ACTING
CLUB SECRETARY
Mike.Linden@gillfordparkfc.co.uk
01228 511978 / 07717 103666
Team Bus Advertising
Used on matchdays to ferry the team to their next win, and during the week
on club business the Team Bus is an ideal spot to advertise, and will
immediately build the association between our club and your business. and
give your company a presence wherever we go. There are a very limited
number of spots left at £250 or £125 to renew.
Pitchside Boards
A necessity in any
sporting sponsorship package, the pitch-side board can be employed as a
permanent and easily-seen beacon to support additional advertisement in
programmes or match sponsorship. It also offers an alternative,
season-long form of sponsorship ensuring a potential audience beyond and
into the thousands. There is limited space available for the boards which
are priced at £250, or £75 to renew.
Programme Sponsorship
The Gillford Park matchday
programme has been a permanent fixture since December 2006, and continues
to prove popular amongst the spectators with an initial print
run of 650* per-season. In the 2007/08 series, we will have a limited
number of just 8 quarter-page advert-spaces available in the programme.
This form of advertisement has
proved particularly effective for small and local businesses, as you reach
not only those resident in our area, but the visiting fans who may be
looking for local amenities. You can rest assured that your advert will
reach a considerable audience, with match-day programmes now the essential
souvenir for most fans, and the commercial value lasting long after the
game ends.
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Space Required\Period |
Per game |
5 Games
(bulk) |
10 Games
(bulk) |
15 Games
(bulk) |
Full
season** |
|
Quarter Page |
£4 |
£18
(Saving: £2) |
£32
(Saving: £8) |
£45
(Saving: £15) |
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|
Half Page |
£8 |
£36
(Saving: £4) |
£65
(Saving: £15) |
£95
(Saving: £25) |
£125
(Saving: £75) |
|
Three
Quarter Page |
£11 |
£49.50
(Saving: £5.50) |
£90
(Saving: £22) |
£130
(Saving: £35) |
|
|
Full Page |
£14 |
£63
(Saving: £7) |
£100
(Saving: £40) |
£155
(Saving: £55) |
£200
(Saving: £150) |
*650 issues = 30 per-match,
for 17 league matches and five home friendlies/cup ties.
**The savings are worked out over a 25 game period, but if there are more
games than this your advert would be included in the surplus issues.
Match Sponsorship
Sponsor a match at Gillford Park
and you will receive a complimentary match-day programme as well as free
entry for yourself and your guests. In addition, the name of your company
will be announced in the pre-match build up, as well as during the
half-time break and at full time and in the match focus on BBC Radio
Cumbria, as well as being prominently displayed
on the front of the match-day programme. You will also be featured in the
match-report on the official Gillford website. This great opportunity
is set at a guide price of £45, though of course, we are grateful for all
donations.
Player Sponsorship
Sponsor your favourite Gillford
Park player and your companies name will be announced every-time they
score! You or your business will also be featured in the matchday
programme beside a photograph of the player, and likewise on the official
website. This opportunity is available at just £10-per-player per season.
Website Advertising
The website is the latest resource for fans at Gillford Park. Utilised by
our fans, players and management, as well as that of our opponents and
football fans in general, the advertising potential generated by the
accessibility of the website is extremely substantial. Our previous
website took 200 hits per day, and with the increased convenience and
features of the new website this figure has rocketed, achieving our
10,000th unique visitor in June 2007, six months after we began to record
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