AN ALL DAY MUSIC AND HOMEGROWN FESTIVAL FROM NOON TO 11 PM. THIS YEAR’S LINE UP INCLUDES:
WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY, NEIL YOUNG, JOHN MELLENCAMP, DAVE MATTHEWS & TIM REYNOLDS, JACK JOHNSON, THE AVETT BROTHERS, SHERYL CROW, JAMEY JOHNSON, BLACKBERRY SMOKE, VALERIE JUNE, LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL, INSECTS VS ROBOTS AND MORE. About Farm Aid FARM AID IS AMERICA’S LONGEST RUNNING CONCERT FOR A CAUSE. SINCE 1985, FARM AID CONCERTS HAVE CELEBRATED FAMILY FARMERS AND GOOD FOOD. KEY NUMBERS FOR FARM AID 2017
22k 14 22k Concert Goers Artist Performances People eating HOMEGROWN Concessions® 30 1,150,000,000 HOMEGROWN Anticipated Media Impressions Village Experiences
3 About Farm Aid CONCERT GOER DEMOGRAPHICS FARM AID 2016 SURVEY WITH 931 ANSWERS
Age Group 30%
20%
10% Gender 0%
Age 18 -24 Age 25-34 Age 35-44 Age 55-64 Age 45-54 Under Age 18 Above Age 65+ 40% Male
Household Income 20% 15% 58% 10% Female 5% 0%
150k+
Under $20k 75k - $99.9k $20k - $49.9k $50k - $74.9k 100k - 149.9k
4 About Farm Aid LOYALTY
Willingness to Purchase from Farm Aid Sponsors
89%
5 About Farm Aid YOU’RE IN GOOD COMPANY WITH PAST FARM AID SPONSORS
6 About Farm Aid OUR ARTISTS
Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, joined by more than a dozen artists each year, all generously donate their performances for a full day of music.
Farm Aid artists speak up with farmers at the press event on stage just before the concert, attended by 200+ members of the media.
Farm Aid artists join farmers throughout the day on the FarmYard stage to discuss food and farming.
7 The Concert Marketing Benefits & Reach FARM AID PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR SPONSORS TO ASSOCIATE WITH ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MISSIONS IN AMERICA: TO BUILD A VIBRANT, FAMILY FARM CENTERED SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE AND PROMOTE GOOD FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS. SPONSORSHIP REACH
FARM AID 2017 PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR SPONSORS TO REACH AN ENGAGED AUDIENCE OF CONCERT GOERS WHO:
* Participate in hands-on food * Purchase Farm Aid and farm exhibits and merchandise at top level workshops in the industry standards HOMEGROWN Village * Make donations & take action * Spend nearly 5x more than at a * Engage with sponsors regular concert for family farm food in our HOMEGROWN Concessions®
9 Marketing Benefits & Reach OUR MARKETING REACH
NATIONAL REACH & A DESTINATION EVENT CULTURAL GATEKEEPERS ACTIVATION * Pittsburgh metro * Music lovers * Multi-month national population 2,353,000 * Social networkers social media campaign * Reach exceeds range * Health conscious * Promotion and of typical concert eaters advertising to support events: from PA to ticket sales eastern Ohio and WV, * Loyal Farm Aid fans from around the * Live streaming and and from all across the country web broadcast country * Urban Pittsburgh-ers * Active lifestyle people who travel, cook, craft, * Farmers and rural garden and farm residents * Do-It-Yourself-ers
10 Marketing Benefits & Reach ONLINE MEDIA COVERAGE BASED ON 2016
FARMAID.ORG 1,151,230,357+ Audited Media Impressions
FARMAID.ORG FARM AID’S EMAIL MESSAGING 585,716 85,000 Page Views (249,233 sessions) Subscribers
EVENT WEBCAST FARM AID EVENT APP 42,735 407,668 Views & Playbacks Screen Views (40,255 sessions)
11 Marketing Benefits & Reach SOCIAL MEDIA BASED ON 2016
FARM AID’S FACEBOOK #ROAD2FARMAID FACEBOOK 687,660 4,000,000 Interactions Per Year Impressions (24,000 interactions day of event)
FARM AID’S TWITTER #FARM AID’S INSTAGRAM 3,749,543 9,867,411 Impressions (1,343,600 Twitter User Interactions Accounts Reached)
12 Marketing Benefits & Reach Sponsorship Opportunities DETERMINED, DEDICATED AND INDEPENDENTJUST LIKE THE FAMILY FARMERS WE SUPPORT, FARM AID IS A PERFECT MATCH FOR SPONSORS WITH INTEGRITY AND A SENSE OF MISSION. ON SITE OPPORTUNITIES & PROMOTIONS
ON SITE VISIBILITY ON SITE HOSPITALITY CREATE YOUR OWN CONVERSATIONS, VIP & TICKET PACKAGES WITH PROMOTIONS PARTICIPATION, EXCITING AMENITIES CURIOSITY & FUN * VIP ticket packages * HOMEGROWN * Your brand showcased for your own catering to 22,000 people who customer contests are passionate about * Parking * In store retail music, farmers and * Monitors campaigns & visibility good food * Private bathrooms * Coupons & messaging * Meaningful hands-on demonstrations in * Upgrades * Team member contest your booth * Logo visibility in digital displays and signage * Check presentation to a Farm Aid principal
14 Sponsorship Opportunities MEDIA OPPORTUNTIES
SOCIAL & ONLINE MEDIA PUBLIC RELATIONS
* Engage with the world through * Name inclusion on Farm Aid Farm Aid hashtags 2017 webcast * Photo sharing of your brand * Opportunity to include your with the Farm Aid 2017 own press materials in Farm experience Aid’s digital newsroom * Name inclusion on Farm Aid * Share your story with local, 2017 world-wide webcast regional, and national media * Logo & link visibility on Farm * Attend Farm Aid 2017 press Aid website event * Reach Farm Aid’s 85k members * Inclusion in a Farm Aid 2017 through email blasts press release
15 Sponsorship Opportunities HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS® FARM AID’S OWN BRAND OF FAMILY FARM FOOD SERVICE
OUR CRITERIA FOR INGREDIENTS: food from family farms with an ecological standard and a fair price to farmers.
FOR SELECT FOOD COMPANIES: * Your product sales to Legends Hospitality
* Visibity in our HOMEGROWN Food for All promotion including: menu, signage, event app, digital signs, media packets & point of sale.
16 Sponsorship Opportunities COMPOSTING! IT’S PART OF OUR HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS® CRITERIA!
Farm Aid is the only major concert event that requires all compostable serviceware, organizes composting collection and arranges for removal. Since 2007 Farm Aid has diverted tons of food waste into compost, making soil for the future of farming. Our goal for Farm Aid 2017 is to collect 2 tons of compost.
Your company name can be included in widely distributed composting messages, digital signage, in the event app, and on containers in the house and in the kitchens.
17 Sponsorship Opportunities SPONSOR THE INSIDER’S PARTY
FARM AID EVE, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15 Farm Aid’s loyal and eclectic community gathers on Farm Aid Eve to enjoy delicious food sourced from local family farmers, listen to live music and get jazzed for the concert celebration the next day.
You'll brush elbows with artists, family farmers, good food activists, nonprofit partners, fans and Farm Aid sta.
Sponsor this unique event with signage, social media inclusion, and tickets. Approximately 500 in attendance.
18 Sponsorship Opportunities HAVE QUESTIONS? CONTACT US!
GLENDA YODER DENNIS GORG Farm Aid Associate Director Farm Aid Sponsorship 617-354-2922 314-367-3146 [email protected] [email protected]
19 Sponsorship Opportunities Thank You!
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING MUSIC AND FAMILY FARMERS WITH YOU AT FARM AID 2017.