WHY SPONSOR OR PARTNER A partnership with the 2019 IFAF World Championship means you are supporting Gridiron Australia to deliver this amazing event in Australia. Aligning yourself with this tournament provides strategic Benefits: • Showing support for a professional Body that is leading advocacy for its members • Being aligned with the recognised peak Body for American footBall (Gridiron) in Australia • Attracting key clients and professional alliances • Promoting excellence in the sport By directly providing goods and services • Positioning your company as a leader in your field • Promote your company’s products and services locally and internationally • Promoting your competitive edge ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT The IFAF Men’s World Championship is an international American football competition contested By teams representing member nations and continental federations from around the globe. The tournament has Been held every four years since 1999. The previous host countries have Been: Italy 1999, Germany 2003, Japan 2007, Austria 2011 and the United States 2015. NotaBle former players of this tournament include: Anthony Dablé (France) - signed with the New York Giants in 2015, Ernst Brun Jr. (USA) - signed with the Washington Redskins in 2015 and Adam Gotsis (Australia) - 2nd round draft pick for the Denver Broncos in 2016. The 2019 World Championship will Be the 6th instance of this event marking the 20th anniversary of international tournaments. The event will run from the 23 July – 5 August 2019 with footBall matches Being held at the iconic and picturesque WIN Stadium on the 25th, 28th, 31st July and 3rd August 2019. There will Be 8 countries in attendance at the championship and they will play a total of 16 games over the 4 days. American FootBall is played in over 70 countries around the world and your Brand will Be visiBle to a global audience. You have the opportunity to reach local and international fans who will attend and watch the tournament in Australia and through our live stream around the world. TABLE OF CONTENTS 20TH ANNIVERSARY SOUVENIR PROGRAM ............................................................................................ 4 LIVE STREAM PARTNERSHIP PACKAGES ................................................................................................ 5 PLATINUM Live Stream Package ............................................................................................................. 5 Touchdown/Quarter time Sponsor ......................................................................................................... 5 Half Time Break Advertisement .............................................................................................................. 5 ONFIELD GRASS SIGNAGE ...................................................................................................................... 6 GAME DAY EXPO STALLS ........................................................................................................................ 6 OTHER SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS ............................................................................................................ 6 Thunder Stick Sponsor ............................................................................................................................ 6 Tournament Flag Sponsor ....................................................................................................................... 6 Participant Show Bag Sponsor ................................................................................................................ 7 Show Bag Inserts ..................................................................................................................................... 7 WIN Stadium - Open Air Corporate Boxes ............................................................................................ 8 Package 1 ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Package 2 - VIP Package .......................................................................................................................... 8 Package Three – 3 Game Catering Package ............................................................................................ 9 Package Four – Full Day Ultimate Catering Package ............................................................................... 9 2019 IFAF Congress............................................................................................................................... 11 Conference Sponsorship Package ......................................................................................................... 11 Conference ExhiBitors Package ............................................................................................................. 11 Payment Options • Payment can be made via direct bank transfer, international wire or credit card • All prices are in AUD and include GST (10% Government Sales Tax) • Any payments made by credit card through PayPal will incur additional fees and charges payable by the sponsor • Any payments made by international transfer or wire may incur additional fees and charges payable by the sponsor 20TH ANNIVERSARY SOUVENIR PROGRAM The 2019 IFAF World Championship of American Football will Be the 6th instance of this event marking the 20th anniversary of international tournaments. SPECIFICATIONS There will Be a print run of a minimum of 2000 programs, 500 of which will Be distriButed to the athletes and officials from 8 countries participating at the event. • All artwork should Be created with 5mm Bleed The souvenir program will Be a 50 page, A4 puBlication with a and crop marks gloss (350gm) cover and matt silk (170gm) interior. In • All artwork to Be produced addition, the puBlication will Be made available for pre-sale at 300dpi and for sale at the event. • The preferred file formats are: pdf, .ai or .eps INVESTMENT – all prices include GST* 1/8 Page (A7) 74 x 105mm $375 • All advertisements are full 1/4 Page (A6) 105 x 148mm $750 colour. 1/2 Page (A5) 148 x 210mm $1000 • Artwork can Be provided Full Page (A4) 210x 297mm $1500 as an additional cost. Double Page 210x 297mm x2 $3000 PRIME AND PREFERRED POSITIONS Inside Front Cover 210x 297mm $2000 Inside Back Cover 210x 297mm $2000 ADVERTISEMENT SIZES Our advertising space options are presented as fractions of an A4 page for simplicity. * GST – The goods and services tax (GST) in Australia is a value added tax of 10% LIVE STREAM PARTNERSHIP PACKAGES There will Be 8 countries in attendance at the championship who will play a total of 16 games over 4 days. American FootBall is played in over 70 countries around the world and your Brand will Be visiBle to a gloBal audience. Reach over 400,000* people who will watch the tournament in Australia and around the world. Live stream partnership packages are available as follow: PLATINUM Live Stream Package • Permanent Watermark on corner of all live stream events • Full page advertisement in Souvenir Program • Inclusion in half time Break advertisement roll (Please note: 30-second-high resolution artwork and/or footage must be supplied by the sponsor advertising) • A guaranteed 64 Live Stream VerBal mentions over the tournament • Your logo on the Press Conference Media Wall • Your logo on the official 2019 IFAF World Championship website, promoted on event social media and on the “Sponsors” page of the 20th anniversary program • INVESTMENT - $30,000 (only 2 available) * based on reach figures provided by the 2015 tournament live stream supplier. Touchdown/Quarter time Sponsor • Logo shown on Live Stream with every touchdown scored during the tournament • Your company mentioned on the Live Stream with every touchdown scored during the tournament • Full page advertisement in souvenir Program • Your logo on the “TOUCHDOWN” retractable flag to be distributed to the first 5000 fans through the gates • Your logo on the official 2019 IFAF World Championship website, promoted on event social media and on the “Sponsors” page of the 20th anniversary program INVESTMENT - $15,000 (only 1 available) Half Time Break Advertisement • Quality 30 second recorded commercials to Be included in half time advertisement roll (Please note: 30-second-high resolution artwork and/or footage must be supplied by the sponsor advertising) INVESTMENT - $550 per advertisement run (112 spots available) ONFIELD GRASS SIGNAGE • Logo painted on field and viewed on the live stream throughout the entire tournament which includes 16 games over 4 days • Full page advertisement in souvenir Program • Your logo on the Press Conference Media Wall • Your logo on the official 2019 IFAF World Championship website, promoted on event social media and on the “Sponsors” page of the 20th anniversary program INVESTMENT - $25,000 per logo (only 2 available) GAME DAY EXPO STALLS • Promote your products and/or services to attendees of the tournament at WIN Stadium • Set up a 3 x 3 Marquee to showcase products from 9am – 10pm each game day • 1 x company promotional flyer or product insertion in the athlete show Bags Please note: Food and beverage sampling restrictions apply. Absolutely no gum, stickers or tattoos to be distributed INVESTMENT - $600 per game day or $2000 for 4 games days (limited spaces) OTHER SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS Thunder Stick Sponsor • Your logo on the championship thunder sticks to Be distriButed to the first 10,000 fans through the gates • Half page advertisement in program