Getting Individual Sponsorship

Wow what a buzz our announcement made on Twitter last night - it is great to know that so many of you are as excited as we are. We have seen a bit of chatter about how to go about getting a brand to sponsor you - so here are the guidelines that we put together for last years conference.

How do I get a sponsored to attend CyberMummy?

One way to get your attendance paid for is to ask a company to sponsor your trip to CyberMummy. This can be mutually beneficial in many ways – you get your costs covered to attend to this fab conference where you meet other bloggers and further your skills, and the sponsor gets a blogger to help them engage with mum bloggers. It doesn't have to be complicated. Yet while this is a relationship between you and your sponsor and unconnected to the organisers of CyberMummy, we do have guidelines for what you can do for your sponsor on the day, as well as some tips. To find out more, read on.

Q: What can I offer a sponsor?

A: You will be the company’s representative at CyberMummy. You can be their eyes and ears at the event, act as their main networker and help them to develop ways to engage with other mummy bloggers. There are many services you can provide. It is important to clarify to your sponsor that they are sponsoring you individually, and  that they are not official sponsors of CyberMummy 2011.

On the day: 

• You can wear sponsored-branded clothing or badges to the event ("Ask me about my CyberMummy sponsor!" will probably elicit queries).
• If someone directly requests information about your sponsor, you can provide it (please read the question about brochures and samples for our guidelines).
• You can include your sponsor's name and/or logo on your regular business card

On your blog: 

• You may want to offer your sponsor your consulting services on a project or for a period of time
• You can provide ad space on your blog
• You can create content on your blog in conjunction with your sponsor - a post, competition, review, a video of you dancing a jig while reciting a limerick about the brand. Whatever the two of you agree.

Q: Can I bring company brochures and samples?

A: You are only allowed to give brochures, business cards and samples to other delegates who request these from you. You are not allowed to leave any company materials around the conference anywhere (on tables or chairs or in goody bags). Any materials found lying around will be removed, and the cost for removal will charged to the responsible party.

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Call for graphic and web designers

We are all back from our summer break and cracking on with next years CyberMummy but we need your help.

We are looking for talented web and graphic designers who can think outside the box and work to tight deadlines. 

 Do you have what it takes to be part of our team?

Please email sian at cybermummy dot com with your details and some examples of your work.

 

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CyberMummy call for keynote nominations

Do you have a blog post that you are particularly proud of? One that has made your readers laugh, cry or has caused heated debate? If you do - and you would like to take part in our community keynote session by reading your post to the rest of the conference please email us (using the contact link right) with your nominations by 31st May.
Your post can be about anything and everything. Nominate your own or show your blogger love by putting one of your favorite reads of the year forward.
Please title your email 'Community Keynote submission', include the url link to the post and let us know if it's your own post or one you really love.
We will announce the final selection in early June.
If our keynote is anything like the one that Jennifer and I witnessed at BlogHer last year..... you will need your tissues. It was a roller coaster of emotions. an unmissable experience that has stayed with me.
Sian.

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Speakers at CyberMummy : BlogHer....

We are really pleased to announce that one of BlogHer's founders will be flying over from America to speak on our Working with Brands panel.
Their story is not unlike our own... three women with backgrounds is business, marketing and media and a labor of love...

About BlogHer
Founded in February 2005 by Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins and Lisa Stone, BlogHer’s mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education, community and economic empowerment. BlogHer is the leading participatory news, entertainment and information network for women online and creates opportunities for its members via a community hub (http://blogher.com), annual conferences and a publishing network of more than 2,500 qualified, contextually targeted blog affiliates. BlogHer provides the highest quality content on a range of topics, with all blogs continually edited to meet strict editorial standards, including content quality, category relevance and blog frequency. BlogHer enjoys a strategic partnership with iVillage, part of Women@NBCU, which includes other NBC Universal brands including Bravo and Oxygen. BlogHer’s investors include Venrock, GE/NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund, and Azure Capital Partners.

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Are you looking for sponsorship?

Are you a blogger looking for sponsorship in order to attend CyberMummy in July? 

If you are can you please email using the link at the top right of the page? I will need to know your name, your blog name and where you live.

We do have a couple of brands looking for bloggers to sponsor - so I thought a list was in order!

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Welcome....

As I am sure you know - our registration site went live yesterday which is very exciting for us!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to Tweet about the conference yesterday - we really do appreciate it.
Please do add our badges to your blog to let your readers know that you are coming along. It is going to be a great day and we are all really looking forward to meeting the real life you!
Sian.

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