Event Sponsorships

& Booths

Greater Mankato Online Business Directory Listings & Ads

Our Greater Mankato Business Directory is featured throughout our website (greatermankato.com), which receives 115,000 visitors per year. All businesses in the Greater Mankato area are included in the online directory (greatermankatodirectory.com), but only GMG members can link to a customized business page, enhance their listing, or purchase ads in the directory. (Note: the features below will be available with Greater Mankato Growth's new enhanced online directory to be rolled out in the next few weeks, at which time members will be notified - check back for more information!)

Member Price

Member Listing with link to Customized Business Page

• Listing on online directory
• Listing linked to a customized business page with your business name, logo, business description and more!
  

Enhanced Member Listing with link to Enhanced Customized Business Page

• Enhanced Listing on online directory, at the top of list in your business category
• Listing linked to an visually enhanced customized business page
  
  

Ad on main page

• Banner ad or square ad, rotating with up to 2 other ads on the main page of directory
  
  

Ad on category page

• Banner ad or square ad, rotating with up to 2 other ads on one of the high level category pages of directory
  

Ad on sub-category page

• Banner ad or square ad, rotating with up to 2 other ads on one of the sub-category pages of directory
  
  

Reach the target you want online with electronic coupons and offers. (Note: the features below will be available with Greater Mankato Growth's new enhanced online directory to be rolled out in the next few weeks, at which time members will be notified - check back for more information!)

Member Price

Hot Deal Feature

• Ability to add hot deals with this easy online coupon generator featured throughout the Greater Mankato website (greatermankato.com), which receives 115,000+ visitors per year
  

Online Member Offers

• Ability promote offers you make available exclusively to your fellow GMG members in the members area of the Greater Mankato website
  

Business Connect

• Ability to receive requests from other GMG members for products and services they need.
  

Referral Report

• Online report with detailed activity statistics for your online business directory listings, hot deals, member offers and more
  

Promote your business and special offers in the GMG member eNews emailed Tuesdays to 1,700+ business representatives.

Member Price

Member-to-Member Individual Weekly Ad - $50 per week

• Logo, 75 words of copy, link to a webpage of your choice in member-to-member area of eNews

This handy, glossy fold-out reference guide has the names and phone numbers of GMG member businesses, recognizes Buy & Build Greater Mankato partners, and encourages consumers to patronize these businesses. This guide will be sent to 20,000 households in Greater Mankato, as well as GMG member businesses. (Note: 2012 Quick Reference Guide is a 2011 Marketing Opportunity, because it publishes in late 2011 mails in early 2012)  

Sample - Printable                                               

Member Price

Top Sponsor

• Four color ad in the Quick Reference Guide (approximate size: 4.125" x 2.2") promoting your business in general (no offers)
• Red bold listing at top of your business category (if more than one in a category is red, they will be alphebetized at the top)

Secondary Sponsor

• Red bold listing at top of your business category (if more than one in a category is red, they will be alphebetized at the top)

Purchase an up-to-date list with mailing addresses of all current member businesses (750+) or representatives (1,700+)

Member Price

Member Mailing List

• One time use of mailing list in label or spreadsheet form
  

This elegant event (held Fall, 2011) is Greater Mankato’s premier awards event. Sponsors support the growth of area businesses and receive exposure to 400+ attendees and thousands more via pre and post-event promotion.

Member Price

Event Sponsorship

• Logo or Name on event materials, including:
  • Event invitations (Name)
  • MN Valley Business feature about the event (Name)
  • GMG eNews with link to your website (Name)
  • Online event page with link to your website (Logo)
  • Program, signage and AV presentation at event (Logo)
  
• Thank you mentions at the event
  
• 1 table for 8 near the stage

Table Sponsorship

• Name on program and AV presentation at event
  
• 1 table for 8
  

This event (held Fall, 2011) welcomes more than 2,000 college students to the area, allowing businesses and organizations getting to get in front of this important market.

Member Price

Booth

• 10x10 booth space at the event
• VIP parking at event

$50 for

GMG members

$100 for

non-members

Reach our community’s current and emerging leaders by sponsoring this program that has been providing comprehensive leadership training with a personal, professional and community focus for the past 25 years (held September, 2011 - May, 2012).

Member Price

Lunch Sponsorship

• Logo on program page of GMG website with link to your website
  
• Opportunity to speak at the class session when you deliver lunch
  
  

This professional development program for young professionals age 21-39 holds at least two events monthly. Sponsorship of the Greater Mankato Young Professionals (YPs) gets your business noticed by the 100+ individuals in the program, as well as thousands of others interested in developing, retaining and connecting talent in our community.

Member Price

Program Sponsorship

• Logo on signage at each YP event
  
• Live thank you at each YP event
  
• Logo in a MN Valley Business feature about the program
  
• Logo on program page of GMG website with link to your website
  
• Name in at least 4 GMG eNews with link to your website
  
• Opportunity to host an evening YP social event