Organizing events -- ideas for sponsors, giveaways?
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:06 pm
All,
I'm looking at organizing a Blood Bowl tournament in North Carolina sometime later this year. I'm looking for ideas for whom to hit up for donated prize support (i.e. sponsors), and also any ideas people have for giveaway items.
I do know that Impact will custom sculpt minis for events, but I think the price may be out of my range for a first time tournament (I'm expecting between 15-25 entrants), and I don't have any particular ideas for a mini that would be of wide-ranging interest at the moment. I'm also aware (and seriously considering) custom ordering some dice from Chessex. What other giveaways have people seen in the past? What went over the best, what fell flat?
I'm already working to try to get the NAF to sponsor the event, plus I plan to ask some of the local game stores to see if they would be willing to contribute some prize support. Does anyone know of any other groups who routinely support Blood Bowl tournaments? Online stores? Mini companies?
Any advice and/or contact information would be hugely appreciated. I've been out of Blood Bowl for a while and am very excited to be looking at hosting a tournament for the first time in years.
Milo
I'm looking at organizing a Blood Bowl tournament in North Carolina sometime later this year. I'm looking for ideas for whom to hit up for donated prize support (i.e. sponsors), and also any ideas people have for giveaway items.
I do know that Impact will custom sculpt minis for events, but I think the price may be out of my range for a first time tournament (I'm expecting between 15-25 entrants), and I don't have any particular ideas for a mini that would be of wide-ranging interest at the moment. I'm also aware (and seriously considering) custom ordering some dice from Chessex. What other giveaways have people seen in the past? What went over the best, what fell flat?
I'm already working to try to get the NAF to sponsor the event, plus I plan to ask some of the local game stores to see if they would be willing to contribute some prize support. Does anyone know of any other groups who routinely support Blood Bowl tournaments? Online stores? Mini companies?
Any advice and/or contact information would be hugely appreciated. I've been out of Blood Bowl for a while and am very excited to be looking at hosting a tournament for the first time in years.
Milo