Augusta Free Press will be on hand for the 2015 ACC Football Kickoff, July 20-21 in Pinehurst, N.C., and you can join us as our exclusive sponsor.
AFP editor Chris Graham will be on media row to interview UVA football coach Mike London, Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher and players and coaches from all 14 ACC football schools.
Augusta Free Press will provide wall-to-wall coverage of the festivities at the historic Pinehurst Resort, setting the tone for our coverage of the upcoming 2015 ACC football season.
Our $500 Exclusive Sponsorship Package must be prepaid and includes ….
Package runs for two weeks (must include July 20 and 21, 2015)
- Top Leaderboard ad (728×90) on AugustaFreePress.com (with link to your site)
- Wing ads (136×606) on AFP with link to your website
- Top ad placement on mobile site
- News release announcing you as exclusive sponsor of our coverage; story on AFP
- Eblast announcing coverage and sponsorship sent out to our email list of 5k+
- Event Logo will be designed with a brought to you by with your logo. Will run in all stories, columns and videos produced by AFP as part of event.
- AFP Facebook cover graphic includes your logo.
- Frequent Facebook mentions of your business on AFP page with 110,000+ likes and to other Social media platforms including Twitter
- Your Logo included in all videos produced as part of event
- Commercial or ad can run at front end of videos or podcasts produced (if available); not to exceed 15 seconds (optional)
- Complimentary ad design for Website ads, podcast ads
Coverage from ACC Football Kickoff may also appear in our print magazine, Augusta Free Press: The Magazine. If we use content from ACC Football Kickoff in the next issue, the graphic containing your logo will also carry over to the magazine. Additional advertising in the magazine would be additional, but you would get our best rate for ad placement usually reserved for non-profits. Advertising in the magazine is optional and at your discretion
The cost for the exclusive takeover is $500. Credit card payment is preferred. This offer is first come, first serve, so contact us today.
With nearly 20 years of coverage of ACC athletics including Virginia and Virginia Tech, editor Chris Graham is the “go-to” guy for coverage of UVA and VT athletics offering compelling insight, previews, podcasts and videos … no other news organization provides the same quality or multimedia experience as Augusta Free Press.
Graham has been covering UVA and VT athletics (and other ACC action) since 1995 and previously served as the co-creator and co-host of the nationally syndicated sports program “ACC Nation.” He is a regular guest on radio stations in Lexington, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg – and throughout the United States in Florida, D.C., and other major radio markets.
Past sponsors of ACC coverage by Augusta Free Press include Lumos Networks, Wild Wold Brewing Company, Massanutten Water Park, and R.S. Boyers Heating and Air Conditioning.
For your convenience, we have included a sample mockup below showing the leaderboard ad at the top, two wing ads and a background image to match your logo and design.