Merit Badge Sponsorship Program 2021 Merit Badge Sponsorship Brochure
Market Your Business While Helping Youth By participating in the Merit Badge Sponsorship Program, your company is choosing to make a positive investment in the lives of the young people in our community. Contributions are tax-deductible.
Merit Badge Program is exclusive by region but promoted Council-wide. Regions: (St. Louis Meto, Southen IL/Southen MO, Central Illinois)
Your Benefits
$2,500 Sponsor specific:
- Name and logo listed with other 2500.00 MB sponsors on large banners at each of our council properties for a year. Valued at $500.00
- Each MB sponsor will receive a tower ad in two separate Duffle Bags. A DDB Tower Ad: 3 x 4 inch, valued at $100.00 per issue
- Each MB sponsor will receive a tower ad on a STLBSA webpage for 6 months. A website page Tower Ad: (Left or Right-side placement) 178w x 240h pixel valued at $100.00 per month
- Two general “thank you for sponsoring” on select (up to 8) district Facebook pages. Post will include photo, text line, and active link. Valued at $1600.00
- If the MB sponsor will host a MB skill center they will also receive a dedicated on-line story featured on the news and notes webpage, a highly visited webpage. Like an advertorial, but online. Up to 1,000 words and four visuals. Does not include social media promotion. Will remain on-line for 30 days. Valued at $750.00
- Finally, any $2500.00 MB sponsor will receive 25% off of any additional Council digital media services listed on the price sheet (in design stage)
$5,000 Sponsor specific:
- Name and logo listed on a dedicated banner at each of our council properties for a year. Valued at $1600.00
- Each MB sponsor will receive a banner ad in four separate Duffle Bags. DDB Banner Ad: (Random mid-page placement) valued at $125.00 per issue
- Each MB sponsor will receive a banner ad on a STLBSA webpage for 12 months . Website page Banner Ad: (Random mid-page placement) 728w x 90h pixel = $135.00 per month
- Two general “thank you for sponsoring” on select on all district and program Facebook pages. Post will include video, text line, and active link. Valued at $3600.00
- If the MB sponsor will host a MB skill center they will also receive a dedicated on-line story featured on the news and notes webpage, a highly visited webpage. Like an advertorial, but online. Up to 1,000 words and four visuals. Does not include social media promotion. Will remain on-line for 30 days. Valued at $750.00
- AND, If the $5000.00 MB sponsor will host a MB skill center, during a portion of the event, they will receive a Facebook Live event. The video will stay on the pages as a post for future viewers. It will be broadcasted to the most local FB page(s) Valued at $1500.00.
- Finally, any $5000.00 MB sponsor will receive 40% off of any additional Council digital media services listed on the price sheet (in design stage)
All creative must be completed by the sponsor down to the appropriate size and/or pixels as listed.
For those not able to submit creative ready artwork, we offer full graphic design services – $99 per hour. Minimum 1 hour
Potential Customer Impressions
Council Website Impressions 124,000
Council checks a month 500,000
New visitors to council Website weekly 49
Followers Council Social Media 10,500
Followers District Social Media 7,800
E-mail Newsletter sent to 34,000 x2 months and has 23% click rate which is 5% higher than the national average
- Total: 710,349
Sponsorship:
Join us in thanking our generous sponsors for their support of Scouting!
Visit our sponsor’s website by clicking the name below the logo:
Citizenship in the Community
Metro St. Louis Region
Bank of Belleville, Bank of O’Fallon, 1st National Bank of Carlyle
To become a merit badge sponsor or for more information, please contact Kevin Buhr at (618-207-6432) or kevin.buhr@scouting.org