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:

To become a merit badge sponsor or for more information, please contact Kevin Buhr at (618-207-6432) or kevin.buhr@scouting.org