Main Event Sponsor
As a Main Event sponsor your business will receive title recognition at one of the Buccaneers biggest events of the season. Promotions include premium give-away nights, theme nights, and special appearances. Some promotional ideas include:
All of these promotions will receive support from newspaper and/or radio coverage in the Des Moines area, as well as complimentary tickets, in-arena public address announcement, and entitlements to on ice activities. Also your business can have its logo prominently displayed on items that will be given away, and receive an abundant amount of promotion in conjunction with the event.
Back-lit Signs
These signs offer great full-color visibility. Each is approximately 2' by 6' and you can choose from more than five locations, all visible from the fan seating area!
Concession Hall Signs
Take advantage of these full-color signs that hang in great hallway location and are sure to be noticed by our fans as they purchase concessions and souvenirs at the game.
Dasher Boards
These full-color, 33" X 8' boards line the inside of the rink, facing the ice surface and are seen by over 175,000 people that enter Buccaneer Arena throughout the course of the year and TV/newspaper audiences when photographers capture your logo in picture backgrounds.
Fan Sections
A Fan Section Partnership includes exposure for your business to over 175,000 people that enter Buccaneer Arena. The section will predominantly has your businesses logo on the back and front wall of your section. Your business will also be displayed on every other step leading to the seats in your section.
Game Night Contests
Each of our game night contests takes place during intermissions and one-minute TV timeouts. Sponsorship includes multiple PA announcements during the promotion. Contests are designed to give our fans maximum entertainment value and our partners maximum exposure!
Souvenir Programs
These souvenir guides include player photos and profiles, hockey terms, action photos and lucky signature giveaways. Include your company's logo in the program for added exposure.
In-Game Promotions
Ask for details on sponsoring exciting features like: Save of the Game, Instant Replay, Starting Line-Ups, Fan Cam, and Celebrity Look Alike.
Penalty Box Signage
This is a full-color 3'X 4' adhesive sign that clings to the back wall of the visitor or home penalty box. They're very visible when a player makes his trip to the box and they show up in all photo and video of the penalty boxes.
Pocket Schedules
The most circulated printed pieces in sports are a team's pocket schedule. Let fans carry your name with them throughout the hockey season! Your full-color logo/advertisement will appear on 90,000 pocket schedules.
South Wall Signage
Full-Color 4'X 8' signs that hang on the south wall (by the American flag) of the Bucs Arena are visible to all fans seated in the bowl of the arena.
Ticket Advertising
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TICKET BACKS: Your logo and coupon/advertisement is printed on the back of approximately 115,000 tickets for regular and post-season Buccaneers games. Sponsorship includes one PA announcement each home game.
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SEASON TICKET BOOKS: Your sponsorship will be in the booklet collected by the most die-hard Bucs fans around.
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BOX OFFICE TICKET ENVELOPES: Your logo and coupon/advertisement is printed on the back of approximately 30,000 ticket envelopes. Every ticket order is placed in these envelopes so you can turn our fans into your customers on their way home from the arena.
Video Board
Grab fans' attention and highlight your business, with your TV spot or custom-made game feature or animation on our four giant video scoreboard screens.
Website Banner
Put your company in front of our biggest fans with a banner ad on our official website www.bucshockey.com!
Wristbands
More than 100,000 fans purchase alcoholic beverages at the Buccaneer's Arena each season, and each of them has to wear a wristband. That means 100,000 opportunities to drive traffic to your business. It is a great coupon opportunity, also!
Zamboni Advertisement
Very few things in hockey draw as much attention as the zamboni, the machine used to re-surface the ice after each period of play. Put your company front and center during each intermission.
For more information on advertising with the Des Moines Buccaneers and at Buccaneer Arena, call (515) 278-BUCS or e-mail Brad Chiafos at brad@bucshockey.com or Brant at brant@bucshockey.com.
