{"id":208,"date":"2016-03-16T21:08:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T01:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=208"},"modified":"2016-04-27T09:33:48","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T13:33:48","slug":"become-a-sponsor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/become-a-sponsor\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Sponsor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/sponsorship-levels\/\">Sponsorship Levels<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/sponsorship-guidelines\/\">Guidelines<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/sponsor-application\/\">Apply<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>WordCamps are community-organized events put together by WordPress users. We are an educational event that relies on funding from businesses near and far who decide to participate as our sponsors. Without them, WordCamp Asheville would never get off the ground. <strong>This will be our third and largest WordCamp yet and we need your help!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Why should I sponsor?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Your customers attend WordCamp!\n<ul>\n<li>Most are small business owners or entrepreneurs<\/li>\n<li>They have or will have a website<\/li>\n<li>51% of the attendees develop or design websites for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Make new business connections with speakers, sponsors, and attendees<\/li>\n<li>Find your next essential employee<\/li>\n<li>Visibility in the Asheville tech community and the WordPress community at large<\/li>\n<li>Bragging rights &#8212; and our eternal gratitude!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6083.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-305\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"305\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/become-a-sponsor\/2015-wordcamp-asheville\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6083.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2247,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kari Leigh Marucchi&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers \\u0026amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Found Art Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2015 WordCamp Asheville&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015 WordCamp Asheville\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers &amp;amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6083-1024x820.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-305\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6083-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers &amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6083-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6083-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6083-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6083-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7960.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-313\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/become-a-sponsor\/2015-wordcamp-asheville-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7960.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1806,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kari Leigh Marucchi&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers \\u0026amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Found Art Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2015 WordCamp Asheville&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015 WordCamp Asheville\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers &amp;amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7960-1024x1021.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-313\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7960-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers &amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL\" width=\"242\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6986.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-325\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/become-a-sponsor\/2015-wordcamp-asheville-14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6627.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1660\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kari Leigh Marucchi&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers \\u0026amp; 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Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Found Art Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2015 WordCamp Asheville&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015 WordCamp Asheville\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6986-1024x816.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-325 \" src=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6986-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"2015 WordCamp Asheville\" width=\"246\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6986-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6986-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6986-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-6986-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Who attends WordCamp Asheville?<\/h4>\n<p>Our attendees tell us:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m new to WordPress. 18%<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m a WordPress user &#8211; but don&#8217;t design or develop. 22%<\/li>\n<li>I design and\/or develop WordPress website(s) for myself only. 9%<\/li>\n<li>I design and\/or develop WordPress websites for others. 51%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More than half of the participants were local to the Asheville area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-8134.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-314\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"314\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/become-a-sponsor\/2015-wordcamp-asheville-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-8134.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1786\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kari Leigh Marucchi&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers \\u0026amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Found Art Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2015 WordCamp Asheville&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015 WordCamp Asheville\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers &amp;amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-8134-1024x732.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-314 \" src=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-8134-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers &amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL\" width=\"296\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7919.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-312\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/become-a-sponsor\/2015-wordcamp-asheville-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7919.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kari Leigh Marucchi&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers \\u0026amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Found Art Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2015 WordCamp Asheville&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015 WordCamp Asheville\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers &amp;amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7919-1024x705.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-312 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7919-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees, Speakers, Sponsors, Volunteers &amp; Organizers gather in Asheville, North Carolina for #WCAVL\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7919-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7919-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7919-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/03\/2015-WordCamp-Asheville-General-hi-res-7919-436x300.jpg 436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Is WordCamp Asheville successful?<\/h4>\n<p>Yes! Not only have we sold out two years running, but we have also received high praise from the WordPress community and our attendees. Check out our testimonial video below to see what a few of our attendees got out of WordCamp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2014:<\/strong> 200+ tickets (sold out)<br \/>\n<strong>2015:<\/strong> 250+ tickets (sold out)<br \/>\n<strong>2016:<\/strong> 300+ tickets planned<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 604px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-208-1\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/d2gw94lsarsdl8.cloudfront.net\/Wordcamp-2015-PROMO.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/d2gw94lsarsdl8.cloudfront.net\/Wordcamp-2015-PROMO.mp4\">https:\/\/d2gw94lsarsdl8.cloudfront.net\/Wordcamp-2015-PROMO.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Video production courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-omegadesign.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Alpha Omega Design<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/2016.asheville.wordcamp.org\/sponsorship-levels\/\">I&#8217;m ready! 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This will be our third and largest &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/become-a-sponsor\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Become a Sponsor<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9396143,"featured_media":320,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-208","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7abZV-3m","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9396143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":929,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/208\/revisions\/929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}