CRAFTCATION 2024 - sponsor information
Hi! Welcome Craftcation 2024 Sponsors! We are so excited for you to join us in April!
This page will be your home base for all things Sponsor related, please bookmark it for easy access. Some sections may be empty or marked as Coming Soon as we’ll add info and items as they become available.
If I can answer any questions or be of help in any way, please feel free to email me directly – nicole@dearhandmadelife.com
COMPANY PROFILE
Please use the button below to submit your company logo and basic info about your organization.
conference promotion
We’ve created a page of promotional assets just for you to help make promoting Craftcation, and your involvement with us, that much easier! Click the button below to check out the promotional assets page. You’ll find square images, stories, email images and more!
Please review your Sponsorship Package to establish which of the following sections apply to you. If a section applies to you, follow the instructions in the section. Email Nicole if you have any questions!
BUSINESS LECTURES/PANELS: PRESENTATIONS
DUE: MARCH 15, 2024
If applicable, click the button below to submit your Workshop Presentation. Presentations will be loaded onto a Craftcation laptop and prepped and ready for your workshop. For streamlining and technical reasons, presenters are no longer allowed to use their own laptops to present.
ACCEPTABLE FORMATS:
No links to online files will be accepted. PDF Files only.
BUSINESS LECTURES/PANELS: WORKSHEETS & HANDOUTS
DUE: MARCH 15, 2024
Handouts: We are unable to print handouts for each attendee who attends your workshop. Multiple copies of handouts will be printed for sharing among participants during the session.
Worksheets: If you plan to offer a worksheet as part of your session, please keep it to 3 pages or less.
ACCEPTABLE FORMATS:
PDF, no more than 3 pages per worksheet, black and white only
ALL WORKSHOPS: DIGITAL handouts
DUE: MARCH 15, 2024
If you’d like us to send a document or link to a document or more information to your attendees prior to your workshop, use this form. We will take care of emailing your attendees for you via Eventbrite.
ACCEPTABLE FORMATS:
PDF or hyperlink
PODCAST AD
DUE: ROLLING ACCEPTANCE. WE WILL PLACE YOUR AD IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE SPOT AFTER YOUR SUBMISSION IS RECEIVED.
If a podcast ad is part of of your sponsorship package, you can either send us text and we will record and ad for you or you can record it yourself and send it to us. Please fill out the form below to submit the info for your ad. If you would like to offer our listeners a special discount or promotion, click the button to submit a discount.
DISCOUNT PROMOTIONS
DUE: MARCH 15, 2024
If you’d like to offer our audience a special discount or promotion, please click the button below to submit your information. Please use craftcation24 as your discount code.
PROGRAM AD
DUE: FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Ad Specifications:
– 300 DPI
– Full color
– No bleed
– Full page: 4.76 wide x 7.72 tall
– Half page: 4.78 wide x 3.54 tall
– Quarter page: 2.36 wide x 3.54 tall
office hours
DUE: MARCH 15, 2024
Office hours are one-on-one sessions that allow you the opportunity to connect with attendees for more personalized engagement. These sessions are set around your schedule in 1+ hour blocks that are split up into 10-20 min sessions. As these are set around your schedule, you can offer as many or as few sessions as you’d like – it’s completely up to you. This is your chance to offer mini-mentorship to creatives in need and share more about your services. Conference attendees will sign up to join you for Office Hours once they arrive at the conference.
Shipping instructions and deadlines vary based on the type of shipment, see below. Email me if you have any questions!
Shipping instructions and deadlines coming soon.
gift bag inclusions / POP-UP SHOP / SPECIAL OR LARGE SHIPMENTS/ AmBASSADOR GIFTS
shipping window: MARCH 1 - 27, 2024
*SHIPMENTS RECEIVED BEFORE OR AFTER THESE DATES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED*
If you’re including items in the gift bags or have a marketplace booth, room sponsorship, make and take activity at an event or other large or special shipment, please follow the shipping instructions below.
NOTE: ALL special or large shipments MUST be coordinated through Leanndra@dearhandmadelife.com or you risk your package being refused by the venue.
GIFT BAG INFO: The quantity for the gift bags is 550.
POP-UP SHOP INFO: The Craftcation Pop-Up Shop is fully-staffed and open daily Wednesday – Saturday of our conference. It is also locked and secured after-hours. We will sell your products in our Pop-Up shop during our event and after, we will send back any remaining inventory and a payment for your sales minus 50%.
CRAFT WORKSHOP SUPPLIES / GIVEAWAYS
SHIPPING WINDOW: JANUARY 10 - MARCH 15, 2024
*SHIPMENTS RECEIVED AFTER MARCH 15 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED*
If you’re supplying items for workshops, prizes, giveaways or ambassador gifts, email Nik Vandeventer with shipment details.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
DUE: JANUARY 31, 2024
ENTER PROMO CODE CC24REG_SPON
If you are not registered by the due date of January 31, 2024 you will not receive information on how to register for our hands-on craft workshops and think tanks that require enrollment.
LODGING
ROOMS AT THE MARRIOTT ARE CURRENTLY SOLD OUT.
LOOKING TO STAY ON-SITE AT THE BEAUTIFUL VENTURA BEACH MARRIOTT?
The hotel offers a restaurant and lounge, outdoor swimming pool, fitness center and easy access to the beach. Additional discounted rooms coming soon.
ADDITIONAL LODGING OPTIONS:
- Waypoint Ventura: Vintage trailers near the beach. We’ve never stayed there but it’s SO cute!
- The Pierpont Inn: a two-minute drive from the Marriott. We’ve stayed there before and we liked its quaint atmosphere, cottages and manicured grounds. It recently changed ownership and we haven’t been there since but they have great ocean views and a historical vibe.
- The Crowne Plaza: It’s a three-minute drive to the Marriott. This was the former home of Craftcation. It’s right on the beach and they have lots of patio seating overlooking the ocean. Walkable to downtown Ventura.
- The Best Western: Also a three-minute drive to the Marriott. This is a great old-school style motor inn that was renovated a few years ago to bring back the retro charm a la Schitt’s Creek. Walkable to downtown Ventura!
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
NOTE: If you are leading a workshop as part of your sponsorship package, please check the schedule for your workshop times and dates.
