The RubberDucks bring more FUN to Canal Park this year! Sponsorship is key to providing FUN, affordable family entertainment in Minor League Baseball, and no one provides more value than your Akron RubberDucks. When you partner with the RubberDucks, you are reaching the families, businesses, and decision makers in this community in a way that no other advertising venue can provide. Whether you are integrating your message into one of our fan friendly promotions or making a statement with a billboard, Canal Park has limitless opportunities to achieve your marketing goals. Don t miss a chance to be part of the FUN! Akron RubberDucks Snapshot Year Established: 1997 Affiliation: AA Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians League: Eastern League Location: Akron, Ohio Ballpark: Canal Park (7,630 Capacity) Schedule: 142 games/71 Home Season Length: April - September
As the dominant form of advertising at Canal Park, a presence on the HD video board lets Akron know you are serious about being a community leader. Your branding piece will be viewed by over 300,000 patrons per year. Signage also gains exposure at all non-baseball events and University of Akron Baseball games. Located on the Suite Level in full view of the entire seating area. These illuminated panels let you put your company name and logo in lights for all to see. Concourse signs are available in high traffic areas throughout Canal Park, including near concession stands, restrooms and entrance gates. These 2 x 4 signs are a costeffective way to get your message across to the thousands of fans who will view it during a game. Signage is our most popular way of displaying your brand at our games because it puts your message right in front of a captive audience for over 3 hours each night! Ballpark signage is displayed at all 71 RubberDucks games, University of Akron games, and all special events hosted at Canal Park.
Canal Park is a versatile venue that has something for every kind of fan! These distinct locations can be branded through an in-park branding sponsorship which includes: signage, product usage and displays, recognition on directional signage and promotional materials regarding that distinct area of Canal Park. Aisle signs provide a cost-effective way to have a presence at Canal Park. These provide exposure for your company s message in high traffic areas above each seating section. Signage can be customized to highlight specific products and services! There are many more unique signage opportunities at Canal Park including foul poles, restrooms, trash cans, cup holders, field level signage and on-deck circles to name a few. **FOR ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES CONTACT YOUR RUBBERDUCKS SPONSORSHIP REPRESENTATIVE**
A great way to reach a large amount of people at once with your company s brand or product. Video commercials can be changed throughout the season to feature your different brands or promotions. Very limited inventory. Your brand will be tagged on the video board with one of the closest plays of the game! Two (2) Batter Headshot Sponsorships are also included in this package. Very limited inventory! You have the opportunity to brand our speed of pitch zone on the right field video display zone! When a batter is announced over the PA system, your company will be branded on the LED display for 2-3 seconds. As the batter steps into the batter s box, the zoned section of the video board will transition into a batter headshot, with batter stats, that will include your branding for the duration of the at-bat. Sponsor logos will rotate each night. **FOR ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES CONTACT YOUR RUBBERDUCKS SPONSORSHIP REPRESENTATIVE**
A game day sponsorship is the most comprehensive of our sponsorship packages: it is a chance to have a 3-hour commercial in the ballpark. Whether you want to put your logo into fans hands with a giveaway or make them smile with an entertainment act, game day sponsorships assure that no one leaves the ballpark without knowing what your business is about! Let the RubberDucks create an outrageous contest to catch the attention of every fan on a nightly basis throughout the season. The RubberDucks focus on Total Fan Participation which allows the activity between innings to become the focal point at Canal Park for all 71 home games. Each on-field between innings contest is complete with a PA announcement to accentuate the promotion. This is a great opportunity to create a buzz for your business at Canal Park! Have an idea for an awesome promotion? Speak with your RubberDucks representative! We ll work with you to deliver your message while entertaining our fans throughout the season!
In our quest to maximize Fan Experience the RubberDucks provide every fan Duck Tales, our FREE game day program which features players, team information, rosters and other essential information about RubberDucks Baseball. Your business will have a personalized ad in all Duck Tales editions, which means putting your message in front of over 300,000 fans! Ticket backs are a great way to drive people directly to your business. The tickets can be presented at your business as a coupon and are a great way to track your investment. Your offer will be put directly in the hands of fans! Fans visit our website 24-hours a day for up-to-date statistics, information on upcoming promotions and giveaways and online shopping. Last year, AkronRubberDucks.com had 1,715,428 page views! All 142 games are broadcast on Fox Sports Radio 1350AM. RubberDucks broadcasts are also available on the internet, streaming live through iheart Radio. You can utilize a pre-recorded commercial or a live mention on the air, with feature sponsorships such as the pre/post game shows, starting lineups, home runs, and much more! Pocket schedules are distributed to businesses, fans and media across Northeast Ohio. One of the most popular out-of-stadium forms of sponsorship, these have the longest shelf life of any marketing material, as fans hold on to these all season long. The RubberDucks will distribute 400,000 copies before and throughout the season.
When fans go into their app to take these photos, the sponsor s logo appears on every page. Fans click the sponsor s logo on each page, resulting in traffic to the sponsor s website. NEW FOR 2015! Give our fans an offer they can t refuse. By providing a coupon in our mobile app, your company can directly market to our fans by offering them a great deal such as buy one, get one free offers, $1 off a purchase and more! Using the app s Social Media Watermark feature, Akron ensures every photo taken with the app is branded with the sponsor s logo. The average Facebook user has 250 friends, so just 10 photos taken inside the app means 2500 social media sponsor impressions per day. NEW FOR 2015! For the very first time, our fans will be able to engage your brand at the touch of a finger. Unlike traditional outfield billboards, our app not only keeps fans engaged all game long, but they can explore your site or Facebook page by simply pressing your logo. With video events, we ll put your TV ads or viral videos right in front of our fans. We can show different spots at different points throughout the game, and we can run them on specific nights as well.
The RubberDucks are very active on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter with over 60,000 fans and followers. That number grows each day and presents a captive audience thirsting for information about their hometown team and its activities. Your business can capitalize on a growing number of RubberDucks followers with a Social Media Partnership Package that includes: A featured company under the RubberDucks Likes on Facebook. Posts on our social media outlets about your company in partnership with special events or offers your company is conducting. Curious about the most up-to-date news about the RubberDucks? Want to get to know the players, or find out what's happening at the ballpark tonight? You can reach us 24/7 through any of our social media accounts!
Following every home game, RubberDucks fans can play and win! It is one of our most popular games, and it rewards fans for landing tennis balls in a target area with a great prize from you! Have an opportunity to meet our fans, distribute information, and deliver your message in a personal manner. Over 5,000 fans attend every RubberDucks game! The Akron RubberDucks have teamed up with Akron area schools to promote literacy among elementary school students. Simply by reading eight books over two months, students can earn a free ticket to a RubberDucks game this summer! Boys and girls of all skill levels will have the opportunity to learn baseball and fundamentals of the game from the future stars of the Cleveland Indians. Each day, members of the RubberDucks coaching staff and select RubberDucks players will teach the basics of the game and help all campers become better ballplayers!