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Overview
Thank you for your interest in sponsoring METROCON! This year will be the 23rd METROCON ever, and we’re hoping for yet another record breaking year (we’ve had incredibly strong attendance growth post-pandemic, and we continue to find new promotional opportunities to expand our community)! With our sensational stage shows, a huge exhibitors’ area, and an incredible atmosphere, we have no place to go but up – and we want you to come with us for the ride! Our space this year is over 600,000 sq ft, occupying the entire Tampa Convention Center for three captivating days.
If you’re looking to get your brand activated with a community of highly-engaged fans, METROCON is the space for you to promote or sponsor!
There are several ways to get your name/products to our attendees – take a look at our attendance, the options for advertising with us or sponsoring us, and see what makes the most sense for you and your group – if you ever have any questions or would like to talk through sponsorship options, email CEO and Convention Owner Alex Craddock at alex@metroconventions.com.
Get your brand out in front of our attendees with digital, social, and merch advertising! As a reminder, we’re a PG-13 event, so if you’re looking to advertise with us ensure that your advertising and your product/service are going to be in line with our content and audience.
The METROCON App is promoted directly to our audience, with QR codes and activations around the entire convention!
In-app advertising options include banner/logo placement, links, push notifications for activations and events at the convention, and more. Contact us to learn more about how to get involved with our Official App!
METROCON partners with dozens of companies every year, and many choose to leverage our wide Social Media presence to promote their product or service. We’re also primarily looking for companies relevant to the spaces we serve: anime, video games, and pop/internet culture. Reach out to us today to talk about rates, potential engagement, and timing.
We maintain a strong database of past and current customers, and we have the power to get you in front of them. We do banner sponsorships, linked images, featured full email blasts, and more.
Contact us to discuss email campaign advertising pricing and options.
We’ll include your logo on our badges as a partner for advertising purposes – this usually gets included with another form of advertising or sponsorship although it can be a standalone option.
METROCON has a variety of contests and tournaments throughout the event – from our nationally acclaimed costume contest to our video game tournaments in the METROcade, we have tons of champions in need of loot! We’re always open to prize sponsorships – either through direct donation or cash sponsorship.
Prize donors are mentioned by name in the contest where their prizes are utilized, and in a social media thank you post after the event.
Contact us to arrange a prize sponsorship.
We are always looking for partners to sponsor lanyards, merchandise bags, and other items for the convention! Anything we can giveaway to our attendees is a perk for them, and we want them to have the best possible experience! We often take donations of merchandise to giveaway, or you can financially sponsor a joint-effort merch collab where you give us the content/logo, and we’ll get it into rotation of our merch! Contact us for rates and to set up a meeting.
We’ll include your logo on our badges as a partner for advertising purposes – this usually gets included with another form of advertising or sponsorship although it can be a standalone option.
Some sponsors may want to send their team to run a booth, or have their own in-person activations that they can use to engage directly with our fans.
If you’re interested in a sponsorship package that includes booth/floor space, reach out to us at the link below to discuss package rates and benefits.
We love customizing sponsorship packages – especially for local businesses and companies working directly in the anime, video game, and Japanese culture spaces. If you’re looking to maximize your ROI and partner with a long-standing part of the convention industry, we might have just the spot for you with a customized package!
Contact us today to set up a meeting and plan out your custom sponsorship package.