Sponsors on an Event

Adding sponsors is a great way to drive additional revenue for your event. You can add sponsor logos and urls while displaying them as either featured or general sponsors on your event. 

Sponsors can be displayed on the following:

  • Event Description Page
  • Tickets Page
  • Countdown Timer on Event Details Page (if enabled on the Modern Theme)
  • Printed PDF Tickets
  • In the Bottom Footer on the event (in addition to sponsor area)
  • Mobile Tickets as a clickable banner (view tutorial).

Creating an Event Sponsor

Follow these steps to create an event sponsor.  Make sure you have the sponsor's logo (3MB or less in jpeg, png, jpg, or gif) and url before beginning.

  1. Navigate to "Edit Event" and then "Sponsors" from the left navigation menu
  2. Click the red "Create a Sponsor" button 
  3. Add a Sponsor Name - Note: this does not appear on your event page unless an image isn't uploaded
  4. Toggle on the "Is this sponsor active?". If this is toggled off, the sponsor will be inactive and not display
  5. Enter a "Website URL" to hyperlink the sponsor logo when it's clicked
  6. Choose Sponsor Type: The sponsor type is a way to display sponsors in different tiers on the event description and ticketing page. You can edit the header text of these two sponsor types by following these steps below.
    1. Featured Sponsors: Displayed as the first / top tier of sponsors. Their logos are larger than General Sponsors.
    2. General Sponsors: Displayed as the second / bottom tier of sponsors. Their logos are smaller than Features Sponsors. 
  7. Use the Display Options to determine where your sponsor should be displayed. View more details. 
  8. Use the Sponsor Logo uploader to upload an image for your sponsor.
  9. Click "Save" or "Save & Continue" to finalize

Display Options

Sponsors can be displayed in multiple different ways: 

  • Display sponsors on the event description page: Displays the sponsor in the featured or general tier section on the event description page
  • Display sponsor on the ticket page: Displays the sponsor in the featured or general tier section on the tickets page
  • Display sponsor on printed tickets: Displays the sponsor in the featured or general tier section on the PDF ticket
  • Display sponsor on mobile ticket banner: Adds a sponsorship banner to the top of mobile tickets. For instructions on this process please see Adding Sponsors on a Mobile Ticket
  • Display sponsor on countdown timer: This countdown timer is only available in Modern Theme and counts down to a specific date (ie, when tickets go on sale or the date of the event). This setting adds the a sponsor logo to the countdown timer banner.
  • Display sponsor on bottom footer: Displays the sponsor in the featured or general tier section on the bottom of the event description and tickets page

Manage Event Sponsor Headers

By default, the sponsor types are "Featured Event Sponsors" and "General Event Sponsors". These can be changed to match your own categorization of sponsorship tiers for your business. 

  1. Navigate to "Edit Event" and then "Sponsors" from the left navigation menu
  2. Edit the sponsor headers in the "Manage Event Sponsor Headers" section for the "Featured Event Sponsors" and "General Event Sponsors" (examples: Diamond Sponsors, Gold Partners, etc)
  3. Hit the "Save Headers" button to finalize 

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