[Wiki Loves Monuments] prizes and sponsorships question

[Hubert]

Am 27.07.2012 17:35, schrieb Lodewijk:
> Hi Rupert,
> 
> we're not talking about placement on the wikimedia websites of course,
> but rather on the contest websites. That helps us in different ways.
> First of all, it helps us of course to get free prizes and sponsorships.
> Secondly, it also helps us in showing to participants that we're a
> serious contest. We use their reputation also - even though it may be
> less obvious. But you are of course right that aligning them with a
> contest organized by Wikimedia, is worth something in itself probably. 
> 
> We also usually offer them that they can state on their own
> communication that they support Wiki Loves Monuments. If they do so,
> that helps us as well in spreading the word to the right audiences about
> Wiki Loves Monuments.
> 
> Lodewijk

yes ++
> 
> 2012/7/27 rupert THURNER <rupert.thurner at gmail.com
> <mailto:rupert.thurner at gmail.com>>
> 
>     The wikimedia movement is a 30mio movement which survived without
>     sponsoring with logo or content placement on prominent spots. What
>     would be the advantage of trading that reputation for a 400 usd camera?
> 
>     Rupert.
> 
>     Am 27.07.2012 17 <tel:27.07.2012%2017>:15 schrieb "Matthew Roth"
>     <mroth at wikimedia.org <mailto:mroth at wikimedia.org>>:
> 
>         Hi Barbara and Lodewijk,
>         We had a question from a recent WLM-US meeting about prize
>         sponsors. If we reach out to a place like Canon or Nikon in the
>         U.S., and they agree to sponsor, can we list them with logo on
>         the international site? I'm trying to figure out what kind of
>         incentive we can offer the prize sponsors that would give them a
>         reason to provide good prizes, but I wanted to check with you
>         the protocol for that. If a marketing/events person asks, "What
>         kind of visibility will we get in return," obviously the
>         international site would be the biggest, I would think. I'm not
>         sure how much traffic wikilovesmonuments.us
>         <http://wikilovesmonuments.us> will get. Any advice is helpful.
> 
>         thank you,
>         Matthew
> 
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>         Matthew Roth
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