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Sponsorship Benefits - Melbourne Press Club

The Melbourne Press Club offers sponsorships to companies and other organisations. Priority is given to media companies, but the club also welcomes sponsorship support from other corporations.

The sponsorships are offered at various levels.

The club's Principal sponsor is:
Monash University

http://www.monash.edu.au/
The club's Premium sponsors are:
Minter Ellison
Tattersall's
RACV
Sensis
Komodo CMS
Crown Ltd

http://www.minterellison.com
http://www.tattersalls.com.au/
http://www.racv.com.au/
http://www.sensis.com.au/
http://www.komodocms.com/
http://www.crowncasino.com.au/

Major sponsors are those that provide at least $10,000 per year in cash or kind.
These are:

The Age
Herald & Weekly Times
Corrs, Chambers Westgarth
Telstra
Channel Nine
Seven Network
Network Ten
Leader Community Newspapers
RMIT University

http://www.theage.com.au/
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au
http://www.corrs.com.au/
http://www.telstra.com.au/
http://www.ninemsn.com.au/
http://www.seven.com.au/
http://www.ten.com.au/
http://www.leadernews.com.au/
http://www.rmit.edu.au/
Corporate sponsors are those that provide at least $5000 per year in cash or kind.
These are:

Qantas
3AW
American Airlines
Visy
Lion Nathan
Siemens
http://www.qantas.com.au/
http://www.3aw.com.au/
http://www.aa.com/
http://www.visy.com.au/
http://www.lion-nathan.com.au/
http://www.siemens.com

Depending on the level of sponsorship, the main benefits for sponsors are:

  • Branding with logos on all significant printed materials produced by the club for members and others;
  • Branding with logos on the club's sponsorship board displayed at all events;
  • Complimentary seats at club luncheons and the Quills dinner;
  • The opportunity to network with senior media people and others at club events;
  • Association with the club's aims and objectives for improved standards of journalism;
The specific benefits for each level of sponsorship is shown in the table below:

Sponsorship Schedule

Principal*
Exclusive
Premium*
Major
Corporate
Other
$20,000+
$20,000
$10,000
$5,000
$neg
(plus GST)
Quill Awards Night
1
1
-
-
-
Corporate Table of 10
-
-
1
-
-
Corporate Table of 8
-
-
-
2
-
Complimentary Tickets
2
1
-
-
-
President's Table Seating
-
-
1
-
-
Committee Table Seating
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
-
Verbal Acknowledgement
Yes
-
-
-
-
Gold Quill Naming Rights
Yes
-
-
-
-
Award Presentation
Yes (Top)
Yes
Yes
Yes
-
Place on Sponsor Board
MPC Luncheons
2
1
-
-
-
President's Table Seating
-
-
1
-
-
Committee Table Seating
2
2
2
2
-
Complimentary Tickets
2
1
-
-
-
Invitation to President's Private Cocktails
2
2
-
-
-
Right to Place Gifts/Info on Tables at 2 Lunches Per Year
1
1
-
-
-
Right to Provide Door Prize at min 1 Lunch Per Year
1
1
-
-
-
Right to Give the Vote of Thanks to Guest Speaker at min 1 Lunch Per Year
Yes
Yes
Yes
-
-
Verbal Acknowledgement of Company
Yes
Yes
-
-
-
Verbal Acknowledgement of Company Representative
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Place on Sponsor Board
Other
1
1
-
-
-
Media Seminar/Discussions or Alternative Negotiated 'Value Added'
Yes
Yes
-
-
-
Category Exclusivity offered
Acknowledgement
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
-
Event flyers and invitations