Sponsorship is closed, but we can maybe slip a big spender in before March 13, 2010.

Become a Sponsor

If you’re interested in sponsoring our Mobile Social, please contact us to formalize your sponsorship package.

Our Partners	for the	Mobile Social SXSW 2010

Sponsorship Packages

Bike Hugger brings cyclists of all types together with sponsors for an event we call the Mobile Social. To the attendees it’s a chance to connect with like-minded folks. To the sponsors, it’s a chance to make a customer for life.

At SXSW, the Mobile Social does its part to keep Austin weird. We'll ride around downtown arriving at Mellow Johnnys (the bicycle shop owned by Lance Armstrong) for a BBQ and Variety Show.

Before SXSW we're in Amsterdam for FITC and at the Seattle Bike Expo. Your sponsorship applies to all of our Spring events.

High-Five Schwag Sponsors Spend: You Decide

You could give away:

Free gadgets
Samples of your product
Free subscriptions or tickets

Sponsor benefits:

Mentions on Bike Hugger.
Mentions at the event
Ride and attend reception.

Handshake Spend: $500 USD

Sponsor benefits:

Your Schwag (and marketing material) in up to 200 gift bags.
A spot at the Mobile Social Event for sponsor showcase to one product.
Opportunity to include goods/services in raffle.
Mentions on Bike Hugger in all coverage.

Big Hug Spend: $1,000 USD

Sponsor benefits:

A spot at the Mobile Social for sponsor showcase to demo two or more products.
Your Schwag (and marketing material) in gift bags.
Opportunity to include goods/services in raffle.
Mentions on Bike Hugger in all coverage.

Group Hug Spend $5,000 USD

Sponsor benefits:

Title sponsorship of the Mobile Social.
A spot at the Mobile Social to showcase two or more products.
Branding on rides.
Your schwag (and marketing material) in gift bags.
Opportunity to include goods/services in raffle.
Content sponsorship on Bike Hugger posts for all Mobile Social coverage.
Signage at the event an on the video screen

What is a Mobile Social?

The Mobile Socials are an intersection of bikes, technology, and culture. We ride, talk bikes, blog, party, and give away product. The event offers no douchebaggery or lameness, but is for like-minded cycling fans of all types to get together and talk about bikes.

Technically, it’s a social media marketing event targeting an enthusiastic niche audience with lifestyle branding, but it’s just not our style to talk big with those sorts of mumbo jumbo words. As Brian Oberkirch describe them, “it’s a coffee klatch on bikes, an excuse to get together” with your buddies and geek out.

Sponsors underwrite the event and provide the product and schwag we give away.

The history of the Mobile Social

In our 4th year, the Mobile Socials continue to get better with a two-fold increase in attendance. This year, there's a Variety Show at Mellow Johnnys. Like an epic Battle of the Bands, we’ll have local bike teams perform a skit, juggling act, breakdancing showdown, broadway number, maybe even a burlesque show for the crowd’s enjoyment. The coolest and best team wins bragging rights and sweet hook-up prizes.