Geeks Gone Global Journey to Sankalp Africa Press Sponsor Package - PDF

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PRESS & SPONSORSHIP KIT

JOURNEY TO SANKALP AFRICA

GHANA | NIGERIA | SOUTH AFRICA | KENYA


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All Geeks Gone Global Innovation Excursions are 14-16 day trips that go through a minimum of 5countries. The Journey to Sankalp will take place between Feb. 1, 2014 and Feb. 14, 2014. Starting from

New York to Accra, Ghana, Lagos Nigeria, Johannesburg, SA, Cape Town, SA and ending with ourpartner, Sankalp Forum Africa in Nairobi, Kenya.

5 Countries in 14 Days

Journey To SankalpAfrica


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Founder and President of GeniusCo and its subsidyGeniusCorps he has travelled and worked in over 90 countries

servicing both the public and private. Mr. Hunter has beenfeatured in Black Enterprise Magazine for creating a legacy ofwealth and stability for your family and selected as one of thetop 50 most important African American's in technology. Mr.Hunter has over 18 years experience in informationTechnology management and implementation and over 10years experience in Global Business Development.

Geeks Gone Global Innovation Excursions are led by a globalentrepreneur and innovator with over 20 years experienceworking and living in over 90 countries.

Chief Geek

Faruq Hunter

OUR FOUNDER

Mr. Born Global


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Geeks Gone Global is the official transit system of the innovation ecosystem. As more and more people are trying to create solutions for a futurewith many more people and far less borders, the concepts, programs and people that grow the innovation ecosystem are constantly growing.

Incubators, accelerators, events, hubs and a plethora of resources are constantly coming online all over the world in order to help more peopleinnovate and grow their ideas into viable and impacting products and services. Geeks Gone Global is dedicated to exposing the full breath of theinnovative ecosystem to as many people and as many places as possible. Our role in the ecosystem is awareness and connecting..

Founders of The Innovation Excursion

Connecting The WorldsPassionate People

WHAT WE DO


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We want to make real connections between people who are committed to truly changing the world and impacting the lives ofothers. GGG takes actionable people to actionable people who understand each other and make real things happen. Before andafter the trip we solidify relationships for our attendees and we share every detail of the planning and planners with you so thatyou are empowered to take full advantage of your excursion. The daily agenda is filled with meeting and engaging with themost innovative members of each community, discovering the innovative ecosystems of the countries visited.

HOW WE DO IT

REAL CONNECTIONS! REAL IMPACT

A Blur of Business and Fun


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EVENTS

On theGround Events

In each country,companies from theinnovativecommunity and the

delegation take turnssharing 5 minutepitches about theircompanies followedby networking

GGG partners withthe innovativeecosystems premiereevents, such as

Startup Weekend,Tedx, Sankalp Forumand SoCap

GGG takes itsattendees to theoffices and sites ofthe most successful

innovative companiesin each countryvisited

With over 7,000virtual members ofGeniusCorps andLiving Bridges Planet,

GGG hosts 3 GoogleHangouts per tripfollowed by severalvery active socialmedia campaigns

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DISTRIBUTION

GGG Branded e-mails, collateral and links are distributed to hundreds of thousands of innovators around the world through thesetop tier partners. The assistance of the mailing lists and memberships of these organizations greatly increases the number of peoplewho are exposed to the brands of GGG, GG Partners and sponsors.

GGG Content Distribution Network For The Journey to Sankalp Africa


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Over 100 News Articles andOver 100 interviews

On GGGs first innovation excursion to Africa over 50 stories were written about the trip and GGGPartners and attendees. In addition, the same excursions was either mentioned or referenced inanother 50 stories.

GGGs first Africa trip PR


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Multiple Themes = Greater Exposure

15 Women to Africa DesignCapital Cape Town Journey to SankalpAfrica AtlantaStartup Weekend Mentors

Women EmpowermentEuro Hacktrip Recruitment

Official Exploratory Trip For Mayor Kasim Reed

The representation of multiple initiative on one trip dramatically increases the trips press and exposure. On the first GGG trip top Africa over 50 news

articles were written about the trip and placed in news sources around the world.

A Vehicle for Lead Initiatives

Crowdfunding Signup for Imagination for People


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Since the primary goal of the Geeks Gone Global Innovative Excursions is to expose innovators to opportunities to grow theirinitiatives, there are multiple opportunities to present branding and marketing to the many participants and attendees. All

sponsorship opportunities are customized to the sponsor or supporter.

SPONSORSHIP

MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPOSE YOUR BRAND

Branding & Marketing

At Events

Banners

Digital Presentations on Flash Drives

Speaking

Panels

Pitch Presentation

Table or Booth

Distribution of Materials

Give Aways and Media

1,000,000 MB of Film

6,000 Professional Photos

Entrepreneurial Interviews

Over 100 News Pieces

Sponsorship Press Release

Branded Commemorative T-Shirt

Branded Solar Genome Backpack

Branded Scottevest Jacket

Web Based

Custom Landing Page

Logos on landing pages and e-mails

Lead Capture and Generation

Custom branding of trip logo

Links on

Geeksgoneglobal.com

Geeksgoneglobal.com/fundyourtrip

Geekheaven.co

GeniusCorps.co

At Lead Generation and Qualification

All attendees, participants and connectors are listed in the GGG, Citrix Sponsored, Extranet in Podio. All contact information andparticipant information gathered is available at all times for GGG sponsors and partners


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Website and ResponsiveMobile Branding

Geeks Gone Globalmaintains aprofessional andgraphically pleasingweb presence. OurSupporters are givencustom landing page onour site.

Landing Page

Trip PageSupporters are alsolisted on our mainlanding page for thetrip, which receivespremium traffic duringthe excursion

26K+ UNIQUE VISITORS


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3 GeniusCorps & Live Living Bridges PlanetGoogle Hangouts Per Trip

GGG has partnered with Living Bridges planet and SoCap, one of the worlds largestgathering of social entrepreneurs and investors to execute 3 live Google Hangouts

from Ghana, South Africa and Sankalp Africa in Nairobi. Viewed by thousands ofentrepreneurs around the world Living Bridges helps to insure that GG partners andsupporters get maximum exposure.

Over 7,000 OnlineMembers


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Reach

Face to FaceInnovators

7,000Geeks Gone Global always reaches

and retains reach to innovators andentrepreneurs through everyexcursion. Through GeniusCorps freememberships GGG has a reach of7,000 members and will establishover 2,000 face to face interactionswhile on the continent. With 160more trips planned in the next 2

years this number will grow to everycountry in the world.

Qualified Leads

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Existing OnlineMembers+250,000Unique Online Viewsfrom GGG Sites, PartnerSites and Media

2MILLION +Members and Participants of

Organizations Reached

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GGG Targets innovative

entrepreneurs and theorganizations that facilitate thatcommunity.

Target audience

10% 5%Social

Entrep

reneurs 30%

5%

TechStartu

ps

30%

30%

100% Innovators


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Focus on Women

Male Attendees10%

Extraordinary effort has beenput into focusing on femaleinnovators during the GGGJourney to Sankalp Africa. Threeof the GGG Pitch Parties arethemed around womenentrepreneurs as well as an

initiative that drew 15 dynamicfemale entrepreneurs, investorsand political and businessleaders.

The GGG Journey to SankalpAfrica will be the largest privatelyran excursion of female leadersfrom the US to Africa thathas focused on femaleled innovation.

Female Attendees

90%

Male

Female

Not to be counted out, 10% ofthe delegation to Africa is maleand over 50% of the participantson the ground will be male aswell.


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Geeks Gone Global 2 14 /16CONTACT US

Our website

Social

Contact

SKYPEPHONEMAIL

www.geeksgoneglobal.com

Facebook.com/geeksgoneglobal

faruqh

[email protected]

+ 1 404 990 0613

Twitter.com/geeksgoneglobal

For sponsorship or press

opportunities, pleasecontact us. GeniusCorpsAmbassadors are also fullyempowered to develop

sponsorship and pressopportunities.

Custom Sponsorships Available

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Geeks Gone Global Journey to Sankalp Africa Press Sponsor Package - PDF