Natural Hair Bride ADVERTISING & EVENTS 2013-2014
Table of Contents About Natural Hair Bride Promotion & Media Coverage Our Audience NaturalHairBride.com Online Advertising + Become A Featured Vendor The Annual Natural Hair Bridal Couture Fashion Show 2013 Event Highlights Previous Sponsors & Partners Date Night Series Sponsorship Opportunities The Show Guide & Vendor Directory Specs Contact Us 2
about us Thank you for taking out your time to
photographer, cleaned up her dress,
review 2013 and 2014 sponsorship
grabbed her husband and retook
and advertising opportunities for
photos with a shrunken twist out
Natural Hair Bride. Natural Hair Bride
and loved it! After the photos were
is the #1 & Only Source for Naturally
featured in Rolling Out Magazine
Curly Hair & Bridal Inspiration.
and local blogs,
Natural Hair Bride targets couples that are fashion savvy, have an
Russell was contacted by numerous
acquired taste and are looking to
natural hair brides to be. It was then
be inspired about love, beauty,
she knew that there was a need for a
fashion, hair styling and all of their
natural hair bride community.
wedding day possibilities including floral,
culinary
delights,
gowns,
Roshunda shares, “Naturalhairbride.
suits,
romance/bridal seduction,
com is creating a movement to
accessories, venues and more. Roshunda
Russell
started
encourage mainstream features of the
naturally textured brides to be on
online community after being a
runways and in luxury bridal expos.
bride nearly three years ago and
We are saying I do, we are happily
struggling to decide whether to
married, and we’re committed to
wear a weave or her natural coils to
falling in love more and more with
say ‘I do’. Without any style ideas,
our own kinks and coils”.
she opted for straight weave and
Sincerely,
later regretted the decision. A few
Roshunda Russell
months later, Roshunda contacted a
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Natural Hair Bride is the only online blogazine catered toward natural hair men, women and brides. We’ve already become the talk of the town! Listen to our featured interviews on Nappturalite Radio (scroll to 28:25 min), Bridal Tribe Radio ,spotlighted on Examiner.com and
promotional &coverage media
featured on Essence.com. We’ve also teamed up with Go Team Natural in Chicago to distribute our updates to their 10,000 plus liservs along with other blogger and vloggers with over 100,000 subscribers combined to create even more BUZZ....
Our Audience Natural Hair Bride is a Visual Brand captivating our audience with pictures showcasing natural hair styling, wedding inspiration and promoting unity within couples every day.
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Combined Monthly Hits 8,000
The Annual Natural Hair Bridal Couture Fashion Show About Our Fashion Show
Naturalhairbride.com is a lifestyle bridal online blogazine. Get inspiration from leading industry hair and beauty professionals, advice from real past natural hair brides, find the perfect style for your wedding day, fashion trends and more!
Who
The Natural Hair Bridal Couture Fashion Show targets fashion savvy, naturally curly brides, newly engaged and the wedding curious. Our audience is looking for natural hair inspiration, wedding day decor, the latest beauty trends, venues, bridal gowns, men’s suits, culinary delights and more.
Set The Scene
The evening is set up as a butler style, cocktail partyfashion showcase event. This event will feature some of Chicago’s hottest natural hair looks, bridal gown designers, models, makeup artists, bloggers, live entertainment, live DJ, networking opportunities, cuisine sampling, party favors, and more! Husband Calvin Russel - Creator Roshunda Rusell - R&B Singer Dwele.
This year our special guest was Grammy Nominated Icon: Dwele.
The runway show will begin at 8:30 pm and will feature couture bridal gowns as well as bridesmaid dresses and men tux from designers and stores across U.S. The intent of the Natural Hair Bridal Couture Fashion Show event is to provide your company with
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the highest brand awareness captivating the most influential and trendiest natural haired consumers.
Click Here For May 2013 Promo Video . Our team and I would love to have you and your company in Chicago next year, as we take on a new height in the natural hair community, where bridal luxury meets curls! Inquiries: Currently, we are seeking vendors/sponsorship in the following categories for 2014. Note: space is limited.
Floral & DĂŠcor | Beauty | Natural Hair Brands | Accessories | Cakes & Sweets| Gift Registry | Liquor| Transportation |Hotels & Rehearsal Dinner Venues | Honeymoon
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2013 Natural Hair Bride Launch Event Highlights The Natural Hair Bride Launch event with Grammy Nominated R&B Artist
Our beautiful event directory and social media table cards where provided
Dwele was a success! Our variety of vendors and sponsors help to make
by Ijorere The Invitation. Ice sculpture created by Nates Ice.Our sponsors
this event one you won’t forget. Guests entered the room on red carpet,
included: Bronner Bros, L’Shanell Event Productions, Eden Body Works,
enjoyed drinks from Izze, horderves provided by BeYoutilful Catering,
Mega Growth, African Pride, MY DNA, Curls Unleashed, Alikay Naturals,
sweet treats by Num Yummies and Elaina Cakes. VIP guests received
& Strength of Nature. Each attendee went home with a deluxe over filled
complimentary manicures, deep tissue massage and makeup touch-
gift bag with full size items from our sponsors and contributors. Selah
ups provided by Nikki Nails Mobile and Makeup & Martini’s of Chicago.
Cosmetics created flawless faces with each model for the fashion show.
Hair demonstrations from Natural Hair & DIY Expert Tamika Fletcher
Star Craft Video along with Dartise Media & Design and a host of 9 other
from Houston Texas. Live entertainment by Grammy Nominated Dwele,
photographers help capture each moment along with creating a parapazzi
Brown Audio & Koku Gonza introduced by our fabulous Co Hosts The
atmosphere. Lastly, Mens Warehouse & Victoria Sdoukos Couture Bridal
Double Stitch Twins!
along with Rasheeda Bibbs of Natural Beauty Couture & Rashied Sizer of Love Kinky Hair Salon dressed and styled each model for a jaw dropping fashion show appearance.
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Previous Sponsors & Partnerships
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Date Night
Couple’s Date Night Quarterly Events Expected Attendance 50-150 people Natural Hair Bride will not only showcase wedding inspiration and natural hair but we are also uplifting and encouraging strong, happy, fulfilled and committed relationships with our date night series.
Our Date Nights: Offers Brand Exclusivity July 26, 2013 “Love Feast: A Date Night Experience:
Why Is Date Night So Important?
Location: Art of Seduction Chicago
Researchers surveyed 1,600 couples
Heat up the kitchen while you learn
and asked them about everything from relationship satisfaction to sex. They discovered that couples who spend
a Licensed Chef! Other Date Night Events:
at least one night a week alone together
October 2013: Line Dancing Lessons
say they’re more committed to their
Location: M Lounge Chicago
relationship than those who don’t hang
Dinner & Comedy Showcase
out together as much. Couples who do have date nights are more than three times more likely to say that they’re “highly satisfied” with their relationship in every category.
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Expected Attendance 100 January 2014: Date Night: New Year Fresh Start: Couples Unity Workshop Expected Attendance 100 April 2014: Pamper Party for Couples Location: Art Revolution Chicago Expected Attendance 100
Sponsorship Opportunities Diamond Ring, $10,000 Category Exclusivity Company Logo on Step N Repeat Banner Company Logo on E-Flyers & Handouts Press Release Announcing Sponsorship 2 Full Page Ads in Program Directory Gift Bags 90 Day Ad on naturalhairbride.com 3 Sponsored Posts 30min Company Stage Presentation 4 VIP Seats & Entry Attendee Survey/Polling At Your Request Exhibit Booth With Sales Opportunity Emails list of all attendees registered Social Media Shouts with Link
Love At Last, $1,000 1/4 Page Ad in Program Directory Gift Bags 2 VIP Seats with Entry Exhibit Booth With Sales Opportunity Social Media Shouts with Link Date Night Series ONLY, $500 Company Logo on E-Flyers & Handouts 30 Day side bar ad EBlast Gift Bags Receipt of attendee emails
Put A Ring On It, $5,000 Company Logo on Step N Repeat Banner Company Logo on E-Flyers & Handouts 1 Full Page Ads in Program Directory Gift Bags 60 Day Ad on naturalhairbride.com 1 Sponsored Posts 15min Company Stage Presentation 2 VIP Seats & Entry Exhibit Booth With Sales Opportunity Social Media Shouts with Link He Proposed, $2,500 Company Logo on E-Flyers & Handouts 1/2 Full Page Ads in Program Directory Gift Bags 30 Day Ad on naturalhairbride.com 1 Sponsored Posts 2 VIP Seats & Entry Exhibit Booth With Sales Opportunity Social Media Shouts with Link 11
Advertising Spec Sheet
The Show Guide & Vendor Directory for Feb 2014 will be available to show attendees during the Natural Hair Bridal Couture Fashion Show. Each attendee will leave with a copy with your business in their hands. Full Page, ½ Page & ¼ Page Ad options are available for purchase. Please see the Spec Sheet below for design specification and pricing information.
Full Page Vertical 5.0” x 8.0” or 5.75” 8.75” (for bleed)
1/2 Page Vertical 2.375” x 8.0”
1/4 Page vertical 2.375” x 3.875”
1/2 Page Horizontal 5.0” x 3.875” or 5.75” 4.25” (for bleed)
1/4 Page Horizontal 5” x 1.8125”
PRESSREADY AD DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS All RGB and spot colors should be converted to CMYK PDF, EPS, TIF, and JPG files are all accepted. TIF and JPG ads must be submitted at 300 dpi. Please note that any prolem which requires our design staff to change the ad to meet press-ready standards will be billed at the rate of $50 per hour. Ads should be submitted press-ready. Design services can be billed at the rate of $50 per hour. Any change to ad as submitted is considered a design service. FREQUENT PROBLEMS 1. Ad files requiring a bleed should be submitted with the correct 0.125 in. bleed,and with text within 0.25 in. of the trimline. 2. Ads should be precisely the size of specifications. Resizing to fit specifications will be a design charge. 3. Natural Hair Bride is NOT responsible for misspelling or typographical errors. 4. Do not use low resolution (72 dpi) photos or artwork. All art 12 used in ad should be 300 dpi fir best print quality
Please Choose option below. Full Page ($200) Front Inside Cover ($300) Back Inside Cover ($250) Back Outside Cover ($350) ½ Page ($100) ¼ Page ($50) I for
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I also agree to have the electronic art file (in accordance to the ad specifications listed on this form) sent to: info@naturalhairbride.com Name____________________________ Date_______________ Location & Date of Event: ______________________________ Signature______________________________________________
Contact Us
Thank you for reviewing our 2013 & 2014 upcoming events. We look forward to creating a customized proposal package that aligns with your companies advertising and marketing goals.
For more information please contact:
Roshunda Russell Creator of Natural Hair Bride Phone: 773-405-4451 Email: Info@naturalhairbride.com Visit us online at www.naturalhairbride.com 13
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