GDC Vault Sponsorships
GDC Vault, is the exclusive destination for GDC event content on demand. GDC Vault extends the life and reach of the Game Developers Conference, offering post-event access to conference recordings and proceedings in slide, audio, and video formats.
As a sponsor, you can choose to have your own GDC session recorded and hosted on GDC Vault and collect the leads of everyone who views it. Or you can choose to sponsor an existing GDC talk, or series of talks, like the GDC Smartphone Summit, and collect the leads of everyone who views that content.
Sponsored content is not gated, and available to all visitors of GDC Vault. GDC Vault is heavily promoted through the Game Network marketing and editorial channels, including all GDC event websites, Gamasutra.com and Game Developer Magazine.
Sponsorship Opportunities
- Platinum Sponsorship
- Gold Sponsorship
- Summit Sponsorship
- Choose your own adventure
- Tape your GDC Sponsored Session
GDC Vault Platinum Sponsorship (2 available) - $26,750
The platinum title sponsorship of vault gives you premium branding throughout the site so you can generate leads year round, and includes sponsorship of 5 vault session of the sponsors choice.
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Duration: 12 Months
Marketing Deliverables
- Platinum sponsor billing, logo and link on GDC Vault Homepage
- Platinum sponsor callout box, logo and link on left hand navigation on all GDC Vault pages
- Platinum sponsor billing and logo included in all online banners and print ads promoting GDC Vault through Game Network‘s portfolio of products, including GDC Events, Gamasutra.com and Game Developer Magazine
- (4) Inside Gamasutra Newsletter Ads distributed to over 80,000 opt-in developers and includes Gama Daily which reaches 20,000 subscribers 5x in one week. (1) ad will run after the completion of each GDC event (GDC SF, Europe, Online and China) promoting the recently added GDC Vault talks. Ad includes 75 word text description, logo and link. Ask rep for date availability.
- 160x600 Run of site banner on Gamasutra.com for 4 months. Banner to run for 30 days after the completion of each GDC Event (GDC SF, Europe, Online and China) promoting the recently added vault talks. Guaranteed 300,000 impressions. See banner spec details.
5 GDC Vault Tapings
- Exclusive sponsor of (5) professionally recorded talks hosted on GDC Vault.
- The (5) recorded talks can be sessions that the sponsor is presenting at a GDC event or can choose to from a list of recorded sessions on GDC Vault to sponsor
- Sponsor collects the leads of everyone who views the sessions on GDC Vault for up to 3 months after the specific GDC event.
- Listed as Featured Sponsor in the GDC Vault Sponsored Session Section including: Sponsor logo, 50 word company or product description and URL
- Sponsor logo or banner within video player with clickable link to sponsor’s URL of choice
- Sponsor logo and branding in the Sponsored Content section of GDC Vault and archived indefinitely
GDC Vault Gold Sponsorship (4 available) - $16,050
The Gold title sponsorship of vault gives you premium branding throughout the site so you can generate leads year round, and includes sponsorship of 2 vault session of the sponsors choice.
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Duration: 12 Months
Marketing Deliverables
- Gold sponsor callout box, logo and link on left hand navigation on all GDC Vault pages
- Gold sponsor billing and logo included in all online banners and print ads promoting GDC Vault through Game Network's portfolio of products, including GDC Events, Gamasutra.com and Game Developer Magazine
- (2) Inside Gamasutra Newsletter Ads distributed to over 80,000 opt-in developers and includes Gama Daily which reaches 20,000 subscribers 5x in one week. Ad includes 75 word text description, logo and link. Ask rep for date availability.
- 160x600 Run of site banner on Gamasutra.com for 2 months. Guaranteed 300,000 impressions. See banner spec details.
2 GDC Vault Tapings
- Exclusive sponsor of (2) professionally recorded talks hosted on GDC Vault.
- The (2) recorded talks can be sessions that the sponsor is presenting at a GDC event or can choose to from a list of recorded sessions on GDC Vault to sponsor
- Sponsor collects the leads of everyone who views the sessions on GDC Vault for up to 3 months after the specific GDC event.
- Listed as Featured Sponsor in the GDC Vault Sponsored Session Section including: Sponsor logo, 50 word company or product description and URL
- Sponsor logo or banner within video player with clickable link to sponsor's URL of choice
- Sponsor logo and branding in the Sponsored Content section of GDC Vault and archived indefinitely
GDC Vault Summit Sponsorship (Exclusive) - $10,700
*Select Summit: Sponsor to select (1) GDC Summit to be the exclusive sponsor of its recorded content hosted on GDC Vault and collects the leads of everyone who views it.
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Marketing Deliverables
- Summit sponsor billing, logo and link on GDC Vault
- Summit sponsor billing and logo included in all marketing items promoting the Summit content on GDC Vault
- (1) Inside Gamasutra Newsletter Ads distributed to over 80,000 opt-in developers and includes Gama Daily which reaches 20,000 subscribers 5x in one week. Ad will run after the completion of the GDC event promoting the recently added Summit talks on GDC Vault. Ad includes 75 word text description, logo and link. Ask rep for date availability.
- 160x600 Run of site banner on Gamasutra.com for 1 month. Banner to run for 30 days after the completion of each the GDC event promoting the recently added GDC Vault talks. Guaranteed 300,000 impressions. See banner spec details.
Top 5 Summit Talks
- Exclusive sponsor of the Top (5) Summit talks, professionally recorded and hosted on GDC Vault.
- GDC will work with the sponsor to select the top 5 summit talks
- Sponsor collects the leads of everyone who views the (5) selected Summit talks on GDC Vault for up to 3 months after the event
- Listed as Featured Sponsor in the GDC Vault Sponsored Session Section including: Sponsor logo, 50 word company or product description and URL
- Sponsor logo or banner within video player with clickable link to sponsor's URL of choice
- Sponsor logo and branding in the Sponsored Content section of GDC Vault and archived indefinitely
Sample Content List: 5 Social and Online Summit sessions
- The Social Gaming Tipping Point
- Why Are Gaming Veterans Flocking to Social Gaming?
- Rapidly Developing FARMVILLE: How We Created and Scaled a #1 Facebook Game in 5 Weeks
- Engineering Scalable Social Games
- Creating Successful Social Games: Understanding Player Behavior
*Note: this sponsorship only applies to the recorded summit content hosted on GDC Vault, and does not include sponsorship of the onsite summit at GDC.
Choose Your Own Adventure - 3 Sessions: $3,745, 5 Sessions: $5,350
Select talks to sponsor that are currently hosted on GDC Vault. Our GDC Sales reps will work with you to select sessions specific to your market.
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Marketing Deliverables
- Sponsor collects the leads of everyone who views the sessions on GDC Vault for up to 3 months after sponsorship begins
- 160x600 Run of site banner on Gamasutra.com for 3 months after GDC promoting the talk. Guaranteed 300,000 impressions. See banner spec details.
- Listed as Featured Sponsor in the GDC Vault Sponsored Session Section including: Sponsor logo, 50 word company or product description and URL
- Sponsor logo or banner within video player with clickable link to sponsor's URL of choice
- Sponsor logo and branding in the Sponsored Content section of GDC Vault and archived indefinitely
Sample Content List: 5 iPhone sessions
- How to Keep Your Game on Top of The Charts
- From Zero to Time Magazine: App Success
- IGF Mobile Showcase - including Best iPhone Game winner postmortem
- Increasing Our Reach: Designing To Grab and Retain Players
- A Big Dash of Success: How to Capture the Female iPhone Gamer
Tape your GDC Sponsored Session - $1,600 per session*
Extend the life and reach of your sponsored session by making it available for the entire online game development community to view on GDC Vault and collect the leads of everyone who views it.
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With GDC Vault taping, you get:
- Professionally recorded sponsored session content handled by GDC team and hosted on GDC Vault. Includes video/audio recording and screen capture of your slides synced up. (sponsor will receive preview of recorded session for approval before going live )
- Lead generation via GDC Vault lead form. Sponsor receives an updated list of contact information for the first three months of all the participants who opt-in to view their video on GDC Vault
- Edited video recording (Flash console with video and slides sync) available to sponsors within one week of the event to put on their site. No raw video footage available
- 160x600 Run of site banner on Gamasutra.com for 3 months after GDC promoting the talk. Guaranteed 300,000 impressions. See banner spec details.
- Listing in the GDC Vault Sponsored Session Section including:
- Session title
- Speaker information
- Sponsor logo
- 50 word company or product description
- Option to include sponsor logo or banner within video player with clickable link to sponsor's choice of URL
- Sponsor logo and video listing to be hosted and archived indefinitely in the Sponsored Session Archive Section of Vault
*Does not include cost of GDC sponsored session
For more information, fill out a Request for Proposal Form.
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