Snuggle Bugs & Company is a children's resale event held twice a year: once in the spring and once in the fall. With hundreds of families contributing their outgrown children's items and thousands of shoppers, it's the largest of its kind in the Pittsburgh area. Our sale attracts families from all over Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland, Beaver, Butler, and Armstrong counties and even stretches into Ohio and West Virginia. We have thousands of area families registered on our mailing list and we are continuing to grow!

The Snuggle Bugs & Company sale also provides a fantastic way for you to reach your target audience-thousands of Western Pennsylvania families with children!!! Advertising with us is affordable. We offer several sponsorship packages to promote your business to thousands of parents. We will work with you to put together a package that works for your business.

Shopper Map - Your business ad would be placed on a map and distributed to hundreds of shoppers at our sale.

Goody Bags - Your company's coupon, sample, or special offer would be included in a gift bag and distributed to 250+ consignors and shoppers at the sale. You can choose to include your items in 250 or 500 goody bags. These bags are intended for the Moms, (rather than the kids) so you are guaranteed to get exposure to at least 250 families during our event!

250 goody bags -- $25. - That's just 10 cents per family!
500 goody bags -- $45.- That's even less!

Poster - Your Company's poster (that you provide) would be placed in the highest traffic area of our store for the duration of our event where thousands of consignors and shoppers will see it. Posters should be 18 inches wide by 24 inches tall. (Avery offers a sign-making kit that works very well and yields very professional looking results.)

Gift Giveaway - Your great products would be showcased by creating an attractive gift basket that will be offered as a prize for one of our lucky consignors, volunteers, and shoppers. The basket will be on display for all to see for the duration of our event. A sign (8 ½ inches x 11 inches maximum) with information about your business may be included.

Gift Card - Your business sign (8 ^1/2 inches x 11 inches maximum) with information about your business and a gift card for your products or services will be on display for all of our consignors, volunteers, and shoppers to see for the duration of our event. The gift card (with a minimum retail value of $50) will be offered as a prize for one of our lucky consignors/volunteers at the end of the event. Please note: This is NOT intended for $$ or % off offers which are more appropriate for the goody bags). This is intended for offers of FREE products or services with no minimum purchases or other strings attached.

Website Link - A brief description (10 word maximum) would be placed on our website with a link to your homepage or e-mail address. Your link remains on our website for a minimum of 3 months and is renewable.

Website Ad - Your ad will be placed on our website with a link to your homepage or e-mail address. Your ad remains on our website for a minimum of 3 months and is renewable.

E-mail Broadcast - Your business promotional message sent in our newsletter to our entire database.

You may purchase sponsorship opportunities individually or select a package that best fits your needs.

*Gift Basket should have a retail value of at least $50
**Gift Card should have a retail value of at least $50 with NO MINIMUM PURCHASE required.

Not sure what to say or how to say it? You can utilize the talents of a PR professional to help you design an offer or explain your business. If you need help in this area, please ask us!

Trade Services and earn FREE exposure for your business!

As business owners, we understand the need to stretch promotion budgets as much as possible. To help our advertisers get exposure for their businesses while minimizing their costs, we also offer a "Trade for Services" option. There are two ways to participate:

Option 1: By volunteering for just two (2) 3-hour shifts, you can earn the "Basic" marketing package for FREE! Working five (5) shifts will earn you the "Basic Plus" marketing package, and working ten (10) shifts will earn you the "Gold" marketing package. In addition to free advertising, you will also be eligible to shop at our presale events based on the number of shifts worked.

Option 2: By trading professional services like printing, copying, photography services, catering services, etc., we will work together to determine an equitable trade of services, and make sure that everyone is treated fairly.

Advertiser FAQ

I would like to earn early shopping privileges AND some free advertising for my business. How does this work? As a volunteer, you are welcome to sign-up for as many shifts as you like. First, you need to determine the level of shopping privileges that you would like to earn. Once those requirements have been satisfied, additional shifts will help you earn free advertising privileges. For example, the first shift that you work will provide access to the "Volunteer Presale". Additional shifts can earn whatever reward you would like. If you would really like to attend the "Early Volunteer Presale" that starts even earlier, then your second shift would go toward that as well, with any remaining shifts counting toward earning your desired advertising package. The system is completely flexible. We just need to understand your goals and have all volunteer shifts scheduled prior to implementing the appropriate advertising package.

I am a consultant with a direct sales company. Do you limit participation to just ONE representative per company? What is most important for Snuggle Bugs & Company is that we provide quality exposure for all of the businesses that participate with us. To offer all of our participating businesses the best possible value, we will limit participation to one person from each direct sales company for each promotional opportunity that we offer. For example, once we have a Pampered Chef consultant represented in our goody bag promotion, no other rep can have their insert in the same bag. The remaining promotional opportunities (the web link, web ad, poster, e-mail distribution, and gift basket) would still be available to other reps if they wish to participate. If a consultant opts for the GOLD package, then no other reps from that company would be able to participate for that particular event. Spaces are offered on a first come, first serve basis, and are "locked in" when payment is received.

Are advertising fees refundable? Advertising fees are non-refundable.

When are my materials due?
All materials for the goody bags are due on or before August 15, 2010. Items must be folded to a size no larger than 1/3 of a piece of paper.

Graphics for the Shopper Map, the website, and e-mail distribution are also due on or before August 15, 2010.

Signs are due on or before August 15,2010.

When is payment due? Payment is due within 5 business days of the date of request to be included in our advertising package.

What payment methods do you accept? We accept personal checks, cashier's checks, and money orders.

What size graphics should I provide for the web page, the shopper map, and the e-mail newsletter? All graphics should be JPEGS that measure 2 inches by 2 inches. Graphics should be high resolution and submitted in color. Graphics will be printed in black and white for the shopper map. You can provide one image/message to be used for all of the options you have chosen, or provide a different graphic for each.

When will the e-mail newsletter be sent? We will send the e-mail newsletter to our entire e-mail database FOLLOWING the event. Our distribution list grows significantly with each event. The message will be in a newsletter format and will go out approximately 3 weeks after the event. We will thank everyone for participating in our event and highlight all of our valued sponsors. In addition to getting you more coverage through a larger distribution list, it makes sense from a marketing standpoint to space apart their exposure to your company. It will be a reminder to them about your business!

What is the Avery sign kit? The Avery sign kit allows you to assemble an 18x24 sign using their easy-to-use software and your color printer. This kit yields professional looking results for a fraction of the cost of custom printing. Posters come 2 per pack and are available at most office supply stores.

Will I get my poster back? All signs will be available for pick-up during the scheduled pick-up time for our consignors: Wednesday, Sept. 22nd from Noon to 7pm. We will use clear mailing tape on one side of the poster to attach it to the wall. Corrugated plastic signs (available in the "outdoor" sign kit) will not be damaged by the tape, however, paper posters may not fare as well. Please let us know when you drop your poster off if you would like to retrieve it after the event. We will make a note on the back of each to ensure proper handling.

How does Co-marketing work? Our goal is to get the word out to as many people as possible about our events, so if you are able to help us do that, we are happy to reward you. A pre-approved promotion campaign to your customers can help you earn advertising with us. Since the resources to do this effectively varies so much from business to business, we handle it on a case-by-case basis, so we can be fair and equitable with everyone. If you are interested in working out a co-marketing arrangement, please contact us as soon as possible.

Contact Us
Please feel free to contact us with any questions that you may have. Please call Leigh at (412) 832-0642 or send an e-mail to snugglebugsconsignment@yahoo.com.

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