Program Advertising

Advertise Your Business

Gain access to the Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s valuable audience through program book advertising. The Symphony’s audience is educated and professional–and full of influential business leaders. These are managers and entrepreneurs relaxing after a busy day of decision-making. What a perfect time to let them know what you have to offer their business. Listings in the program book start at just $350, and will be seen by more than 10,000 audience members. What a deal! (Click here to download our 2010-11 Rate Card.)

Sponsor the Arts

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra has a variety of sponsorship opportunities available throughout the year. Costs for these sponsorships range from $500 to $50,000, and each garners the recognition to match. Every concert we do is preceded by a direct mail piece to 7,000 area residents, and an email blast to our list of over 3,500 interested parties. Concert attendance ranges from 2,000 for an average Masterworks concert to 8,000 for our Riverfront Pops concert. Imagine your name paired with ours in front of thousands of Quad Citians.

Entertain Clients

Have a client traveling from across the country for a meeting? Trying to lure that new recruit into the area? Show them the cultural side of the Quad Cities with tickets to the Symphony. The QCSO is one of the longest-established Symphonies in the country, a founding member of the League of American Orchestras, and it’s right here in your own backyard.

Boost Employee Morale

Corporate donations and sponsorships with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra can qualify all of your office staff for great discounts on concert tickets. Qualifying donation amounts are pro-rated to fit any company size Check the chart on the back of this brochure to see if your donation qualifies. Companies making qualifying donations to the QCSO can purchase Masterworks concert tickets for just $7 per person. They will also periodically receive special offers to Pops concerts, Chamber concerts, and other special events as opportunities arise. Your employees will be glad they chose to work with your company.

And have you thought about your next company outing yet? A Symphony concert would be perfect! You can save 20% off our regular Masterworks ticket prices for any group over the size of 10. (Group rates are also available for our Pops and Chamber concerts, but offers may vary.)

Improve the Bottom Line

Donations and sponsorships with the QCSO are tax deductible. (Sorry, ticket purchases and advertisement placements are not, but you can think of them as good investments!) So when you support the QCSO, not only are you showing the community how much you care, but you’re also making a smart financial decision.

All donations to the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, no matter the size, qualify your business for a listing in our program book. The book is distributed to over 10,000 Symphony patrons. Depending on the number of local employees your company supports, your donation may also qualify your entire staff for $7 Masterworks tickets. Use the chart below to see if your donation qualify’s your company for our $7 ticket program.

Support Level Local Employees Support Level

Corporate Size	Qualifying Donation	Listing
1-49	$125	Supporter
50-99	$250	Benefactor
100-199	$600	Patron
200-299	$1,300	Bronze Baton
300-599	$2,700	Silver Baton
600-1199	$4,500	Gold Baton
1200-2499	$7,500	Diamond Baton
2500+	$10,000	Platinum Baton

The $7 tickets are available in Zone 2 and 3 of the Adler and Centennial hall for all Masterworks concerts. Special pricing may also be made available to participating corporate donors on a per-concert basis for Pops concerts, Chamber concerts, and other special events.

For more information on Advertising opportunities and Ticketing programs, contact Jared W. Johnson, Director of Marketing, at 563.322.0931 x16 or jjohnson@qcsymphony.com.

For more information on Sponsorship and Donation opportunities, conctact Deb Sandry, Director of Development, at 563.322.0931 x19 or dsandry@qcsymphony.com.

Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association
327 Brady Street
Davenport, IA 52801

Phone: 563.322.0931
Fax: 563.322.6864
Box Office: 563.322.QCSO (7276)
Web: www.QCSymphony.com