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About Schmooze

Based in Australia, Schmooze was established in 2003 by its founder and owner, Phillip Jones who is a Canberra consultant and social entrepreneur, with the idea of fostering collaboration between professionals in a neutral, informal and positive environment.

It has since evolved into one of the most innovative and dynamic professional and business communities in Australia.

Not your typical business networking group, Schmooze has embedded effective marketing and networking tools and strategies to foster great connections, inspire our members and guests, and create opportunities for them.

The atmosphere is welcoming, personalised and sophisticated and purposely informal to make it easy for people to connect. 

We don't like the hard-sell, business referral model of networking, and believe that business should be based oh relationships first and business later, and so we create the space to make that possible.

Social Engagement

We have supported charities such as the RSPCA, Lifeline, Palliative Care Society, L'Arche Geneserat, Cerebral Palsy Alliance, SnowyHydro Southcare Helicopter Service, The Centenary of Canberra, The Women's Hospital Melbourne and many more with our featured cause of the month program.

We also offer free advertising for any charity fundraising event on our website and enews.

Comprehensive Event Program

Each year we host over 80 events with some 3000 people attending our events.

Our program ranges from intimate dinners and lunches, seminars for young professionals, to cocktail functions for over 100 people.

Schmooze also provides a platform for its members to promote their own events and expertise, as well as provide a range of services to facilitate introductions and targeted business development opportunities, but all done in a personalised manner. They can also leverage our range of online communication channels including social media to raise their profile and engage their target markets.

We also offer expert event management services and networking training workshops.

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Partnership Opportunities

By working with us, you can boost your company's brand profile and several targeted and cost effective ways.

In addition your brand gets exposed through our weekly eNews (2500 subscribers), website (600 unique visits per day), social media (over 2000 facebook, twitter and Linkedin followers) and well attended events (over 2500 people per year attend our events).

You can see a profile of our membership by demographic and sector here.

PARTNERSHIP OPTIONS

Sponsors enjoy co-branding, and targeted promotion about their expertise and services and products through our range of communication channels to ensure they get both due recognition of their support, as well as value for your investment.

The details of each arrangement would be tailored to suit the business/marketing objectives.

Please note Principal and Chapter Sponsors enjoy exclusive rights during the agreement, so no competitor can provide sponsorship during that period.

  • Schmooze Principal Sponsor: This level provides co-branding on all Schmooze communications and website, social media, featured member interviews/profiles, and a range of promotional opportunities and benefits as mutually agreed. This option represents a significant level of support to the overall Schmooze program. The arrangement is for a 12 month period with a view to continuing for another 12 months.
  • Chapter Sponsor: As Schmooze operates in the ACT and Victoria with other locations to follow around Australia, there are opportunities for a single company to be the sponsor of each location, for a minimum of two years. The level of recognition is similar to the Principal Sponsor
  • Monthly Schmooze Event Sponsor: Our monthly Showcase event is a great vehicle to introduce your company to our members and guests in a setting of your choice. We attract over 50- 120 members and guests to these events. The investment is the total cost of the event, (except for entertainment) in return for co-branding for the event on the website and all promotional materials including social media, as well as the opportunity to bring your own guests to the event and more.
  • Custom Event Sponsor: This option provides for sponsoring or hosting boutique networking events such as networking dinners, social or sporting events, or invitation-only dinners or lunches. The investment would be the cost of the event, in return for co-branding for the event on the website and all promotional materials etc.
  • Prize Sponsor: The option provides for companies to contribute to an event via lucky door prizes, or in-kind support at a particular event in return for company information being included on the website/invitations and recognition on the night.

Partnerships

Our philosophy is outward looking and collaborative - so we often work with many other organisations like Westfield, Australian Institute of Management NSW-ACT, Canberra Business Point, Lighthouse Business Innovation Centre, the Australian Institute of Training and Development, the University of Canberra, or the ACT Government's Live in Canberra campaign, Business.gov.au, ATO, ACCC, and many others.

For a confidential discussion about sponsorship possibilities Schmooze can offer, please contact Phillip Jones.


Support of Charities

We are always willing to support any charity event or fundraising activity- even if you aren't a member.

We can provide:

  • advertisements via our events calendar
  • inclusion in our weekly e-news
  • the opportunity to talk about your cause at a monthly Schmooze event
  • prizes (such as a membership) for a raffle or fundraising activity.

In return we'd like a combination of some of the following - as appropriate to your program and scope of event:

  • logo on your website/fliers etc
  • link to our website
  • inclusion of a flier in a showbag etc
  • attendance at your event by some of our team
  • appropriate recognition of our support in your communications

To discuss on how we can support your cause, please contact us.


 

 

 

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