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1. GHANA | NIGERIA | SOUTH AFRICA | KENYA
JOURNEY TO SANKALP AFRICA
PRESS & SPONSORSHIP KIT
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2. Journey To Sankalp
Africa
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5 Countries in 14 Days
All Geeks Gone Global Innovation Excursions are 14-16 day trips that go through a minimum of 5 countries.
The Journey to Sankalp will take place between Feb. 1, 2014 and Feb. 14, 2014. Starting from New York to
Accra, Ghana, Lagos Nigeria, Johannesburg, SA, Cape Town, SA and ending with our partner, Sankalp
Forum Africa in Nairobi, Kenya.
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3. Mr. Born Global
Chief Geek
Geeks Gone Global Innovation Excursions are led by a global
entrepreneur and innovator with over 20 years experience
working and living in over 90 countries.
Faruq Hunter
Founder and President of GeniusCo and its subsidy
GeniusCorps he has travelled and worked in over 90 countries
servicing both the public and private. Mr. Hunter has been
featured in Black Enterprise Magazine for creating a legacy of
wealth and stability for your family and selected as one of the top
50 most important African American's in technology. Mr. Hunter
has over 18 years experience in information Technology
management and implementation and over 10 years experience
in Global Business Development.
OUR FOUNDER
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4. Connecting The World’s
Passionate People
Founders of The Innovation Excursion
Geeks Gone Global is the official transit system of the innovation ecosystem. As more and more people are trying to create solutions for a future with
many more people and far less borders, the concepts, programs and people that grow the innovation ecosystem are constantly growing.
Incubators, accelerators, events, hubs and a plethora of resources are constantly coming online all over the world in order to help more people innovate
and grow their ideas into viable and impacting products and services. Geeks Gone Global is dedicated to exposing the full breath of the innovative
ecosystem to as many people and as many places as possible. Our role in the ecosystem is awareness and connecting..
WHAT WE DO
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5. A Blur of Business and Fun
REAL CONNECTIONS! REAL IMPACT
We want to make real connections between people who are committed to truly changing the world and impacting the lives of others.
GGG takes actionable people to actionable people who understand each other and make real things happen. Before and after the trip
we solidify relationships for our attendees and we share every detail of the planning and planners with you so that you are empowered
to take full advantage of your excursion. The daily agenda is filled with meeting and engaging with the most innovative members of
each community, discovering the innovative ecosystems of the countries visited.
HOW WE DO IT
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6. On the Ground
Events
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In each
country, companies
from the innovative
community and the
delegation take turns
sharing 5 minute
pitches about their
companies followed by
networking
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GGG partners with the
innovative ecosystems
premiere events, such
as Startup
Weekend, Tedx, Sank
alp Forum and SoCap
EVENTS
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GGG takes its
attendees to the offices
and sites of the most
successful innovative
companies in each
country visited
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With over 7,000 virtual
members of
GeniusCorps and
Living Bridges
Planet, GGG hosts 3
Google Hangouts per
trip followed by several
very active social
media campaigns
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7. GGG Content Distribution Network For The Journey to Sankalp Africa
GGG Branded e-mails, collateral and links are distributed to hundreds of thousands of innovators around the world through these top tier
partners. The assistance of the mailing lists and memberships of these organizations greatly increases the number of people who are
exposed to the brands of GGG, GG Partners and sponsors.
DISTRIBUTION
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8. Over 100 News Articles and
Over 100 interviews
GGG’s first Africa trip PR
On GGG’s first innovation excursion to Africa over 50 stories were written about the trip and GGG
Partners and attendees. In addition, the same excursions was either mentioned or referenced in another
50 stories.
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9. Multiple Themes = Greater Exposure
15 Women to Africa
Design Capital Cape Town
Journey to
Africa Atlanta
Sankalp
Official Exploratory Trip For Mayor Kasim Reed
Startup Weekend Mentors
Empowerment
Women
Crowdfunding Signup for Imagination for People
Euro Hacktrip Recruitment
A Vehicle for Lead Initiatives
The representation of multiple initiative on one trip dramatically increases the trips press and exposure. On the first GGG trip top Africa over 50 news
articles were written about the trip and placed in news sources around the world.
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10. Branding & Marketing
At Lead Generation and Qualification
• All attendees, participants and connectors are listed in the GGG, Citrix Sponsored, Extranet in Podio. All contact information and
participant information gathered is available at all times for GGG sponsors and partners
At Events
Give Aways and Media
Web Based
• Banners
•
1,000,000 MB of Film
•
Custom Landing Page
• Digital Presentations on Flash Drives
•
6,000 Professional Photos
•
Logos on landing pages and e-mails
• Speaking
•
Entrepreneurial Interviews
•
Lead Capture and Generation
• Panels
•
Over 100 News Pieces
•
Custom branding of trip logo
• Pitch Presentation
•
Sponsorship Press Release
•
Links on
• Table or Booth
•
Branded Commemorative T-Shirt
• Geeksgoneglobal.com
• Distribution of Materials
•
Branded Solar Genome Backpack
• Geeksgoneglobal.com/fundyourtrip
•
Branded Scottevest Jacket
• Geekheaven.co
• GeniusCorps.co
MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPOSE YOUR BRAND
Since the primary goal of the Geeks Gone Global Innovative Excursions is to expose innovators to opportunities to grow their
initiatives, there are multiple opportunities to present branding and marketing to the many participants and attendees. All sponsorship
opportunities are customized to the sponsor or supporter.
SPONSORSHIP
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11. Website and Responsive
Mobile Branding
26K+ UNIQUE VISITORS
Landing Page
Geeks Gone Global
maintains a professional
and graphically pleasing
web presence. Our
Supporters are given
custom landing page on
our site.
Trip Page
Supporters are also
listed on our main
landing page for the
trip, which receives
premium traffic during
the excursion
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12. 3 GeniusCorps & Live Living Bridges
Planet Google Hangouts Per Trip
Over 7,000 Online
Members
GGG has partnered with Living Bridges planet and SoCap, one of the world’s largest
gathering of social entrepreneurs and investors to execute 3 live Google Hangouts from
Ghana, South Africa and Sankalp Africa in Nairobi. Viewed by thousands of entrepreneurs
around the world Living Bridges helps to insure that GG partners and supporters get
maximum exposure.
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13. Reach
2,000
+
Face to Face
Innovators
Qualified Leads
Geeks Gone Global always reaches
and retains reach to innovators and
entrepreneurs through every excursion.
Through GeniusCorps free
memberships GGG has a reach of
7,000 members and will establish over
2,000 face to face interactions while on
the continent. With 160 more trips
planned in the next 2 years this number
will grow to every country in the world.
250,000
Unique Online Views from
GGG Sites, Partner Sites
and Media
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+
7,000
+
2MILLION +
Existing Online
Members
Members and Participants of
Organizations Reached
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14. 10%
Social
Entrepreneurs
100% Innovators
30%
5%
Target audience
GGG Targets innovative
entrepreneurs and the organizations
that facilitate that community.
30%
Tech Startups
30%
5%
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15. Focus on Women
90%
Female Attendees
Extraordinary effort has been put
into focusing on female innovators
during the GGG Journey to
Sankalp Africa. Three of the GGG
Pitch Parties are themed around
women entrepreneurs as well as
an initiative that drew 15 dynamic
female entrepreneurs, investors
and political and business leaders.
The GGG Journey to Sankalp
Africa will be the largest privately
ran excursion of female leaders
from the US to Africa that
has focused on female
led innovation.
Female
Male
10%
Male Attendees
Not to be counted out, 10% of the
delegation to Africa is male and
over 50% of the participants on the
ground will be male as well.
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16. Our website
www.geeksgoneglobal.com
Custom Sponsorships Available
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opportunities, please contact
us. GeniusCorps
Ambassadors are also fully
empowered to develop
sponsorship and press
opportunities.
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