Sponsor Banner Ideas

What a sponsor banner should say

Start with the business name on the first line, in the biggest letters. Write it the way the business writes it on its own sign, so people recognize it at once. Our sponsor boards take up to 34 characters on that line, so a long name may need a shorter form that the business already uses.

Add one short line under the name for what the business is backing, such as a team or a season, and put a phone number or a website on the last line. Three lines is plenty. More lines on the same board make every letter smaller. As a rule of thumb, about 1 inch of letter height reads easily for every 10 feet of distance, so a board read from the bleachers needs bigger letters than one read from a car.

• Line 1, biggest: the business name, as the business writes it.
• Line 2, optional: what the business is backing, such as a team or a season.
• Line 3, optional: a phone number or a website.

One look for every sponsor on the fence

A league with ten sponsors can use one design for all of them: the same colors, the same size and the same layout, with each business name and phone number swapped in. The boards then look like a set, and the fence looks planned. Pick one color that suits the team or the league, such as blue, red, green or black, and keep it for every board.

Each sponsor still needs its own board, because the name on each one is different. Make a list with every business name, phone number and board size before you order, so each board goes to the right business and none is missed.

A thank-you board for every sponsor

A thank-you board covers all of the sponsors at once, so it is one board for the whole fence instead of one per business. Our thank-you boards already print the headline, THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS. You fill in two lines: the league or team name, and one line for the season or the event. Keep both short, so the letters stay large enough to read.

Because it is the same board every time, a league can order one copy for each field. Five or more copies of the same board save 10%, and ten or more save 15%.

Logos, and the Design it for me service

A logo makes a sponsor board easy to spot. Only use a logo that the business owns. If it does, upload the files and your notes through Design it for me, which costs $35 more.

We email a mockup within 1 business day. You get 2 rounds of changes, and nothing is printed until you approve the mockup. If the business has no logo yet, we can design a new one for $35 more.

Sizes, and mesh for an outfield fence

Choose the size by the space and the reading distance. Our sponsor boards come as wide 4 by 2, 6 by 2, 6 by 3, 8 by 3 and 8 by 4 foot banners, and as upright 2 by 4 and 3 by 6 foot banners. The table below lists each size with its text banner price.

Chain link is a good match for mesh. Mesh has small open holes, so the wind passes through it instead of catching on it. This page offers mesh first, at the same price as vinyl. For a long outfield run, the fence lengths of 8, 10, 20 and 25 feet, all 6 feet tall, are on the Mesh Fence Banners page.

How leagues order a set

The copy savings count copies of the same banner only. Five or more copies of one board save 10%, and ten or more save 15%. A set of different sponsors, each with its own name, is priced one banner at a time, so the savings do not add up across different businesses.

A simple order works like this: pick one design, type in the first sponsor's words, and order one board for each business. Then order the thank-you board as its own item, in five or more copies if the league wants one for each field. Keep the copy list next to the order so the boards match the right businesses.