Sponsor

Become a 2012 National Solar Tour Sponsor!

Be a driving force behind ASES National Solar Tour and gain tremendous visibility for your business in the largest grassroots solar event in history! This annual event engages tens of thousands of qualified green consumers in all 50 U.S. states, Mexico and Puerto Rico.  Last year’s event attracted more than 160,000 enthusiastic solar installers, grassroots organizations, businesses and green consumers. The ASES National Solar Tour offers most any organization a targeted way to reach a rich array of motivated consumers eager to purchase solar and energy efficient products and services from coast to coast. Sponsorship opportunities are now available to help you reach the largest group of solar customers before, during, and after the event.

“76% of tour attendees surveyed confirm they are definitely or very likely to purchase and install solar or energy efficient systems after attending the solar tour. 33% of tour attendees state that they plan to invest in these technologies within the next year and 51% within two years. 49% have household income of $75k or more.”

Sponsor Benefits

When you sponsor the ASES National Solar Tour, your business receives tremendous visibility via the National Solar Tour Guide provided free to all Tour attendees. The guide is packed with the information they need to get started – how to find a local installer, options available for their home, calculating costs and payback periods, rebates and financing their solar purchases. The people who attend the ASES National Solar Tour are the targeted customers you’ve been looking for and there is no better opportunity to reach this vast targeted market!

Sponsor Opportunities

 

* Investment may be a combination of (1) Grand Prize in-kind donation plus minimum of $5,000 cash donation to ASES

*Advertisements: This year, advertisers have the option to create two different styles of Ads. A basic Advertisement for a printed tour guide is the first option. The second option is to incorporate multimedia features into a digital edition version of your ad.

The National Solar Tour Guide will be available in 2 formats:

• Print version will be printed in limited quantities (approx. 80,000) and distributed to local tours nationwide. The pdf will also be made available freely.
• National Solar Tour advertisers/sponsors may submit 2 versions of the ad: 1 that is print-ready and 1 that includes interactive features.  Interactive Ad: ad included in the print guide will also be used for the digital edition. You can enhance this ad with multimedia features (animated-gif or video blow-in ad).

For details on sponsoring, contact:

 

Wondering where the 2011 Tours took place? View 2011 National Solar Tour in a full screen map (opens new tab).

Take a look at the 2011 National Solar Tour Guide (PDF).

The ASES National Solar Tour is coordinated nationally by the American Solar Energy Society. Established in 1954, ASES is the nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the use of solar energy, energy efficiency, and other sustainable technologies in the U.S.