Position your organisation within an independent online Atlantic executive conversation platform connecting Africa, its diaspora and international participants around leadership, enterprise, investment, policy, innovation, reputation and opportunity.
Season One sponsorship provides approved season-level recognition and engagement opportunities. Programme advertising provides timed commercial exposure within selected editions. Media sponsorship and separately funded media promotion provide additional routes for visibility.
Distinct Routes for Corporate Visibility
Organisations may participate through Season One sponsorship, edition-specific programme advertising, Official Media Sponsorship, separately funded media promotion or a documented combination of these routes.
Season One Sponsorship
Approved recognition, visibility, delegate access and engagement throughout Season One.
Programme Advertising
Timed commercial exposure within selected live editions and, where approved, amplified digital exposure.
Official Media Sponsorship
Documented media inventory, promotional services or an agreed cash-and-media contribution.
Paid Media Promotion
Separately funded advertorials, paid interviews, advertisements, boosting and guaranteed commercial placements.
Visibility Without Editorial Influence
Payment of a published sponsorship amount does not automatically confer sector, country, market or programme exclusivity. Exclusivity applies only where expressly stated in the written sponsorship offer and agreement.
Sponsorship Categories and Values
The following values apply to each sponsoring organisation. More than one organisation may occupy any sponsorship level or sector category unless written exclusivity has been separately negotiated and confirmed.
Principal Sponsors
Per sponsoring organisation, annually
- Highest approved Season One recognition
- Priority visibility in selected official materials
- Approved acknowledgement during Season One editions
- Executive delegate access allocation
- Corporate engagement meeting
- Season-level visibility and engagement summary
Executive Sponsors
Per sponsoring organisation, annually
- Prominent Season One recognition
- Logo placement in selected campaign communications
- Approved acknowledgement during selected editions
- Executive delegate access allocation
- Approved corporate profile
- Post-season engagement summary
Official Sector Sponsors
Per sponsoring organisation, annually
- Recognition within one confirmed sector category
- Approved sector-sponsor designation
- Logo placement in sponsor-recognition materials
- Selected delegate access
- Approved sector acknowledgement
- Non-exclusive unless confirmed otherwise
Official Media Sponsors
Negotiated media contribution or agreed cash-and-media combination
- Recognition as an Official Media Sponsor
- Agreed airtime, media inventory or amplification
- Documented commercial value
- Approved media-material logo placement
- Selected delegate access
- No editorial or programme-control rights
Supporting Sponsors
Per sponsoring organisation, annually
- Brand acknowledgement in approved materials
- Season One sponsor listing
- Selected participant access
- Recognition in appropriate post-edition materials
- Inclusion in the Season One sponsor record
Multiple Sponsors Across Countries and Markets
The platform may appoint two, five or more sponsoring organisations within the same sector. Each participating organisation receives approved recognition as an Official Sector Sponsor without implying automatic exclusivity.
Documented Media Value, Not an Automatic Cash Charge
Official Media Sponsors are not ordinarily required to pay US$5,000–12,000 in cash. The range represents the agreed commercial value of airtime, advertising inventory, digital promotion, interviews, publication support, distribution or other approved media services contributed to Season One.
Media Value-in-Kind
The media organisation contributes verified airtime, advertising space, interviews, promotion, distribution or related services.
Cash-and-Media Combination
The organisation contributes part of the agreed value in cash and the remainder through documented media services.
Cash Sponsorship
A media organisation may also make a cash contribution and receive the appropriate sponsor designation under the written agreement.
Earned Media Outreach and Separately Funded Paid Media
Cocktails with Dr. Pride will pursue national and international visibility through news releases, interview proposals, feature ideas, event announcements, social-media communication, website promotion and approved YouTube publication.
Earned Media Outreach
Rose Bridge Consulting may prepare and circulate press releases, news materials, interview proposals, feature ideas and event announcements. Independent media organisations retain editorial discretion over publication or broadcast.
Paid Media Promotion
Guaranteed advertorials, paid interviews, advertisements, digital campaigns, boosted social-media promotion, paid YouTube promotion and other commercial placements are separately scoped and funded.
Paid media activity may be funded by Rose Bridge Consulting Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda, by an individual sponsor, by several sponsors collectively or through a separate campaign budget. Funding paid media exposure does not confer editorial control over Cocktails with Dr. Pride.
Standard and Amplified Advertising Options
Programme advertising provides approved timed commercial exposure within selected live editions. Amplified placements add approved post-edition digital exposure and are priced separately.
Standard Live-Edition Placement
- Advertisement played during one selected live edition
- Advertiser recorded in the edition’s commercial record
- No sponsor designation
- No automatic social-media promotion
- No guaranteed retention in a public replay
Amplified Advertising Placement
- Live-edition commercial placement
- Approved retention in a public replay for the agreed period
- Advertiser name and approved website link in the edition description
- One approved social-media acknowledgement
- Post-edition delivery confirmation
Advertising Rates Per Edition
| Placement | Standard Live Rate | Amplified Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 30-second advertisement | US$200 | US$300 |
| 60-second advertisement | US$350 | US$500 |
| 90-second premium advertisement | US$500 | US$700 |
| Exclusive two-minute commercial break | US$750 | US$1,000 |
Commercial-Break Structure
Standard 60–75-Minute Edition
- Commercial Break One: up to 2 minutes
- Commercial Break Two: up to 2 minutes
- Maximum total advertising time: 4 minutes
Extended 90-Minute Edition
- Commercial Break One: up to 2 minutes
- Commercial Break Two: up to 2 minutes
- Optional Commercial Break Three: up to 2 minutes
- Maximum total advertising time: 6 minutes
Approval, Suitability and Independence
Commercial Separation
Advertising placement does not confer sponsor status, category recognition, speaking rights, participant access, ownership or editorial influence.
Prior Review
All advertisements are subject to advance technical, legal, reputational and content review.
Right of Refusal
Rose Bridge Consulting may refuse, postpone, suspend or withdraw unlawful, misleading or unsuitable advertising.
No Endorsement
Acceptance of an advertisement does not constitute endorsement of the advertiser, its products, services, claims or activities.
Request Sponsorship, Advertising or Media Information
Formal Documentation and Secure Payment Instructions
Sponsorship, advertising and paid-media payments are not requested through informal messages or public displays of bank-account information. Formal documentation is issued after the relevant commercial terms have been confirmed.
Managed by Rose Bridge Consulting
Commercial administration, media engagement, advertisement approval, documentation, invoicing and programme coordination are managed by Rose Bridge Consulting Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda.