(MEMPHIS, TN) – Here we are in 2020 and your faithful Blues Festival Guide is once again a media sponsor of the International Blues Challenge to be held in Memphis, TN on January 28- February 1. We help promote this prestigious event to blues fans around the world. The IBC’s are super fun, informative and significant. If you are a blues fan, put it on your bucket list! Hundreds of bands will compete along Beale Street… it’s a not-to-be-missed sight and a sound to behold. Not only are you in the heart of the Delta, but you’ll discover so many truly talented artists that have converged from literally around the globe. The streets bustle with excitement and anticipation, plus there’s workshops, special showcase and jams galore as well.
The Blues Festival Guide will meet-and-greet all the competing band members during band orientation. This year it will be held at the Tin Roof on Wednesday January 29. We’ll hand out Blues Festival Guide magazines (Bobby Rush calls them “Your roadmap to everything Blues”) and some colorful Mardi Gras beads. Don’t forget to drop your business card with us to enter our own mini-contest.
Additionally, we offer prize
packages for the official IBC winners that includes advertising campaigns from
our popular Blues Festival Guide media products:
1st Place Band: ¼-page color Ad in Blues Festival Guide annual print
magazine; Double banner size banner ad on website for 6 months; 1 CD/editorial
promotion in Blues Festival e-Guide newsletter; 2 songs in mp3 format (for 12
months duration) on our online Jukebox; and 4 Facebook postings! Value: $2,269
2nd Place Band: 1/8-page b/w Ad in Blues Festival Guide annual print magazine; Double banner size banner ad on website for 3 months; 2 songs in mp3 format (for 6 months duration) on online Jukebox! Value: $878
3rd Place Band: Square banner ad for three months in Blues Festival E-guide newsletter; 1 Editorial/CD promotion in Blues Festival E-Guide newsletter; Square banner size banner ad on website for 3 months, 2 songs in mp3 format (for 6 months duration) on our online Jukebox! Value: $776
1st Place Solo/Duo: 1/6-page color Ad in Blues Festival Guide annual print magazine; Double banner ad for 3 months on website; 1 CD/editorial promotion in Blues Festival e-Guide newsletter; 2 songs in mp3 format (for 6 months duration) on our online Jukebox; 2 Facebook postings on Facebook! Value: $1573
2nd Place Solo/Duo: Square banner ad for 3 months on its website; 1 CD/editorial promotion in Blues Festival e-Guide newsletter; 2 songs in mp3 format (for 6months duration) on our online Jukebox! Value: $552
Memphis Cigar Box Guitar Player Award: Double banner in Blues Festival e-Guide for 6 weeks; Double banner website for 6 weeks! Value: $487.50
Gibson Guitar Player Award: Double banner in Blues Festival e-Guide for 6 weeks; Double banner on website for 6 weeks! Value: $487.50
Best Harp: Double banner in Blues Festival e-Guide for 6 weeks; Double banner on website for 6 weeks! Value: $487.50
Best Self-Produced CD: 1 CD/editorial promotion in Blues Festival e-Guide newsletter; Double banner in Blues Festival e-Guide for 6 weeks! Value: $337
Blues Foundation International Blues Challenge Webpage
Blues Festival e-Guide Suscribe
