Work with Us to Support Your Goals
BigFive Digital can help you grow in a variety of ways. There are many kinds of growth that we can help you with. Growing your knowledge. Growing your brand (personal or corporate). Growing your network. Growing your partnership pipeline.
Please review the options below. These will give you a sense of what we offer and how we can support you. If you have ideas of other ways that we can help you, we’d love to discuss these with you.
Contact us at info@bigfivedigital.org with questions or to start a dialog. We look forward to hearing from you.
Participate in our events
One way to get involved with BigFive Digital is to participate in our events, including the annual BigFive Summit in Cape Town, Africa’s leading B2B tech event.
There are several ways to get involved with our events.
Become a Delegate — Being a BigFive Delegate is easy. All you need to do is purchase a ticket to one of our events. Then attend the event to learn, network, and grow.
Speak at an Event — Speaking at a BigFive event is a great opportunity to build your personal or corporate brand. Speaking opportunities are limited. Before every event, we send out a call for speakers. We want to make sure that everyone has an opportunity to apply.
Sponsor an Event — Becoming a BigFive Digital event sponsor is the best way to work with us to build your brand and advance your business goals. BigFive event sponsors receive branding and exhibit space at our live events. However, our relationship doesn’t end with the event. Sponsors receive bonus exposure throughout the year on all of our media channels, including our BIG5D Podcast, Africa B2B Tech Report newsletter, and BigFive Daily Minute social video newsletter. Sponsors also have access to speaking opportunities, depending on their sponsorship level.
[Stay tuned for announcements regarding future BigFive Digital events.]
Partner with the BIG5D Podcast
Another way to support our work and build your brand in the process is to sponsor the popular BIG5D Podcast.
Every week, we drop an episode featuring an engaging, in-depth conversation with a builder, thought-leader, investor, or corporate titan who is helping to shape the continent’s B2B tech ecosystem.
Creative Ways to Build Your Brand with African Corporates and Investors
BIG5D Podcast sponsors can engage with us in any of the following ways:
Pre-rcorded Ads
These are pre-recorded 15- or 30-second ads that are inserted either at the beginning or during breaks in the main body of the episode.
Host-read Ads
These are short (15- or 30-second) scripts that the show’s host reads either at the beginning or during breaks in the main body of the episode.
Show Within the Show
This is our most exciting opportunity. The sponsoring company, working with BigFive Digital or its own agency, creates a 10-minute “show within the show” that is essentially a miniature narrative podcast that is played during a single break in the show or is split into two parts that are played at different points during the episode.
These mini pods ideally have a thematic focus, e.g., “How Bank X is using AI to streamline funding access for SMEs”.
In addition to their chosen sponsorship placement, all podcast sponsors are acknowledged in the following ways.
Host shout-out during the show’s read-out. This will sound something like, “Thanks for joining the BIG5D Podcast, today’s episode was sponsored by Company X…”
Acknowledgement in the show notes. Every podcast episode features show notes, which offer a summary of the episode plus relevant references. Each sponsor is listed at the bottom of these notes, along with a link to their website.
Acknowledgement on social media. Every episode includes multiple social video posts to drive traffic for the episode. We acknowledge the episode’s sponsors in each of these posts.
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Another way to engage with us is to become a paid subscriber to our newsletter, The Africa B2B Tech Report. This gives you access to our longer-form posts as well as our weekly newsletter and the BIG5D Podcast.
All paid subscribers receive a code that unlocks a 50% discount to attend the annual BigFive Summit in Cape Town. If you purchase a group subscription (3 or more), you will receive a code that unlocks one free general admission ticket to the Summit. If you purchase 10 individual subscriptions, you will receive a code unlocking a VIP Ticket to the BigFive Summit.
All tickets are transferable should you be unable to attend an event.
Join BigFive Plus
Become a BigFive Plus Member and enjoy the best value for working with BigFive Digital. This plan lets you enjoy our great events and content while leveraging BigFive’s audience to support your growth.
BigFive Plus members receive all of the benefits of a paid subscription, plus much more.
Each BigFive Plus membership includes one general admission ticket to the annual BigFive Summit in Cape Town, five sponsorship ads in the Africa B2B Tech Report newsletter, plus five host-read ads on the BIG5D Podcast.
Sample Newsletter Sponsorship Ad
Sample BIG5D Podcast Host Ad Read
Our newsletter and podcast are popular with investors, tech and agency executives, and corporate leaders in Africa, the Middle East, and around the world. Our 40% newsletter open rate rivals top publications on Substack and blows away average email marketing open rates.