| The FanFest/Convention | | | | type of sports gathering is more of a promotional/PR |
| These are held by the organization, either at the club | | | | tour, basically to promote the team in different parts of |
| stadium or at a 5-star hotel (as a partnership). The fan | | | | the state/country. The caravan usually consists of free |
| fest is a preview of what's to come for the upcoming | | | | promotional giveaways, autograph sessions, and |
| season. There is always a Q&A session, fan | | | | perhaps a Q&A session with a "rah-rah" speech |
| forum, autograph session, an area for kids, and some | | | | afterwards. The autograph sessions are almost |
| sort of clinic (pitching, hitting, and/or running presented | | | | always free, but the lines, as one can imagine can get |
| by a current and/or former member of the team and | | | | extremely long. Not always though. |
| most of the time, they will sign autographs afterwards). | | | | The Promo Autograph Signing |
| The cost usually requires a daily pass or weekend | | | | The promotional autograph signing event is where a |
| pass and some fanfests require you to pay additional | | | | local company will "hire" the athlete to spend an hour |
| for each autograph. The lines are extremely long, but | | | | or two to sign autographs. The autographs are almost |
| this is where you will find the most dedicated fans. | | | | always free and the lines are always long. There is |
| The Caravan | | | | never an exception. Some examples of a promo |
| The Caravan is held by the organization and is usually | | | | autograph signing are: car dealership, book signing, |
| a sponsored event through various companies. The | | | | sports collectibles store, cell phone company, |
| caravan travels from city to city and in some cases, | | | | restaurant, radio program event, etc, etc. |
| state to state spanning weeks to several months. This | | | | |