It's an unfortunate part of sales. Sometimes we think there is a fit, we have the prospect excited, then...GHOSTED. Radio silence, no answer to our emails or calls.
In sports sponsorship, it is no different. We get ghosted by prospective brands.
So how...
For most of the sports teams in the U.S. & Canada, we are the smaller teams. Whether a “niche” league, “minor” league, whatever it may be, there are more of us than the larger Big 5 league teams.
Most of the time...
The first stage was a bit of a shock for most of us when games ended. It seemed like overnight we were game-less, plans in the trash, and now scrambling to still bring value to our partners.
Well, that shock is over....
“I don’t have the resources to create brandable social videos, I’d love to…but I just don’t have the bandwidth to do it.”
I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard this in and out of sports.
I get it, I’ve been there...
I said it before, but the value I get when chatting with Rich Franklin on sponsorship is always unrivaled. I’m blessed to have him as a resource and knowledge base for all things sponsorship.
When I am struggling with something in sponsorship…he...
You saw the headline, you were thinking “Yes, the perfect email I can copy, paste, & send out to close $1M in deals”.
I know, we’ve seen them all before (many times on platforms just like this). Someone posts the perfect cold...
Prospecting is an important part of any sales process. We can’t simply live on our current clients, we must find new ones to see how we can help them reach their marketing goals through our sponsorship.
But sometimes it is the hardest...
We’re going through a very interesting time in sports in the U.S….we’re seeing sports betting open up for the first time for many states.
This shift has changed the entire trajectory of how sports are consumed, watched, and analyzed. It also will...
Close your eyes and think back to the last sports game you attended as a fan. What is the first thing you see?
Maybe it is the field/court/ice? Maybe the concession stand of your favorite food...
Awareness drives me insane in the sponsorship activation & advertising world.
Logo placement obviously has its value, the more times the customers see the logo the more likely they are to recognize and purchase the product...
It seems as though each year we are met with new opportunities, obstacles, and trends in sponsorship. It’s something that I love about our industry.
It is forever progressing as our brands and fans change with...
As we sit here in the early stages of 2022, most of us are probably feeling a bit of bad deja vu. Just as we thought we were out of the impacts of COVID to...
Since I started in the sponsorship industry...we’ve always had a minimum spend. I was always told “We need a brand to commit to our value.” or “the smaller deals take too much time.”
Both are valid...
There are cycles in almost everything in life. Nothing ever grows exponentially forever.
This can be seen in nature, our economy, and countless other places in our lives. No bull market lasts forever. No Bear market...
One vital thing to understand is brands are still spending dollars in this pandemic. Despite what we may hear from them about budgets being tight or locked, a massive amount of money is being spent...
If an activation is promoted, and no fan is there to hear it, does it even exist? Well…yes…but it wouldn’t be very successful.
Marketing your activations are a HUGE part of launching a new campaign with...
‘It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change’.
Commonly misquoted to Charles Darwin, it was actually written by...
