Tag: activation

Want a QUICKWAY for a great activation strategy?

by Itzayana Aguirre – February 2018 Sponsorship Shorts: QUICKWAY Wesley Abercrombie (S3, 2017), the General Manager for Partnership Sales at Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics, shared this creative partnership activation strategy: If the basketball team makes eight 3-point shots, everyone at the game wins a free slushie from our local convenience store partner, Quickway. We keep track…Continue Reading Want a QUICKWAY for a great activation strategy?

How brands measure successful sponsor partnerships

by Kirk Wakefield – December 2014 At the 2014 Sports Sponsorship & Sales (S3) Board Meeting held at McLane Stadium on the campus of Baylor University on November 11-12, Jose Lozano hosted a panel of fellow brand experts from the S3 Board to discuss, “How brands measure successful partnerships.” Not in the awareness business “We…Continue Reading How brands measure successful sponsor partnerships

Sponsorships: Win/Win Brand Partnerships

by John Dillon – November 2014 How do you win corporate partnerships? It’s no secret the world of marketing has become exponentially more complex over the last several years.  Gone are the days of screaming your brand message through TV or radio, and expecting to hit exactly the target you wanted. As you look to take…Continue Reading Sponsorships: Win/Win Brand Partnerships

3 Questions You Must Answer if You Want to Work in Sponsorships

by Matt Brand – June 2014 Whether you want to work in the Wide World of Sports Sponsorships, or really any competitive field of business, you’re going to face someone like me in the interview process. I always ask these three questions in the interview: What are you not good at? How do you plan…Continue Reading 3 Questions You Must Answer if You Want to Work in Sponsorships

How to Create Sponsorship Inventory & Activation Out of Thin Air

by Drew Mitchell – April 2014 After spending more than 8 years in the “Minor Leagues” (4 with Daktronics Sports Marketing and 4 with the Texas Legends), I have learned you can never have a shortage of creative inventory and thinking.  This is especially true in a competitive market space where you are up against…Continue Reading How to Create Sponsorship Inventory & Activation Out of Thin Air

#LoveJu: How Juventus & Jeep Partner to Target the Digital Fan

by Alex Stewart – March 2014 #LOVEJU Juventus, la Vecchia Signora of Italian football, may be one of the most established brands in Italy, but she recently showed the sort of innovative approach to earned media that many newer, more agile brands could only sit back and admire. Using a multi-platform approach to social media,…Continue Reading #LoveJu: How Juventus & Jeep Partner to Target the Digital Fan

S3 Spotlight: Bill Glenn Explains–How to Expand your Skill Set to Advance Your Career

by Justin Pipes – February 2014 Bill Glenn is President of The Breakout Group, a boutique consulting firm that creates sales and marketing strategies to challenge norms and produce breakout results for brands and sports/entertainment organizations. His thinking is built on a foundation of deep sales and marketing expertise and both an agency and client-side perspective…Continue Reading S3 Spotlight: Bill Glenn Explains–How to Expand your Skill Set to Advance Your Career

Sponsorship Success is Defined by the Numbers You Measure

by Tom Hughes – September 2013 “If I had a dollar to spend on marketing why would I spend it on sponsorship?”                                                                                                                                         –Typical CMO If I had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked a variation of that question over the years, I could probably afford a nice presenting sponsorship somewhere. One of…Continue Reading Sponsorship Success is Defined by the Numbers You Measure

S3 Leadership Spotlight: Dave Nottoli @GM

by Blake Cargill – July 2013 Dave Notolli, Regional Sales and Marketing Manager at General Motors, has worked for GM for over 30 years. A graduate of Purdue University, Notolli has enjoyed the automotive business from the moment he became a part of it. The automotive business has a unique, challenging aspect to it because…Continue Reading S3 Leadership Spotlight: Dave Nottoli @GM

Be Sure to Drink your Ovaltine (and other sponsorship lessons from A Christmas Story)

by Drew Mitchell – June 2013 A crummy commercial? A Christmas Story is one of my favorite classic holiday movies, an opinion likely shared by many of you given how it seems to run 24/7 on TBS during the Christmas season. As my family gathers around the Christmas tree each year we laugh at the great…Continue Reading Be Sure to Drink your Ovaltine (and other sponsorship lessons from A Christmas Story)