Redskins Score 9-year Solar Sponsorship to Power FedEx Field

The Washington Redskins, which according to Forbes is the world's 4th most valuable sports franchise, and NRG Energy have signed a nine-year deal that will power FedExField with solar instillations starting this September. Officials say the new solar power system will provide a portion of the stadium’s electricity needs on game days and can generate enough power to serve all of its electrical n...

Sony Extends Sponsorship of ESPN 3D

Sony Electronics will extend its sponsorship of ESPN's 3D sports network through 2012. The extension will include Sony HD integration into 3D productions of the upcoming Summer X Games and an expanded schedule of college football on the 3D network. Sony was named the first official sponsor of the network, which transitioned to a 24/7 network last February, in January 2010. "We are excited...

UPS Drives Sustainability For DMB Tour

The Dave Matthews Band has partnered up with UPS to plan and implement all of the logistics around the band's four-city Dave Matthews Band Caravan tour this Summer. The tour which just finished up in Chicago will head to New York City next and finish in Seattle in September. "We're joining the band to move the music in a sustainable way," said Ron Rogowski, UPS vice president, sponsorship &...

Study: HP Leads The Pack in F1 Sponsorship Efficiency

How much value are formula one sponsors getting for their money? Sponsorship consultancy firm Sport+Markt set out to answer that question with a recent study. The German sponsorship consultancy compared brand awareness versus the amount spent by F1 sponsors in 2010. The results yield some interesting insights into the sponsorship cost efficiency of F1's top brands. Fashion brand Hugo Boss, ...

The 5 Ways Waste Management Cleans Up Through Event Sponsorship

Few waste management companies have been as proactive with sponsorship as that of the category's Houston-based namesake, Waste Management, Inc. Through partnerships with properties like Live Nation, the Phoenix Open, Chevron Houston Marathon, Grammy Awards and numerous NFL teams, it practically invented the official waste services and recycling category. In a recent op-ed, Wes Muir, director of...

Texas Company Turns A Commodity Into A Cause

Dallas-based Branded Retail Energy Company continues to expand its affinity energy program. Baylor University Athletics is the latest school to partner with Branded Retail Energy, which will become the official electricity sponsor of the school's athletics program. The company has similar deals in place to sell branded energy to fans and alumni of the University of Texas, Texas A&M, SMU and the...

UEFA Signs Ninth Partner For EURO 2012

Canon was today announced as the ninth global partner of UEFA EURO 2012, which will be held in Poland and Ukraine next summer. As the official still imaging equipment provider, Canon will promote products such as digital still cameras, printers, copiers, scanners and faxes to be used during the tournament. Terms of the deal were not released. Canon has supported UEFA's EURO event since 198...

Someone Hire This Guy!

When it comes to getting hired, SponsorPitch professional member Dave Cutler has gone one step further than the traditional resume. He's created a whole "Hire David Cutler" web page detailing his professional story, which includes stints with the New Jersey Nets, NBA and Sports Illustrated and a sports management degree from Springfield College. Here's an excerpt: "I began my career in...

Mattress Sponsorship SmackDown

Getting out of partnerships when you get a better offer from a competitor is always a thorny issue. Just ask FIFA. On an infinitely smaller scale, two mattress companies are going head-to-head in a fight for the exclusive mattress of this year's Fort Worth Stock Show. It seems Fort Worth-based City Mattress, a partner of the Fort Worth Stock Show for 10 years, was recently told that Houston...

Which MLB Stadium Sponsors Have Cashed In This Season

Amidst the wow factor of numbers that typically get thrown around for media exposure, few media outlets ever take the time to compare the pro-rated cost of the deal to the exposure number bountied about. Business Insider did that on Friday using Joyce Julius & Associates numbers from the first three months of the season and measuring that against the cost of the naming rights deal to give an id...