6 Tips for Sponsorship Sellers

We recently came across Gail Bower's 6 Tips for Sponsorship Selling in Turbulent Times. Here's an oversimplified summary for brevity's sake, but check out the full posting if you're interested at Bower & Co's blog: 1. Offer value. 2. Be a true partner. 3. Explore alternate markets. 4. Don't whine. Don't procrastinate. 5. Create the conditions for success. 6. Being flexible is OK; gi...

Happy Snowy Thursday from NY

We had a great day yesterday with a lot of new sign-ups. It appears this thing may be catching on! Folks, be sure to attach a location to your profile. How do you do this? Once you've created a new property in your "MySponsorPitch" dashboard, click on "specific locations" then add a city name and any dates that may be applicable to that specific location. Why is this sooo important? H...

Meet... the Bahamas Snowboard Team

If there is a Jamaican Bobsled team, why not a Bahamas Snowboard team? When it comes down to it, SponsorPitch, is about telling stories around sponsorship opportunities. Among many of the unique new stories we've recently come across is Korath Wright, who is set to be the first-ever Winter Olympian from the Bahamas by competing in the halfpipe in 2010! Korathwright.com The twenty-t...

Often Searched Sponsorship Terms

Thanks to Google Trends and our own analytics, we get great visibility into some of the most common things that sponsorship sellers typically search for. We thought you may be interested in some of the most searched for terms: Microsoft Sponsorship GoPro sponsorship Louis Vuitton Sponsorship sponsorships sponsorship how to obtain a sponsorship marketing and sponsorship ...

Beta Tester Appreciation Day Drawing Announcement

We just held two drawings for our inaugural BTAD .. one for our general pool of beta users and the other for those that have given feedback thus far. Drumroll.... First prize ($100 apple gift card) goes to Lauren Rinkey, National Events Manager at Pernod-Ricard (Absolut Vodka). Lauren's at Sundance Film Festival implementing their sponsorship, but tells us she's excited to get back and pic...

Gearing Up for Fashion Week

Twice a year couture and luxury designers of fashions and accessories pack the pearly white tents of Bryant Park, as well as other lavish venues throughout New York. One of those venues will be showcasing up and coming New York designer, Patrik Rzepski. Patrik has been lauded as Top Young New York Designer by Vogue and his collection has been reviewed by such publications as the New York...

Fashion Week Feeling the Crunch

Quite a day yesterday! Following up on our previous post about Fashion Week, more signs that this year will offer some amazing entry points for brands looking to get involved: Nice Knowing You, Fashion Week Parties While this year's event will be more subdued, marketers who still have the budget to do so, will find more affordable and flexible opportunities to get involved with bra...

Audi's Inauguration Tie-In

In case somehow (we don't know how, but..) you missed it, Audi blanketed yesterday's inauguration coverage as the "Exclusive TV Sponsor of the Inauguration." Here's the press release Audi issued to announce the affiliation: Audi Lines Up Unprecedented Sponsorship of Inauguration Coverage Today, there was some debate over whether Audi was right in "aligning with a political figure." Sorr...

Perfect Pitch Fridays III

Week 3.. Sorry folks, this is coming late today. We've been jam packed with meetings this week for some very exciting announcements we'll have coming up soon! Also, next week you'll see some pretty major feature updates, which we think will make the sign-up/sign-in process a whole lot clearer (we could have done this better in the beginning, but thx for sticking it out and making suggestions...

Beta Invites Update

Happy Monday. Hope your weekend was filled with less work and more play. This week, you'll start noticing some pretty substantial changes around here. We think these feature updates will allow you to use the site in a more effective and efficient way. Just so you know, we've decided to slow down the beta invites until these updates are implemented. Hey, it's Monday: Time to reread t...