It’s a new year filled with new goals, and I’m sure that one of those goals is landing new sponsors for your event! I thought this month’s blog should be about a topic that I don’t see or hear much about, and that’s onboarding your new sponsors and retur ...
How Does 6 Wedding Dresses Relate to Business Decision Making?
In honor of my 1-year wedding anniversary last month, I decided to repost an article I wrote last year for 'Lady & Company Creative' and how having SIX wedding dresses helped me with my business decision making and overcoming analysis paralysis. I ...
How to Approach “I’ll Pass” from a Prospect
For this blog, I wanted to share a story with you that happened recently. I’m currently working on a new event for a client of ours, and a colleague suggested a possible sponsor prospect for the event. After doing a little digging on the prospect’s br ...
Small Event, Big Sponsors Vol 1: Two Essentials for Successful Small Event Sponsorships
Most events need sponsorship sales in order to succeed and grow but getting sponsorships can be a little tricky when you’re dealing with smaller numbers of attendees. If done correctly, however, Small and mid-sized events can successfully find sponsors a ...
Showing Gratitude To Your Sponsors
I know that when this goes blog goes up Thanksgiving will have passed, and the topic of gratitude is one that you will see over and over this time of year, but in my opinion it's worth repeating. I am actually writing this on Thanksgiving morning. My ...
Let’s Talk About Sponsor Activations!
One of my favorite things about sponsorships is activation! How a sponsor partners with an event is everything! In my opinion, a successful sponsorship activation is one that enhances the event that patrons experience, while creating a memorable impressi ...
Tips For Building A Successful Prospect List
In August I spoke at the Florida Festival and Events Association, and although the topic I was speaking about was creating a successful sales deck, the questions were focused on prospecting sponsors. A few weeks later I spoke to a group of professional s ...
The ABC’s and 123’s of Sponsorships
I am passionate about sponsorships and I love how they can enhance an event in both experience and of course in revenue. I really believe that any good event should be able to find a sponsor or sponsors but it’s a competitive world out there so here are ...
Tips for a Successful Sponsorship Presentation
Based on a recommendation from a colleague, I have been taking an online business course taught by Kevin Redmon of Shaw Academy. I can honestly say that I wasn't expecting much from an online, self paced class but it surprised me. It has made me re-work ...
5 Things Sponsors Want in a Pitch
When it comes to giving a sponsorship pitch there are lots of things that a potential sponsor may ask you, but I can pretty much guarantee you that these 5 things will be at the top of their list. Make sure you are prepared with the answers so that you c ...