How Do You Go About Finding A Sponsor? 10
Qui-Gonn Jew asks: "A group of us were designing a robot for BattleBots, and [managed to get to the] building stage when our sponsor dropped us. So now we need to find a new sponsor that will fund us the money to finish and enter the 'Bot for next season. Any suggestions on how/who to ask? We are willing to completely cover our bot with a company logo." There are always people willing to look for sponsors to underwrite a portion of their costs whether they are entering a contest, battling robots, or driving a race car. Even .ORGs need sponsors every once in a while. What's the best way to go about finding sponsors in such situations? Hopefully, a few of you out there have different ideas that might not have been touched on the last time around.
It's not that hard (Score:1)
Hardware Store (Score:1)
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Tried your suppliers? (Score:1)
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Putting the
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Guy Edwards
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As the title says it's primarily aimed at Motor Racing, but the fundementals are the same. The author has arranged some huge deals
In a brief summation it's about giving the sponsor more than they paid for.
You are going to be a moving bill board for them on T. V. do you know how much TV time costs? $$$ If you win how much exposure will you generate for the company?
The work doesn't stop when you get the money, that's when it starts.
When the competition is over you should work out how much publicity you generated for the firm and let them know, a slick video is not out of the question given todays hardware.
In short you can get a small amount of money fairly easily, but getting more money or getting money for the next campaign takes effort.
Re:Ask Slashdot: Will you sponsor me? (Score:1)
Ask Slashdot: Will you sponsor me? (Score:2)
Writing a sponsorship proposal (Score:2)
If a business can supply you with parts (either free or at a discount) it usually works out pretty well. Getting cash can be tricky (particularily with no past success), but you may just get lucky.
start small (Score:2)