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Post by Valerie Beach on Jan 31, 2005 21:58:07 GMT -5
hey steve,
thanx it really worked well for me a gym approched me and asked if they could sponsor me!!!
on the mike comment he is a verry good puller saw him at nationals ;D
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Post by STEVE PHIPPS on Feb 1, 2005 13:37:05 GMT -5
major sponsors seem to be moving more toward team sponsorships, ie NFL, World Strongest Man etc.
But the way I went about it was to:
1. use and believe in the product.
2. write them a letter explaining how the product helped you in armwrestling.
3. list your credits in armwrestling and show a newspaper article or two, to show exposure
4. ask for sponsorship in exchange for wearing their company logo on your shirt.
5. list the tournaments you plan on attending during the next year, to show the amount of exposure you will give their product and to list the amount of money you plan on spending for travel, etc.
this gives them a cost / benefit evaluation that they can look at and decide if they want to cover all, part or not get involved
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Post by STEVE PHIPPS on Feb 1, 2005 13:44:30 GMT -5
By the way MET-RX's sponsorship has varied over the years based on the size of the company as well. When they were smaller it was easier to get sponsorship, now they are one of the BIG boys.
But they have covered complete overseas armwrestling trips, sent UPS trucks full of free MET-RX for continued training and even called to say "Hi, saw you on the sports channel last night. Thanks for the exposure for Met-RX"
My hat is off to them and any company that is willing to sponsor armwrestling or an individual in armwrestling.
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Post by Joe Bacca on Feb 1, 2005 16:48:09 GMT -5
Thanks to Valerie, Steve Black, Steve Phipps...  there are nice people like Zhanna who want to come to the USA & compete, but need financial help, this gives them hope & some motivation to come. The rest of you can invest in the "Opitz Games"... ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Steve Black on Feb 1, 2005 17:25:37 GMT -5
Your welcome !  |
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Post by Valerie Beach on Feb 1, 2005 17:44:53 GMT -5
your welcome z ;D
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Post by Gary Roberts on Feb 1, 2005 19:08:15 GMT -5
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Post by Zhanna Chingule on Feb 5, 2005 8:26:10 GMT -5
thank you everyone ;D
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Post by Joe Bacca on Feb 10, 2005 8:30:29 GMT -5
Zhanna, (and everyone else who seeks sponsorship) should try to get a website like Malin's or like the one I just made for Valerie valeriebeach.com/ this is a good presenation tool, that will show sponsors who you are & what your have done. But for now, type up a letter (resume), with some info about you & your performances and add links to sites like Malins & Charlies, which allow you to post a small profile & pics of yourself. Charlies site: www.swedisharmwrestling.com/Malin's site: www.malinbergstrom.com/Good Luck Harry |
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