Author: Emanuele Venturoli
Emanuele Venturoli is Head of Communication & Marketing at RTR Sports Marketing, where he has led the agency's editorial, digital, and SEO output since 2012. He holds a degree in Public, Political and Institutional Communication from the University of Bologna and began his career in sport at Virtus Bologna basketball before moving into motorsport. He lectures in sports marketing at 24ORE Business School and writes across Formula 1, MotoGP, and sponsorship strategy, overseeing RTR's multilingual content platform across 13 languages.
April 4, 2019
MotoGP Show Bikes: what are they? And how are they used?
Show bikes are replicas of the motorcycles used by riders during MotoGP competitions. Teams make them available to their main sponsors and partners as a marketing tool for special events: exh[...]
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April 2, 2019
MotoGP Show Bikes: What Are They and How Are They Used?
MotoGP show bikes, also known as exhibition motorcycles, are replicas of the machines ridden by riders during MotoGP World Championship competitions. Teams make them available to their main s[...]
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April 2, 2019
MotoGP Show Bikes: What Are They and How Are They Used?
MotoGP show bikes, also known as exhibition motorcycles, are replicas of the machines ridden by riders during MotoGP World Championship competitions. Teams make them available to their main s[...]
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March 20, 2019
Why do businesses sponsor events?
“Why do businesses sponsor events” you might ask. Sponsoring experiential experiences or live events might seem like a bit of an anomaly for a marketer, especially when there are so many [...]
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March 20, 2019
Why do companies sponsor sports?
Sports ignite passion in their viewers, both those watching at home and those travelling to attend matches, races or tournaments. At RTR Sports Marketing, we’re often asked, “Why do compa[...]
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March 5, 2019
More informed and savvy audiences: this is the new target of sports sponsorships
An effort to understand how sponsorships convey subtle messages began after witnessing reactions to a seven-year, $600 million agreement in 2012 in which US-based Chevrolet became a sponsor o[...]
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March 3, 2019
What is a technical sponsor?
Among the many types of sponsorship and partnerships possible, already discussed in the previous pages of this blog, certainly deserves a closer examination the technical sponsor. Without any[...]
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February 28, 2019
Advertising & Sponsorship: what is the difference?
Inclusion vs Intrusion, Value Growth, and Storytelling Why should a company go for sponsorship in place of advertising? Why invest money in sports partnerships and opt for sponsorships when v[...]
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February 18, 2019
Motorsport Is Too Dangerous to Sponsor — Is It Really Against Your Company Policy?
There’s a phrase that anyone who works at a sports sponsorship agency hears periodically — usually toward the end of a meeting that seemed to be going well. It comes from a marketing dire[...]
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January 24, 2019
MotoE sponsorship: do not miss the chance
The first World Championship of the FIM MotoE series will be opened officially on May the 5th 2019 at the MotoGP race on the circuit of Jerez (Spain). This new series with its five-round cale[...]
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January 17, 2019
Becoming a Formula E sponsor? Here are five good reasons
Formula E, the leading world championship of electric-powered cars, is now in its fifth season. Its success is evident not only in strong TV ratings and high track attendance but also in the [...]
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January 15, 2019
Offline marketing vs social: 3 things to consider
It’s a question that brands involved in sports marketing are asking more and more – should I commit marketing spend online, or off? Here, we weigh up some of the factors involved. Dir[...]
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January 13, 2019
4 challenges riders and teams will face in MotoGP 2019
The new MotoGP season is underway, and managers and riders alike have been looking at the lessons learned in 2018 – and forecasting the challenges that they might face this year. Here a[...]
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January 13, 2019
Download: 2019 MotoGP Calendar plus F1, FormulaE and MotoE
With the new year well underway, we thought it could be useful for all the petrolheads and sponsorship managers out there to get the racing calendars for the 4 main worldwide racing series, n[...]
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January 10, 2019
Jorge Lorenzo’s new challenge at Repsol Honda
After two years at Ducati, former MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo has made a bold move ahead of MotoGP 2019 and switched teams. Lorenzo’s move to Repsol Honda from Ducati for MotoGP 2019 come[...]
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January 10, 2019
MotoGP VIP Pass vs Paddock Pass: What’s the Difference?
Updated August 2026. The MotoGP VIP Pass and the MotoGP Paddock Pass are two profoundly different tools that are often confused with one another: the VIP Pass is the hospitality ticket you re[...]
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January 8, 2019
The most important team and rider changes ahead of MotoGP 2019
There’s change afoot for both riders and teams in MotoGP 2019, with the break-up of decades-old partnerships and new riders coming up from the lower ranks of motorsport with a promise to sh[...]
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January 3, 2019
David vs Goliath: Small agencies vs the big guys
For many who want to invest in sports marketing, a small to medium-sized agency is likely to be the most effective choice. So, what are the benefits of using a small agency over a larger one [...]
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January 1, 2019
Jorge Lorenzo & Red Bull: beginning a sports sponsorship campaign effectively
Only a few days ago, new Honda rider Jorge Lorenzo appeared alongside Max Verstappen of the Red Bull Formula 1 team as guest of Sport und Talk aus dem Hangar 7, on Red Bull’s Servus TV. It[...]
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December 23, 2018
Sports Sponsorship and Social
Sports sponsorship, marketing and social There’s no question that the way we’re watching and engaging with sports is changing. Whilst in the past we might have been limited to physically [...]
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