Category: Sport Sponsorship
June 30, 2018
Sponsorship scams and frauds: a very Italian problem
Unfortunately, in recent days we have had to read the latest in a series of cases where arrests in connection with false sports sponsorships and inflated invoices have come to light. This tim[...]
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June 21, 2018
Marquez, Lorenzo and the Monster-Red Bull war of sponsorship
The premise is that there is not yet a public and official answer to the question posed in the title of this article. This does not mean that, for those of us involved in sports marketing, Jo[...]
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June 21, 2018
“We do not have a big budget, we cannot enter sport sponsorship”
Budget is one of the hottest topics when it comes to sports and companies often think they do not have the resources to get involved. “We have no budget” or “we do not have [...]
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June 13, 2018
How to Choose a Sport to Sponsor? A Quick Guide
This is the big dilemma: should I follow my instinct or should I look at the numbers? Well, I’ll look at the numbers — they don’t lie. But before that, the main piece of advice [...]
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May 28, 2018
Sponsorship and hooligans. How to deal with violent fans
Unfortunately, the one between sponsorship and hooligans can be a tough combo to deal with. Can a sponsoring brand have problems because of the team’s supporters? Fans, especially in some d[...]
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May 28, 2018
What Budget Do You Need to Sponsor a Sport?
Every time we enter a negotiation with a new brand, there is a precise moment when the conversation shifts: the marketing manager stops talking about objectives and starts wondering how much [...]
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May 21, 2018
Sports sponsorship and bonus covered by insurance
Sometimes sports sponsorships grant a bonus to athletes or teams linked to their results. The team winning the Champions League, the driver who becomes world champion, the national team that [...]
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May 20, 2018
Why are foreign sponsors flooding European sports?
In order to understand the enormous power of sport sponsorship, and its effectiveness for businesses all over the world, a look at the Premier League clubs’ kit deals could be enough. Out o[...]
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May 15, 2018
How does sponsorship work?
Why beg for attention if you can be worshipped by your customer? There is no point in interrupting and begging someone for their attention when your brand can be embedded in something that yo[...]
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May 9, 2018
How much does sports sponsorship cost? Sometimes a lot, but it is worth even more
How much does sport sponsorship cost, and how much does it cost to sponsor a sports team? Sport sponsorship is one of the most efficient and used marketing strategies in the world of business[...]
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May 8, 2018
What sport should I sponsor? Football or tennis? If you are in Pakistan, maybe Cricket.
Is it better to sponsor football or tennis? God knows, there is not such a thing as a better sport. There are different clients, in different areas of the world, engaged in different activit[...]
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May 7, 2018
Motorsport Sponsorship and fan Engagement
Can I engage the fans at the track during the MotoGP race week end? Last year more than 2.660.000 people attended the 18 races of the MotoGP Championship. On average, there were more than 148[...]
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May 4, 2018
What lead us to work so often in Motorsport. Four selling points that had us sold
“Why do you have so many motorsports-related case histories?” That’s a frequent question among those who call us for the first time, and even when we meet someone, the question [...]
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May 3, 2018
Why does RTR Sports work so much in motorsport?
It is one of the first questions we are asked, almost always, in the early weeks of a new relationship with a prospective client. “Why do almost all your clients end up in MotoGP or For[...]
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April 29, 2018
Shedding a light on “Sports Marketing”. Sponsorship is finding its feet in this field.
In 2016, $60.1 billion was spent Globally by brand marketers on sponsorship deals. An increase of 4.6% from 2015 (IEG, 2017). This growing popularity of sponsorship deals is mainly due to 4[...]
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April 25, 2018
Sponsorship Vs Advertising, strengths and weaknesses, a clear comparison
At RTR we deal only with sponsorships so we could be accused of being, if we stay in sports, supporters of sponsorship…and this is a necessary premise. We will, therefore, try to give [...]
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April 23, 2018
Sponsorship vs. pitch-side advertising: which one actually works?
Ninety-two million dollars a year. That is what Honda paid to have its name on the Repsol Honda MotoGP livery — not for a row of banners along the track. For a team, a bike, a story. If you[...]
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April 18, 2018
Can you find me a sponsor?
Looking for sponsorship? Can RTR Sports help you? No, we can’t. And, quite frankly, you should stop looking for one. Let’s try and be honest here, shall we, and take a good step back. Mos[...]
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April 5, 2018
How do I find sponsors for my team?
How do I find sponsors for my team? Our job is to provide consultancy to companies and brands wishing to use sports as a marketing and communication tool As a sponsorship agency, we are often[...]
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March 20, 2018
Advertising and Sponsorship: Why Choose Sports Sponsorship
Why do brands choose sports sponsorship over traditional advertising? A look at the real numbers behind on-screen time, advertising value equivalence, and the ROI of MotoGP sponsorship. [...]
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