Post by spudeeelad on Nov 9, 2012 23:21:01 GMT
Nov 9, 2012 20:47:55 GMT mmm said:
My proof is that I personally handed the sponsorship information to someone that works at Diageo. Came back and said they weren't going to take it any further.To me that is the big issue though. If I was looking to gain a sponsor I simply wouldn't hand them a sponsorship brochure to look through at their leisure. A director or Allan should have phoned the main man at Diageo and asked if they could arrange a 30 minute meeting to discuss the sponsorship opportunities we have on offer this season. That way you can negotiate on price and what the company itself would like to gain from the partnership.
If I was in Allan's position I would have been cold calling all appropriate businesses in the Fife area and arranging appointment after appointment. I do think we are in a much better position this year regarding sponsorship thanks to Allan's hardwork but we lack a major sponsor with major funds available. Hull have Rapid Solicitors on board, Coventry - Genting Casino, Panthers - GMB, Belfast - Stena Line. If we had a similair agreement with a big company the obvious one being Diageo then our revenue would go up massively as well as creating interest for other sponsors to get involved.
I heard an interview with Paul Ragan and he was looking at sponsorship revenue of 250k. It is more difficult living in a large town compared to a capital city but I do think we could do better than we are at present.
You don't even need meetings. You can have phone calls, conference calls, video calls via Skype. There is an endless choice of stuff you can do