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Archive: How To Ask For Sponsorship
How Many Direct Outreaches Per Week to Hit a Quarter-Million-Dollar Sponsorship Year?
by Chris Baylis | May 5, 2026 | How To Ask For Sponsorship, Sponsorship Prospecting
Two hundred contacts. Forty-five discovery meetings. Fifteen proposals. Five sponsors. That ratio produces a five-sponsor year for a...
Direct Outreach Is the Only Work That Closes Sponsorship Deals
by Chris Baylis | Apr 30, 2026 | How To Ask For Sponsorship, Sponsorship, Sponsorship Prospecting
Sponsorship teams spend most of their week on activity that has no chance of producing a signed deal. They polish proposals. They attend...
10 Questions Every Sponsor Wishes You’d Ask (And Why They Matter)
by Chris Baylis | Jan 22, 2026 | How To Ask For Sponsorship, Sponsorship
Sponsorship success isn’t about sending generic packages or plastering logos on banners. The real results come from asking the right...
Beyond the Basics: Uncommon Sponsorship Secrets That Work
by Chris Baylis | Feb 3, 2025 | How To Ask For Sponsorship, Sponsorship
Beyond the Basics: Uncommon Sponsorship Secrets That Work As we approach the end of the year, you might think it's time to wind down your...
How To Ask For Sponsorship: Questions For The First Meeting
by Chris Baylis | Jun 4, 2024 | Discovery Sessions, Event Sponsorship, How To Ask For Sponsorship, Sponsorship, Sponsorship Prospecting, Sponsorship Recruiting, Sponsorship Sales
Asking For Sponsorship Is Easy! As Long As You Don’t Ask For Money (Yet!) Prospecting is arguably the most important part of the sponsorship sales process. It is through the process of discovery meetings, geared towards information gathering rather than sales, that you learn whether or not the market will support your goals. The goal of the first meeting is not to make the sale but to gather information and demine whether or not you have a fit. The types of questions that you should ask your prospects must reflect the goals of the first meeting. 10+ Questions To Ask Potential Sponsors Here are the five most important questions you should be asking in the first meeting in order to be able to create a custom sponsorship package: Who is your target audience? This starts the meeting on the right path, right away. Don’t launch into a pitch, instead, get your prospect talking about their target audience. Not only will this give you valuable information for your proposal and your own audience research but it shows your prospect that you understand how sponsorship works. What action do your customers take right before they make a purchase? How do you typically get […]
How to Get Film Festival Sponsors
by Chris Baylis | Apr 3, 2024 | Event Sponsorship, Festivals, How To Ask For Sponsorship, Sponsorship
Before you dive in, if you are interested in festival sponsorship, check out these titles in our “sponsorship for festivals” series:...