The latest writings from our team
How to Plan a Festival: The Complete Guide to Starting, Growing, and Perfecting Your Festival
by Chris Baylis | May 25, 2022 | Festivals, News
Before you dive in, if you are interested in festival sponsorship, check out these titles in our “sponsorship for festivals” series:...
Getting Around the Gatekeeper
by Chris Baylis | May 19, 2022 | News
The time will come in your sponsorship program where you have to pick up the phone or shoot an email to a representative at the company...
Sponsors Are Customers
by Chris Baylis | May 18, 2022 | News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH9k456PGig When you think of your sponsors, what do you call them? If the answer is, “well, Chris, I call...
Sponsorship and Car Sales
by Chris Baylis | May 10, 2022 | News
I’m sure everyone has a horror story or two about buying a car, right? Pushy salespeople, mountains of paperwork, leases that sound good...
The Path to Failure in Sponsorship
by Chris Baylis | May 10, 2022 | News
You might have read this title once and did a double-take. Why in the world would I want to talk about the path to failure in sponsorship?...
The Best Question to Ask a Sponsor
by Chris Baylis | May 3, 2022 | News
Here’s a fun quiz for you. Where in your sponsorship program do you think the most critical window of opportunity is? I bet you would say...
Stop Guessing in Sponsorship
by Chris Baylis | May 2, 2022 | News
Have you ever been to a magic show and the magician correctly guessed the number you were thinking of or the card you were holding without...
When a Sponsor Says They Have No Budget
by Chris Baylis | Apr 26, 2022 | News
Here’s a scenario I’m sure you’ve faced before. You spent a lot of time digging deep into your audience and segmenting them. You came up...
Three Components of a Winning Sponsorship Program
by Chris Baylis | Apr 26, 2022 | News
If I told you that the best sponsorship programs came down to only three components, you probably wouldn’t believe me, right? I’m sure...








