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How to Recession-Proof Your Sponsorship Opportunity
by Chris Baylis | Jun 12, 2023 | News
Recessions are one of those words that no one ever wants to hear. It seems like just yesterday that we overcame the 2008 recession, and...
5 Ways to Close More Sponsorship Deals in the Next 90 Days
by Chris Baylis | Jun 5, 2023 | News
Are you on a quest to increase your sponsorship quotient? This isn’t an overnight process, but if you’re willing to put time and work in,...
How Chris Norwood Went from Sponsorship Student to Master and Doubled His Sponsorship Revenue
by Chris Baylis | May 22, 2023 | Festivals, News
Chris Norwood’s Road to Success Chris Norwood is the Director of Marketing & Partnerships for the DUSK Music Festival, an annual music...
7 Things You Should Never Include in a Sponsorship Proposal
by Chris Baylis | May 8, 2023 | News
The single biggest stumbling block any sponsorship seeker faces is the sponsorship proposal, and not only what to put in there but when to...
What Sponsors Want: Data and Analytics to Grow Your Festival Sponsorship
by Chris Baylis | Apr 3, 2023 | News
What do sponsors want? If I had to boil it down to one thing, the answer is undoubtedly data. After all, any sponsorship seeker can say...
Become a Sponsorship Magnet
by Chris Baylis | Mar 27, 2023 | News
I recently published a post about making your festival absolutely irresistible to sponsors, magnetic even. What if you have a program or...
Build a Sponsorship Cookbook
by Chris Baylis | Mar 20, 2023 | News
There’s a quote I recently heard, and while I don’t exactly know who said it, its stuck with me ever since. Here it goes: “Amateurs have a...
5 More Critical Festival Sponsorship Mistakes to Avoid
by Chris Baylis | Mar 8, 2023 | News
Recently, I wrote an article about sponsorship festival dealbreakers. The post got a very positive reception, as I think sometimes a...