Snowmobile Sponsor Expectations

sirkdev

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Don’t. Think your talking about my mason
But if you are pm me
My son mason he’s 16 has picked up a few sponsorships on his own doing they all are various small deals but it all helps.

My girls rodeo competitively, same scenario, a few sponsors here and there but to go all in is big $$$. Just like sledding. Have to feed the talent..
 

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yeah maybe.... I’d say a good start would be a new truck and deck, new sled, whatever mods wanted, fuel card, visa, $5k cash a month, film professional in a couple areas, cover incidentals with work as it’s a “hobby”. Probably buy tickets to events and make sure the hand shakes happened within industry, promote the hell out of the hometown and try to drive local business and bring good to the community. In return, someone thst doesn’t have a my **** don’t stink attitude but has their act together, someone who looks down the road long term, can coach, lead and likes new adventures. Connections in industry are important, looking after those relationships are important too. I think that would show commitment on both sides. Maybe not I don’t know... I was just curious what people with and without having been sponsored would look for.

At that point this isn't a sponsorship - that's an employee. As a employer, I would expect significant commitment to promote, further the brand, make a number of appearances, provide regular reporting as to the who/when/where/what my money is going to, take part in R&D Sessions. This sounds simple, but I would expect value for my money - which would likely mean a lot less riding than your are thinking. If I don't get the value, you'd have a contract that would allow me to part ways at my discretion.

Use Dave Norana as an example. Super approachable and nice guy. I'm sure the guy busts his arse to get done what he has to get done and ride as well. I've never got the impression that this was handed to him, but is the result of alot of work which led up to his opportunity. His sponsorship is by a major company, to what extent I don't know, but it isn't his mainline of work from what I would gather. He appears to have other revenue streams to make ends meet. His model is even atypical as I would guess he has a better deal than a lot of others in the industry. As an employer, I'd be tickled with the exposure he gives the brand and the work he appears to put in in the mainstream. How much work he puts in behind the scenes is unknown, but I'm guessing it's substantial and probably tiring at times.
 
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