by Krista Benoit | Feb 1, 2021 | Business, Event Partnerships, Events, Marketing, Sales, Sponsorship, Sponsorship Strategy
‘Calculating the value of sponsorable assets is a daunting task for many sponsorship seekers.’ Sponsorship valuation is one of the most misunderstood aspects of sponsorship marketing and corporate partnerships. There are way too many properties who are seeking...
by Krista Benoit | Sep 18, 2019 | Business, Event Experience, Events, Sales, Sales Strategy, Sponsorship, Ticket Sales, Tips
“I love to talk about creative ways to help my clients make more money through their event.” Growing up, one of my dad’s favourite expressions was: “Money doesn’t grow on trees you know!” I told myself that when I became a parent, I would NEVER rant at my...
by Krista Benoit | May 8, 2019 | Business, Communication, Content Marketing, Marketing, Sales, Sales Strategy, Strategic Marketing
“People are pretty much adding any type of adjective in front of the word ‘marketing’. I could create ‘asshole marketing’ and probably make it a thing.” Jumping on the Bandwagon Kids say the darndest things (even big ones). The...
by Krista Benoit | Apr 10, 2019 | Business, Communication, Event Partnerships, Events, Marketing, Sales, Sales Strategy, Sponsorship, Sponsorship Strategy
“Developing sponsorship partnerships is tough and it’s particularly tough with a new event or first-time event.” For the most part, I’ve had a lot of success with finding sponsors for new events. But, recently I had some challenges with one event in...
by Krista Benoit | Sep 3, 2018 | Attendance, Conference Planning, Event Planning, Event Promotion, Events, Pre-Conference, Sales, Sales Strategy, Social Media
“What happens when you put your heart and soul into planning the event and no one comes!?” Event Marketing Event professionals invest a lot of time, effort and money into organizing events. We tend to obsess over every little logistical detail, we make lists, we...
by Krista Benoit | Feb 6, 2018 | Business, Client Relationships, Event Partnerships, Events, Partnerships, Sales, Sales Strategy, Skill Development, Sponsorship, Sponsorship Strategy, Sport
“Sponsorship is a relationship that requires you, the sponsorship sales person, to be a good listener.” Sponsorship is a tough business. If you’ve ever tried to drum up even $500 for your daughter’s soccer team, you know how difficult it is to engage a...