What Sports Marketing Can Do For Your School
Success Stories
Wayne County (KY)
Building relationships and providing results are the pillars of our sports marketing team. With a 20+ year relationship, our team continues to deliver and provide the proper service and results that Wayne County High School expects.
How long have you or your school utilized sports marketing? 20+ years
What attracted you most to partnering with our sports marketing team? The simplicity and ease of dealing with this company is what has kept us coming back.
How has the sponsorship program benefited your athletic department? Our department has been able to add 4 new scoreboards (working on a 5th), a video board, and a basketball scorer’s table through the revenue generated.
How has the sports marketing services helped alleviate some of your day-day responsibilities? Yes they have. How? We give them ‘leads’ and they basically do all of the ‘leg work’, saving me the time and hassle!
What would you say to an Athletic Director considering our sports marketing services? They are the best in the business. Like I said, we have been partnering with them for 20 plus years. I wouldn’t think about looking at anyone else to help secure our needs.
Success Stories
Bellmont (IN)
Bellmont High School has been a long standing customer of our sponsorship services. In our latest conversation, we had the opportunity to ask Athletic Director, Dale Manis, how our sports marketing program has helped his department.
How long have you or your school utilized sports marketing? 15+ years
What attracted you most to partnering with our sports marketing team? Their customer service has been top notch; their revenue generating products coupled with their ability to take those things off of an AD’s plate.
How has the sponsorship program benefited your athletic department? Without these programs teams and the athletic department would have to look for more exclusively into the use of additional fundraising.
What obstacles do Athletic Directors face that prohibit them from bringing in new sponsorship revenue effectively? Being in a small town limits and creates natural barriers to continuously have to seek out monies from the same businesses over and over again. Businesses have limits to what they can and will do.
How has the sports marketing services helped alleviate some of your day-day responsibilities? Yes How? Being able to free up some of my time and still generate revenue for my athletic department has been huge.
What would you say to an Athletic Director considering our sports marketing services? Do it. No brainer!
Success Stories
Hamilton Southeastern (IN)
For more than a decade our sports marketing division, Slam Dunk, has been the engine that has driven sponsorship revenue for the Hamilton Southeastern athletic department. In our most recent Athletic Director conversation, Kurt Ogden, outlines the benefits he has seen from the sports marketing program.
How long have you or your school utilized sports marketing? Since 2006 (14 yrs.)
What attracted you most to partnering with our sports marketing team? The time it takes to seek advertising sponsors is hard for me to do on top of all my other duties. It’s nice to have a company such as Slam Dunk do that for me.
How has the sponsorship program benefited your athletic department?We have received revenue that has helped offset costs in my budget.
What obstacles do Athletic Directors face that prohibit them from bringing in new sponsorship revenue effectively? As mentioned before, my time is limited. With the expertise that they have in working with advertising sponsors, it eliminates a major item from my plate
How has the sports marketing services helped alleviate some of your day-day responsibilities? How? Yes- Slam Dunk (Kevin Stephenson) has installed new & removed old panels from the scrolling sign located below the scoreboard in the main gym.
What would you say to an Athletic Director considering our sports marketing services? The money generated is well worth it, the service was outstanding & the quality of product was top-notch.
Success Stories
Floyd Central High School (IN)
Since the start of the relationship, our sports marketing team has added financial value to Floyd Central High School’s basketball scoreboards, football scoreboard, and video displays. Through industry expertise, our team has worked closely with the school athletic department to increase their revenue opportunities.
In a conversation with Athletic Director, Jeff Cerqueira, he explains the value his department has seen.
How long have you or your school utilized sports marketing? 12 years
What attracted you most to partnering with our sports marketing team? Their ability to sell, install and maintain a quality product that cost no money up front and provides revenue once the product has been in full by sponsors that SDSM has acquired
How has the sponsorship program benefited your athletic department? It has provided high quality equipment without upfront cost. The checks received after the equipment has been paid for greatly helps the athletic budget
What obstacles do Athletic Directors face that prohibit them from bringing in new sponsorship revenue effectively? The time to call potential sponsors with everything else we have to do during the day.
Has Slam Dunk’s services helped alleviate some of your day-day responsibilities? How? Yes, After I order an item, they do all of the leg work and just send me the final draft for final approval
If sports marketing is right for you, or you want to learn more, we’re here to assist. The financial commitment for athletics is at an all time high and we want to maximize your resources to generate new revenue for your athletic department.
