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| Does anyone know of any company's doing sponsorships? Going on the rodeo road alone Is very hard! |
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| Most sponsors only use you if you are already a customer. It’s also usually a product sponsorship, not cash. The PRCA/WPRA patch program has changed so that now you can only sponsor a limited number of contestants and contestants can only be sponsored by a limited number. They have essentially squeezed out anyone that isn’t in the top 20 or a large corporation right out of the sponsorship program. |
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Location: Somewhere around here | SKM - 2018-04-24 4:15 AM
Most sponsors only use you if you are already a customer. It’s also usually a product sponsorship, not cash. The PRCA/WPRA patch program has changed so that now you can only sponsor a limited number of contestants and contestants can only be sponsored by a limited number. They have essentially squeezed out anyone that isn’t in the top 20 or a large corporation right out of the sponsorship program.
Hu, I didn't know that it changed to be like that. Interesting. |
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Location: Desert Land | Unless you're out there winning and making a name for yourself, it's going to be hard to find a company to sponsor you. It's not advantageous for them to offer products/cash to someone who isn't providing a good return on investment for them. |
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| You can start with small local companies, specifically friends and family. They are going to be more willing to bet on you than Wrangler or Polaris. Start small, show them how they benefit from you wearing their name on your shirt. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | TheOldGrayMare - 2018-04-24 3:04 PM Unless you're out there winning and making a name for yourself, it's going to be hard to find a company to sponsor you. It's not advantageous for them to offer products/cash to someone who isn't providing a good return on investment for them.
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Location: Illinois | I'm going to slightly disagree with the "winning/on top" theory. I'm always in the 3D/4D and not always winning either divisions and I managed to get on TeamMVP and TEAMDiO, two products I swear by and push really hard and get several referrals for them. You don't always have to be 1D or winning rodeos, but it's more about what you bring to the table marketing wise. I don't have "down time" at races, I spend the time I'm not on a horse promoting a product and I have patches all over the place, decals on trailer, etc. It's about your professionalism, your dedication as a customer, and how you represent them. The place i get my polos from does sponsorships, some custom tack makers have sponsorships, etc. Ask the places you shop first and foremost. Many only take on sponsorships at the beginning of the year and everyone has to apply and they're picked. When I asked about TEAMDiO they looked back into my purchase history and asked permission to look at my social media accounts to see if I fit their program. And it's a lot of work keeping the promotional ball rolling for each company, on each social media platform I have, plus word of mouth and presence at events. There's events I have to go to that I'm not even running at. SO yeah, start first at places you've been investing in because those will be your best bet. |
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| I would really like to get some hard evidence that people buy products cause they saw it on a shirt or sticker on a truck and trailer. My guess is very very few. So offering to be a walking bill board is not really lucrative. JMHO. |
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Location: Illinois | I've had two people ask me what the MVP patch on my shirt stood for and I explained the products and they both now use MVP products. Does the patch or decal itself make the person buy, no but it often gets them to come to you for questions and info. One girl saw a patch and was already a customer, but wanted to get my thoughts on maybe trying another one for her horse. So they often lead to discussions and discussions lead to purchases sometimes. That's why they do it mostly. Sometimes I see patches on shirts or saddle pads, not knowing what it is and I'll look it up online or ask them about it. So I think its a great marketing tool personally, it's helped me anyway. And it's not any trouble for the person wearing the shirt, patch, etc. Its all free to us, all I have to do is peel & stick the patches & decals & wear the shirts sometimes.
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| IMO You have to have an influential social media presence to have sponsors these days. The girls with 10k+ followers on Instagram/FB pages are the ones getting sponsors left and right. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | FLITASTIC - 2018-04-24 3:49 PM I would really like to get some hard evidence that people buy products cause they saw it on a shirt or sticker on a truck and trailer. My guess is very very few. So offering to be a walking bill board is not really lucrative. JMHO.
LOL, When I was doing NBHA many years ago and we needed some sponsorships to beable to qualified for our awards, my friends that I bought all my feed from {Bluebonnet feed} sponsored me for the year..That was the only sponsonship I have ever gotton my whole life, lol..Seeing someone that has stickers on trucks and trailers and were not at the top of the 1D or winning most of the races would have me really wondering what the heck is up with this.. Must be helping to get products sold I'm guessing.. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | JLazyT_perf_horses - 2018-04-24 4:02 PM I've had two people ask me what the MVP patch on my shirt stood for and I explained the products and they both now use MVP products. Does the patch or decal itself make the person buy, no but it often gets them to come to you for questions and info. One girl saw a patch and was already a customer, but wanted to get my thoughts on maybe trying another one for her horse. So they often lead to discussions and discussions lead to purchases sometimes. That's why they do it mostly. Sometimes I see patches on shirts or saddle pads, not knowing what it is and I'll look it up online or ask them about it. So I think its a great marketing tool personally, it's helped me anyway. And it's not any trouble for the person wearing the shirt, patch, etc. Its all free to us, all I have to do is peel & stick the patches & decals & wear the shirts sometimes.
Your a dealer for the MVP and the Draw it out supplements your making money off these prooducts.. I dont see this as they are sponsoring you I see this as your making money off their products so you advertise for yourself.. |
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Location: Illinois | I am NOT a dealer, I don't sell either of them. I promote the product and get them referrals in exchange for products/discounts for myself from the companies. That's a sponsorship |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | Southtxponygirl - 2018-04-24 5:15 PM FLITASTIC - 2018-04-24 3:49 PM I would really like to get some hard evidence that people buy products cause they saw it on a shirt or sticker on a truck and trailer. My guess is very very few. So offering to be a walking bill board is not really lucrative. JMHO. LOL, When I was doing NBHA many years ago and we needed some sponsorships to beable to qualified for our awards, my friends that I bought all my feed from {Bluebonnet feed} sponsored me for the year..That was the only sponsonship I have ever gotton my whole life, lol..Seeing someone that has stickers on trucks and trailers and were not at the top of the 1D or winning most of the races would have me really wondering what the heck is up with this.. Must be helping to get products sold I'm guessing..
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | JLazyT_perf_horses - 2018-04-24 4:24 PM I am NOT a dealer, I don't sell either of them. I promote the product and get them referrals in exchange for products/discounts for myself from the companies. That's a sponsorship
If your not a dealer why do you have Please contact me for all your MVP and Draw it out needs at the bottom of your posts.. Your getting free Advertisement on here when everybody else pays for their ads.
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| Guys they like to be called brand ambassadors now not dealers....two totally different things....*said with heavy sarcasm* |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | 1DSoon - 2018-04-24 4:25 PM Southtxponygirl - 2018-04-24 5:15 PM FLITASTIC - 2018-04-24 3:49 PM I would really like to get some hard evidence that people buy products cause they saw it on a shirt or sticker on a truck and trailer. My guess is very very few. So offering to be a walking bill board is not really lucrative. JMHO. LOL, When I was doing NBHA many years ago and we needed some sponsorships to beable to qualified for our awards, my friends that I bought all my feed from {Bluebonnet feed} sponsored me for the year..That was the only sponsonship I have ever gotton my whole life, lol..Seeing someone that has stickers on trucks and trailers and were not at the top of the 1D or winning most of the races would have me really wondering what the heck is up with this.. Must be helping to get products sold I'm guessing..
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Location: Illinois | Ambassadors and Dealers are separate things. Dealers have to hold inventory and sell the products in their own business. Ambassadors are the ones wearing their advertisements, getting payment in the form of whatever is in your agreement with the company. I have 3 horses on Exceed and get a break on that with each referral I bring to the company. I have a please contact me because as a representative of the company, however you want to put it Ambassador or sponsored rider, because we often have special discounts and promotions that can't always be found anywhere else. That's why and if BHW wants to flag me for it then they can feel free to do so and I will remove it. All the referrals I've gotten have been at events anyway, being a presence there. It is no different than some big name's slapping a Classic Equine patch on their shirt and getting free products from them. I had a friend get sponsored by Jack Daniels several years ago and all she got was free Whiskey from promoting it. Who cares what you get if it helps you out somehow. |
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Location: Willows, CA | Renew Gold has a sponsorship program that is different from most. We are only interested in "true believers " wearing our logo. For that representation, we provide feed for horses that are being shown, vet support, and other help as needed. We do not pay cash. In every case the rider was a customer before they became sponsored. They are good for us because they all really understand what we do and how it works. We have both regional people, and NFR qualifiers. They are all class acts, and the relationship is great for both sides. We also provide product for events that our sponsored riders are involved in, like the Sherry Cervi Youth Championship events, and clinics that Dena Kirkpatrick, Ivy Conrado and others do as further support. |
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Location: East Texas | To the OP.... like several have said, start locally and with the companies you are currently doing business.
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