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Jun 9

Growing by the day!

Our Football Business Networking Event at the Etihad Stadium is growing by the day!

Our events are the ideal environment for anyone in the football industry to come and meet potential partners and suppliers, with networking the core focus of the day.

Running from 10.30am-3pm. There’ll also be refreshments and lunch are provided to all our guests.

We’ll also be shortly announcing an exciting Q+A Panel on the changing face of sponsorship, made up of influential industry figures and put together by one of our sponsors Acrobat FCSM, which will be well worth attending.

It’s FREE* to attend as a delegate for all clubs officials and businesses, so why not join us at the Eithad for a great day of talking all things football!

https://www.footballtradedirectory.com/book-delegate-ticket?cat=111281


Speakers to include:

Adrian Stores

CEO at ACROBAT FCSM – strategic marketing, sponsorship and fundraising agency.  Former Chair to Chartered Institute of Marketing’s specialist sports consultants and worked on projects for some of the top brand names as defined in the Deloitte’s “Football Finance Report” and Brand Finance’s “Sporting Brands”.

Ming Zhao

Marketing Manager at Blackburn Rovers FC.  Respected football commentator for leading broadcasters in China including on: PP Sport; Super Sports; PP Sport; and iQIYI Sports.  Ming is an advocate of DDDM (data-driven decision-making) and is keen on helping leading brands achieve competitive advantage with his data savvy and multilingualism.

Dan Wilson

Partner at Sedulo. He graduated from Manchester Business School with a first class degree.  Dan works closely with all the sports clients at Sedulo ranging from football to rugby league clubs and also specialising in the National Governing Body industry.  He was FD at a professional football club for 3 years.

Giorgi Jashiashvili

Giorgi is the CEO and a co-founder of Enefty, the no-code fan engagement platform based in Berlin. After spending multiple years in advertising, fan engagement and community management areas, he has founded Enefty to help clubs with sponsorships and fundraising by utilizing the latest NFT (Non-Fungible Token) technology.

Oct 16

Amazing sport

Despite 35 years in sports marketing and managing partnerships with sponsors, there’s still room to be amazed by working in sports that we haven’t served before. I now act as sub-contract Commercial Director at the iconic and legendary, Manchester Giants pro-basketball Team.

The atmosphere at games is something to be experienced. Restricted in numbers by the size of the Venue, but often described as the most atmospheric in the British Basketball League (BBL). Promotional opportunities are available at a fraction of other sports, yet entertainment value second to none. Whatever the driver – marketing exposure, new business generation, corporate hospitality, family entertainment or children’s parties – GIANTS have something for everyone. Just get in touch for an informal, no-obligation chat to explore the potential in this amazing sport: astores@manchestergiants.com

One initiative that is gathering pace is the GIANTS Networking and Business Club. At only £295 for a full year with a range of benefits, already the camaraderie is resulting in friendships, partnerships, supply-chain and new business. And its not onerous at only once a month catching up with one another. Interested: astores@manchestergiants.com

The BBL Championship is the flagship competition and determines the top team in British basketball over a regular season campaign. The twelve clubs meet one another on two occasions in the league competition.

Every game is live streamed via 54 partner channels and live basketball.tv. The BBL is growing in audience and media coverage. A minimum of 2x GIANTS’ games will be shown live on BBC Sport.

The obvious synergy for a brand with this dynamic, growing sport is GIGANTIC. The Guardian reported: “Basketball’s street cred fuels its fight to become UK’s No2 sport”.

According to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, “basketball is the second most popular sport played in the UK by 11 to 15 year olds, with 32% of children playing”. Over 300,000 people 16+ play basketball at least twice a month. 1 in 4 teenagers have played basketball at least once a month in the last year. 12% of these players are in NS-SEC 6-8, meaning that they are from less wealthy backgrounds. This is high compared to many other sports – basketball reaches people from all types of background. 1 in 6 basketball participants are female – we are working to get more women and girls involved in basketball to make this percentage even higher!

What are you waiting for. I practice what we preach and have become a main jersey sponsor this Season as well as joined the GIANTS Networking and Business Club. Do you know someone that might like to join the ‘basketball family’ and beeGIANT🐝🏀 for 2020?

May 22

Fred’s Done It

Super League and Betfred have today announced the biggest commercial deal in the history of the competition by extending their partnership for a further two seasons. 

The multi-million-pound investment by Betfred, owned by Rugby League fan and Salfordian Fred Done, will see the current three-year partnership extended until the end of the 2021 season.

News of the record-breaking deal comes at a time when Betfred Super League is enjoying huge popularity. Last weekend saw the record attendance for a Super League fixture broken when 31,555 people saw the Catalans Dragons defeat Wigan Warriors in a historic first ever Rugby League game at the iconic Nou Camp in Barcelona. This followed a record-breaking aggregate round attendance over the Easter Weekend, when 78,917 fans attended Super League Round 11 fixtures.

Since the Betfred title sponsorship began at the start of the 2017 season, there have been some memorable moments in the competition. The 2017 season saw the Wigan Warriors beat the Cronulla Sharks in the World Club Challenge, Castleford Tigers overcome St Helens in golden point drama to reach the Grand Final, which saw Leeds Rhinos crowned Champions. The 2018 season saw Shaun Wane bow out of his reign as Head Coach of Wigan Warriors with a Grand Final victory at Old Trafford, overcoming Warrington Wolves, who had beaten favourites St Helens in a semi-final.

Robert Elstone, Chief Executive Super League, said, “We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with Betfred who have become synonymous with Super League. They have been a vital part of our journey over the last three years and we look forward to working with them in what is a hugely exciting time for Super League and the sport. To have the support of someone like Fred who is so passionate about Super League and who shares our vision for its future is fantastic.”

Rhodri Jones, Chief Commercial Officer Super League said, “This is a historic and ground-breaking deal for the sport and shows a huge commitment from Fred, his senior management team, and all his staff who are so passionate about Super League. It is a significant increase on previous sponsorships and reflects the growing popularity and value of the Super League brand.”

Fred Done, the Boss of Betfred, added, “The real passion for this game shown by the players, the media and, most importantly, the fans, is for me the main reason why this has proved to be such a great sponsorship for us. Therefore, I had no hesitation in extending the deal for a further two years and Betfred look forward to working with Super League to help grow the terrific game of rugby league.”

The announcement follows recent title sponsorship deals between Betfred and other major sports competition brands including the British Masters Golf, World Snooker Championship and the World Matchplay Darts in Blackpool.

Interested in getting involved in this sport and its success stories: contact for informal chat on opportunities. adrian.stores@salfordreddevils.net

Feb 27

Helping NGBs build a blueprint for financial freedom

Brought to you by Sedulo, lead advisors to NGBs in sports nationwide.

Funding The Future of British Sport is a dynamic workshop day exploring the potential fundraising and sponsorship opportunities available to sporting National Governing Bodies.

Spend a day in collaboration with your fellow NGB counterparts, discussing ideas for financing your sport and reducing your dependence on traditional funding.

Our panel will engage an audience of NGB representatives in a discussion around funding the future of British sport, followed by a Q&A session.

The Afternoon will comprise of two in-depth discussions focused on Sponsorship and Alternative Financing led by the Panel chairs.

Panellists:

– Host Steve Hanley (Host and commercial sports consultant)

– John Brady (Development Manager and NGB lead)

– Max Eppel (Sports Finance expert)

– Dan Wilson (Sedulo’s Financial Advisor to NGBs and sports clientele)

– Richard Millington (Partner lawyer and NGB ‘shaper’ in recent workload)

– Adrian Stores (Sponsorship and funding consultant to NGBs).

If you have any contacts in governing bodies in sport, do feel free to invite. The booking link is at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/funding-the-future-of-british-sport-tickets-56802246047

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