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| I think I saw this post on this site before but anyway, I thought about getting sponserd, first off the guys that are sponserd how did you get it, did you just ask the company, and second, what does it really mean? Do you get a ton of baits for free, for just putting there name out there and wereing there t-shirts? |
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Location: beloit | http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=51... sponsored&highlightmode=1#M386534 |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Use Spell Check before asking a sponsor to look at your proposals. I know that poor spelling and grammar can be a big turnoff for most Promotional Managers. |
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Location: Twin Cities Metro | sworrall - 8/30/2009 6:30 PM
Use Spell Check before asking a sponsor to look at your proposals. I know that poor spelling and grammar can be a big turnoff for most Promotional Managers.
I agree with Steve. Trying to get a sponsor is just like trying to get a job. When a sponsorship opportunity comes along you not only have to have a good resume but you have to be person that a company is proud to have to represent them. In my experience, I look for anglers that I feel I could fish with all day, learn something from and have a great time doing so.
Edited by ClintV 8/30/2009 7:13 PM
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| Come on guys, that was so bad it had to be intentional. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Unfortunately Beav, it wasn't. Spell check is a wonderful thing! My advice to this fellow is to use Fire Fox as a browser and definitely use the spell check app. |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | Guest - 8/30/2009 6:04 PM
.....what does it really mean? Do you get a ton of baits for free, for just putting there name out there and wereing there t-shirts?
One of the biggest things that alot of guys don't realize is that being "sponserd" is more than just getting free stuff and what they can give you. You have to remember that you're actually working for them as advertisement, which means obligations on your part. It means you have to produce -pics, tx winnings, guiding operation, something. They're not going to sponsor just any local schmo who fishes alot. You're an ambassador for their company. That means fishing with your shirt on, no fish pictures with a cigarette hanging out of your mouth, being somewhat well-spoken and well-written and then being the kind of guy and fisherman that others want to be....which starts with them buying the product of the company that's sponsoring you, which is actually the whole point of sponsorships. It's about them. Not you.
I used to be sponsored in competitive 3D archery, and one of the biggest things that I learned is that if they want you, they'll come to you and that they don't always respond like you'd like when you approach them. They get that all day long, and they know who's who. And I guess to put it bluntly, if you have to ask how to get sponsored, you're probably better off joining the North American Fishing Club and getting your stickers and baits from them.
Edited by esoxfly 8/31/2009 6:27 AM
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