Sponsorship trends in music - Part 2
The music industry is going through a time of rapid change, and that can have an impact on how brands approach corporate partnerships. Here we take a look at trends in music events.
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Sponsorship trends in music - Part 1
Brands have long understood the power of music to create emotional connections. As such, music is second only to sports in terms of sponsorship spending. Here is part one of our sponsorship trends in the music space.
A portrait of sponsorship marketing in music festivals
Corporate sponsorship hasn’t always been welcome in the music world as it was seen as “selling out.” Music events are now much friendlier to corporate sponsors, and brands are using sponsorship opportunities to tap into consumer passion through music.
Sponsorship Trends: New Sponsorship Categories - Part 2
New brands and categories are increasingly using sponsorships to reach their objectives. Some of them may surprise you!
Read part 2 of our blog post on new sponsorship categories.
Sponsorship Trends: New Sponsorship Categories - Part 1
Sponsorship is a healthy communication medium, and many brands are starting to see the value in it. New sponsorship categories can bring additional revenue to rights holders. Not surprisingly, many new entrants to sponsorship are from disruptive business models that are coming to maturity.
Canadian Tire on Sponsorship Tracking and Evaluation (Podcast)
“How [brands] used to measure and evaluate their sponsorships (think really big Excel files) and how some innovative software tools from Elevent–with some really cool names–have dramatically improved that process.” – Gavin Roth
Co-founder Francis Dumais speaks with Rick Jones (Podcast)
In this show Rick talks with Partner and Co-founder, Francis Dumais to see how he is using technology.
The #MeToo Movement & Music Events
The #MeToo movement has fuelled public discussions about unwanted sexual behaviour. There is mounting pressure for music events to improve safety and introduce a profound cultural change.
Digital events: Temporary or complementary measure?
Even if many think that converting to a digital format is only a short-term solution for events, the FSTVL HAHAHA proves otherwise, clearly demonstrating that the experience can reap interesting rewards.
Charitable events that went virtual
Raising funds has never been easy, even at the best of times. With COVID-19 continuing to impose a ban on large social gatherings, several charities and non-profit organizations are struggling to find alternatives to fundraising models.
Five business events that went virtual
In a B2B environment, virtual events can vary from a highly interactive, multi-day event that tries to mimic the experience of a big conference in a web-based format to a variety of other web-based strategies that deliver shorter content, like training sessions, sales presentations and meetings.
Five events that went virtual
With large social gatherings on hold around the globe for the foreseeable future, traditional events have had to come up with creative solutions to maintain their presence and deliver value to partners to retain at least some of their sponsorship revenues.
How to measure the performance of a sponsorship
Sponsorship budgets are under pressure and are often the first to go. Why? Upper management perceives sponsorship budgets as a long-term branding investment rather than a promotional spend that can render results in a shorter time frame. That perception is not totally incorrect, but it is incomplete and short-sighted.
Audience profile – a new research tool
Whether you are profiling your audience for the first time or updating it, this research tool will allow you to better understand the people you are reaching, their interests, demographics and consumption habits, so you can be well prepared to re-engage and target sponsors!
Filtering hundreds of donation requests – Canadian Tire Case Study
Discover how Elevent repurposed BrickRoad™, our sponsorship request management software, into a custom donation request form for the Canadian Tire COVID-19 Response Fund.
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Recent Articles
- Sponsorship trends in music - Part 2
- Sponsorship trends in music - Part 1
- A portrait of sponsorship marketing in music festivals
- Sponsorship Trends: New Sponsorship Categories - Part 2
- Sponsorship Trends: New Sponsorship Categories - Part 1
- Canadian Tire on Sponsorship Tracking and Evaluation (Podcast)
- Co-founder Francis Dumais speaks with Rick Jones (Podcast)
- The #MeToo Movement & Music Events
- Digital events: Temporary or complementary measure?