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The trials and failers of getting a sponsor - Page 2

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Kangg
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States128 Posts
August 25 2010 05:24 GMT
#21
i have 3 people proof read everything
Rekrul
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Korea (South)17174 Posts
August 25 2010 11:12 GMT
#22
pm me your proposal
why so 진지해?
Inkarnate
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada840 Posts
August 25 2010 12:16 GMT
#23
I'd take a look too if you need.

However as everyone mentioned above, you need a lot more results before you look for a sponsor.
Diamond
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States10796 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-25 13:25:13
August 25 2010 13:25 GMT
#24
Sponsors are not an easy thing. The industry is not well understood by 99.99% of the rest of the world.

But if one week of searching is going to break you, than you're going to have problems. I sponsor search 5 days a week at a minimum of 5 hours a day and have been doing so since March. Only now am I starting to get better results.

IMO your team (and you) really needs to work on self promotion instead of making bitch blogs. I didn't have a clue your team existed before this blog and it's my job to stay on the up and up on these types of things. You should be out there screaming your team name all the time etc....

Also your accomplishments at this point are not all that much. One of your players needs to win something major not just the local weekly tournaments.

Best of luck but after reading this blog and this one I'm pretty sure you don't have what it takes for this cutthroat industry.
Ballistix Gaming Global Gaming/Esports Marketing Manager - twitter.com/esvdiamond
QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32075 Posts
August 25 2010 14:06 GMT
#25
On August 25 2010 13:56 Kangg wrote:
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I checked your post history and you seem to be representing "Team VzR." I don't recognize any of the players nor have your guys finished in the top of any leagues. I feel you don't have a correct picture of how difficult it is for a non-korean team to find a sponsor. Teams like Root who have top tier players have not found a suitable sponsor for months, what makes you think that an unknown team can just call up companies and find one in a week?


Look at the ESL open ladder and diamond ladder number one player is on our team on both ladders. Secondly we have placed top 4 in over 5 tournaments in a week. That is better than most established thats and thats from 3 players on our team. We have cridentials and have been streamed. We may not be well known know but anticipate it. In 1 month u will know of us.


Anyone can stream games, so that means dick, and top 4 in tournies also means nothing. Unless you win a major invitational, no one gives a shit.

You are just breezing past what everyone is saying: Real deal, top elite teams don't have sponsors. These guys are well known in our community, but people who don't play the game have no fucking clue who they are. You are an unknown—people on TL don't know you. Your credentials don't even include a major tourny win. If sponsors are reluctant to give money to those guys, why would they give it to you??

Also, for the love of god, spell check and proof your shit. You are already being looked down on the second you approach for money for a game. I'm sure the second a suit reads it they think 'retarded kid's game' and you reinforce that notion with high school level writing that you didn't even bother to proof. There's errors all over the place. If you can't be bothered to do that, don't waste your time. And you might as well get used to it for posting other shit. I'm sure if you were to somehow magically lock up a sponsor, they'd want you to project a good image at all times.

Beyond the fact that your skill gives sponsors no real reason to consider your team, also remember that being a sponsor doesn't benefit most companies. Your average SC2 player is probably still in the midst of puberty and lacks a stable income. That cuts into the list of potential sponsors. If your demographic doesn't have money to burn, it's not worth it. Also, a local store gains nothing from giving you cash. Why would Mom & Dad's Hardware shop or the neighborhood computer store sponsor you? Exposure over the internet does nothing for them. Their business is all local. Even companies that have national or international appeal (not like you'd get these, but still), how many offer a product or service that would even interest players? You're going to be limited to looking at electronics companies, and those will typically have more internet savy people who will learn real fast that your team hasn't accomplished anything.
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