Motorsports Marketing and Sponsorships: How to Raise Money to Race and Give Sponsors What They Really Want

1st Edition
244
English
0982879644
9780982879641
11 Aug
THE #1 BOOK ON MOTORSPORTS MARKETING AND RACING SPONSORSHIPS Learn how to raise money to race and give sponsors what they really want from their investment in your race team. This book contains advice from over 30 professional racers and marketing executives on how to create winning sponsorship proposals and develop effective activation programs for brands that sponsor your team. Lean how to: 1) Design decks and create proposals 2) Talk about return on investment - ROI 3) Value tangible and intangible assets 4) Create effective social media and publicity campaigns 5) Work with agents and agencies 6) Produce Proof of Performance reports 7) Differentiate between advertising, marketing, and branding 8) Become a company's brand ambassador 9) Base sponsorship prices on value, not costs With input from Sponsorship Directors and Marketing Executives from MONSTER, ROCKSTAR ENERGY, TOYOTA, FORD, CHEVROLET, K&N FILTERS, MAKITA, MAC TOOLS, LUCAS OIL, LINCOLN ELECTRIC, SEMA, SAFETY-KLEEN, HP, TROY LEE DESIGNS, 4 WHEEL PARTS, PERMATEX, SPEEDCO, and more... Words of advice from professional racers, including John Force, Brian Deegan, Ken Block, Ron Capps, Tanner Foust, and Ricky Johnson. Learn how to quantify your activities and come up with a fair value that will attract brands to your race program.

Reviews (38)

OUTSTANDING!

Outstanding! This is a fantastic book and a must have for any in the Sponsorship or Marketing Business arena. While it says it's directed at Motorsports, the basics lessons in this book apply to all sports teams. It's very comprehensive, and very detailed. Alex takes readers through the differences in Advertising, Marketing, and Branding, he explains in detail how to value a team, ROI, Decks, Proposals and Proof of Performance, and much much, more. My maim reason for writing this review is for all the younger audience out there getting into racing. Please buy this book, ask your folks to get it for a birthday or Christmas present, whatever you have to, and learn how to do sponsorship the correct way. This is the best book I have come across so far and it's really good. I've spent over $50 bucks on a sports marketing recently and it was so shallow, it covered many topics, but nothing in detail. This book not only gives you granular detail, you even get insight from Race team's Commercial Director's, Racers, and more importantly, Sponsors like Monster Energy, Lucas Oil, and others. Definitely, definitely, worth the money, highly recommended.

THE BIBLE OF MOTOR SPORTS FUNDRAISING

Every serious professional athlete in this field needs to bunker down and study this book! It's a serious book so don't expect fluff treat it like a college text book and get the knowledge to get out there and rock n roll! This game is all about giving the right value to marketers so you can get the cash to hit full throttle and kick some ass! Shake and bake!!

Great book for every off road racer and promoter

Great book for every off road racer and promoter. Alex has done a fantastic job of laying out what sponsors want and how racers can deliver that. Highly reccomended reading.

A “ must have “ for anyone considering a sponsorship agreement.

Excellent. Very informative. Written in a manner that is easy to understand. Great insight into what a team and a sponsors needs in a sponsorship deal.

Awesome!

Great book for the knowledge of sponsorships in racing!

A "Must Read" if you are looking to gain sponsors for your program

Excellent. This book touched on all aspects of sponsorship in motorsports. Very relevant to anyone looking to have a reciprocal marketing relationship with businesses.

Great insights that apply across many sports.

It's amazing!!!! I loved XPlay Nation as well but this one is just what I needed, nicely laid out, and quite smart. It hit all the points I needed for my work in marketing and more. Highly recommend for anyone into racing or action sports of any kind since much of the info applies across sports.

Really Informative!

Great resource for our race team!

Super Insightful & Easy to Understand

Loved reading this! I found it easy to understand as someone with only a basic understanding of the industry, very well written and engaging the whole time. Completely recommend.

Must have for fund raising

Good advice easy read

OUTSTANDING!

Outstanding! This is a fantastic book and a must have for any in the Sponsorship or Marketing Business arena. While it says it's directed at Motorsports, the basics lessons in this book apply to all sports teams. It's very comprehensive, and very detailed. Alex takes readers through the differences in Advertising, Marketing, and Branding, he explains in detail how to value a team, ROI, Decks, Proposals and Proof of Performance, and much much, more. My maim reason for writing this review is for all the younger audience out there getting into racing. Please buy this book, ask your folks to get it for a birthday or Christmas present, whatever you have to, and learn how to do sponsorship the correct way. This is the best book I have come across so far and it's really good. I've spent over $50 bucks on a sports marketing recently and it was so shallow, it covered many topics, but nothing in detail. This book not only gives you granular detail, you even get insight from Race team's Commercial Director's, Racers, and more importantly, Sponsors like Monster Energy, Lucas Oil, and others. Definitely, definitely, worth the money, highly recommended.

THE BIBLE OF MOTOR SPORTS FUNDRAISING

Every serious professional athlete in this field needs to bunker down and study this book! It's a serious book so don't expect fluff treat it like a college text book and get the knowledge to get out there and rock n roll! This game is all about giving the right value to marketers so you can get the cash to hit full throttle and kick some ass! Shake and bake!!

Great book for every off road racer and promoter

Great book for every off road racer and promoter. Alex has done a fantastic job of laying out what sponsors want and how racers can deliver that. Highly reccomended reading.

A “ must have “ for anyone considering a sponsorship agreement.

Excellent. Very informative. Written in a manner that is easy to understand. Great insight into what a team and a sponsors needs in a sponsorship deal.

Awesome!

Great book for the knowledge of sponsorships in racing!

A "Must Read" if you are looking to gain sponsors for your program

Excellent. This book touched on all aspects of sponsorship in motorsports. Very relevant to anyone looking to have a reciprocal marketing relationship with businesses.

Great insights that apply across many sports.

It's amazing!!!! I loved XPlay Nation as well but this one is just what I needed, nicely laid out, and quite smart. It hit all the points I needed for my work in marketing and more. Highly recommend for anyone into racing or action sports of any kind since much of the info applies across sports.

Really Informative!

Great resource for our race team!

Super Insightful & Easy to Understand

Loved reading this! I found it easy to understand as someone with only a basic understanding of the industry, very well written and engaging the whole time. Completely recommend.

Must have for fund raising

Good advice easy read

Easy outline to how motorsports marketing/sponsorhips work, how to value them, and how to get the most out of them on both sides

An amazing book that is easy to read and sets up aspiring racers and sponsors alike on how the motorsports marketing and sponsorships process works. The book lays out all the different ways sponsorships can be utilized and most importantly, how to value the many benefits it provides.

Worth it's weight in gold......

This book is well written.....worth it's weight in gold...... I read it a week before I went to the PRI show in Indy........ I know it helped me with a couple of new sponsor contacts. Thank you

Great book with ideas and helpful hints

Book in great condition. Great information.

I thought I knew marketing but I knew nothing tell I read this book!

Every person in motorsports should read!

Excellent source of valuable information

I recently purchased this book for research on a racing project. Excellent source of valuable information! I would highly recommend it to anyone in ANY industry utilizing brand sponsorship.

A MUST READ

This book was thoughtful, insightful, informative and all in all, beyond helpful. It is a must read for anyone of the motorsports marketing industry.

Five Stars

Great book for the racer looking to get pro level sponsorships.

This book is more useful than any tool in the tool box

A close friend recommended this book to me because he knows how much effort I have been putting in to building a marketable race program. This book not only has opened my eyes to how much more I can do to attract sponsors but why my previous attempts have been failures. I'll be honest, I had no clue how to value my race program or myself. I am truly surprised with how much information is given in this book, information that seems like it would be an industry secret. As someone who went to college for business, I was much further away than I realized to understanding Motorsports sponsorship. Many things mentioned in the book are things I knew existed but I didn't know why. I now realize how many missed opportunities I have had and how many new opportunities to improve my racing career will be utilized. Since reading this book, I have completely rethought my marketing approach and what tools I plan on taking advantage of. So many independently owned teams in the monster truck racing industry are missing out. If you are anyone in the Motorsports industry, you NEED this book!

Five Stars

Thanks!

Quick read with valuable info

Very informative book, new points ov view to the concerns of sponsorship.

Easy to read.

Good insight into Motorsport marketing.

Five Stars

Good book with interesting insights. ...

Five Stars

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Don't try to sell exposure!

Enjoyed the book. Very insightful!

Five Stars

Great read for anyone trying to get started in Motorsports marketing.

Great tool for the racer looking for some advise

Awesome reading

Five Stars

Alex has some great information in this book. I highly recommend it.

Four Stars

Great info.

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