reaadam wrote:Can anyone give me some advice? Thanks
I'm going to quote a Lure Company Owner who said this about "How NOT to approach a company".
Without fronting this fisherman out by name, here is an email I just received. This is a good example of how not to approach a sponsor.
"hey man i heard someone talking about these lures and i was wondering if you were willing to sponsor me and my fishing partner and im not talking about a huge sponsor to buy us stuff im just talking about you send us a pack or two of the elgrande minnows and send us hats,stickers,shirts or anything with your companies logo and we'll be glad to wear it and put it on everything we fish with and tell everybody we meet at tourneys"
1. Although I am flattered that he would like to represent my company, I assume he has never used my product. Why would you want to represent me if you don't even know if my product works?
2. I keep seeing "send us" things. Why would I do that? How do I know you can even catch a fish, actually fish tournaments, or the number of tournaments you fish? I could go on and on.
3. Literacy is a big deal to me. At least make an effort. I am no college English professor, but I am a professional business person and I would never knowingly present anything like this to the public.
4. If I have to ask more than a couple of questions about you, then you did not do a very good job presenting your case to me on why you should be sponsored.
5. I may be a little "old school", but addressing me as "hey man", is not a good start. 12 yrs US Army MP, 4 yrs Correctional Lt, work 7 days a week to keep 3 businesses and my family in good shape, and I get "hey man, send us something".
I am posting this to help those of you along who wish to work for something. How would you like me to send you an unsolicited email and ask for part of your weekly paycheck and in turn, I will wear your hat? Can you see where I am coming from? If I am to invest in you, I expect a solid investment with reasonable projected/expected returns.
End Quoate.
Now with that in mind, I would suggest getting your fishing reume together and submit it to Kistler or other companies you might want to get involved with. Companies expect returns on their investments and you as aPro Staff or Sponsored Tournament Fisher would need to let the company know what YOU can do for them, not what they can do for you. I market for three different companies when I'm on the water, at the ramp, in the tackle store, and I do this because I believe in the products, have used the products and know they work. Go to Ultimatebass.com, under the Sponsor Connection tab and see if any of that information is helpful to you.
By the way..........nice fish! Good Luck!
Tex
