Partnership Opportunities
Introduction We
are seeking a number of key partners
across a range of student sports clubs and activities as well as a series of high profile events from
Sponsorship
2012 onwards.
plays an important role in building
brands and enabling customers to experience your philosophy and positioning.
Sponsorships
allow your brand to be associated
with customer passions, such as sports, culture or entertainment, which we know they actively seek out.
Engaging
with customers in these relevant
and trusted environments will help to build purchase preference and loyalty, and ultimately drive business growth.
Each
arrangement offers a range of benefits and
each partnership will be tailored to meet objectives.
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Portsmouth Students The
students’ union offers a unique opportuni-
ty to access the
22,000
students in portsmouth,
strengthening your brand presence and relationship with one of the largest sectors in the city.
Along with the royal navy, the council and portsmouth football club - the university is considered to be one of the 4 pillars of portsmouth. » 22,622 Students » 82% Full Time » 54% Male » 46% Female » 23% Increase in applications » 20% Aged 21 or over on entry » From over 100 countries
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Sports Sponsorship
Our
sports clubs engage over
4,000
students on
a weekly basis and have been able to celebrate a huge amount of success with recent achievements including:
» BUCS Team of the Year 2009 » BUCS Most Inspired Talent 2010 » Ultimate Frisbee Champions 2010 » Boxing Champions 2008 – 2011 » American Football Team undefeated Our sports clubs travel the length of the country throughout the year, competing in both university, national and local leagues. 03
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Activities Sponsorship Beyond sports clubs the Union plays host to over 100 active societies boasting around 4,000 members, there is great potential for sponsors to associate with a relevant party whatever the student’s interest.
From photography to skydiving, poker to belly - your options are ultimately endless.
dancing
For
companies wishing to invest in projects which
have a wider impact on the
Portsmouth community
there are some fantastic project based opportunities that gain a great deal of fantastic press exposure with our award winning volunteering team.
Some of our regular events include OAP Christmas meals, disabled children events, intergenerational skill swaps, care home fun support, environmental campaigns and community fun days.
cambridge Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2EF
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Sponsorship Benefits Activities Marketing » Logo on all activity market collateral » Inclusion on PR and media campaigns » Access to member database » Oncampus brand ambassadors » Athlete or personality attendance » Sector exclusivity Digital Marketing » Online branding » Banner Ad on club webpage » Social Networking Exposure » Data capture opportunities Business Relationships » Customer engagement and retention » Brand alignment » Sales opportunities » Community and social responsibility fulfillment » High gain
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Annual Events » Freshers Fayre - September 16,000 Students. 2 days. Our biggest event. » Freshers Ball - September/October 2,000 Students, the first ball of the year » Winter Wonderland - December new event with market, fairground and more » Boxing Show - January our champion boxing club take on all-comers » Re-Freshers Fayre - February a smaller re-run of freshers fayre » Portsmouth vs Southampton - March the biggest sports event on the south coast
» International Sports Tour - April 600 students competing internationally » Summer Carnival - May Large outdoor carnival event for all students » Awards Dinners - May celbrating our student successes
» Graduation Ball - July 2,000 students, our biggest ball of the year
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Event Benefits
Across the range of events there is the opportunity to become a presenting or secondary partner.
Benefits might include, but not limited to; » Naming rights » Extensive events presence » Experiential/Showcase area » Product placement » Right to sample/sell » Branding across the site » Full page advertising in event programme
cambridge Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2EF
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Event Benefits Event Marketing » Logo on all event market collateral » Inclusion on PR and media campaigns including press, magazine titles and radio » Inclusion and access to database of ticket buyers and solus mailings
Digital Marketing » Online branding and pages as part of the event website with links
» Banner Ad with event website » Right to create own event micro-site » Data capture opportunities Event Hospitality » Allocation of tickets, vip passes and hospitality » Opportunity to entertain with exclusive access » Discount or exclusive offers for employees
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Tailored Packages Made to measure packages are designed to achieve your particular objectives whether local business, student service provider or multi-national brand. Sponsor and partner programme activity is made up from a wide range of options. From a single banner to complete corporate hospitality. Scalable flexibility enables achievement of organisational goals.
Designed to achieve: » Brand exposure » Sales opportunity » Community activity » Social responsibility » Customer retention » Product launch » Research potential » Customer Relationship Management
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Interested? Talk To Us Today!
univerSity of portSmouth StudentS’ union cambridge road, portSmouth, po1 2ef t: 02392 84 3417 e: buSineSS@upSu.net