Technically this isn’t a blog, so if you don’t care to read it I understand.
This is really an invitation. An invitation to climb a mountain.
This isn’t just an ordinary mountain. It’s a big mountain. It’s a professional mountain. And a personal mountain. It is a place and a time, and most importantly, an experience.
What I am talking about is the 2010 Canadian Sponsorship Forum. Set at the base of Whistler Mountain, at the Westin Resort & Spa, next year’s Forum will be unlike any other we have ever done.
Thanks to our friends at the Canadian Paralympic Committee, the Forum will be immersed in the 2010 Paralympics and its final weekend. Our delegates will be wrapped up in this event for every waking moment. You’ll see first hand how an event like the Paralympics is staged, marketed, and supported. You will hear from athletes, coaches, sponsors, volunteers, and organizers. You’ll witness gold medal events, presentation ceremonies, and the closing ceremonies.
Thanks to our lineup of unrivaled speakers you’ll be inundated, motivated, and educated on the best practices in Canadian sponsorship from the arts, culture, festivals, education, business to business, sports, fairs, music, action sports, environmental, online, gaming and charity sectors. We may be at an international sporting event, but our topics will go well beyond whistles and podiums!
Thanks to our new training program, The Business of Sponsorship, you’ll have a chance to develop specific skills that will help your career. Whether it is developing internal recommendations, program evaluations, proposal writing, fulfillment reports, negotiating, pricing, or prospecting. Yes, we have a good time at the Forum, but it’s time for some hard-core training!
Thanks to our sponsors, you will build contacts, relationships, and partnerships through our unbelievable networking events including dinner at the top of Whistler Mountain, pregame Sledge Hockey final party, skiing, and après skiing!
Yep this is some invitation. One could call it a sales pitch…because it is. I want you to climb the mountain. I want you to build your company’s sponsorship success. I want you to build your career. Our industry is full of dynamic talent, energy, and passion. Take it to the top of the mountain next March. You’re all invited!
