How do you guys find sponsors or get sponsored?

It's rather like getting a job...
What's on your resume?

How many shows have you won?
How responsible for your installation were you?
How many show winning vehicles have you built?
Have they been show-worthy, as well as sound-result worthy?

And it helps to know someone who is in the industry... in many ways:
They might help you get product less expensively, freeing up funds to take the install to the level it needs to be at.
They might help you install, or tackle things you can't yourself.
They might pass word on to someone who makes such sponsorship decisions.

But it's not a matter of "sponsor me and I will build it and win with it"
It's definitely a matter of "If I build it and win with it, I could get sponsored"
Sponsorships are earned by people who would be doing it regardless of sponsorship, who are also capable of taking it to a show and competition winning level without sponsorship.

 

if they have a crappy ride, or have never been in a show THEY ARE NOT SPONSORED

 

Well basically its a lot harder to get sponsored than most people think. A lot of companies have thier own cars which they build and goto shows with, so that way they can make the shows they want. A lot of companies dont really sponsor any more because whats the point when they can build their own cars and dont have to worry about someone showing up for a certain show. So whats the point of sponsoring soneone when they can afford their own cars and they can get the word out themselves. Now if your trying to get the job of the guy who build the show cars and takes them to the shows thats a differnt story and they arent really sponsoring you because its their car. Your more likely to get sponsored through a local shop rather than a company.

Now some of the smaller companies that are trying to get the word out about them and are big enough buy their own cars or make all the comps are more likely to give out sponsorships.

So basically if you do get sponsored it is more like a job you have to goto certain shows and do certain things.

So it goes something like that....

 

yes, and no

many many many many big manufactures still offer Sponsorships, Kicker is one of them,

Just because they have Demo Cars dont mean a competitor sponsor is not good for business, it is far far keeps for each company to have a reginally sponsored compeititor then to have to have a Car for Each Regoin, and a Paid Rep to Drive that car....

And When you Agree to the Sponsorship there are certin thing YOU MUST do or you will A> Lose the Sponsorship B> have to pay for the Products given to you...

 

yes, and no

many many many many big manufactures still offer Sponsorships, Kicker is one of them,

Just because they have Demo Cars dont mean a competitor sponsor is not good for business, it is far far keeps for each company to have a reginally sponsored compeititor then to have to have a Car for Each Regoin, and a Paid Rep to Drive that car....

And When you Agree to the Sponsorship there are certin thing YOU MUST do or you will A> Lose the Sponsorship B> have to pay for the Products given to you...[/b][/quote]
I think sponsorships are very good things...
The best, even...

IF IF IF.... and ONLY if...
you have someone who will get out there, compete, post results, and end up getting coverage and/or some amount of fame from it!
So it's a tough decision, sponsoring.

You want someone to get out there...
And not just get out there... actually DO something with your product.
Coming in 2nd or 3rd... or "also finished" is not impressive.

 

ther reason you see the "whowy" type cars getting the sponsor is because that is what SELLS products


The manufacture whats 3 things from a Sponsor

1> a Nice Install that attacts attentions from the veiwing Public (showy)
2> Easyly acknolegable Brand name (stickers, or Custom Painted car with Brand on the side)
3> a Person Willing to "show off" the Products


If you dont meet all of the of the above, your no use to the manufacturer so why should they give you products?????

Same way with a Shop......


And as far as Sponsorships go, your missing the point

You will not walk in off the street with no stereo and expect a shop to sponsor you

many many many many of the sponsored people have YEARS and YEARS of installing Experance, and Have spend more money in Car audio in their lives than I have made in mine...............

 

I do not think I missed the point... Last time I had a "basic" install done, it was $3k in labor... I do not think this could be qualified as someone off the street... or is it? My point was that when I have a $12k audio system in a 98 3000GT VR4 car and try to match the finish on my Alchemy drivers and the manuf response is to offer to sell me at retail new dust caps gets me thinking how this whole thing works... I guess at least Alumapro does not give a flying about spreading a good word around... They certainly get a high recommendation from me... [/b][/quote]
like was said above, some companies just dont have sponsors.............