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SPONSORWISE.COM —  THEY MAY BE ABLE TO HELP!
Do you have a large event needing sponsorship?  Are you looking to sponsor an event? If so, Sponsorwise may be able to help.

Sponsorwise was created to provide sophisticated tools needed in today’s sponsorship market. Based on their collective experiences in corporations, properties, agencies and the Internet, they set out to design a platform that actively supports everyone involved in the process. After seeing the process from both ends and understanding what the Internet is capable of providing, the opportunity for an online solution in this space became clear. Sponsorwise knows prospective sponsors are looking for ways to more effectively manage their proposal workflow. In addition, ROI is increasingly important for the corporate sponsor, making it more critical for the right opportunities to be found in a timely fashion. 

In today’s business climate, properties need ways to more effectively market their opportunities, ensuring they’re getting to the right decision makers at the right time. Market opportunities change quickly. To keep up with these changes, your opportunity must be available 24/7. Sponsorwise is dedicated to making this happen. 

CLIENTS
Ace Hardware Corporation 
Allstate Insurance 
AT&T Wireless 
Bacardi 
Gateway 
Hyundai Motor America 
Jaguar 
Land Rover 
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 
MSN Direct 
Snapple Beverage Group 
US Bank 
Verizon Wireless 
Wrigley

Sponsorwise has an excellent management team, too.

MANAGEMENT TEAM 
Michael Munson, Founder & CEO—
Michael has a strong background in the sports and event marketing world and has been on both the selling and buying side of the sponsorship process. Prior to founding Sponsorwise he worked at Foote, Cone and Belding Sports Marketing in San Francisco, where he screened sponsorship opportunities for AT&T Wireless and Zima, and developed sponsorship strategies for the Oakland A's and Fan Ownership Football. Prior to joining FCB, Michael wrote his Masters' Thesis on a study of sponsorship effectiveness from a consumer standpoint, published in IEG Sponsorship Report. Michael has worked for the San Jose Saber Cats of the Arena Football League in ticket and sponsorship sales and had valuable experiences at university recreation programs and non-profits managing events and raising funds to support them. Michael has strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills, and solid understanding and vision for how information technology will impact the sponsorship world. Mr. Munson earned his Masters in Sports Management from the University of San Francisco. 

Russell Hinds, Founder, VP Operations & CFO—
Russell Hinds brings over 17 years of finance, business and technical experience to the Sponsorwise team. From April 1998 to May 2000, Mr. Hinds held several positions with Virage Logic Corp., a provider of embedded memory technologies that power the Internet and communications infrastructure. He served as Manager of Applications Engineering and Technical Marketing in 1998 and Manager of Business Development and Foundry Relations in 1999. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Hinds was President of RSH Investments, an investment and management company focused on Real Estate and Technology. Mr. Hinds was responsible for all financial aspects of evaluating, acquiring and overseeing a $6 Million portfolio of properties. Mr. Hinds received his BS EECS/MSE from University of California Berkeley in 1984, and an MS EECS from UC Berkeley in 1985. Additionally he has completed executive training courses at Stanford University. 

Richard Plummer-Raphael, Vice President of Sales—
Richard has over 15 years experience in corporate sales including the last 10 years at the senior management level. His extensive background includes both traditional and Internet enterprises. Richard spent 12 years leading corporate sales for Valley Media including five years as Vice President of National Sales, where he helped grow revenues from $20,000,000 to $300,000,000 serving clients including: Best Buy Stores, Musicland, Sears, Tower Records, Toys R Us, The Wherehouse, and many others. Richard brings a proven track record in business development, negotiations, and sales management to Sponsorwise. 

Burt Cummings, VP Marketing—
Burt was most recently co-founder and CEO of GoCampus, Inc., a startup company focused on delivering an ASP solution to college campuses allowing them to develop e-newsletters targeted to individual faculty, alumni, parents and students. Prior to that, Burt was the VP and GM of Brand Dialogue, the interactive arm for Young & Rubicam, transitioning to that job from Executive Director for Interactive, Landor Associates (a Y&R company) wherein he oversaw the creation and branding of commercial web sites for Fortune 500 customers. He was formerly head of sales and marketing of Higher Education at Apple Computer, Inc., as well as at Eagle River Interactive. Burt was also Director of Sales Programs at NeXT. Burt graduated cum laude from UC San Diego with a BS in Computer Science. 

Client Testimonials
"Little did I know when I signed up how much you guys would do for us. It is greatly appreciated!" Stella Devine Knight, City of Palmdale

"I don't see what more you could do. An innovative service to fill a need for sponsors and properties." Ben Train, Sausalito Art Festival

"I had fun using SW Presenter for the ERA. It was easy!" Jennifer Generro, Electronic Retailers Association

Not convinced that Sponsorwise can help you?  Contact them today at: 47225 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538; Telephone: 510.728.4870; Fax: 510.580.3870; or Email: info@sponsorwise.com and see what they say.
 
 
 

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