SPONSORSHIP
I get a lot of requests for assistance from riders to help them travel to overseas races. I thought it would be a good idea to outline some of the things I look at (and from talking to Hop what he looks at too).
1. Are you a regular customer of my business or do you generally get your gear somewhere else in Oz or overseas?
2. Are you known to me? Have you introduced yourself when we have attended the same races, or at least spoken to me on the phone, rather than just by pm or e-mail?
3. If you are going to try to convince me that sponsoring you will increase my sales, please explain how? Are you a reasonably high ranking rider? Are you well known and respected in the community? How will you promote my business (just having my business name on your leathers isn't necessarily promotion unless you are high profile - Jacko, Steve D, Leeso, etc and liable to be interviewed by the Australian media).
What a lot of riders don't appear to realise is that there are very few, if any, fully sponsored riders in our sports. Most have jobs and have to save to travel to races. Many live on noodles for months to scrimp and save for racing. Many of the really top riders get gear from their sponsors, but the sponsor doesn't pay them to skate and very few are given assistance to travel.
I hope this will explain to crew why I haven't been able to help some of them and also why I have helped others.
Personally I would love to be able to help everyone who wants to travel, including myself, but I would rather put my limited funds into local events (MOTH, BtB, Newtons) that a lot of riders of all levels of ability can enjoy and that by running these events we can foster a stronger Australian scene that overseas riders will want to travel to.
Cheers
Ado
1. Are you a regular customer of my business or do you generally get your gear somewhere else in Oz or overseas?
2. Are you known to me? Have you introduced yourself when we have attended the same races, or at least spoken to me on the phone, rather than just by pm or e-mail?
3. If you are going to try to convince me that sponsoring you will increase my sales, please explain how? Are you a reasonably high ranking rider? Are you well known and respected in the community? How will you promote my business (just having my business name on your leathers isn't necessarily promotion unless you are high profile - Jacko, Steve D, Leeso, etc and liable to be interviewed by the Australian media).
What a lot of riders don't appear to realise is that there are very few, if any, fully sponsored riders in our sports. Most have jobs and have to save to travel to races. Many live on noodles for months to scrimp and save for racing. Many of the really top riders get gear from their sponsors, but the sponsor doesn't pay them to skate and very few are given assistance to travel.
I hope this will explain to crew why I haven't been able to help some of them and also why I have helped others.
Personally I would love to be able to help everyone who wants to travel, including myself, but I would rather put my limited funds into local events (MOTH, BtB, Newtons) that a lot of riders of all levels of ability can enjoy and that by running these events we can foster a stronger Australian scene that overseas riders will want to travel to.
Cheers
Ado
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Permalink Reply by leighgriffiths on -
Adrian Alderson said:...foster a stronger Australian scene that overseas riders will want to travel to.
agreed. with guys like you, hop and of course the guys at ASRA, this country's scene has a bright future.
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Permalink Reply by Shane Madeley on -
Hi Ado,
Spot on buddy, keep up the good work with the local events.
The sport needs this type of support to grow, well done.
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Permalink Reply by sidecar nic on -
Ado, the amount of technical support that you've given me over the last 6months has been invaluable (there are no stupid questions, only stupid people :) As far as Im concerned thats just as good as sponsorship..........
now gimme a shirt!!! lol
cheers mate, you're a champ and your support of the aussie scene is fantastic
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Permalink Reply by Cooper Kruize on -
mmmm now we can have some goals to strive for... hehe look out hop..
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Permalink Reply by Stephen Daddow on -
To true mate!!!
If you want to get sponsored guys and gals, you need to go and get some RESULTS !!!! I had to.....
Save your money and go do a season overseas and come back and try or put on some races here in Oz and prove yourself.
And buying from Cre8ive Sk8 shop and the Hop shop will help in the development here in Oz. Buying your stuff from overseas might be cheaper but it put no money into Australia and those shops over there are not gonna put a race on here in Australia for you to prove your self. Buy from Australia shops and support Australian because they will support you in the end...
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