United Midget Auto Racing Association

 

 

United Midget Auto Racing Association (UMARA) is looking for a Title Sponsor for the 2001 season. As you know, marketing is expensive. But we believe the UMARA title sponsorship opportunity can help you recoup your marketing dollars through sales and good will. A set of properly crafted hospitality and marketing programs, media, and advertising campaigns can make the cost of this opportunity come back to your company many times.

The UMARA operates primarily in the South Suburban Chicago area in Grundy County, Illinois. Additional races are run in Rockford, Illinois and Northern Indiana.

Email: sales@insmkt.com

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Sponsorship Programs

As a Title Sponsor of UMARA, your products/services will benefit from the opportunity to employ the UMARA to help you reach your marketing goals.

1. Program Scope The racing program will be in effect throughout the 2000 season or beyond. To go along with that program, we can help you craft a marketing program designed to get the most from your sponsorship investment.

2. Formal Designation or "Billing" Your company will be designated as the Series Sponsor. The title of the series will be The United Midget Auto Racing Association . The program includes but is not limited to the following:

a. A Press Conference announcing the sponsorship.

b. Announcement News Release informing of the marketing partnership.

c. Occasional news worthy news releases.

d. Pre-race news releases.

e. Post-race news releases.

f. Your company logo or name will appear on every UMARA Midget that runs as a member of the Association. In addition, it will posted on each of the following:

-UMARA Midget trailers whose teams run as a members of the Association.

-UMARA Midget programs sold at participating tracks.

-UMARA Midget sales flyers and posters leading up to each race.

-UMARA Midget schedules announced to news agencies, radio and television stations.

-advertising space purchased by the Association to announce their races.

-advertising signs at the tracks where UMARA runs.

-driver and team uniforms.

g. We will also develop a sponsor support system that gives immediate notification of major developments, events, victories, press coverage, statistics, etc.

h. Your Public Relations Department or PR Firm will receive a wealth of material, information, themes, and ideas that will help them gain exposure and publicity.

-Existing customers will have a new point of focus as they watch your series or read about it in the newspaper or listen on the radio.

-New or potential new customers will look at you more favorably. It is an axiom in racing that "all things being equal, the race fan will do business with the company that supports racing."

-Your local community will also develop a stronger focus on your company.

-Your advertising will receive a significant boost by being able to relate with an actual race series whose cars routinely travel above 150 miles per hour. In addition, the impressions generated at the track and on the team transporters while in transit means your company will obtain many additional exposures. You can gain thousands of new impressions for your company or product logos for a fraction of the cost of other signage.

i. In-store promotions, show cars, driver appearances can all be tied to racing events for the benefit of your company. You can develop promotional periods that take place at each race within the community surrounding the race event. You gain walk-in traffic at retail locations by intelligently timing your activities around the sporting events. k. You also obtain the right to develop and produce racing merchandise for retail or private sale. This merchandise agreement will be in effect for the entire period of the Title Sponsorship. l. The Title Sponsor will obtain the right to use the series name and logo, provided such use is approved by the series beforehand. This usage will apply for the duration of the agreement. 2. Title Sponsor will obtain the right to a designated number of personal appearances by star UMARA drivers as part of the Partnership Agreement. These personal appearances can be negotiated and would be dependent on the Title Sponsor's needs and the availability of the driver/s. The Marketing Partner agrees to reimburse the driver/s for any out of pocket expenses whenever travel is involved. Additional appearances outside the Partnership Agreement can be obtained for a fee to be agreed upon during negotiations.

2. Other Opportunities

Direct Sponsorship of a race event. One time payment.

Sponsorship or Certificate Trade. By providing products in trade to the series, the Marketing Partner will receive sponsorship equivalent to the retail value of the products. In some cases, the Marketing Partner may need to help dispose of or sell the products. If you market to drivers, you can also provide product coupons and or certificates to reward drivers as Contingency Awards for victory in selected "major" race events.

Note: Any combination of the above options can be discussed and pursued. We will develop a program that works for and helps you grow your business.

 

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