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OLYMPIC SPONSORSHIP TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY

With the Beijing Olympics only months away, business analysis firm, IBIS World, has forecast Australian companies will increase sponsorship of athletes, events and sports by 73 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year.Read more

MAJOR SPONSOR CONFIRMED FOR AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM

Fitness First has become an official Australian Olympic Committee partner and as part of the deal, will offer Australia's Beijing Olympic Games gold medallists lifetime platinum membership, following the signing of a five-year sponsorship agreement.Read more

BIG BRANDS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO LEVERAGE SPONSORSHIP

Traditional sponsorship methods, based on media logo 'exposure' and hospitality, don't have the same impact as they once did, with marketers now looking for new ways to leverage their sponsorship expenditure, says Gus Guthrie from marketing firm, Momentum. Read more

VIRGIN BLUE NOT TO BLAME FOR FAILED OWNERSHIP BID

Virgin Blue Airlines has denied claims that its decision not to continue its sponsorship of National Basketball League (NBL) team, the Brisbane Bullets, was responsible for the collapse of the club's pending ownership bid.Read more

ARE YOU GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM?