The Queensland Symphony Orchestra has appointed experienced performing arts executive, Toni Palmer, as its new director of development, with a mandate to strengthen the organisation’s funding model and build closer ties with sponsors.
After extending its sponsorship with the Australian Turf Club for a further five years in September, brewing and food group Lion Co has announced that it will be the naming rights sponsor of a Racing NSW marquee event, The Golden Eagle.
This year’s multi-faceted AFL trade period media campaign delivered record results for major sponsor Telstra and the AFL, with more than 6.3 million unique visitors hitting the AFL Media network.
Mobile phone maker OPPO has renewed its co-major sponsorship of the Melbourne Stars. It will roll out a new leveraging campaign after leveraging Cricket Australia's mobile app last season.
Sydney-based apparel brand ISC has been quick to pick up more AFL work to replace outgoing-client Essendon by signing a new deal as a partner to St Kilda.
Keen to extend promotion of gender parity outside its office, Liberty Financial has elected to back a team with a “trailblazing culture and hardworking ethos” and signed as a major sponsor of the Melbourne Renegades WBBL squad according to CEO James Boyle.
The E-League, Football Federation Australia’s esport venture, will reach a broader global audience after strengthening ties with game publisher EA Sports and its global calendar of esport tournaments.