Slingshot Sponsorship is pleased to announce that they have been shortlisted for four awards at the prestigious European Sponsorship Association Awards.
The ESA Excellence Awards, hosted by the European Sponsorship Association, is an awards show that recognises and celebrates the achievements within the sponsorship industry across Europe.
ESA’s mission is to inspire, unite and grow the sponsorship industry for the benefit of its members. ESA will do this through education, guidance, representation, the recognition of excellence and the sharing of best practice and performance.
Slingshot Sponsorship’s nominations at this year’s ESA Awards include:
- Rights Holder of the Year: having won this category for the last two years, Slingshot Sponsorship are thrilled to be nominated again for two clients: The Holi Festival of Colours and the Extreme Tech Challenge held on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island.
- B2B Sponsorship of the Year: a sponsor with the Extreme Tech Challenge, the activation of iTutorGroup showcased how the tech event could support female entrepreneurs in China, providing them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend and pitch.
- CSR Partnership of the Year: a deal brokered with Slingshot the Aramco and Bloodhound SSC partnership aims to engage 50,000 children in 6 months in STEM.
- Agency of the Year (Single Nation): after a highly successful year, Slingshot are delighted to also be nominated in this category at the prestigious ESA Awards.
Slingshot Sponsorship, renowned for disrupting and moving away from logo-centric partnerships, specialise in brokering sponsorships for their rights holder clients. Through a highly strategic approach, Slingshot Sponsorship continually delivers world-class partnerships.
Jackie Fast, the MD of Slingshot Sponsorship, commented “It’s a wonderful achievement to be shortlisted for so many awards, for an association that holds as much weight as ESA. But we are not content, we are aiming to get better every year and show the same level of quality at all times with all our clients.”
The winners this year will be announced at the ESA Awards on the 7th of February 2018 at the Science Museum, London. The event will be attended by over 350 people across Europe.
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ABOUT SLINGSHOT SPONSORSHIP
Slingshot Sponsorship is an innovative strategic sponsorship agency based in Central London. Slingshot Sponsorship works across all industry sectors to help organisations identify, create and optimise media assets so they become engaging marketing opportunities for brands to partner with. Our clients come from television, publishing, events, music, award programmes, and charities with a focus on pushing boundaries in sponsorship.
ABOUT ESA
The European Sponsorship Association (ESA) is a membership association whose mission is to inspire, unite and grow the sponsorship industry for the benefit of its members. ESA will do this through education, guidance, representation, the recognition of excellence and the sharing of best practice and performance. Its many activities, which include policy, governance and corporate responsibility, education and training, information, networking and the ESA Excellence Awards, all have these goals as their core objectives. ESA’s reach encompasses all types of sponsorship activity from sport, broadcast, education, the arts and culture through to environment and the community. Its membership includes sponsors, rights holders, agencies and consultants, professional advisors and suppliers.
ABOUT XTC
http://www.extremetechchallenge.com/
XTC 2017 is hosted by MaiTai Global, a vanguard collective of the world’s leading entrepreneurs, creators, and athletes. Participants combine their energy, network and resources to help each other achieve professional success, pushing the limits of work and play while also fuelling philanthropic activities around the world.
ABOUT THE HOLI FESTIVAL OF COLOURS
http://holifestival.com/uk/en/index
The Holi Festival of colours is an Indian Spring festival observed by mostly Hindus and Sikhs. Jasper Hellmann, whilst in India, went to the Holi festival and wanted to replicate it in Europe which they first did in 2012. 5 Years later, they have become globally recognised and have represented the festival in 40 different countries.
ABOUT iTUTORGROUP
iTutorGroup is an online education service provider and is now the largest online platform driving “live human-to-human interactions.” They give clients the potential to learn near enough every subject 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
ABOUT ARAMCO
http://www.saudiaramco.com/en/home.html
Saudi Aramco is a state owned company that produces oil and gas. They are the world’s largest crude oil exporter producing on average 10.5 million barrels per day. Aiming every day to make energy more sustainable and beneficial for everyone involved.
ABOUT BLOODHOUND
Bloodhound SSC is a UK based project, building a car that defies the laws of speed by breaking the record speed on land and breaking the 1000mph speed barrier. The project aims to inspire the next generation in science, technology, engineering and maths. Bloodhound look to share their journey of creating this machine with a global audience.
For comments and information, please contact Kieran Morris, Sponsorship Director at Slingshot Sponsorship:
Telephone: +44 (0)207 226 7839
Email: kieran@slingshotsponsorship.com