One of the SA sponsorship industry’s most influential thought leaders‚ David Sidenberg, says South African sport should begin to think of how to take advantage of the unique and unprecedented pause button that has been hit to “rethink” what can be improved in structuring.
Sidenberg and his company‚ BMI Sport Info‚ are credited for the lead role they have played over the last 30 years in quantifying the affect sports marketing budgets contribute to their clients’ bottom line results.
SA’s economy is expected to shrink by 7% as a result of the effects of the coronavirus locally and internationally.
Regarding the affects of Covid-19 and sport‚ Sidenberg said: “In many ways‚ sport mirrors the broader economic climate and sponsorship by association is no exception.
“It’s of course true that traditional sport and broadcast‚ like all business‚ is under more pressure than ever before.
“But whether we are speaking of football specifically‚ or sport and the sponsorship market in general‚ it’s simply too early to pronounce on the long-term affects yet.
“Yes‚ there will definitely be some causalities‚ a few market corrections and hopefully even some new brainchilds‚ but there is no doubt both the football and sport content in general will both bounce back.
“The underlying value is just too great to simply be discarded.
“For me‚ perhaps the more pressing question is‚ despite the challenges‚ how can we take advantage of this moment?
“I cannot remember a time in all my years in this industry where we have ever been able to push the pause button like now.
“So before we get going again and the opportunity is lost‚ now is our chance.
“We have a unique opportunity to review‚ rethink and‚ where required‚ restructure everything — a period if you like of almost forced collaboration‚ where so much can be improved upon — let’s not waste it.”
BMI Sport Info is‚ “SA’s first and only independent research company to deal exclusively with the sport and sponsorship market”‚ its website states.
Expert confident sport will ‘bounce back’ financially from effects of Covid-19
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One of the SA sponsorship industry’s most influential thought leaders‚ David Sidenberg, says South African sport should begin to think of how to take advantage of the unique and unprecedented pause button that has been hit to “rethink” what can be improved in structuring.
Sidenberg and his company‚ BMI Sport Info‚ are credited for the lead role they have played over the last 30 years in quantifying the affect sports marketing budgets contribute to their clients’ bottom line results.
SA’s economy is expected to shrink by 7% as a result of the effects of the coronavirus locally and internationally.
Regarding the affects of Covid-19 and sport‚ Sidenberg said: “In many ways‚ sport mirrors the broader economic climate and sponsorship by association is no exception.
“It’s of course true that traditional sport and broadcast‚ like all business‚ is under more pressure than ever before.
“But whether we are speaking of football specifically‚ or sport and the sponsorship market in general‚ it’s simply too early to pronounce on the long-term affects yet.
“Yes‚ there will definitely be some causalities‚ a few market corrections and hopefully even some new brainchilds‚ but there is no doubt both the football and sport content in general will both bounce back.
“The underlying value is just too great to simply be discarded.
“For me‚ perhaps the more pressing question is‚ despite the challenges‚ how can we take advantage of this moment?
“I cannot remember a time in all my years in this industry where we have ever been able to push the pause button like now.
“So before we get going again and the opportunity is lost‚ now is our chance.
“We have a unique opportunity to review‚ rethink and‚ where required‚ restructure everything — a period if you like of almost forced collaboration‚ where so much can be improved upon — let’s not waste it.”
BMI Sport Info is‚ “SA’s first and only independent research company to deal exclusively with the sport and sponsorship market”‚ its website states.
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