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Guides for brands running sports sponsorship campaigns on OpenSponsorship—search athletes, send proposals, manage deals, track deliverables, and configure your account.
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OpenSponsorship 101
Campaigns
What are Campaigns?
What are the steps for creating a campaign?
What are the steps for editing a campaign?
How long does the process from start to finish usually last?
Is there a time limit on a campaign?
What are best practices for the cover image on my campaign?
How do I get more applicants to my campaign?
If we only want to offer product as payment and the athlete’s social media buy states $3,000, then do they want us to provide them with $3,000 worth of product?
Account & membership
What do the different notification categories mean?
Is my company a good fit for your service?
How do I update my notification settings?
My company is not based in the US, can I still become a member?
I just made an account as a brand, what do I do now?
Can I report an athlete?
Why does OpenSponsorship take a commission when I am already a member and pay a monthly subscription fee?
Invitations
What is an invite?
How do I send an invite?
How do I get in touch with a specific athlete?
What happens after I invite an athlete?
Do I have to make an offer to every athlete I invite?
Is there a downside to inviting a large number of athletes to join my campaigns?
Are our invitations to athletes public? Can everyone see that we are inviting these athletes to join our campaign?
Proposals
Applications
What are the next steps once I receive an application?
Why should I communicate through OpenSponsorship?
We accepted an athlete's application but they aren't answering our messages. What should we do?
How do I know if an athlete is interested in my offer?
I have a lot of applications, how do I decide who to move forward with?
Deals
Once an athlete accepts a deal, what's the next move?
I posted my brand campaign, received applications from athletes, and one accepted an offer to receive free product in exchange for feedback before moving on to a further deal. Can I try to contact that accepted athlete further?
How do you guarantee that the athlete/other talent sticks to the terms in my campaign?
Can I back out of a deal after it closes?
How do I create a long-term relationship with an athlete after a successful deal?
What is ROI?
What is "engagement" on athlete profiles?