It's a simple answer. How are you going to generate business for the company your trying to get parts from. You should worry more about what your plan is and not about if I get your part I'll do some pr for you.

Kinda like going to a bank asking for money, you better have a good plan so they can see they will get paid also.

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Just wanted to say thanks, I know this question is old but I have never known how it works and now I got a better understanding.

The bank reference really put it in perspective for me.

thanks guys, talk to you out there on the forum.

Doug

I've got a few smalls sponsorships going for me and let me be the first to tell you that it is NOT easy, but it can be done if you know how to get your message across. Like others have said, everyone thinks theirs is the next big thing, that people will flock to it when they see all the cool parts, etc.

The reality is far from this idea. You have to really have something unique and enticing to bring to the table. Product development, guaranteed exposure, high end shop support, etc.


If you want some help, I can send you copies of my own project, links to what I'm doing, etc. and can even put you in contact with a few people I know who have taken the time to educate me on the ways of the force as it were.


EDIT: A friend of mine who knows his way around a sponsorship once told me, "My first trip to SEMA was on my dime. Every trip after that, I had alot of help."