SponsorshipStore Puts Theory Into Practice At Hollis Sponsorship Awards

www.sponsorshipstore.com, the newly launched online resource centre for the sponsorship industry, is translating ideas into action through sponsoring the Best First Time Sponsor award at the Hollis Sponsorship Awards 2011.
www.sponsorshipstore.com is the brainchild of Sponsorship Consulting, the leading advisory firm providing strategic counsel and creative but pragmatic solutions to blue chip brands and rights-holders.  The first of its kind, SponsorshipStore is a one-stop shop dedicated to sponsorship.  It provides a single point of access to the best training materials, guidelines, event tickets, books and much more to assist all practitioners develop their sponsorship competence. 
The Hollis Sponsorship Awards is a showcase for best practice across all sectors of the industry.  The First Time Sponsor award category is open to campaigns initiated by companies or brands that have executed sponsorship programmes for the first time in the last two years.
“We have been exploring sponsorship’s role in our own marketing for a number of years,” commented Pippa Collett, Sponsorship Consulting’s Managing Director, “We are pleased to have identified a relevant opportunity to practice what we preach.  The Hollis Sponsorship Awards are highly respected and the Best First Time Sponsor category corresponds closely with the aims of SponsorshipStore.”
“We have been aware of SponsorshipStore’s development and were delighted when Sponsorship Consulting initiated discussions,” Rosemary Sarginson responded, “SponsorshipStore’s sponsorship of Best First Time Sponsor demonstrates the power of the Hollis Sponsorship Awards as a marketing tool”.    
The Hollis Sponsorship Awards will be held at The London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London on 29th March 2011.  Early bird tickets at just £187 + VAT per person are available up to 31st December 2010 in the Event Tickets section at www.sponsorshipstore.com.