Vicsport announces new partnership
with Sports Marketing Australia
Published February 15, 2023.
Vicsport is excited to announce a new partnership with Sports Marketing Australia (SMA), helping sporting organisations and Local Government Authorities (LGAs) to take the guesswork out of finding the right destination and support for events.
With a relationship base of 950 state, national and international sporting organisations, SMA offers a complete tool kit for its partners. Utilising strategic relationships with 62 LGAs and tourism organisations in both Australia and New Zealand, 590 state, national and international events were successfully placed through SMA in 2022 and the Grants Writing Team secured funding worth over $2.5 million, with the funding allowing Councils and Event Owners to take their events to the next level.
“This is an exciting partnership for Vicsport as the services provided by Sports Marketing Australia offer benefits for the entire sports industry,” said Vicsport CEO, Lisa Hasker. “Not only does SMA assist organisations in finding the best location and support for events, they also draw interest and funding to local LGAs which helps to grow the sports tourism industry.”
Sports Marketing Australia Managing Director, Craig Gibson said SMA was looking forward to forming strong relationships with Vicsport and its members to drive sports and events tourism in Victoria.
“We have a strong track record in this space and welcome the opportunity to work with event owners and local council’s to deliver exciting outcomes through event procurement and placement, strategic consultancy and our grant writing services. ” Craig said.
For more information on Sports Marketing Australia’s services, visit their website or call on 02 6652 1112. You can also email Dave Szumowski, Partnerships Manager – Victoria, at dave@sportsmarketing.com.au or call via 0460 630 438.
About Sports Marketing Australia:
Sports Marketing Australia (SMA) was formed in 1999 when the founding Directors combined their wealth of knowledge and relationships across the sports and entertainment industry, to successfully implement a number of commercially driven projects in regional Australia.
The company's strategic vision was based on the philosophical change in the sports and entertainment industry that revolved around the emergence of decentralising events into regional Australia.
During the past 20+ years, SMA's success has led to unsurpassed relationships with sporting organisations, event promoters, entertainment industry and government agencies at all levels, while expanding its range of services to include consultancy and grant writing.
About Vicsport:
For over 30 years Vicsport has provided advice, assistance and support to its members and the broader sports community. Through our extensive network, Vicsport's constituency includes 16,000 clubs and associations and over 3.9 million participants including paid staff and volunteers who make a significant contribution to the social, physical, mental and economic wellbeing of the Victorian community.
