Sponsorship Opportunities

OVERVIEW

Message from Mr Chris Eddy,
Chairperson NCFZ Management Committee

North Coast Football Zone (NCFZ) is a not for profit organisation charged with the responsibility of administering and developing the game of football on the North Coast.

We have in excess of 5000 registered players spanning the geographical boundaries from Macksville in the south up to Yamba/Iluka in the north and incorporates the key commercial and residential hubs of Coffs Harbour and Grafton.

NCFZ Management Committee is committed to the development of the game and its players and to assist the developmental pathway of its elite junior talent. To assist in this regard, NCF seeks corporate support as a means of ensuring that the foundation of player development and club growth continues to flourish.

NCF has always attracted significant local television radio and print media attention. Within our zone we have good coverage on local Prime and Win televison. We also have excellent coverage in the Coffs Coast Advocate and the Daily Examiner who run large previews of senior matches as well as printing post game articles prepared by local clubs. Sponsors and corporate supporters reap benefits from this media attention through increased exposure.

Our commitment to ensuring wide media coverage resulted in the appointment in 2007 of an experienced Media/Marketing Liaison Officer who ensures our Brand (and possibly your brand) is appropriately represented throughout the Zone.

Commercial sponsorship/partnerships provides a fantastic opportunity for business to show their commitment to the development of a sport which commands world wide participation. Of equal importance is an ability to expose local business houses as partners in supporting sport in the local community.

NCF can provide your business with great exposure. We will actively promote your business or product and naturally encourage members of the football community to make use of your company. With over 5000 registered members and thousands of associated family, friends and supporters I encourage you to make use of a platform that can provide you with great exposure and patronage.

Sponsorships/partnerships are often mistakenly regarded as a form of corporate generosity. Our commitment is to form partnering agreements that are not seen as merely donations but rather fosters a positive awareness of our business partners, potential customers and develops the game of football in your local community.

Besides reciprocal benefits to your business, advertising corporate image with goodwill from the footballing community allows NCFZ to:

Increase corporate awareness to North Coast Football supporters
Increase loyalty of existing customers
Increase your corporate profile in the Community

I encourage you look through this sponsorship/partnership package and make an assessment as to what level of opportunity and growth your business can generate from partnering with North Coast Football.


Chris Eddy
Chairperson NCFZ Management Committee
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PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE
($12,000 - $15,000)

Naming Rights
Exclusive use of title for the Men's &/or Women's Premier League First Division Competition (eg Country Energy/NCFZ Premier League)

Uniform Logo
Sponsor provided front shirt logo on all Premier League First Division Playing strip

Media
Sponsor logo/name attached to all NCFZ media releases (TV, Radio, Print)

Internet
Sponsor logo attached to NCFZ home page with direct access to sponsor via 'link' pages

Signage
Sponsor provided portable signage (x2) at all Premier League First Division


Complimentary Tickets to Grand Final and Official NCFZ functions
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GOLD SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE
($10,000)

Naming Rights
Exclusive use of title for Junior Development Programs and/or Intensive Training Centre (eg Country Energy/NCFZ Intensive Training Centre)

Uniform Logo
Sponsor provided rear shirt logo on all Junior Representative playing strips

Media
Sponsor logo/name attached to all NCFZ media releases (TV, Radio, Print)

Internet
Sponsor logo attached to NCFZ home page with direct access to sponsor via 'link' pages

Signage
Sponsor provided logo included on portable signage (x1) displaying all Gold and Silver partners at all Premier League First Division


Complimentary Tickets to Grand Final and Official NCFZ functions
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SILVER SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE
($3000)

Uniform Logo
Sponsor provided sleeve logo on Division/Grade as agreed by parties

Internet
Sponsor logo attached to NCFZ home page with direct access to sponsor via ‘link’ pages

Signage
Sponsor provided logo included on portable signage (x1) displaying all Gold and Silver partners at all Premier League First Division


Complimentary Tickets to Grand Final and Official NCFZ functions
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CORPORATE SUPPORTERS PACKAGE
($300)

Logo on specific web page as agreed by sponsor and NCFZ acknowledging corporate/business supporters of NCFZ

(This will be a 'scrolling' window on the NCFZ website. Figures gathered during the 2008 season indicates an average of 9000 hits per week on the NCFZ website)
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CORPORATE COMMUNITY FOOTBALL PROGRAM

This program directly relates to the measure of football supporters goodwill to local business houses.

How does it work?
Every registered player in the Zone has a registered player number and/or membership card.

When that card is produced during over-the-counter transactions the business partner maintains a record of sales relating to members of the football family.

During reconciliation of sales made the business partner will calculate the number of sales made to members of the football family.

NCFZ and the business partner will negotiate an amount (say 10%) of the sales made to the football community and that amount will feed back to NCFZ in the form of a donation/sponsorship.

Am I obligated to give discounts to persons who show membership?
No. The membership card is not a discount card. Nor is it meant to influence the negotiation of prices on goods or services with individual customers.

The primary purpose of the CCFP is for the business house to acknowledge and honour the level of support by the football community by donating a % of sales generated for the on-going development and growth of the game in the local area.

What will I get out of it?
It is envisaged that once the footballing community are aware of the program, an increased amount of goodwill will be generated back to those corporate supporters who support the game.

NCFZ will generate media releases that acknowledges the support of business houses who participate in the CCFP initiative. Exposure on the NCFZ website may also be available to corporate partners who participate in this program.
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