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Partnership Proposal for the Biggest Tennis Exhibition in Europe Partnership Proposal for the biggest Tennis Exhibition in Europe For more information please visit: www.northern-vision.co.uk www.liverpooltennis.co.uk by Anders Borg Liverpool Hope International Tennis Tournament Director Tournament 2002-2015 The Liverpool Hope International Tennis Tournament We have introduced over 60,000 children to tennis (LITT) was established in 2002 as a warm up event for through our School Programme during the Liverpool Wimbledon to give top ATP and WTA players as much International. Moving forward we will work closely with grass court practice as possible prior to the most Liverpool City Council to guide as many of the children important tennis tournament in the world. The event who attend the programme in the park into public tennis organisers Northern Vision has since 2002 gathered an clubs in Liverpool. incredible list of the world’s best players competing in Liverpool such as Novak Djorkovic, David Ferrer, Mardy In addition to our CSR program Liverpool International Fish, Marat Safin, Caroline Wozniacki, Laura Robson and has projects involving students, local businesses and Viktoria Azarenka to mention a few. charities, making it a very community oriented event . Our partnership with the title sponsor Liverpool Hope The Tournament added on legends to its program in University, has added extra value to the tournament in 2004 and has since hosted the three most famous tennis terms of the promotion of Education, Sport, Health and players of the Open era, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Business Networking. Martina Navratilova,as well as Martina Hingis, Virgina Wade , Ilie Nastase, Michael Stich, Richard Krajicek, former Our relationship with Liverpool City Council is invaluable, British Number One and US Open Finalist, Greg Rusedski but for this event to be sustainable due to the austerity and the Iranian tennis trickster with the unmistakable faced by the public sector it is important for the private ‘tash’, Mansour Bahrami. sector to embrace our initiative for sport and bringing world class tennis to the North West. I hope you will find Northern Vision carries out lot of work at grass route the content of this brochure interesting and that we can level and runs one of the most extensive CSR programs meet up to discuss opportunities further. for tennis in the UK. During the kids day only in 2014 our program set an incredible world record in the largest Thank you for reading! tennis lesson ever staged were 680 kids from schools around Liverpool participated. [email protected] 07950 260 1651 2 Events - Sports Marketing - Player Management www.northern-vision.co.uk 3 Tournament Marketing/ PR CSR/ HR Opportunities This is a sponsorship proposal for Liverpool Hope International Tennis Tournament 17th to 21st of June 2015. The event takes place in the Liverpool Cricket Club, showcasing tennis to the general public, corporate clients, sponsors, in addition to introducing 5000 children to tennis annually. Our partner and delegate packages provide much more than straight-forwardbadge sponsorship, they provide an extension to company’s existing PR, marketing, branding, HR and an extensive Corporate Social Responsibility program. In addition there are ample promotional opportunities through branding and company exposure in the corporate and public area and at all social media channels. During the 2014 event we had more than 2000 corporate PRESENTING PARTNER PROPOSAL visitors in addition to 10,000 general public spectators . Our event was estimated to be exposed to more than a billion people through our press releases about the 2013 Wimbledon Champion Marketing/PR/CSR/HR: UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE EXPERI- CORPORATE HOSPITALITY: attending and in breaking a wold record for the largest tennis • To be one of four Presenting ENCES: • One table of 10 per day lesson ever staged. partners; • 25 general admission tickets for throughout the tournament; • Logo included on all marketing centre court on each day of the • Private centre court box/seating; Northern Vision also ran the Third Festival of Tennis and the corporate tournament organised at material; event; • VIP parking for all guests. Chavasse Park, Liverpool One for a two week period prior to the international . It is another great • Logo on press and centre court • Two 45-minute pro-am tennis • Souvenir Programme way to engage with the public for our sponsors and corporate clients creating a great day out for backdrop; clinics for up-to four people; • Exclusive table signage the general public within one of the biggest shopping centres in the UK. The Festival of Tennis is • Logo and name on website with • Photograph opportunities with scheduled to run from 1st to the 15th June 2015 . hyperlink to website; players; • Two perimeter adverts on centre • Access to all courts; We are also scheduled to deliver the second ITF junior circuit event taking place at The Wavertree court and practice courts; • One coin toss on centre court Tennis Centre from the 15th to 22nd of November 2014. • One full page advert in official programme; • Exhibition and promotional activity in the public area to over 10,000 spectators and 5,000 children. • Opportunity to set up a 3x3 promotional marquees within corporate hospitality village. 4 Events - Sports Marketing - Player Management www.northern-vision.co.uk 5 ASSOCIATE PARTNER FESTIVAL OF TENNIS serves an ace with amazing attendance at Liverpool One Marketing/PR/CSR/HR: UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES: • To be one of eight Associate partners • 10 general admission tickets for centre court on • Logo included on selected marketing material each day of the event The Festival of tennis took place this year between 26th • Logo on press backdrop • One 45-minute pro-am tennis clinics for up to four people May and 8th June introducing general public to tennis • Logo on website in sponsor footer with hyperlink with free lessons between 12 and 3pm and having a 16 to website • Photograph opportunities with players draw corporate tournament with all our sponsors and • Access to all courts. • One perimeter advert on centre court and partners every weekday evening from 6pm. practice courts • One full page advert within official programme. CORPORATE HOSPITALITY: • Two tables of 10 (one week day, one weekend) • VIP parking for all guests. throughout tournament • Souvenir Programme • Private centre court box • Exclusive table signage EVENT PARTNER Marketing/PR/CSR/HR: UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES: • Event Partner of tournament • 10 general admission tickets for centre court for each day of event • One perimeter advert on centre court and practice court • Access to all courts. • Logo on website in sponsor footer with hyperlink to website • Full page advert within official programme. CORPORATE HOSPITALITY: • One table of 10; • Souvenir Programme • Private centre court box; • Exclusive table signage • Private parking for all guests. CORPORATE PARTNER Marketing/PR/CSR/HR: Corporate Hospitality • One perimeter advert on centre court and practice court • Two tables of 10 • Logo and link to website on newsletters • Private centre court box • VIP parking for all guests. • Souvenir Programme • Exclusive table signage 6 Events - Sports Marketing - Player Management www.northern-vision.co.uk 7 Twelve Years of the Liverpool “It was a fantastic day and all the children were great,” Liverpool Hope University International Tennis Nike Junior International Liverpool (14th to said Cowan. “It is not easy to conduct such a large session Tournament’s Anders Borg said that he was immensely and to organise it has added to the challenge, but I am so proud to bring the record to the city. 21st November 2015) proud that I have been able to set a World Record in my home city, at my home tournament and that so many local “We have been running the tournament in Liverpool young people have been able to share in that.” since 2002,” he said. “Throughout that time we have The third ITF Nike Junior International Event will be organised by Northern Vision at Wavertree Tennis Centre as part worked hard to introduce young people to the sport as of our all year long Community Programme. We aim to bring talented national and international youngsters not only Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson led the plaudits an alternative to football. promote Liverpool as a city of tennis but to also bring local kids to see and compete (through wildcards) against following the announcement the record would stand. international junior players of their age. Wavertree is a fantastic venue for tennis and it is our aim and hopes to use it for “To have so many schools get involved with this effort several other events throughout the year. Additionally, the event is part of our initiative the Liverpool Tennis Foundation, “Congratulations to everyone who took part in this and succeed in bringing the record to the city of set up by Northern Vision and supported by LTA and Liverpool City Council to make an active difference to the lives of record-breaking tennis coaching lesson,” he said. “They Liverpool is a fantastic achievement and every pupil thousands of young people throughout Liverpool – developing transferable life skills of self esteem, respect for others , should rightly be proud of themselves for making history. who took part should be proud that they have made the ability to work in a team in addition to fight obesity and crime. One of the great aspects of the Liverpool International history. Tennis Tournament is the way in which it is inspiring the next generation of tennis players and encouraging young “Hopefully this will inspire them to go out to tennis people to take up the sport.” clubs, playing fields and open spaces all over the city playing tennis and who knows, the next big British Ian McKenna, Director of Development at Liverpool Hope talent may well be right here in Liverpool.” University said: “Breaking a world record is a fantastic achievement, and I am sure that sense of accomplishment For media enquiries please contact Alec Doyle on 0151 will stay with all of the young people involved for a long 706 9986 or email [email protected] time.
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