Been working in experiential/digital marketing for 6+ years as PM, AM and currently business manager. Over the past 1.5 years I have discovered a deep interest in sponsorship/partnership marketing, particularly on the brand side.
Truly believe this is what I was meant to do but it's proving to be a VERY difficult space to crack into. I’ve been networking as often as I can, but can anyone w/experience in Sponsorship Mktg make recommendation to improve my candidacy? (Courses, Certs, other?)

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That one is a toughie! I think Meta and some of the bigger tech places have partnerships roles but they're not that common. I know someone that entered into the field solely through LinkedIn marketing and posting content. Maybe that's an option?

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That’s a solid suggestion! Similar to that - I have been wanting to run my own analysis of partnership valuations and potentially publish it. My only obstacle there has been obtaining data without paying a fortune (Nielsen quoted me for $5k for one year’s worth of data for one brand lol)

This is unrelated but how did you get into experimental marketing? Been trying to break in but can’t

Was trying to break into brand marketing coming out of college, friend of mine on brand side at Under Armour recommended I start on agency side first and introduced me to some of his contacts at (one of) UA’s agency of record. They hired me as an associate PM

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