GVSU Sports Properties

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMFOR GRAND VALLEY STATE ATHLETICS

champions. tradition. excellence.

CONTENTS

1GVSU SPORTS PROPERTIES

Letter from GVSU Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 2Pillars of Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 3Who We Are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 4Fan Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 5Tradition of Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 6Build Your Brand with GVSU Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 7The Game Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 8The Playbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 9Local Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 10Statewide Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 12Print Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 14Signage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 15Event Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 16General Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 17Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 18Partners Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 19Sponsorships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 20How to Join the Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 21

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LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

2 PLAYBOOK FOR SUCCESS

Dear Potential Partners of Laker Athletics,

Grand Valley State University strives for excellence in everything we do. Laker Athletics has a tra-dition of excellence in our athletics competition and in the classroom. Competitively, the Lakershave won seven straight NACDA Directors Cups, which is the all sports trophy nationally for NCAADivision II. In addition, over 60% of our student-athletes consistently achieve a 3.0 GPA or better.Our student-athletes give back as well with our 20 varsity sports programs and 550 student-athletesannually volunteering over 3,000 community service hours to various or-ganizations. Our mission at GVSU is “Educating students to shape theirlives, their professions, and their societies”and we believe our intercolle-giate athletics programs help fulfill that mission.

We have three major goals as an athletic department for our programsand student-athletes. We refer to them as our “Fundamentals for Suc-cess”. They are as follows:1. Create the best learning environment possible. Again, these stu-dents come to college to get an education. While we are very proud ofour former student-athletes who achieve success in professional sports,the fact of the matter is that 99% of our student-athletes will never havethat chance. We believe it is our job to create an environment where theycan get their degree from GVSU and prepare them for the rest of their lives in the “real world”.2. Challenge our teams to competitive greatness. We are going to work hard to be the best wecan be competitively. We define competitive greatness as coming through with your best effort andbest performance when it is most needed. That is hard to achieve! We want our student-athletesto look back on their careers and know they became the best student, best athlete and best citizenpossible. Our student-athletes also know that they will have to learn how to overcome adversity,which as we all know is a big part of success in life. 3. Commit the energy necessary for success. As you know, it takes hard work and commitmentto be successful in anything, whether it is business or college sports. I am very proud of our entirestaff here at Laker Athletics. From coaches to support staff, they work hard, they know their rolesand they care about kids. We do what we do in order for these young people to have success andmany people on our campus work together to accomplish this.

While this is not complicated by any means, we believe in keeping it simple and staying focused onthe day-to-day journey of helping young people grow and develop. If we do that, with the greatschool that we have here, we will achieve good results.

It takes a lot of effort and support by a lot of people to achieve the level of success that we have ac-complished and we could not do it without the wonderful support of our sponsors. More than that,we want to develop a relationship with our partners so that you too can take pride in the success ofour student-athletes at GVSU. I would like to thank you in advance for considering a sponsorshipof the Grand Valley State athletics program. GO LAKERS!

Sincerely,

Director of Athletics

PILLARS OF STRENGTH


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Reach is how many people you can directly touch with your ad-vertising message. GVSU Sports Properties has tremendousreach. Each year over 100,000 people attend our athleticevents on campus and our radio network reaches almost 15million people.

REACH

FREQUENCYFrequency is the amount of times your message is seen orheard by potential customers. GVSU Sports Properties usesall advertising mediums to put forth our best efforts to advertise your business. Our advertisingmediums include signage, radio, print, internet, on-site events, television, hospitality and ticket ben-efits. All of these areas can be used to promote your business. GVSU Sports Properties has severalmarketing elements that allow organizations to enjoy constant contact and integration with theirtarget market.

The Grand Valley Sports Network(GVSN) reaches six out of the top 100

national media markets:• Chicago (3rd)• Detroit (11th)

• Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo (39th)• Flint/Saginaw (66th)

• Toledo (73rd)• South Bend (89th)

CONSISTENCYConsistency is creating a message that potential customers become accustomed to and have im-mediate recognition and recall. GVSU Sports Properties offers a professional marketing staff thatwill assist you in keeping your message and brand consistent. We will protect the integrity of yourmessage in order to build recognition with your audience.

GVSU SPORTS PROPERTIES PROVIDES ALL THREE

Downtown Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids’ Rankings For Cities in the U.S.Grand Rapids’ television market is higher than six other big league markets

(Buffalo, Green Bay, Jacksonville, Memphis, Oklahoma City, and New Orleans)

WHO WE ARE


GVSU Sports Properties is the marketing arm for the department of athletics at Grand Valley StateUniversity. Grand Valley State Athletics presents the excitement, color and pageantry of college ath-letics through advertising, marketing and promotional opportunities designed to impact your businessby reaching loyal Grand Valley State fans and alumni throughout the region and the state of Michigan.

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY• Nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review• More than 97 percent of Grand Valley graduates are successfully employed or pursuing advanced degrees• GVSU has experienced increased enrollment for 28 years in a row• Campuses in Allendale, Grand Rapids, Holland, Traverse City and Muskegon• 25,325 Students• 3,280 Faculty and Staff• GVSU brings $730 million into West Michigan annually

GVSU ATHLETICS• 20 Varsity Sports• Vast majority of student-athletes are from Michigan• Over half of student-athletes have a 3.0 GPA or better• Member of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)

ALUMNI• More than 100,000 alumni• 75,382 alumni in Michigan• Largest alumni base in Tri-County Area

• Kent/Ottawa/Muskegon (43,829)

FACILITIES• Lubbers Stadium (The home of Laker football)

• Average of over 12,000 per game• Fieldhouse Arena (The home of men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball)

• Annual Visits: 120,000• Recreation Center (Home to on-campus and community activities)

• Annual Visits: 344,201• Laker Turf Building Activities (The home of indoor track and field)

• Annual Visits: 202,039

Allendale Campus

FAN PROFILE


• College sports and its 172 million fans now outnumber every other sport in the U.S.• 70% of college sports fans are between the age of 18-54• Alumni income 30% above national average• Alumni develop lifelong affinity to their school/sport• Average household income exceeds $100,000• Over 30% of fans have children• 50% of fans have attended or graduated from college• Nearly $100 billion a year spent on consumer goods and services by college students

COLLEGE FANS

• The Greater Grand Rapids area is ranked 12th in the nation for highest percentage (54%) of avid sports fans in a city(Scarborough Research)• The Greater Grand Rapids area is tied seventh for highest percentage of adults (2%) interested in buying sports eventseason tickets.

• Tied with Detroit (MI), Los Angeles (CA), New York (NY), others• Number one is New Orleans (LA) with eight percent

THE WEST MICHIGAN SPORTS FAN

Passion + Drive + Excellence + Tradition = College AthleticsGame day at Lubbers Stadium

TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE


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Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup• Awarded to the best athletic department in the nation in each division• GVSU has won the award 10 times: 2004-2010, 2014-15Team National Championships• Football – 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 • Soccer – 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 • Volleyball – 2005 • Women’s Basketball – 2005• Women’s Cross Country – 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 • Women’s Track & Field – 2011 (2), 2012 (2)

TRADITION

GVSU Football• Four National Championships – 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 • Six National Championship Game Appearances – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009• Six Undefeated Regular Seasons between 2001-09• Highest winning percentage in college football (all divisions)• Winningest program in NCAA Division II history by percentage• Led NCAA Divison II in total attendance the last four years (2011-14)• Lakers In the Pros

• 4 players from GVSU are currently playing the NFL

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BUILD YOUR BRAND WITH GVSU ATHLETICS


The GVSU Sports Properties Corporate Partner Program provides sponsors with an effective alter-native to reach fans, consumers and clients at a very affordable investment. Numerous local, re-gional and national companies have enjoyed positive results with a GVSU Sports Propertiespartnership. An association with Grand Valley State University and the college athletic atmosphereprovides companies of all sizes with a unique opportunity to have their message reach the greatfans and alumni of this area.

GVSU Brand Loyalty• Large, local and loyal fan base• GVSU football is one of the largest media draws in West Michigan• Championship brand• Highly successful athletic and academic institution

GVSU Sports Properties allows you to:• Enhance brand and corporate awareness• Form strategic alliances and partnerships• Drive incremental sales• Conduct business-to-business marketing• Showcase, launch and develop products and services• Reach a targeted regional audience• Build strong relationships with customers and employees• Get in front of consumers• Affiliation with a championship brand

Marketing Objectives:With GVSU Sports Properties, our goal is to build partnerships that will transform into lasting re-lationships over the years. We are interested in providing Laker sponsors with an integrated spon-sorship package tailored to their m arketing objectives.

• Sponsors directly help shape and advance Laker Athletics• Laker sponsors invest in the student-athletes• Custom built packages bring added value to each sponsor

We look forward to the opportunity to work with you!

GVSU sporting events are agreat way to put your product

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CUSTOMER NEEDS ANALYSISA professional member of the GVSU Sports Properties staff will conduct an in-depthCustomer Needs Analysis of your business. Customer Needs Analysis allows us torecommend the proper advertising plan for your business.

DEVELOPING THE PLANOur award winning team turns ideas into problem solving creative ideas that sell! Fromattention getting positioning statements to ear-grabbing production, you get commer-cials that break the sameness barrier and get the attention of your potential customers.

MAKING THE PLAN WORKThe key here is to commit to the plan. You should never start an advertising campaignwith the intention of stopping. Advertising is a process, not an event. A great offerclearly and creatively stated and repeated enough times will produce positive, profitableresults for your company.

MONITORING THE RESULTSGVSU Sports Properties believes in relationships not transactions so we will follow-upthroughout the life of your contract to ensure the current plan is working and make anynecessary changes. We will re-evaluate the plan as often as you need and would like.

THE PLAYBOOK


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OPPORTUNITIESMULTIMEDIA

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Event Marketing

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Social Media

Internet

Website

LOCAL RADIO


Tailgate Show30 minute show aired prior to the GVSU Football Network Pregame Show. TheGVSU Football Tailgate Show is hosted by Jeremy Bolker with special guestsdiscussing the upcoming game. The show is aired on 96.1 FM ESPN all seasonlong.

GVSU Football Weekly Report with Matt MitchellHour-long show that is live from Main St. Pub in Allendale from 6:00-7:00 pmon Thursday’s during the season. Head football Coach Matt Mitchell discussespast and upcoming games with co-hosts Jeremy Bolker and Greg Johnson.The show is aired on five affiliates on the GVSU Football Radio Network, in-cluding the flagship station, ESPN FM 96.1.

Men’s Basketball Game BroadcastsA 15 minute pre-game show, play by play descriptions of the games and a fifteenminute post-game show catches all the action of Laker men’s basketball. Allgames are aired on 107.9 FM WMUS and WTKG – AM 1230.

GVSU Basketball Weekly Insider with Ric WesleyHead men’s basketball coach Ric Wesley talks about the season and upcominggames with hosts Jeremy Bolker and DJ Foster live during this hour long showthroughout West Michigan. Shows air on WTKG – AM 1230 from 6:00-7:00 pmon Monday nights during the basketball season.

Women’s Basketball Game BroadcastsA 15 minute pre-game show, play by play descriptions of the games and a 15minute post-game show for all women’s basketball games. All games are airedon WTKG – AM 1230.

The Mike Williams Radio ShowAn inside look at the women’s basketball program with DJ Foster and headwomen’s basketball coach Mike Williams discussing past and future games from7:30-8:00 am on Saturday’s during the basketball season. The show airs onWTKG-AM 1230 during the basketball season.

All programming is also streamed on iHeart Radio

GVSU Football Weekly Report60 minute show on Monday nights throughout the college football season cov-ering everything happening at GVSU, in the GLIAC, and around the Division IIlandscape. The show airs on 96.1 FM ESPN during the fall.

LOCAL RADIO COVERAGE


LOCAL CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO STATIONS

RADIO NETWORK


Football Game BroadcastsAll the action of Laker football across the state of Michigan and in Indiana onour affiliate stations. The flagship station is 96.1 FM ESPN. The 30 minutePregame Show and 30 minute Kickoff Show are broadcast live prior to thegame. At the conclusion of the game, the broadcast team wraps up the actionwith a 30 minute postgame show. Games are also streamed online by all radiostations in the Football Radio Network and on the iHeartRadio mobile app.

Who listens to the Lakers? College educated males, in their late 30's early 40's,with jobs, with kids, household income of $75,000, or more and enjoy sports!

GVSU Football Listeners: (Scarborough Research)Male: 69.3% Female: 30.7% Mean: 42.1

Other Quick facts about our listeners:• Household income $75,000+: 31.6% which is 18% higher than the GR market average• Household income $100,000+ : 20.7% which is 81% higher than the GR market average• College graduate (four year degree): 18.9% which is 55% higher than the GR market average• Employed full time (35 hrs +): 55.8%, which is 29% higher than the GR market• 401K plans: 13% which is 63% higher than the GR market average• 529 plan/college savings plan: 38.9% which is 386% higher than the GR market average

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RADIO NETWORK


PRINT OPPORTUNITIES


GVSU Sports Properties creates thousands of collateral materials each year. You could have yourlogo on ...• Pocket schedule cards• Schedule posters• Game day programs• Magnets• Pluggers• Event posters• Key cards• Mouse pads

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SIGNAGE


LUBBERS STADIUM - FootballLubbers Stadium offers several opportunities for your business to get in frontof your target market. The tradition of Laker football is enjoyed by thousands offans every year, all available to your message. Lubbers Stadium boasts an av-erage attendance of over 11,000 fans per game. Available signage includes:

• Entrance Locations • West Side Concourse• Field Level• Scoreboard• South End Zone/Student Section

FIELDHOUSE ARENA - Basketball/VolleyballThe Fieldhouse Arena is home to Laker basketball and volleyball. It's a greatvenue for sponsors because it sees action almost all year. Fans pour into theFieldhouse Arena to catch the fast-paced excitement of Grand Valley men'sand women's basketball games as well as Laker volleyball.

• East/West Scoreboard• North Wall• Rotational Signage • South Fascia Signs • Static Scorers Table

GVSU BASEBALL FIELD

Signage space at the GVSU Baseball Field is available on the outfield fenceline as well as the scoreboard.

GVSU SOCCER FIELD

Signage at the GVSU Soccer Field is available on the surrounding fence lineand on the scoreboard.

KELLY FAMILY SPORTS CENTER

The Kelly Family Sports Center has several options for available signage in-cluding the balcony railing and surrounding walls.

Students waiting forFanFest to begin

EVENT MARKETING


INTERACTIVE MARKETING

Event marketing is a great wayto put your product in front of

potential customers.

• Sampling and couponing offers sponsors the ability to personally interact with potential customers• Game day sponsorships allow sponsors complete saturation by utilizing all GVSU Sports Propertieshas to offer at a specific game• Promotional items are handed out at GVSU events and games to enhance fan experience and thegame day environment• Special events are a part of the Laker athletic experience and we love to bring our corporate partnersalong with us

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GENERAL MARKETING


OUR BACKYARD

GVSU is well-established in Allendale, where the main campus is located, but Grand Valley also hasa mark right downtown in Grand Rapids. The two campuses have become one for students, withmost taking classes both in Allendale and downtown. Since both locations are connected by M-45(Lake Michigan Drive), students, faculty and staff often commute back and forth on a regular basis.Grand Valley’s presence in downtown Grand Rapids is growing with the Pew Campus as well as onMedical Mile with the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences.

The Grand Rapids campus services just over 11,000 students. The GVSU downtown campus is largerthan the following schools:

• Villanova (10,482)• TCU (9,142)• Notre Dame (8,363 undergraduate)• Northwestern (8,000 undergraduate)• Georgetown (7,433 undergraduate)• Butler (4,640)

Covering every GVSU varsity athletic team, gvsulakers.com is the official source of information, mer-chandise and multimedia for the Lakers. Sponsors can get involved through banner advertisements,official online partners, online advertisers (link to sponsor page) and email blasts that reach 60,000GVSU fans.

ONLINE


4.7 million page impressions per year

Over 52,000 uniquevistors per month

60% of visitors are from Michigan

SOCIAL MEDIA

GVSU Sports Properties provides clients with interactive social media outlets to engage their cus-tomer base. Social media is a great way to stay in constant contact fans who are connected to GVSUathletics. The demographics of social media users are expanding and increasing constantly. GVSUSports Properties is active and provides influence on many different social media networks.

Medium Rectangle Ad300 px x 250 px

Can link to any page

Leaderboard Ad728 px x 90 px

Can link to any page

FACEBOOK.COM/GVSULAKERS31,000+ Likes

TWITTER.COM/GVSULAKERS13,000+ Followers

YOUTUBE/GVSULAKERS3,093 Average monthly views

INSTAGRAM.COM/GVSULAKERS3,000+ Likes

PARTNERS VOICE


"When you set off to start a new sports radio station, it's always beneficial to partnerwith a university that has a proven track record of success. Working with GrandValley State University, which boasts the best athletic department in Division II, hashelped us gain instant credibility with sports fans in our area with ESPN-FM 96.1."

- Tim Feagan, Vice President of Clear Channel Communication

“GVSU Athletics is a dynamic partner and a great part of our marketing mix in WestMichigan! They help deliver our message to both family and student demographicswe can’t find in other venues. The GVSU staff is creative and professional andbring us new, fresh ways to market our programming and theatres.”

- Steve VanWagoner, VP of Marketing, Celebration! Cinema

“GVSU is a significant economic engine in West Michigan. They not only have apositive impact on the economy, but they also improve the quality of life. GVSUAthletics makes it easy for us to create fun events for our employees and clients.We are proud of and benefit from our long standing partnerships with Grand ValleyState Athletics.”

- Sean Welsh, Regional President for PNC West Michigan

SPONSORSHIPS


GAME TICKETS

The GVSU ticket office can provide individual game tickets, season tickets or group tickets. Blocksof individual game tickets are perfect for company outings, client gatherings or promotional activity.Contact the GVSU Athletic Ticket Office at 616-331-3200.

LICENSING

The usage of all athletics logos is regulated by GVSU Sports Properties. GVSU Sports Propertiesprotects all trade names, trademarks and service marks of GVSU Athletics. Sponsors at the All-America, Champion and Official level are allowed to use marks and names of GVSU Athletics withpermission from GVSU Sports Properties.

To learn more about becoming a licensed vendor,contact:

Leafield Licensing PartnersPhone: (616) 395-0676Website: www.learfieldlicensing.com

JOIN THE TEAM TODAY

GVSU Sports Properties is the sports marketing arm for the Department of Athletics at Grand ValleyState University. Our staff is excited to meet with you to begin building a partnership. Please contactany of the staff below to join the team.

Contact Us:

Doug LipinskiAssociate Director of Athletics for Marketing188 FieldhouseAllendale, MI 49401Phone - (616) 331-3264Fax - (616) [email protected]

Erin KuesterMarketing and Promotions Director172 FieldhouseAllendale, MI 49401Phone - 616-331-3741

Kelsey PerrasCommunity Relations Director191 FieldhouseAllendale, MI 49401Phone - 616-331-8630

Doug WitteDigital Media Manager174 FieldhouseAllendale, MI 49401Phone - [email protected]

HOW TO JOIN THE TEAM


GVSU Sports Properties, proud winnerof 67 National Association of CollegiateMarketing Administrators (NACMA)awards since 2006.

Winner of “Best of the Best” award in2007 for an online promotion. Only fiveof these awards are given out eachyear for collegiate athletic marketingprograms across all divisions.

GRAND VALLEY STATE SPORTS PROPERTIES192 Fieldhouse • 1 Campus Drive • Allendale, MI • 49401

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