• Sports Marketing Services

    Sports Image® is:

    An all-inclusive sports marketing and event management firm helping schools and grassroots organizations nationwide. Through sponsorship activation, we strive to help organizations get free equipment and funding for their programs. We help to "take the PAY out of PLAY."

  • Sports Marketing Services

    Sports Image® does:

    Equipment/Revenue Projects

    From scoreboards to cash, Sports Image® can help your organization to get materials and equipment that it desperately needs. From analyzing your needs to executing the plan to enjoying the results – we'll be with you every step of the way.

  • Sports Marketing Services

    Sports Image® does:

    Event Management

    Sports Image® promotes, manages and markets events and camps throughout the country. Our top ranked basketball invitational, Premier Health Flyin’ to the Hoop, is second in the nation and a prime example of our successful event management model.

  • Community Outreach Program

    Sports Image® does:

    Community Outreach

    Instant revenue for your school and organization. It's that simple.

  • Sports Marketing Services

    Sports Image® does:

    Regional/National Sponsorships

    From the Corporate Office to our locations nationwide, Sports Image® continues to build a Rolodex of sponsors from a local, regional and national base to help your organization.

  • Sports Marketing Services

    Sports Image® does:

    Consultation

    A leader in grassroots sports marketing nationwide, Sports Image® can research, analyze and conduct feasibility studies to help maximize your revenue potential... And then we can implement those findings into a turn-key process to make that potential reality!

Franchisee Point of View: Sports Image

Glenn Harper, VA., our newest franchisee, was recently interviewed by Franchise.com about his experience with the Sports Image® and his journey to becoming a business owner.  You can read all about it in the article below.  Welcome aboard Glenn!

http://www.franchise.com/franchise-news/Franchisee-Point-Of-View.cfm

A Need For Sports Marketing

Check out the below article regarding an increase in schools around the country now charging kids to play sports at schools.  This is why Sports Image® exists and what we aim to alleviate as more schools struggle to participate in sports programs for their students.

http://athleticbusiness.com/articles/lexisnexis.aspx?lnarticleid=1466509824&lntopicid=136030023

School Buses Give Ads a Ride

The look of school buses hasn’t changed much over the years, but as states scramble for revenue sources, a growing number are adding something new — advertising for such clients as banks, real estate and insurance agents.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-03-16-schoolbusads16_ST_N.htm

Sports Image Also Helping Park Districts

Introducing Clermont County PARK PERKS Card

Batavia, OH May 2011 – Local businesses in Clermont County will have an opportunity to promote their services and support the Clermont County Park District on a new Park Perks Card to be distributed throughout the community.

The Park Perks project started as an agreement between Clermont County Park District and Kevin Shellberg from Sports Image®.  The Clermont County Park District will receive revenue as a result of the advertising sponsorships on the Park Perks Card. Sports Image® is responsible for securing the advertising sponsorships.  

“This is truly a win-win situation for residents of Clermont County and the sponsors,” said Kevin Shellberg, of Sports Image®. “The Clermont County Park District will have the opportunity to promote their parks in addition to receiving revenue for future improvements. The sponsors will receive amazing exposure to park visitors throughout Clermont County.”

“We continually look for ways to fund improvements to our facilities and look forward to working with Sports Image®” said Chris Clingman, Director of Clermont County Park District.  “The new Park Perks program will provide our visitors with great savings at local businesses that support our parks.”  

For anyone interested in becoming an advertising sponsor on the Park Perks Card please contact Kevin Shellberg at 513-560-7565 or kevin@sportsimageinc.com.

Marketers Are Joining the Varsity

Athletes, if they are talented, train hard and get a break or two, can climb the sports ladder from high school to college to the pros. Madison Avenue, sensing a lucrative opportunity, is heading the other way.

Decades after marketers began selling products by capitalizing on consumer interest in professional teams, then college teams, they are becoming big boosters of high school sports.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/11/business/media/11adcol.html?_r=1

Panel Approves Bill To Allow Ads On School Buses

FRANKFORT (AP) – The House Education Committee has approved a proposal to allow school districts to sell advertising space on the sides of buses.

The action Tuesday sends the measure to the full House for consideration.

http://www.lex18.com/news/panel-approves-bill-to-allow-ads-on-school-buses/

The drivers are highly trained before they are allowed to drive, as they carry a huge responsibility with them in the form of all the passengers of the vehicle. In fact, the better trained they are, they are eligible to More Bonuses. This encourages the drivers to continue their training to become that much more proficient, making for a safer journey. 

Pickleball: The fastest growing sport you’ve never heard o

Image: Young Man and Woman Playing Pickleball in Court

Because most pickleball games are played on retrofitted tennis courts, it’s quick and easy for a parks and recreation department to get the game up and running. YinYang / Getty Images.

Playing sports feels good, win, or lose. A game is a good challenge and gives the body a good workout. Sports are fun, exciting, and rewarding on a physical level. Then, learning a sport introduces and develops new skills, both mental and physical. That means, Sports are good for the mind and body.

One of the fastest growing sports in America involves a court and a net. And, no, it’s not tennis or badminton, it’s pickleball. Yes, that pickleball, the one your grandma plays, and the one you may consider beneath your athletic pay grade. Time to rethink that. If you want to keep up to date with what sport is on TV this week, then view PDC World Championships.