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Ottawa Convention Centre and Shaw Communications Announce Sponsorship Agreement

The Ottawa Convention Centre and Shaw Communications Inc. recently announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement that will see the downtown venue be named Shaw Centre, effective immediately. The partnership will provide Shaw with the opportunity to showcase its leading media brands, products, and services to guests from Canada and abroad. Notably, visitors to the Shaw Centre […]

The Ottawa Convention Centre and Shaw Communications Inc. recently announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement that will see the downtown venue be named Shaw Centre, effective immediately.

The partnership will provide Shaw with the opportunity to showcase its leading media brands, products, and services to guests from Canada and abroad. Notably, visitors to the Shaw Centre will enjoy seamless access to Shaw Go WiFi – Shaw’s carrier-grade wifi network – throughout the building with complimentary access available to all guests in recognized gathering areas.

In the coming months, the Shaw brand will be visible on new interior and exterior signage and across all communications platforms.

The Shaw Centre will continue to use ‘Canada’s Meeting Place’ as its descriptor, and will continue to partner closely with Ottawa Tourism in all domestic and international marketing efforts to ensure the Centre is positioned as the premier meeting venue in Canada’s Capital. Shaw has secured naming rights for a period of 10 years.

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They say you need to have a “loser” for someone to win. I think we need to really look deeper at this. When you don’t get enough points on the score clock the other team takes away the medal or the victory. When the sponsor buys a different event or program than...

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Understanding Sponsorship Valuation Today – Part 2 of 2

Last Tuesday I wrote about three “sponsorship asset / package valuation methods”. This week I have three more. Last week we really looked at the historical approach of guessing, going for broke on the ask and blind trust comparison valuation process. If you missed...

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