SponsorPitch.com Launches Open Beta, Sponsorship Vet Joins Team

New York (PRWEB) May 21, 2009

SponsorPitch (http://www.sponsorpitch.com), after months of closed beta testing with sponsorship industry leaders, today progressed to open beta testing and is now available to all marketing professionals - buyers and sellers of sponsorships of all sizes.

SponsorPitch, built by and for experienced sponsorship executives, includes a first of its kind video pitch platform that allows properties to upload a video and showcase their opportunity to potential sponsors through the power of video, as well as text, attachments, links, social media and much more. With SponsorPitch, marketers can easily find, filter and evaluate opportunities based around their specific business and marketing objectives without wasting a lot of time in the initial stages of sponsorship evaluation. Sponsorship sellers such as the NHL's Florida Panthers, Palace Sports and Entertainment, Live Nation, and IMG Colleges; Brand marketers like Molson Coors and Pernod-Ricard; and premier agencies including Burson-Marsteller, Carat Media, Leverage Agency and Hollywood Branded, to name a few, have started using the platform.

In addition, the company announced today that Michael Munson, founder of the Internet's first sponsorship proposal management software company, Sponsorwise, will assist in the growth of SponsorPitch's groundbreaking platform as Vice President, Content & Strategy. An innovative and resourceful entrepreneur, Michael Munson has been demonstrating his passion for marketing, Internet technologies, and sports for over 10 years. After receiving his Master's in Sports Management from the University of San Francisco, and working at Foote, Cone & Belding Sports in San Francisco, he founded Sponsorwise in 2000. As its CEO, Michael pioneered the market for online sponsorship management tools and grew the company to over $1 million in annual sales with customers such as AT&T, Allstate, Gillette, Kraft, Toyota, Verizon Wireless and more, before leaving the company in 2005.

Michael has a unique vision for what the intersection between sponsorship properties, fans, corporate marketers and technology can be. He is founder of Fantell, a company that builds Internet software technologies to harness fan sentiment and turn it into engaging experiences and valuable marketing intelligence for corporate marketers.

"Mike's strength is 'connecting the dots' between sponsorship and technology and his previous experience will bring a lot of value to our growing network of sponsorship professionals" said SponsorPitch founder Kris Mathis. "Even more important, Mike brings traditional brand consulting experience with premiere Fortune 500 clients, which is important because in today's quickly evolving environment we want to stay in touch with the evolving needs of true sponsorship executives."

Michael will reside in Silicon Valley and continue in his current role for Fantell while serving as Vice President, Content & Strategy for SponsorPitch. In this role, Michael will assist in developing compelling research and content, expanding the reach of member properties through promotional partnerships and building strategic relationships for SponsorPitch. Michael will also help New York City-based SponsorPitch expand its presence on the west coast.

About SponsorPitch
SponsorPitch is based in New York City and was founded in 2008. SponsorPitch.com combines a video pitch platform, messaging features and demographic targeting technology to help sponsorship properties connect with potential sponsors in a more expressive, efficient and effective new way. Brand marketers, agency executives and sponsorship sellers are encouraged to visit http://www.sponsorpitch.com to get started today.

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