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Sports Sponsorship Marketing Course

Looking to better understand the business of sport & entertainment? Sports sponsorship can be an exceptionally effective marketing tool, helping to build brands and relationships. People see hundreds of advertising messages every day, but sport offers the chance to overcome ad overload, speak to real emotions, and enhance storytelling. Learn why sports sponsorship is such a powerful promotional tool and equip yourself with tools to make it a compelling addition to your brand’s marketing strategy.

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Course Curriculum

  • You will learn about what sponsorship is and how it fits into the marketing model.
  • We’ll take you through some sponsorship structures and explain why sports sponsorship is so successful as a marketing tool

The important bits

Key Info

  • Course Duration: 8 Weeks
  • Accreditation:
  • Access: Online
  • Start Date: 21 July 2025
  • Cost: R19750.00

What you’ll learn

  • Describe what sports sponsorship is and how it works
  • Leverage a sponsorship for marketing opportunities
  • Measure the success of a sponsorship campaign
Get a unique skill set

Studying this course will equip you with unique and influential skills to elevate your marketing.
 

Think outside the box

This course is ideal for people who want to bring creative flair to their marketing strategy.
 

Learn from the pros

Our lecturers have spent decades working in the industry and have experiential knowledge in this field.
 

Boost your career

Be recognised with an industry centric Red & Yellow certificate, giving you a blend of theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills.
 

Red & Yellow courses are made to future-proof your career

Our courses are designed to accelerate opportunities and give a boost to your CV. Top businesses across industries recognise Red & Yellow graduates as having the practical skills and the theoretical background to hit the ground running with confidence and creative flair.

Benefits:

Our courses are both current and relevant to the South African context.

Applicable, practical assignments:

  • So that you can apply what you’re learning to your everyday work life, and your specific business challenges.

Discussion Forums and Chat sessions:

  • Helping you develop your professional network.
  • Hosted by your coach, lecturer, or subject specialist.
  • Ideal opportunities to discuss the content and get answers to all your questions.

Personalized feedback:

  • Tailored to your individual strengths, and opportunities for personal improvement.

A dedicated team:

  • Acting as your “virtual” support crew whose only focus is to help get you over the finish line

 

Included in your course:

  • An industry-sought-after Certificate of Completion from Red & Yellow
  • Original, relevant, and constantly updated content
  • An interactive online learning experience that includes videos, live chat sessions, forum discussions, and more

 

 

This course is perfect for:

  • Individuals looking for insights into the business of sports & entertainment
  • Juniors in agency, brand, and rights-holder environments who are looking to get a holistic view of the industry and what it will take for them to succeed in it
  • Integrated marketers looking to better understand the medium that is sponsorship

Meet your team:

This course was created by, and benefits from, our full-time lecturers’ years of experience in the field – both in lecturing and in industry. They know how to nurture talent and bring out the best in students, resulting in many award-wins over the years.

Peter Raymond

Peter Raymond

Knowledge Partner

  • 35 years in sports marketing.

  • Held agency directorships, Head of Group.

  • Developed educational initiatives in sports marketing.

Where Commercial Logic meets Creative Magic

Creative thinking is still the most powerful skill of the future, but only if it’s paired with commercial savvy and the ability to adapt. That’s why we equip future thinkers, doers, and makers with the real-world, future-proof skills they need to thrive. Whether you're climbing the ladder or building something of your own, we’ll help you learn how business works – and how to make it work for you.

Brands we work with

ABSA
PRIMEDIA
MTN
Company 4
TFG

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