There are five types of major international events :

• World Championships (every two years)
• Confederation Championships (Europe & Africa / Panam / Asia & Oceania – every year)
• World Cup
• 4-STAR International Event
• 3-STAR International Event

Different levels for different purpose and different budget.
And basically hosting these kind of events can bring you a lot of benefits on two points : to make more revenue and to expand your network and build relationships.

 

 

80% profits

80% of organizers say their events were profitable*

 

90% partners

100% of organizers say they managed to get big sponsors

 

100% community

100% of organizers got an increase of their social media

 

80% local funding

80% of organizers managed to find local or national support or financial help

 

 

What kind of benefits can you get then ?

• Cash revenues
  • Food and beverages
  • Trainings
  • Partners
  • Accommodation (in case you own some of course)

• Geopolitical
  • Build new relationships on international, national and regional levels

• Upgrades
  • Events are good reason to ask for subsidies and upgrade your infrastructure

• Advertisment
  • Address a much bigger audience for a short period of time

• Local community
  • Shine among local representatives
  • Give more chance to your local heroes to win

 

Here some best practices to maximize your benefits :

• Communication : the earlier, the better
• Focus on top athletes needs and requirements
• Conversion : How do you convert someone that attend or watch the event to a new customer ? For example : with on-site sales and maximizing your gains on food/beverages and trainings.

 

 

How can IWWF help you succeed ?

• Official team with qualified :
  • Competition manager
  • Technical delegate
  • Judges
  • Media manager

• Support and consulting in :
  • Advertisment
  • Partnerships

• Communication plan on :
  • Website
  • Social media

Let’s make a call : office@cablewakeboard.net