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WANT EXPOSURE FOR YOUR BUSINESS NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY?
Sponsor Jerry Holston Jr or the Mid Buckeye Circuit.

Jerry L Holston Jr, Mid Buckeye Circuit Director 
15 Ottawa Avenue
Fredericktown, OH 43019
(740)-694-1656 Home
(740)-501-2827 Cell
E-mail: Home
E-mail: Circuit

OBJECTIVE:
Provide national and local exposure and marketing for your business threw the use of my local circuit, National classic events, Regional classic events, internet sites and sports shows.

BACKGROUND:
Living very close to Knox Lake in Ohio, one of the best bass lakes in Ohio.  I grew up with a love for the outdoors and fishing.  I fish an average of five to six days a week and spend a lot of time on the water with my kids.  I am a people person always striking up conversation at the local marinas and with other outdoors men and women.  Talking tackle, baits, equipment, and products.  Let me be your voice locally and nationally.  With my tournament circuit, internet sites, sports shows and time spent at lakes all over ohio i can easily reach 1,000's of potential customers monthly for your buisness and products.  Our tournaments draw an average of over 50 people at the weighins and open tournaments even more.  Not to mention the exposure you would receive at the National classic and Regional classic with over 400 teams from 25 different states competing.

FISHING EXPERIENCE:
2005 Fished several local tournament opens
2005 Fished Midwest Sportsman local circuit
2006 Midwest Sportsman Mid Buckeye Circuit Director
2006 Mid Buckeye Circuit finished 7th over all for the year with 2nd, 3rd, and several top 5 finish's
2006 Midwest Sportsman National Classic participant as well as 4 teams from my circuit
2007 Will bring great opportunities with our circuit we will be running 4 open tournaments and 6 circuit tournaments, as well as a trip to the National classic and Regional classics were over 400 teams will compete from over 25 different states

EXPOSURE FOR SPONSORS:
Mid Buckeye Circuit events, flyers, and internet site exposure
Midwest Sportsman National classic and Regional classic event exposure
http://www.freewebs.com/midbuckeyecircuit/  Web site for our circuit your information will be posted
Ohiogamefishing.com as a moderator and avid user of this site
Ultimatebass.com avid member
Distribution of sponsors' promotional materials and samples at all events
Appearances at tournaments, shows, media and speaking events, demo events, and sponsor show events.
Sponsor logos on tournament and show jerseys
Sponsor logos on tow vehicle
Sponsor information and websites on Mid Buckeye Circuit business cards and flyers.


WORK EXPERIENCE:
Industrial Maintenance Tech for American Show Inc in Sunbury, Ohio
Industrial Maintenance Tech for Aerial Corporation in Mt Vernon, Ohio
Industrial Maintenance Tech for Step 2 Corporation in Perrysville, Ohio
Industrial Maintenance Group Leader for Merriallt Industries in Loudonville, Ohio

EDUCATION:
Associate Degree in Industrial Electrical Maintenance 3.67 GPA with Honors

   

It's a good start Jerry. 
- Make sure to double/triple check spelling and grammar.
- Remember to accentuate any sales experience.
- Use "numbers" when pointing out the exposure you can provide to a sponsor.
  - such as "approximately 400 competing teams" at the Midwest Sportsman's Classic and comment about perceived number of weigh-in visitors. 

These are some starters for you to consider.  I'm sure there will be more tips to come along.

Iam working on it and would like anyones comments.  Or PM's
I want to get something hased out so i can send it off to prospective sponsors.

I'd list your tournament dates starting with the most current.  I like the direction you are going with this - easy read - short bullet format so the prospective sponsor doesn't have to try to figure out what it is you are trying to get across.  Some more tips for ya here:

http://ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php/topic,15508.0.html (http://ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php/topic,15508.0.html)

Thinks guys and good point swede

FishermanOH -
Nice looking resume.  Neat.  Professional appearance.

The one thing that might draw a response, is all of the impressions you can provide for sponsor if you place there web site addy in your signature on all of the forums you post on.  Have you thought of that from a sponsor's "point of view?" 

Particpating on fishing boards is a marketing tool for a potenital sponsor without a doubt.

Here's what I mean.  Read the following and tell me which you think is more powerful to a potential sponsor:
Moderator on Ohiogamfishing.com
Member on UltimateBass.com

or

Add your web site link to my signature and receive over 300,000 potential impression monthly as I particpate frequently on 2 well respected high ranking Internet web sites.

Second option looks a little more attractive to a sponsor. Agree?

Being that detailed is what it may take to get you sponsored as oppoesd to the 500 other anglers who offer the same things.

Bass wishes in getting sponsored!!!

FFF

Very good point FFF makes.  Just sent off year end email to one of my sponsors - made note of numbers of posts and forums I made these.  Sponsor links are in my signature block with each post - that means with each post - potential customers being reached.  Just one way of promoting your sponsors products - many other ways of course.  Potential sponsors like numbers - #s of tourneys, #s of posts, #s of fellow competitors, # placed in each tourney.  Numbers add detail and beat words like "a lot", "many", "not much", etc.  Stay away from those types of phrases - it does not tell the reader anything.