Pro & Collegiate Consulting

Agency-Level Strategy for
Programs the Big Agencies Ignore

The major sponsorship agencies only take the biggest clients. Zubie Five brings the same sponsorship strategy, valuation, and sales execution to non-Power 5 Division I, D2/D3/NAIA athletics, independent minor league teams, and motorsports, for programs below the Power 5.

Sponsorship, handled for you Built for your size D1 (non-Power 5) through NAIA One point of contact
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Built for the Programs That Get Skipped

If a national agency has never called you back, that's not a reflection of your program โ€” it's a reflection of their minimum deal size. This is where we start.

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Non-Power 5 & Small College Athletics

Division I programs outside the Power 5, plus D2, D3, NAIA, and juco athletic departments, sitting on local and regional sponsorship revenue nobody has gone out and gotten for them yet.

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Independent Minor League Teams

Unaffiliated, self-funded minor league and semi-pro teams across any sport that need a real sponsorship program, not sales squeezed in as an extra duty for whoever on staff has time.

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Motorsports

Local and regional racetracks, race teams, and individual drivers โ€” passionate, loyal fan bases with sponsorship assets that are almost always priced and sold well below their real value.

Too Big to Ignore, Too Small for the Big Agencies

National sponsorship agencies build their business around a handful of major properties โ€” Power 5 athletics, major league affiliates, national racing series. Everyone below that line is left to handle sponsorship sales themselves, usually as an unpaid extra duty stacked on top of an athletic director's, GM's, or owner's actual job.

That gap is exactly where Zubie Five operates. You get the same asset valuation, prospecting, pitching, and negotiation discipline a major program would hire an agency for, adapted to your market.

Full-Service Sponsorship & Revenue Strategy

Pick what your program needs โ€” most clients start with strategy and sales, then add the rest as revenue comes in.

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Sponsorship Strategy & Sales

Full-service package development, inventory valuation, prospect research, and sales execution โ€” agency-level support, scaled to your program.

Sponsorship sales, handled for you
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Branding, Marketing Strategy & Design

Positioning, visual identity, and brand voice; how your program tells its sponsorship story to the market; and the sponsorship-facing materials themselves, such as media kits, presentations, and one-sheeters.

Scoped and priced per engagement
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Motorsports & Niche Properties

Local racetracks, regional series, and niche sports properties have passionate fan bases and underutilized sponsorship assets. We know how to monetize them.

Specialized motorsports expertise
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Collegiate Athletic Programs

Division I programs outside the Power 5, along with D2, D3, and NAIA programs, are sitting on untapped local and regional sponsorship revenue. We go get it for them.

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Sponsorship Structure Review & Activation Inventory

An audit of your current sponsorship program (the levels you offer, the categories you sell into, and how it is packaged), plus a catalog of what sponsors can buy today and the new activation opportunities worth building.

Scoped and priced per engagement
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Community Engagement Strategy

How your program builds and demonstrates local community impact, so sponsors can see what their support does. See all six consulting categories.

Scoped and priced per engagement
A Venue, a Program, and a Conference Are Three Different Deals

Collegiate sponsorship isn't one product โ€” facility signage, a single program's inventory, and department-wide packages each carry different assets and need a different pitch. We treat them that way.

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Venue & Facility Signage

Stadium and arena signage, scoreboard and video board branding, and field-level or wall placements across every home venue on campus.

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Team & Program Sponsorships

Uniform and warmup placements, practice facility branding, and program-specific sponsorships tied to a single sport's schedule and roster.

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Multi-Sport & Conference Packages

Inventory bundled across every sport at one institution, or packaged across multiple schools in the same conference for sponsors buying regional reach in one deal.

Collegiate sponsorship work is priced case by case, after a conversation about the program's scope โ€” venue signage, team sponsorships, or multi-sport/conference packages all carry different workload, so pricing is set once we understand what you're building, not off a published rate.

Track, Team, and Driver Are Three Different Deals

Motorsports sponsorship isn't one product โ€” a facility, a race team, and an individual driver each carry different assets and need a different pitch. We treat them that way.

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Tracks & Facilities

Facility and turn naming rights, trackside and wall signage, VIP hospitality suites, and event-title sponsorships across a full race season calendar.

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Race Teams

Car livery and primary/associate sponsor placement, contingency and awards programs, hauler and pit signage, and season-long team sponsorship packages.

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Individual Drivers

Personal endorsement deals, social media and content sponsorships, and appearance fees โ€” built around the driver's own brand, separate from the team's.

Motorsports sponsorship work is priced case by case โ€” a track deal, a team deal, and a driver endorsement each carry different structures and workload, so pricing is set after a conversation about what's actually being sold, not off a published rate.

An Independent Team, an Affiliate, and a Summer Season Are Three Different Deals

Pro and minor league sponsorship isn't one product โ€” an independent team, an affiliated minor league club, and a summer wood bat squad each carry different assets and need a different pitch. We treat them that way.

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Independent Professional Teams

Full-season jersey, stadium, and broadcast signage sold directly by the team, with no parent league or affiliate agreement to route approval through. That single point of decision-making means exclusive-category deals โ€” the only bank, the only auto dealer โ€” can get structured and closed in weeks, not months.

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Minor League & Developmental Affiliates

In-stadium signage, promotional and theme-night sponsorships, and community appearance packages, all built inside the brand guidelines a parent league or franchise sets.

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Summer Collegiate & Wood Bat Leagues

Ballpark signage, program ads, and single-season sponsorships sold and delivered inside one summer, with no multi-year commitment required.

Pro and minor league sponsorship work is priced case by case โ€” an independent team selling directly, an affiliate working within a parent league's brand guidelines, and a summer collegiate/wood bat league each carry different approval steps and workload, so pricing is set after a conversation about the specific program, not off a published rate.

Prefer a smaller first step? Pro team front offices can also see eight adjacent ways to work with Zubie Five that don't involve us selling your sponsorships: Pro Team Partnerships →

The Same Process, Whatever You Run

One engagement, four steps โ€” you focus on the program, we focus on the revenue.

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We Value Your Assets
Signage, digital reach, hospitality, naming rights โ€” priced at real fair market value, not guesswork.
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We Build the Package
Tiered sponsorship packages with clear deliverables, pricing, and exclusivity terms โ€” ready to pitch.
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We Sell & Negotiate
We prospect, pitch, and close local and regional brands on your behalf โ€” start to signed agreement.
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Your Program Gets Funded
Sponsor dollars reach your program, with nothing at risk for you.
How We Price This Work

Sponsorship work for collegiate programs, motorsports properties, and pro and minor league teams is priced case by case, as described in each section above, after a conversation about the specific program. We don't publish a rate for these programs, because the right structure depends on what is being sold. Consulting and advisory work that falls outside sponsorship sales โ€” digital infrastructure, revenue diversification audits, partnership development โ€” is scoped and priced per engagement, based on the size of your organization and the scope of the work.

Illustrative Example โ€” Not an Actual Client

A D3 athletic department with no dedicated sponsorship staff brings in Zubie Five to build its first real sponsorship program: signage in the gym, a jersey patch for its top program, and a title sponsor for the season-opening tournament. Zubie Five values the assets, builds the package, and closes deals with three regional businesses โ€” the department books its first sponsorship revenue in program history.

Frequently Asked Questions
Do we need a big following already? +
No. Local and regional brands often care more about audience quality, community trust, and exclusivity than raw follower counts. We price and pitch what you actually have, not what a national program has.
Do you work with individual drivers, or only teams? +
Both. A driver's personal endorsement deals are a different product from the team's or car's sponsorship โ€” different brands, different pitch, different agreement. We handle each on its own.
What division levels or leagues do you work with? +
D1 programs outside the Power 5, D2, D3, NAIA, juco, and any independent or unaffiliated minor league or semi-pro team, in any sport. If a national agency wouldn't take your call, we're built for exactly that gap.
We already have someone handling sponsorships part-time. Is this worth it? +
Usually, yes โ€” most part-time efforts leave real revenue on the table simply from lack of time, not lack of opportunity. The easiest way to find out what a dedicated effort turns up is a conversation.
How much does this cost? +
Sponsorship work is built around results, and project work such as websites or media kits is scoped clearly before we start.

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