At Meet in Cambridge on 17 January 2013, Jackie Fast from Slingshot Sponsorship presented her top tips on how to attract sponsors to your events. Jackie Fast is the Managing Director of Slingshot Sponsorship – an innovative sponsorship agency based in Central London with a European base in Oslo, Norway. Slingshot builds new revenue streams for businesses and helps brands ensure sponsorship is built strategically into their marketing activity. Typically this involves integrating sponsorship platforms and developing brand partnerships, but also extends to branding, licensing, merchandising, brand ambassador relations, and overall commercialisation. Slingshot’s current clients include forward-thinking brands such as the BBC Worldwide, Toshiba, Red Bull, Mencap, Haymarket Consumer Media, British Heart Foundation, EDF Energy, Caterham Cars, Outlook Festival and more. Recent events have included Little Noise Sessions with Gary Barlow and Keane as well as the infamous Autosport Awards where Sebastian Vettel was presented with the International Race Driver of the Year. Follow Jackie on Twitter @JackieFast www.slingshotsponsorship.com