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Originally Posted by Anthony Kesich
One thing you can do it hoof it. It has worked for our team for three years now and it doesnt look like it is going to stop. If you still have a list of those companies you wanted to talk to. Go and talk to them in person. Dress up nicely and walk in and ask to talk to the manager or owner or whoever. Have pamphlets or flyers ready so you can give them something physical when they talk to you. Ask if they would be interested and if they say yes, great. If they say they're uncertain then offer to set a date where you can present to them and whoever else they would like to bring.
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I concur 100%. In fact the whole letter mailing thing has never really worked for us anyways. Its just to easy to throw away junk mail, and much harder to say no to students in person (especially if they are dressed up nice, planning a beter future for themselves and society, etc...). Also ask for $5000 - 1000 sponsorships at a time, then at last before they shoe you away, mention that even $100 will help and you can put their name on some T-shirts or something. A lot of business will easily give $100 to have their name on a team banner or team shirt - they do it all the time for little leagues and such. You'll find out that hoofing it, is really the best option for you.