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Why use tls

 

Over the past 10 years stakeholders in tls have acquired uniquely diverse experience in the sports business sector. This experience has been gained working within professional and grass roots clubs, for governing bodies, sponsors and agencies and is now available under one roof for the exclusive benefit of clients.

The unashamed goals of tls are to provide an extremely high level of service across the board and to always go the extra yard to deliver above clients expectations. To ensure tls has the 'edge' we have built up in depth, strategic knowledge of the value of every facet of both grass roots and professional sport. Tls has links with many professional sports clubs and governing bodies, marketing and management agencies, related media and many of the UK's top sports performers. This provides us with an unrivalled contacts base in the sports industry.

 

Below are some brief details of tls’ expertise:

 

AAAgency Activity

  • Have established and managed rugby divisions of over 70 union and league players for which image rights, club contracts and commercial deals have been sourced and negotiated.
  • Competing and commercial deals negotiated and undertaken across other sports including : football, boxing, cycling, triathlon, cricket and super bikes.
  • Work for brands to identify, secure and implement the best fit for their spend in the given sport and leveraging of such arrangements.

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    Reports & Analysis

  • Provision of reports to companies proposing programmes of marketing and sponsorship activities across target sports. The recommendations included in such reports are decided according to criteria agreed at prior meetings with clients.
  • Production and provision to the Rugby Football League of a report in to spectator attitudes towards the revolutionary change to summer rugby. The survey analysed data from over 15,000 respondents.
  • Provision of reports in to every facet of the Halifax Student Rugby League World Cup.

     

    Event Management

  • Organised and ran marketing and operational matchday activity for four professional rugby clubs – Oldham, Sale Sharks, Bedford Blues and London Broncos (now Harlequins RL)
  • Devising and implementation of the Hemel Schools cluster programme entailing 12 participating schools and a coach the coach scheme with year 11 students.
  • Organisation and Tournament Directorship of the Halifax Student Rugby League World Cup.
  • Media, promotion & marketing during the Rugby League World Cup.
  • Structured and implemented the Sale Academy of Rugby to generate more interest in rugby amongst the community of South Manchester. The goal was to encourage involvement of the public as players, spectators or administrators.
  • Ran Community development programmes for Sale Sharks, Hemel Hempstead Stags and London Broncos, encompassing development and community development, ticket promotions and sponsorship.


    Sponsorship Attainment and Management

  • During the five month period between May and September 2004 tls increased sponsorship income at national one rugby union club Bedford Blues by 40% in comparison to the previous 12 month period of May 2003 to April 2004
  • Have applied for and successfully achieved bids for European Union funding of £15,000 and separate amounts of between £1,000 and £10,000 for Sportsmatch, Awards for All, Education and Health Action Zones

  • Undertaken sponsorship programmes including identification, implementation, leveraging and evaluation for many companies.


    Some previous and current clients

    Sports equipment companies - Mizuno, KooGa, Kukri, Le Coq Sportif, Canterbury, Gilbert, Trimona Handball Wax, Premier Sports Medicals, Sports Performer, Polar, Nike, adidas, Reebok.
    Media - Piccadilly Key 103, Manchester Evening News, Beds on Sunday, the Metro Newspaper, Warrington Guardian, Rugby Times, OK magazine, Liverpool Echo, Fusion Radio, Sky Sports, Five Live, BBC, ITV, Channel 4.
    Alcohol industry - Carlsberg Tetley, Vaux, Foster's, VB Bitter, Cobra, Pernod - Ricard, Charles Wells .
    Transport & Vehicles- Wallace Arnold Coaches, Docklands Light Railway, Land Rover, Skoda.
    Health and supplements - Wellman, Bio - Synergy, EAS, Winning Ways Sports Nutrition.
    Miscellaneous companies - Halifax Building Society, Autoglass,Virgin, Metropolitan Police.
    Grant aid bodies - Sports match, Awards for All, New Opportunities Fund, European Union, Education Action Zones, Karrot, the football trust.