Hi Yvonne,
This may not be relevant to the sort of sponsorship you are seeking, if
its simply to do with hardware, but I'd also caution you to think about
the sustainability of whatever arrangements you go into. Nothing's
guaranteed, of course, but I have found on more than one occasion that
some partnerships can pivot on one individual at the commercial partner.
If and when that person leaves or changes role, which seems to be common
enough at behemoths like Apple or Google, the museum can find it hard to
get anything done. That's made worse if you have the same situation on
your side of a single lynchpin person, although at least that's more
under your control! So, at least if you're thinking about seeking
support to provide any kind of software or hosted service, do try to
ensure that your agreements establish an adequate duration for the
arrangement and communication channels that will always be open for
supporting it. It probably goes for hardware too, to be honest: generous
as it might appear, I wouldn't be inclined to accept an offer to donate
hardware if it doesn't come with some sort of explicit agreement about
what happens if it goes wrong.
All the best,
Jeremy
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On 23/01/2019 14:02, Francisco Portal wrote:
> Hi Yvonne,
>
> I guess it would be quite a challenge to have Apple, Samsung or
> similar on board. My recommendation is to try a smaller “player” that
> needs to get traction in the market.
>
> We developed an immersive self-guided tour for a Visitor Attraction
> and they managed to get a sponsorship to all digital devices. As this
> is not relevant for the group, if you need more info drop me an email.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Francis
>
>
>
>
>> On 23 Jan 2019, at 13:52, Yvonne
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>> Hello all. As we are in the process of equipping the Hub of our
>> heritage project, I wonder if anyone has experience of getting
>> sponsorship from someone like Apple, to supply equipment such as
>> computers or IPads.
>> Thanks Yvonne
>>
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