Question 1

Can You Tell Me More About Direct Sportslink - How Long Has Direct Sportslink Been in Business?

Accepted Answer

Direct Sportslink has been in business over 20 years. Our Founder Ward Headley worked for two of the leading sports celebrity talent agencies (Octagon and IMG) ever created before starting Direct Sportslink. Direct Sportslink is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Question 2

What Services Does Direct Sportlink Provide?

Accepted Answer

Direct Sportslink is a worldwide sports celebrity procurement agency. We assist clients (companies, associations, organizations, private events etc.) secure sports celebrity talent for speaking engagements, personal appearances, endorsements, social media postings, autograph signings, virtual events, licensing opportunities and any other paid use of a sports celebrity's name, face, and image or appearance use.

Question 3

What Type Of Events Have You Found To Be The Most Successful?

Accepted Answer

We often hire sports celebrity talent for motivational speaking engagements, keynote speaking engagements, or inspirational speaking engagements. We have found that although some sports celebrities can take a microphone and motivate the audience in a 45 minute- 1 hour speech it's often best to do a Moderated QA with the sports celebrity. You might ask why and below are our reasons:Control: You now can control the conversation and are not at the speaker's mercy as you have the microphone and control and have a plan of what you are asking the sports celebrity.Messaging: You know your audience best and the messaging you want to convey for the money you are spending. A Moderated QA session allows you to do just that and focus on the topics of interest such as Teamwork, Culture, Leadership, Change or Adversity.You Get What You Want: You are able to ask the questions of most importance to you and your audience. You now know you will get what you want from teh sports celebrity while also having the above control and messaging so you decrease any surprises or frustrations of a speaker talking too long or too short on a specific topic or by chance not covering the topic at all.Format: This format allows for the natural flow into an Open QA session for your audience for higher engagement.Post Event: Clients are often very happy with the post event talk from the audience knowing the control, messaging, and purpose of having the sports celebrity was aligned with the event goals and initiatives resulting in a higher degree of success.

Question 4

Does Direct Sportslink Handle All Of The Logistics For The Sports Celebrity Booking Portion Of Our Event?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely - we are a one-stop service that handles the entire process of booking a sports celebrity all the way through the final departure of the sports celebrity from your event. Those details include Direct Sportslink handling the firm offer to the talent, the confirmation of the sports celebrity for your event, the contract, all travel needs including air, ground, hotel, a final itinerary to you as the client so you have all the details in front of you and are prepared for a great event to the departure of the talent back to his originating city.We take out the hassle and any worry for you on handling the sports celebrity to focus on other areas of your event.

Question 5

What Makes Direct Sportslink Different Than All These Other Sports Celebrity Booking Websites We See On The Internet?

Accepted Answer

Great question - maybe the most important question of all! Direct Sportslink has employees who have been employed by major sports talent agencies and who have secured hundreds of different type of bookings for corporate clients, associations and organizations. Therefore, we understand the scope of work and all the details involved from presenting the best talent given your event criteria (extremely important), the offer stage, confirming talent, contracts, logistics, and the importance of having a Direct Sportslink representative at the event to ensure success. We cut out the hassle of you searching for a sports celebrity agent, wondering how to contact them, educate you on the fees, determine availability for you with firm offers, and handle everything for you including travel. You do not have to do anything once you contact us - we provide all the services from A-Z of a sports celebrity booking. Further, in many cases we work directly with the sports talent based on our sports celebrity relationships - which is a huge plus for you the client.

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ABOUT DIRECT SPORTSLINK

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EVENT LOGISTICS

GENERAL QUESTIONS