Georgia Southern University and Nelligan Sports Marketing Announce Partnership
7/23/2013 6:00:00 PM | General
STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern University announced today that it has entered into a long term agreement with Nelligan Sports Marketing (NSM) that gives NSM the exclusive rights to manage the University's athletics sponsorship and multi-media rights.
"I am extremely excited to partner with Nelligan," said Georgia Southern Athletics Director Tom Kleinlein. "Our move to an FBS level conference along with the expansion of our stadium will now give us corporate sponsorship opportunities that did not exist before. Our partnership with Nelligan gives us a chance to grow our revenue streams through those corporate sponsorship opportunities and programming that Nelligan has developed through their years in collegiate athletics."
"We're thrilled to add Georgia Southern to our growing list of collegiate partners," said Nelligan Sport's Senior Vice President, Mark Donley. "With the new leadership of Athletics Director Tom Kleinlein and the upcoming move to FBS level football and membership in the Sun Belt Conference, the future is truly bright at Georgia Southern University and we're proud to be a part of that future. The University has always had tremendous support in the community and we're eager to work with Tom and his staff in growing the brand locally, regionally and nationally."
Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers 125 degree programs serving more than 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers 125 degree programs serving more than 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered approach to education.
NSM provides sales and marketing expertise for sports properties worldwide. NSM is dedicated to building long-term relationships with clients through exceptional management of the properties represented and by maximizing revenue growth through its corporate relationships. NSM's high-level sales executives have a proven track record of exceptional revenue growth and management of the sports properties represented. In addition to Georgia Southern, NSM represents some of the elite college properties in the country, including the Bradley University, Brown University, Bucknell University, University of California Santa Barbara, Cal Poly, Cleveland State University, Colorado State University, CSU Bakersfield, Duquesne University, Eastern College Athletic Conference, Eastern Kentucky University, Fairfield University, Florida Atlantic University, University of the Incarnate Word, Indiana State University, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, University of Louisville, Long Beach State, Marquette University, University of Massachusetts, Middle Tennessee State University, Missouri State University, Monmouth University, University of Nebraska Omaha, Northern Kentucky University, the Patriot League, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Providence College, Sacramento State, Seton Hall University, University of Texas at San Antonio, UT Arlington, Texas State University, UC Riverside, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and the Penn Relays.
For more information on Georgia Southern, visit www.GeorgiaSouthern.edu. For more information on Georgia Southern Athletics, visit www.gseagles.com.
For more information about Nelligan Sports Marketing, please visit www.nelligansports.com.
