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Helping you understand the real value of sponsorship

Sports sponsorship investment continues to grow. At the same time, expectations around proving its value are rising.

Boards want evidence. Deals face closer scrutiny. And simple exposure metrics no longer explain the full commercial value of sponsorship.

Many organisations are still relying on measures designed to track visibility rather than value. When those numbers are challenged, negotiations weaken and investment decisions become harder to defend.

Platformation helps organisations understand what their sponsorships are really worth.

Our work focuses on identifying what drives sponsorship value, how it changes across different contexts, and what it means for the commercial decisions that follow. The result is a clearer, more defensible view of performance that supports stronger negotiations and more confident investment decisions.

If you are attending ISC, we would welcome the opportunity to talk.

Our Services

We support organisations at different stages of the sponsorship lifecycle, from understanding value to applying insight in practice. Each service addresses a specific question, while together they provide a clear, connected view of sponsorship performance.

Sponsorship Valuation

Understand what a partnership is worth, how value is created in practice, and how to strengthen it over time
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Media Valuation

Quantify sponsorship visibility and reach across broadcast, digital and social channels to establish fair value
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Market Research

Clarify how sponsorship shapes audience awareness, perception and behaviour beyond exposure metrics
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Desk Research

Build a clear picture from existing data and evidence to establish context before deeper analysis begins
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Specialist Services

Tailored analysis to answer specific commercial questions when standard valuation or research is not enough
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Advisory & Consultancy

Turn insight into confident decisions by applying evidence and experience to real commercial challenges
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Delivered Work

We provide independent analysis to rights holders, brands and agencies on sponsorship decisions where evidence must be clear, credible, and commercially grounded, and able to withstand both internal and external scrutiny.

Client Solutions

We support the different audiences involved in sponsorship decisions, each approaching value from a distinct perspective.

What they share is the need for credible, independent evidence to support confident commercial choices.

Agencies
Advising on, structuring, or activating sponsorship partnerships

Objective sponsorship insight to support confident Agency recommendations when value, pricing, or performance are challenged.

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Brands
Investing in sponsorship to drive brand and commercial outcomes

We help Brands evaluate whether sponsorship investment is delivering value, connecting ROI, exposure and impact to support confident, evidence-led decisions.

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Rights Holders
Owning, managing, or commercialising sponsorship rights

Rights Holders are responsible for maximising the value of sponsorship assets while balancing pricing, renewal and long-term partner relationships. Understanding what assets deliver in practice, and how that value stands up in negotiation, is essential.

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