Marketing workflow management software company Smartsheet launched a new Formula 1 sponsorship strategy, SponsorX, which forgoes its place on the McLaren team car at the Melbourne Grand Prix. Instead, Smartsheet invited local Aussie non-profit DeadlyScience to take its place on the car.
In addition to sharing its ad space in the race, Smartsheet is also lending the non-profit software and consulting services for its awareness initiatives. To date, DeadlyScience has shipped over 20,000 books and science resources to remote schools in over 100 communities across Australia.
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Why we care. DeadlyScience promotes STEM learning (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. This will be the first time an indigenous organization has been featured on a Formula 1 car.
We saw a lot of out-of-the-box strategies during the Super Bowl. Brands supported marquee sponsorships with digital messaging, or skipped the Big Game altogether and took to social media. SmartSheet is supporting this strategy with digital assets that explain DeadlyScience’s community efforts. They are also providing the blueprint for how other companies can use their sports sponsorships to give more visibility to non-profits. And they’re using a hashtag–#ProjectX.
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