With the 18th ISF Gymnasiade (School Summer Games) – Jinjiang 2020 approaching, the licensing program has been seeing the Executive Committee’s efforts on marketing development. So far, the Committee has signed and is going to sign cooperation agreements with 15 sponsors, 9 authorized manufacturers included.
According to the Committee, the 15 sponsors are from different industries such as clothing manufacturing, insurance, transport, logistics, English training, and foods, and with products in licensing categories, including apparel, tea, drinking water, and water purification equipment. Besides, among the 18 individual events, basketball, athletics, aerobics, and diving have met with their title sponsors.
The Committee, in collaboration with its franchising owner Jinjiang National Sports City Co. Ltd (aka Jinjiang Ticheng Company), will work to promote the design and production as well as the marketing of licensed products together with 9 authorized manufacturers, including major local food manufacturers such as Lilv Group, Fupaiyuan Co. Ltd, Labixiaoxin Co. Ltd, Quanlitang Co. Ltd, Lvcaoxiang Group, Haolishi Group, Aixiangqin Co. Ltd, Jiade Group and Haolinju Co. Ltd.
"A great number of qualified enterprises have won out to participate in the development and production of licensed products. And by doing so, not just the Committee but also the qualified enterprises can benefit from the cooperation. While the enterprises are going to design and produce the high-quality licensed products for the Gymnasiade, the Committee will also build a platform for enterprises to showcase their products with featured elements to the public at home and abroad." Chen Zihua, General Manager of Jinjiang Ticheng Company, further pointed out that licensed products of ISF Jinjiang 2020 Gymnasiade are major carriers to convey Chinese culture and the stories of Jinjiang to the participating countries. Therefore, the Gymnasiade-themed products will feature elements relating to Jinjiang and include some local characteristics such as the city landscape, traditional culture, and the city’s major industries.
It is worth mentioning that Lilv Group, as one of the authorized manufacturers of ISF Gymnasiade licensed products, has launched its licensing collections of ISF Jinjiang 2020 Gymnasiade at the 104th China Food and Drinks Fair (CFDF).
"We’ve put the elements of ISF Jinjiang 2020 Gymnasiade into the design of the packing for licensed products like nori and rice cracker, and highlighted those elements while setting up the booth at the fair." Wu Hongyan, CEO of Lilv Group, said that they hope to introduce their brand and ISF Jinjiang 2020 Gymnasiade to more people through their attendance at CFDF.
Another authorized manufacturer, Haolishi (Fujian) Food Technology Co., Ltd, also showcased the design elements of Jinjiang 2020 Gymnasiade at the fair, which will be followed by a release of their collection of licensed products.
With the Games approaching, the Executive Committee of ISF Jinjiang 2020 Gymnasiade is currently soliciting sponsors and authorized manufacturers of licensed products from all over the country. Meanwhile, they will open up for the investment agencies outside Jinjiang.