UC Riverside Athletics and The Aspire Group Announce Partnership

UC Riverside Athletics and The Aspire Sport Marketing Group announced today that they have signed a multi-year agreement to develop a Fan Relationship Management Center (FRMC) on the Riverside campus.

The UCR FRMC Manager will be Bryan Avolio, who makes his way from the University at Buffalo where he has been a team leader within the Aspire system. Along with the Manager, there will be a full-time sales consultant and an intern who will be tasked with maximizing ticket sales revenue, providing excellent customer service and building the Highlanders fan base.

UC Riverside Athletics becomes the 22nd school to sign with the Atlanta-based The Aspire Group.

“I am very excited about this partnership, and what this will do for our department and UCR as it relates to growing our fan base,” said Interim Director of Athletics Jim Wooldridge.

“I have worked with The Aspire Group in the past, and they have proven results in the areas of fan base building, while providing exceptional customer service,” said Senior Associate Athletics Director Eric Buskirk. “Our partnership with The Aspire Group is yet another strategic advancement in line with our associations with Nelligan Sports (Sponsorship Sales), LRG (Licensing), Adidas (Apparel), E&G Designs (Graphic Design) and other partners as we build our external business model.”

“We are thrilled to support Highlanders Athletics in providing fans a one-stop shop for all of their ticketing needs from our on-campus Fan Relationship Management Center,” said Aspire’ s Sr. Vice President & General Manager Bill Fagan.

 

About The Aspire Group

The Aspire Group is a global sports and entertainment firm formed in 2008 by Dr. Bernie Mullin that partners with its clients to maximize revenue, people and organizational performance. Aspire provides ongoing strategic advice and implementation support in executing and maintaining highly innovative sales, marketing, management and operational systems. This is best embodied in the Fan Relationship Management Center, the fastest growing arm of the company, operating in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

For more information visit www.theaspiregroupinc.com and follow @theaspire_group on Twitter.