WeCube Updates:

[JackJack13]

Wow who sponsored them?

SpeedCubing.org
@cuber314159 is the owner

 

[ProStar]

So are Owen and Micah no longer sponsored?

 

[Cubingcubecuber]

Do to the fact

*Due

 

[JackJack13]

So are Owen and Micah no longer sponsored?

no the have been logit sponsored by a company
speedcubing.org

 

[ProStar]

no the have been logit sponsored by a company
speedcubing.org

Ohhh, ok. They're now sponsored by speedcubing.org instead of you. Great job Micah and Owen!

 

[BenChristman1]

Do to the fact

*Due

no the have been logit sponsored by a company
speedcubing.org

*"No, they have been legitimately sponsored by a company." If you're running a "company/business" you should at least have decent spelling and grammar abilities.

 

[PetrusQuber]

well I am sponsored by speedcubing.org but I am still a part of WeCube.

Do you get free cookies now?

 

[cuber314159]

Do you get free cookies now?

I feel obliged to link this here: https://speedcubing.org/pages/sponsorships

 

[PetrusQuber]

I feel obliged to link this here: https://speedcubing.org/pages/sponsorships

So no cookies?

 

[cuber314159]

So no cookies?

Unfortunately we do not provide free cookies in return for sponsorships, if someone were to choose to spend the commission they gained from sales on cookies then fine for them though.

 

[kubesolver]

Ok so this:

1.You will be given a 5% discount code and will get 5% commission on every sale it is used on.
2. You will have a 15% discount code for personal use.
3. You may sometimes get sent cubes but it will not be often and you shouldn't ask for them.

in my world is called affiliate deal, not a sponsorship.

Sponsorship definition is more or less "We're giving you money or some other valuable thing, usually in return for the brand exposure".
Getting a 5% discount code with 5% commission is making you a salesman without a salary.

This in combination with the requirements like

4. You must link speedcubing.org in all social media posts.

is exploitation and not a sponsorship deal.

I can see how you're connecting here the demand to be able to use a word "Sponsorship" with the demand of advertising but cmon guys. That's unethical both from the side of speedcubing.org to call that deal "Sponsorship" and from the WeCube by making huge announcements about great success which turn out to be something else.

 

[Zain_A24]

Glad to see Wecube is forming positive connections in the industry, specifically with their partnership with speedcubing.org. Congrats to Owen and Micah. Getting sponsorship is not an easy thing to do, so nice job. Looking forward to hearing how you both progress in the industry.

*"No, they have been legitimately sponsored by a company." If you're running a "company/business" you should at least have decent spelling and grammar abilities.

*Due

I can't help but notice how dismissive some people are. Come on guys, show this man some respect and support.

Ok so this:

in my world is called affiliate deal, not a sponsorship.

Sponsorship definition is more or less "We're giving you money or some other valuable thing, usually in return for the brand exposure".
Getting a 5% discount code with 5% commission is making you a salesman without a salary.

This in combination with the requirements like

is exploitation and not a sponsorship deal.

I can see how you're connecting here the demand to be able to use a word "Sponsorship" with the demand of advertising but cmon guys. That's unethical both from the side of speedcubing.org to call that deal "Sponsorship" and from the WeCube by making huge announcements about great success which turn out to be something else.

I will have to disagree with you on that one. With my experience on sponsorship negotiations with various companies in the present and past, including those of well-known cubing companies such as The Cubicle, sponsorship contracts are very similar to this one. People are given a code for personal use, an affiliate code as well as having to promote the store. It's all normal, unless of course you have a different experience with sponsorships that is fine.

I know this message will probably receive hate, and that is perfectly fine, but posting in this thread with nothing but destructive criticism, corrections of grammatical errors (several of which are in my reviews ) or anything else that doesn't promote healthy discussion or provide WeCube or their sponsorees with the support they need is nothing to feel good about at all.

Thank You.

 

[cuber314159]

Ok so this:

in my world is called affiliate deal, not a sponsorship.

Sponsorship definition is more or less "We're giving you money or some other valuable thing, usually in return for the brand exposure".
Getting a 5% discount code with 5% commission is making you a salesman without a salary.

This in combination with the requirements like

is exploitation and not a sponsorship deal.

I can see how you're connecting here the demand to be able to use a word "Sponsorship" with the demand of advertising but cmon guys. That's unethical both from the side of speedcubing.org to call that deal "Sponsorship" and from the WeCube by making huge announcements about great success which turn out to be something else.

It probably is more of an affiliate program but the free cubes that everyone seems to want from a sponsorship simply isn't feasible except for the very biggest cube store sponsoring the very best Cubers or youcubers around, we offer people discounted cubes and commission in return for them advertising us. The definition of sponsorship is very loose (and using the term 'affiliate program' doesn't really work)
@Zain_A24 you are sponsored by kewbzuk currently? How does that work?

 

[brododragon]

Does that mean the Morrisons get there own code?

 

[Zain_A24]

@Zain_A24 you are sponsored by kewbzuk currently? How does that work?

At the moment I am providing various services behind the scenes, but for the most part I produce articles, blogs and soon-to-be YouTube reviews of cubes that hit the market. A lot of our work is slowly developing, but it is a mutually beneficial relationship.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Hey, all you gotta do is try attend as many competitions as possible, wear their shirt and link them in social media posts.
Then you get 15% off everything at their store, sometimes get sent cubes, and 5% of all sales your discount code is used on. If I bought a Dayan Tengyun V2 from there, using someone’s code, they get £1.20.

 

[cuber314159]

Does that mean the Morrisons get there own code?

They do however I haven't heard back from either of them of what they want their code to be.

 

[PetrusQuber]

And anyway, any negatives are on the sponsorees, not you, so they can decide if they feel like its fair or not.

 

[PizzaCuber]

They do however I haven't heard back from either of them of what they want their code to be.

What about the thing of the Morrisons living in the us and you guys are in the uk?

 

[cuber314159]

What about the thing of the Morrisons living in the us and you guys are in the uk?

That may be an issue, but we are willing to see whether it could work, we certainly recognise that it will be harder for sponsorees outside the UK to be useful for us.