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Event Sponsor Research Template

A free event sponsor research template for organizing sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, partners, companies, contacts, source URLs, status, and notes.

24 columns CSV + XLSX Event research 4 min read

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Use the CSV for imports into other tools, or use the Excel file when you want a cleaner event research sheet for sponsor mapping, exhibitor research, speaker research, partnership outreach, client delivery, or campaign planning.

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Use cases

Who This Template Is For

Use this event sponsor research template when you are collecting sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, partners, vendors, startup showcase companies, award finalists, or event-related companies from public conference and event pages.

It is designed for sales teams, agencies, founders, partnership teams, recruiters, market researchers, event marketers, and consultants who use events as lead sources.

The template is designed to work well with ProfileSpider exports, but it is not an import format. Use it as a spreadsheet structure for manual event research, post-export cleanup, sponsor segmentation, client delivery, outreach planning, or market mapping.

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What's in the File

Sample rows below. Downloads ship empty so you can fill them manually or use them to organize exported ProfileSpider data.

profilespider-event-sponsor-research-template.xlsx

Company	Event Role	Event Name	Website	Contact	Email	Research Status	Source URL
Northstar Talent	Sponsor	HR Summit	northstartalent.example	Sofia Martin	sofia@northstartalent.example	Reviewed	conference.example/sponsors
Weber Growth	Exhibitor	SaaS Expo	webergrowth.example	Daniel Weber		Needs email	expo.example/exhibitors
ExampleTech	Speaker Company	GTM Conference	exampletech.example	Nina Verhoeven	nina@exampletech.example	Partner candidate	conference.example/speakers

Schema

Column Dictionary

An event-research-focused schema for sponsor lists, exhibitor directories, speaker pages, partner pages, startup showcases, and conference research.

Column	Type	Notes
Company Required	string	Sponsor, exhibitor, speaker company, partner, vendor, startup, finalist, or event-related organization.
Event Name Required	string	Name of the conference, trade show, summit, expo, meetup, award, or event.
Event Role	string	Role in the event, such as Sponsor, Exhibitor, Speaker Company, Partner, Vendor, Startup Showcase, Finalist, or Organizer.
Sponsor Tier	string	Tier or package when visible, such as Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Partner, Startup, or Media Partner.
Booth / Stand	string	Booth number, stand number, hall, table, or location inside the event when available.
Category	string	Company category, event track, industry, niche, product type, or exhibitor category.
Description	string	Short company, sponsor, speaker, or event listing description.
Website	url	Full company or event listing website URL when available.
Domain	string	Website domain without protocol when possible, such as acme.com.
LinkedIn URL	url	Company or person LinkedIn URL when available.
Other Social URL	url	Other public social profile such as X, GitHub, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or event profile.
Contact	string	Speaker, founder, executive, event contact, partnership contact, or relevant person when known.
Contact Title	string	Role or title of the contact person, such as Founder, VP Partnerships, Head of People, Speaker, or Marketing Director.
Email	string	Email when visible, manually added, or found through email finding where available.
Email Status	string	Use your own status labels, such as visible, found, verified, needs-review, not-found, or invalid.
Phone	string	Phone number when visible or manually added.
Location	string	Company location, event location, headquarters, country, or region.
Event Date	date	Event date or start date when useful for timing outreach.
Research Status	string	Use labels such as New, Needs review, Reviewed, Enriched, Needs email, Ready for outreach, Partner candidate, Not a fit, or Exported.
Priority	string	Use labels such as High, Medium, Low, Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3.
Next Action	string	The next task, such as review website, enrich company, find contact, find email, qualify, contact sponsor, or export.
Tags	string	Use semicolon-separated labels, such as event:saas-expo;sponsor;tier:gold;partner-research.
Notes	string	Free-form research notes, event context, sponsor-fit comments, outreach ideas, or review details.
Source URL Required	url	Where this event row came from. Keep this for verification, cleanup, and source tracking.
Last Reviewed	date	ISO date when you last checked, enriched, verified, contacted, or reviewed the row.

How to

How to Use This Template

Use it to move from scattered event pages to a structured sponsor, exhibitor, or speaker research file.

Fill it manually

Use the template as an event research sheet when you are researching sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, or partners without the extension.

1Download the empty CSV or Excel file above.
2Add one row per sponsor, exhibitor, speaker company, partner, vendor, startup, or event-related company.
3Fill Event Name and Source URL for every row so you can verify where the company came from.
4Use Event Role, Sponsor Tier, Category, and Tags to segment the list.
5Use Research Status, Priority, and Next Action to track review and outreach progress.
6Use Notes for sponsor context, event-fit comments, outreach ideas, or client-specific research notes.

Use it with ProfileSpider exports

ProfileSpider can extract event-related company and profile data from public pages, save rows to lists, and export them to CSV, Excel, or JSON. Use this template to clean, segment, and organize those exported event research rows after download.

1Install ProfileSpider and open a public sponsor page, exhibitor directory, speaker page, partner page, agenda page, startup showcase, award list, or event website in Chrome.
2Run extraction and save useful company or contact rows to a list.
3Review the saved list, add tags and notes, enrich where useful, or find emails per row where available.
4Export the list as CSV or Excel.
5Use this template to add Event Role, Sponsor Tier, Research Status, Priority, Next Action, event segmentation, and sponsor notes before sharing or importing elsewhere.

ProfileSpider does not currently support CSV/file import inside the extension. This template is for manual event research, cleanup, segmentation, export organization, and external spreadsheet workflows.

Event Sponsor Research use case

Questions

Questions About the Template

What is this event sponsor research template for?

It is a spreadsheet structure for organizing sponsors, exhibitors, speaker companies, partners, vendors, contacts, event roles, source URLs, research status, priority, tags, and notes.

Who should use this template?

Sales teams, agencies, founders, partnership teams, recruiters, market researchers, event marketers, and consultants can use it to organize event-based lead and company research.

Can I use this template with ProfileSpider exports?

Yes. Use it to organize, clean, segment, or hand off event sponsor, exhibitor, speaker, or partner data exported from ProfileSpider lists.

Can I import this template back into ProfileSpider?

No. ProfileSpider does not currently support CSV or file import inside the extension. This template is for manual work, cleanup, export organization, and external spreadsheet workflows.

What formats are available?

The template is available as CSV and Excel.

Does ProfileSpider export CSV and Excel?

Yes. ProfileSpider exports saved lists as CSV, Excel, or JSON.

Does exporting use credits?

No. Exporting saved lists to CSV, Excel, or JSON uses 0 credits.

Which columns are most important?

Company, Event Name, Event Role, Website, Contact, Research Status, Priority, Next Action, Source URL, Tags, and Notes are the most useful fields for event sponsor research.

What should I put in Event Role?

Use labels such as Sponsor, Exhibitor, Speaker Company, Partner, Vendor, Startup Showcase, Finalist, Organizer, or Media Partner.

What should I put in Research Status?

Use labels such as New, Needs review, Reviewed, Enriched, Needs email, Ready for outreach, Partner candidate, Not a fit, or Exported.

Does this work in Google Sheets?

Yes. Download the CSV or Excel file and upload it into Google Sheets.

Can I use this for client campaigns?

Yes. Use Event Name, Tags, Research Status, Priority, and Notes to organize event research by client, market, event, sponsor tier, or campaign.

Event Sponsor Research Template

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