I said it before, but the value I get when chatting with Rich Franklin on sponsorship is always unrivaled. I’m blessed to have him as a resource and knowledge base for all things sponsorship.
When I...
I believe in constant auditing of what you’re doing. The way we keep from being complacent is to constantly challenge what we’re building, creating, and putting out there in the world to connect with our...
As with all things, we must adapt to survive in business.
Whether it is the natural progression in an industry, a change in consumer behavior, or overall innovation…we have to constantly expect change.
Sometimes dramatic events accelerate...
Many times, we focus on the tactic TO do to keep our sponsors as opposed to NOT to do.
But understanding the landmines, we can avoid them early before there is a problem. Mostly though…we need...
Sports teams have been the pinnacle of influence in pop culture and our lives. We have pulled in fans, enthralled them with our stories, our wins, our losses, and made our brand a part of...
In sponsorship, we are constantly competing for advertising dollars. Every day not only do we go head to head with other sponsorship advertising options, but we battle against other forms of advertising.
Digital ads are a...
I’ve said it here time & time again that our biggest “competitor” for sponsorship dollars are digital ads.
The efficiency and traceability of these ad platforms really make them attractive to brands to dump their money...
2020 was a hell-of-a year for the sports industry. One that we’d like to forget. But as we look back at it, there are some shifts that will help shape the future of the industry.
We...
Awareness…it is something that advertising has lived off for centuries.
We use this metric to show our brands how many fans we’ve reached and hopefully...