Nick Lawson

I’ve been harping a ton on YouTube lately…and well…it’s because there is a TON of money being spent there by brands. In sponsorship, we sell advertisements. We sell the ability to reach an impassioned group that...

What if I told you you could harness and hack the second largest search engine for your sports team and sponsors…for free. Yes…for free. Well, you can through GIFs. Yup, those funny animations we see all over Twitter,...

Value is a very interesting dynamic in economics. Why do we spend $1,000,000 for a Ferrari over $30K for a Toyota? Are the parts really 33X better? Have they built a brand that is 33X better...

Humans are creatures of habits. It is extremely hard once we’ve entered a habit to change it. In reverse, it takes a lot for us to build new habits. But there was a pandemic that rewired...

Everyone always talks about stories in sales…and rightfully so. As humans, we are physiologically conditioned to accept stories more than any other form of communication. Stories build trust, they build empathy. Neuroscientists found that when listening...

Buying digital assets are fun. Finding new ways for your team to engage fans and connect partners is an essential part of a sponsorship plan. But we can’t get too enamored with the asset, we have...

I’m sitting in a sponsorship meeting just 8 months ago with a client of ours. It’s the usual Agency, Partner, & Team three sections of the table divided (At SQWAD we get brought into sponsor...

In an over-saturated attention market standing out is key. Sponsors have Instagram ads to grab that attention…but those are getting pretty oversaturated. I’ve talked before about how your influence as a team can help with the...

I hear this objection a lot…” Our stadium doesn’t have wifi and connectivity is terrible. We can’t implement this or any digital activation.” I hear you. Sometimes we feel like it is beyond our control. An easy...