There is a misconception that I hear a lot from teams I speak with as far as why digital is not for them.
I hear it constantly “I want my fans focused on the game, not on their phones.”
Well first off I’d...
This week on The Inches Podcast I got to sit down with Rich Franklin, VP of sponsorship for the Portland Winterhawks, to chat on sports sponsorship.
Quick back story, Rich & I work together on digital activations for the Portland Winterhawks and...
Close your eyes and think back to the last sports game you attended as a fan. What is the first thing you see?
Maybe it is the field/court/ice? Maybe the concession stand of your favorite food item? Or the players looking to...
(BONUS: An active worksheet your team can use to game plan your outreach…but first you have to read the article to understand & use it. It will be worth it…I promise)
I’m a fanatic about how to thrive in economic downturns. And...
Technology is the pinnacle of the advancement and growth of sports. From the first patents of a football to the invention of instant replay, we’ve seen technology catapult sports to be a frenzy of fan entertainment.
While most people focus on the...
When you’ve made money the same way for years and years, it is of course hard to shift to something new.
A great quote I heard recently on change went something like this:
“In order for change to happen, the pain of the...
You’ve done it. You got the meeting for that perfect sports sponsorship prospect. The meeting is set. You and your team are prepping for the pitch and have the format ready to go.
But you ask yourself: Is this what they want...
I hear this a lot from teams. And it is a bit scary. In fact, I heard this recently from a notable team:
“I think you are overstating the number of times fans are looking at their phones on game day.”
My jaw...
In the infamous words of acclaimed Chicago Poet Chance the Rapper:
“The people’s champ must be everything the people can’t be.”
These words have always rung out to me whenever hearing them when the song would come...
The first stage was a bit of a shock for most of us when games ended. It seemed like overnight we were game-less, plans in the trash, and now scrambling to still bring value to...
I had a friend say she was starting a video show to post onto Instagram TV. It was long-form and meant to help build her brand up through helpful content.
I asked, “Why just Instagram TV?”
She...
As I’ve written about before, I was in college during the 08 recession. I wasn’t yet in the professional world & not yet selling sponsorship.
By the time I got into the game, the economy was...
Bonus, there is an editable spreadsheet at the end to help you create your own checklist. Read through to the bottom).
Look, it’s been overstated…but you can’t operate the same way you did before the crisis.
For...
(BONUS: An active worksheet your team can use to game plan your outreach…but first you have to read the article to understand & use it. It will be worth it…I promise)
I’m a fanatic about how...
We have no idea what sports will look like when we get back. How will our spaces change? Will the concourse still be a bustling corridor of energy & excitement? Or will it be empty...
For all the people who are going to comment with full caps about how traditional ads work and brands have been buying them forever…
You are right. Of course, they work. If they had a success...
Games are coming back…which is amazing. It is an amazing opportunity to get back to Zero with any sponsorship make goods we lost in the shutdown.
The keys we need to remember is 2 fold:
We...
