It’s something I hear a lot and drives me mad in the sports world.
Like really insane, because it is a misunderstanding of where attention is at all age levels.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the reason a team...
2020 may be one of the most vital years for sports sponsorship this century.
We are in the golden age of digital marketing and advertising….all while we have been slow to adopt digital into our sponsorship assets & packages.
2020 will be a...
I was reading about sponsorship (because well…I’m a bit obsessed with it if you couldn’t tell) and something slapped me in the face,
I know, I’ve said things slap me in the face in the past…unfortunately, it is happening a lot more...
We should always be selling benefits over features in sports sponsorships.
Features are the what. They commoditize our product. Benefits are the Why. They bring context to why a brand should spend with your team over buying more digital ads.
So what are...
It seems as though each year we are met with new opportunities, obstacles, and trends in sponsorship. It’s something that I love about our industry.
It is forever progressing as our brands and fans change with the times.
With change comes items that...
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 over-saturation. A logo from a team...
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 am struggling with something in sponsorship…he...
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 a map in order to navigate...
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...
Awareness drives me insane in the sponsorship activation & advertising world.
Logo placement obviously has its value, the more times the customers see the logo the more likely they are to recognize and purchase the product...
It seems as though each year we are met with new opportunities, obstacles, and trends in sponsorship. It’s something that I love about our industry.
It is forever progressing as our brands and fans change with...
As we sit here in the early stages of 2022, most of us are probably feeling a bit of bad deja vu. Just as we thought we were out of the impacts of COVID to...
Since I started in the sponsorship industry...we’ve always had a minimum spend. I was always told “We need a brand to commit to our value.” or “the smaller deals take too much time.”
Both are valid...
There are cycles in almost everything in life. Nothing ever grows exponentially forever.
This can be seen in nature, our economy, and countless other places in our lives. No bull market lasts forever. No Bear market...
One vital thing to understand is brands are still spending dollars in this pandemic. Despite what we may hear from them about budgets being tight or locked, a massive amount of money is being spent...
If an activation is promoted, and no fan is there to hear it, does it even exist? Well…yes…but it wouldn’t be very successful.
Marketing your activations are a HUGE part of launching a new campaign with...
‘It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change’.
Commonly misquoted to Charles Darwin, it was actually written by...
