Playfly Sports and JMI are teaming up to bring back the Opening Spike Classic during the first week of the 2026 women’s ...

Sports marketing may have come a long way but let’s stop pretending that brand badging doesn’t matter, says Matt Riches. In ...

Leverage fan behavior data across 13 sports and 100 brands for enhanced sponsorship activation. Key insights cover TV viewership, social media, product preferences, and demographics, serving agencies, ...

In the digital era, sports are not confined to their fields of play. Savvy sports marketers know the game itself is only the beginning of building a fandom around players, teams, and leagues. ADWEEK's ...

Localized activations: Fans’ strongest ties are often local. With 47% of loyalty driven by being raised in a team’s city, non ...

March Madness. The Olympics. The NBA and NHL playoffs. Brand marketers spend billions on tentpole sporting events annually, but with live sports either canceled or postponed for the year, they must ...

Alibaba joined the Olympic Partner (TOP) programme, the highest level of Olympic sponsorship, in 2017 and it’s recently extended its partnership through to 2028. And already, the brand has delivered ...

The entertainment industry is competitive and the fight for customer discretionary spending is fierce. This means sports organizations can't neglect the marketing aspects of their business or assume ...

It’s half-time at your World Cup final of choice, and everyone gathers around the television. Eyes across the globe tune in ...

In recent weeks, we’ve heard from top sports marketers what they’re doing to tap into the phenomenal growth in popularity of women’s sport and how they’re already planning activity for what’s set to ...

When Matt Hochberg started Hochberg Sports Marketing in December 2019, he saw an opportunity to gain a foothold in a space where few were looking. He turned his attention to lesser-known athletes in ...

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