Tag "Marketing"

Interview: Ben Wells, Director at Well Said and former Head of Marketing at Chelsea FC

Thanks to Audioboom for hosting this podcast at their studio in London. In this episode Dan spoke with Ben Wells about his thoughts about sport in the digital era, and where it needs to get to.

Coca Cola at ‘competitive disadvantage’ thanks to its sponsorship deals

Ambush marketing seems to be a growing trend at every major sporting event these days. The official sponsors pay big money to sponsor a competition, but their activations – the

Digital Sport’s Weekly Wash-Up 9/11/16

Copa90 and Bleacher Report to produce weekly Snapchat show Digital football network Copa90 have partnered with Bleacher Report to produce a weekly football show on Snapchat. James Grigg, director of global operations

Eurosport shoots first ever 360° VR film during a competitive cycling race

Eurosport have released the first ever 360° VR film shot during a competitive cycling race. The footage was captured on South African National Champion Jaco Venter’s Dimension Data bike during stage 10

How do you make your brand more global? Nike show the answer is making it more local

How do you build global brand? That’s easy. Be more local. Having a global appeal doesn’t mean having one appeal that speaks to everyone. The world is simply too diverse

Is Formula One failing to capitalise on social media exposure?

Major sporting events are obvious money-spinners. From the revenue created by spectators who fork out their wages in order to watch, to big-money advertising and corporate sponsorships, every sport is

Premier League midfielder launches new app to engage with fans

Last season, for footballer Xherdan Shaqiri, was marked by two sensational goals. One coming in the Premier League for his club, Stoke City, and the other coming in Euro 2016

Digital Sport’s Weekly Wash-Up 10/06/2016

Man City sign Giphy After completing the deal for İlkay Gündoğan, Manchester City have struck their next partnership of the transfer window: with a GIF search engine. Giphy will host a dedicated MCFC

Nissan launches selfie challenge to take fans to the UCL final

UEFA Champions League partner, Nissan, has launched its latest digital marketing activation of the season named “#TakeMeToMilan”, offering a trip to the final in Milan to 25 fans. As part of

What Instagram’s 60 second videos mean for the sporting world

After offering 60-seconds video ads to some marketers last month, Facebook-owned platform Instagram will now allow all users and brands to upload minute-long videos, previously limiting video-length to just 15