Tag "Sponsorship"

NBA star’s Instagram gaffe makes everyone cringe

So, how about that local sports team? When you’re a top young basketball star signing for a new club, a social media post expressing excitement is surely the best policy.

Ball Street’s summer YouTuber cup shows the value of sponsorship over advertising

You may know Ball Street as a football YouTube channel, but their place in the fan-led football media is a leading one. Over the last few years, fan content has

Vauxhall surprise football fans with ‘#GetIn Fan Hotline’

Vauxhall has recruited international footballers to give dedicated fans a special treat. Manning the Vauxhall ‘Fan Hotline’ for one day only, the home nations players surprised lucky supporters with a

Eurosport renews AFCON deal with rights to 2017 and 2019 tournaments

Eurosport has won the UK and Ireland broadcast and digital rights for the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2017 and 2019, as the Ivory Coast look to defend their title

Digital Sport’s Weekly Wash-Up 25/11/16

Griezmann Hotline Puma have released a new digital campaign featuring France and Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann. After scoring a goal, the 25-year-old receives an urgent call and heads off

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.

The secret behind sports sponsorship management

Sponsorship spending is increasing year over year. As IEG recently pointed out, sponsorship is predicted to reach US $60 billion by the end of 2016 – the majority of which

Maria Sharapova and the spectrum of social media sponsorship fails

Activating your sponsorship of a sports team or athlete on social media is basically a case of crossing a live minefield. You have to be funny or engaging, you have

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

West Ham’s sponsors show the battle between sponsorship and authenticity

When you agree to sponsor a football club, you’re making a big decision. Football is a big-money business, and you can get yourself a lot of exposure – but if