Sponsorships
CBS and IZOD Go Live with a Primetime Matchup Event for College Football Fans
Sports fans are hungry for experiences beyond linear TV, and so are advertisers. To engage viewers and give IZOD a boost beyond the traditional media program for football, CBS Experiences created a live fan experience surrounding CBS Sports HQ, the network’s digital sports platform on CBS Interactive. The day-long event, dubbed the CBS Sports HQ...
How Hershey’s Navigated its First Year in Esports Events
Hershey’s, one of the world’s most well-known brands and non-endemic players in esports, broke down its first year of marketing in the space at the Esports Business Summit in September. From developing a knowledge-base of the space to forming relationships with talent, Charlie Chappell, head of integrated marketing for Hershey’s, offered insights on how newbie...
How Storytelling Helped adidas Evolve its Event Sponsorship
When the Beyond the Streets graffiti exhibition launched in Los Angeles in 2018, signing on as lead sponsor was a no-brainer for adidas. The brand’s deep-seated roots in skateboarding and street culture was a perfect fit for the new platform. But like any event program, the kinks were still being ironed out the first time...
Six Esports Marketing Insights from Gillette’s Global Sports Director Greg Via
Gillette has a long history in sports marketing, dating back to an exclusive sponsorship of the Major League Baseball World Series… on radio. Fast forward to the present, and things have certainly evolved. In recent years, Gillette has stepped up its esports marketing efforts, including sponsoring ESL’s Intel Extreme Masters World Championship and naming League...