Posts tagged with ‘esports sponsorship’
Eight Tips for Esports Marketing First-Timers
Key insights on entering the widespread world of esports The number of non-endemic brands partnering with esports teams, players, leagues, venues and events has skyrocketed. In fact, The Esports Observer counted 76 sponsorship deals from non-endemic brands made just in the first quarter of 2019, a 145-percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2018 and...
Jones Soda Makes its Move into Esports with a Sim Racing Digital Sponsorship
The live event space is on pause, but the stay-at-home economy is opening up opportunities for brands to expand their portfolios and their reach. In March, Seattle-based Jones Soda made its move into esports by signing on as title sponsor for the Last Chance Qualifier competition in The Race All-Star Series. The five-week sim racing...
Sponsorships Checklist: Four Tips for Brands on Activating for an Active Crowd
A behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of Tough Mudder’s sponsorship program Nearly 10 years ago, Tough Mudder launched by word of mouth on Facebook, drawing several thousand participants in its first year. Now a platform with five different styles, and over 130 events per year in North America, Tough Mudder cleanly staked its claim early...
An Esports Journey: Q&A with Hershey Company’s Head of Media Charlie Chappell
For a CPG brand like Hershey, whose target market is essentially everyone over the age of 12 in the United States, it’s important to keep tabs on where younger generations are consuming their media. So, in an effort to connect with those audiences, the company turned to Twitch and its 15 million daily active users,...