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Rebranded Network ION Champions Women’s Sports with a Grand Central Pop-up

Event Marketer

ION, a TV network known for its crime and justice procedural programming, recently underwent a rebrand, that not only updated its color palette and key art, but also added a slate of women’s sports. Pivoting from sports to crime dramas, ION developed two interactive experiences. Scripps Company, ION’s parent company. Hosted from 8 a.m.

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The Rise of Women’s Sports Activations

Event Marketer

Endorsements of female athletes is an evergreen marketing strategy, but womens sports is embarking on a new, more experiential era as the teams, leagues and individual players that once played to limited audiences find new fans, larger audiences and a fresh crop of passionate investors. She raced with the support of e.l.f.

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Football Sponsorship: How 18 Brands Blitzed Fan Engagement this Season

Event Marketer

COCA-COLA CocaCola Zero Sugar partnered with Electronic Arts (EA) for the college football season as the exclusive CPG sponsor of the new EA SPORTS College Football 25 video game. Partners: Amplified Marketing (experiential); Lime Media (fabrication) DUKES MAYO Mayonnaise was front and center on Sept.

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Five Ways the Sports Sponsorship Landscape Will Evolve for Brands—and Fans—This Year

Event Marketer

sports for the better part of the last 16 months: fans. For sports sponsors, the shuttered stadiums and limited game-day opportunities triggered by the pandemic required new methods of engaging fans (and partners) without the benefit of connecting in a physical setting. Let’s play ball. Even properties are employing the tactic.

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Photos: Inside the Inaugural Fanatics Fest for Sports Superfans in New York City

Event Marketer

Digital sports platform Fanatics brought its wide-ranging ventures across merchandising, trading cards, collectibles, special events and more to life with the inaugural Fanatics Fest , Aug. The post Photos: Inside the Inaugural Fanatics Fest for Sports Superfans in New York City appeared first on Event Marketer.

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UK Events Report 2024 published: UK events industry generates £61.653 billion annually, demonstrating post-pandemic resilience

Prestige Events Magazine

Leisure and outdoor events including music festivals, sporting events, and cultural festivals, contributing £28.053 billion. As the report shows, the UK is poised to continue its trajectory of growth, with business events, exhibitions, music festivals, and sporting events leading the way.

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Yahoo Sports Scores at NBA Crossover with a High-tech Retrospective

Event Marketer

Yahoo Sports gathered basketball fans on the court for “The First Bounce” retrospective experience highlighting heroes over four decades, from the ’60s to the ’90s. More Sports Sponsorship Content: American Express’s Pop-up Speakeasy Scores with Business Partners at NBA All-Star. Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 20, 2022.

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