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

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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. Hosted from 8 a.m.

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The Rise of Women’s Sports Activations

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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. Catch up on all of this years weekly trends here.

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Football Sponsorship: How 18 Brands Blitzed Fan Engagement this Season

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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. The strategy is quite relatable: Sports and tailgating are fun, but the bathroom situation at such events is most certainly not.

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Inside Coca-Cola’s Evolving Formula 1 US Grand Prix Sponsorship Strategy

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When Coca-Cola became the official soft drink, non-sparkling water and sports drink provider of Austin, TX-based Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in the summer of 2023 , the brand was on a three-month time crunch to prepare its trackside activation for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix.

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From Tech to Name-dropping, Four Ideas to Ace Your Golf Sponsorships

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Following last years revamp of its sponsorship strategy at the golf tournament, Morgan Stanley is returning with a putting experience on replicas of the courses ninth and 16 th holes. American Express also highlighted small businesses as part of its sponsorship of the 2024 U.S. Womens Open in Lancaster, PA.

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Sports Sponsorship: 10 Ways Brands are Tackling the Tailgating Scene

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Its mobile tour is rolling into sporting events in nine markets, with 14 “tentpole stops” and surprise mid-week jaunts also on the agenda. The program encompassed sponsorships of more than 50 college football teams, and on-site activations that spanned performances by top djs, photo moments, interactive games and a whole lot of cold ones.

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Sports Sponsorship Update, Part 2: How Brands are Driving Measurable Change for Women’s Sports

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Four insights on how women’s sports sponsors are working to level the playing field The phrase “a rising tide lifts all boats” isn’t often associated with competing brands. But when it comes to increasing visibility for women’s sports, sponsors are steadfast in their commitment to inspiring other brands to jump aboard.

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