Sponsorship Success Requires The Fans, Not The Games

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Amidst COVID recovery and political polarization, athlete and brand advocacy has come to the forefront of social priorities, with increasing value placed upon purpose-driven marketing. As fans connect and engage more with more meaningful content, an increased emphasis on relevance through data will be beneficial in identifying ideal sponsor opportunities. The pandemic ransacked the industry,…

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Baseball fans prove resilient in providing engagement

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Major League Baseball is back in full swing, and after toughing out the pandemic with moderately rising ratings despite significant circumstances, passionate MLB diehards have proven themselves as an invaluable viewership force. For marketers looking to leverage the excitement of the MLB Season, targeting these heartfelt and captivated fans during the year’s biggest games can…

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Fan Data Measures Authenticity in Sponsorships

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For brands and digital marketers, the right sponsorship can leverage mutual audience affinities to propel a product or service to success, but not every partnership is as gold as it might seem. Identifying and analyzing the shared interests and behaviors of each fan base is crucial in predicting the success of any potential partnership. Accurate,…

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Using TrueAffinity™ to Measure Sponsorships: Bud Light and Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga’s fans—affectionately known as her Little Monsters—are seeing, and hearing, a more stripped-down version of the superstar. In early September, Lady Gaga released “Perfect Illusion,” her first pop single in nearly three years. The following month, Lady Gaga and Bud Light announced that they would be teaming up to promote her new album, Joanne,…

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Top Affinities of US Swimming Stars

Though the sport does not receive broad attention in non-Olympic years, swimming is consistently one of the most viewed sports during the competition.  And this year, as in the last three Olympic Games, Michael Phelps is the big story on the men’s side.  Yesterday’s victory in the 4x100m relay increased Phelps’ record for the most…

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