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Alyssa Meyers

Alyssa is a senior reporter for Marketing Brew who primarily covers the business of sports marketing and the ways brands engage with women’s sports. Previously, she worked as a data journalist at Morning Consult, wrote about audio advertising at Business Insider, and started her career reporting on crime, courts, and local news at the Virginian-Pilot and the Boston Globe.

McLaren F1 car on display at CES 2026
Sports Marketing

How Deloitte went from behind the scenes to front and center with McLaren

The consultancy’s expanded deal with McLaren is part of an effort to capture a “phenomenal” brand halo generated by passionate fanbases.

Yerba Madre poster for "Trailgating" Super Bowl event
Sports Marketing

Yerba Madre’s Super Bowl campaign encourages viewers to take a hike

The yerba mate brand, which kicked off a handful of sports partnerships last year, is putting its own spin on tailgating on Sunday.

Kendall Jenner using the Fanatics iPhone app to bet on Seattle Seahawks v. New England Patriots 2026 Super Bowl game in a screenshot from a Fanatics Super Bowl ad
Sports Marketing

Is the Super Bowl sports-betting ad surge slowing down?

Many sportsbooks have achieved name recognition, and some are reworking their marketing strategies.

A graphic of 3 Olympic athletes posing with their gear of choice; protective eyewear, a hockey puck and a snowboard.
Sports Marketing

How longtime Olympic sponsor Samsung keeps its campaigns fresh

The marketing team at Samsung, a Worldwide Olympic Partner, knows a thing or two about what works well, but has new goals and activations planned for Milano Cortina 2026.

Ejae singing into a gold microphone in a bathroom in Liquid I.V.'s Super Bowl ad teaser
Sports Marketing

Liquid I.V. plans ‘bold’ PSA in first-ever Super Bowl ad

So far, teasers for the campaign have shown “KPop Demon Hunters” star Ejae singing in an upscale bathroom and a janitor mopping a public restroom.

Keegan-Michael Key and Danny McBride in State Farm's 2026 Super Bowl ad
Sports Marketing

State Farm sets Super Bowl return with ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ parody

The ad features a stacked cast including Keegan-Michael Key, Danny McBride, Hailee Steinfeld, and KATSEYE.

a still from a Michelob Ultra's Super Bowl ad featuring a skiier doing a flip over another skiier, and a still from Budweiser's Super Bowl ad featuring a Clydesdale horse mid-air, with a bald eagle's wings spread behind it
Sports Marketing

Beverage ads are flooding the Super Bowl, threatening to drown out beer brands

With an overflow of drink brands set to appear Sunday, AB InBev is still spending big—and sticking to proven messaging tactics.

Soccer players and sisters Alyssa and Gisele Thompson walk side-by-side wearing parkas and cold-weather gear at a training for the SheBelieves Cup in 2025. Both sisters were scouted by brands including Nike while they played in high school.
Sports Marketing

As college sports look more professional, sponsors turn to high school

High school sports, some marketers are finding, can provide brands with national reach and inroads with potential future star athletes.

A side-by-side of New York Road Runners logo, one is the older version with a runner, with the new version being abstract shapes
Sports Marketing

New York Road Runners rebrands amid a swelling interest in running

The nonprofit behind the New York City Marathon rolled out a new logo and tagline, its first new look in 15 years.

Florida Panthers cheerleaders appear holding a Let's Go Cats sign in an image on the left, while L'ange Hair products including a hair dryer, hair spray, and a straightener, are displayed in a cheerleader locker room in a photo on the right
Sports Marketing

As hockey fandom heats up, Florida Panthers ink deal with hair care brand

Florida-based L’ange signed a two-year deal with the Panthers, the latest of several beauty brands to get involved with men’s sports.