Alyssa Meyers

Senior Reporter, Marketing Brew

Alyssa is a senior reporter for Marketing Brew who’s covered sports for three years, with a particular interest in brand investment in women’s sports. Prior to that, she wrote about podcast and audio advertising for Marketing Brew and Business Insider and was a data journalist for Morning Consult. She started her career covering crime and breaking news for the Boston Globe and the Virginian-Pilot.

The San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams playing football in Melbourne, Australia.
Sports Marketing

Inside year two of the NFL’s AI partnership with Adobe

The organizations are focused on balancing international growth with targeted fan engagement strategies for the 2026-27 season.

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Photo collage showing Spike Lee on a football field from the My Name is My Story YouTube video with the Inter Milan logo and a foot kicking a football.
Social & Influencers

Inter Milan grew followers, impressions, and views—while posting less

The Serie A club decreased its posting by about a third in the past year but nonetheless surpassed 100 million followers, its brand and marketing director told us.

Alyssa Meyers
Jalen Brunson sits on an outdoor basketball court with a serious expression on his face, with a basketball to his left and a Just Salad meal to his right. The text WE ALWAYS KNEW: JUST SALAD" is in white font overlaid on the image.
Sports Marketing

Behind the scenes of Jalen Brunson’s partnership with Just Salad

“I wanted to do something that was different from what I’ve done and expand my portfolio,” Brunson told Marketing Brew.

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Jeremiyah Love uses a Sharpie pen at a press conference to sign a contract in two photos, one of which is a close-up displaying his signature
Sports Marketing

How Sharpie found a way to position pens as an NFL staple

The brand’s Rookie of the Year campaign generated 3.6 million clicks in its second year, up 428% YoY.

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MLS CMO Radhika Duggal and Marketing Brew senior reporter Alyssa Meyers appear on set as part of a video interview
Sports Marketing

What MLS’s CMO learned from the World Cup summer

The summer of 2026 also marks two years at the league for CMO Radhika Duggal.

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Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark high five during Basketball World Cup game.
Sports Marketing

Warner Bros. Discovery is embracing youth to hype the Basketball World Cup

The Team USA women’s roster skews younger, with Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese, and Caitlin Clark all making their senior national team debuts. The media company is using that to promote the tournament to viewers and advertisers.

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Collage clockwise from top: Coco Gauf, a Black woman tennis player, sits in front of microphones at a press conference in front of Mercedes Benz logos, Taylor Fritz, a white man tennis player serving a ball while wearing an Oura ring on his middle finger, and a promotional image from Grey Goose showing a Honey Deuce cocktail, a pinkish drink with 3 melon balls skewered on a swizzle stick, being held up in front of a crowded tennis court.
Sports Marketing

Even luxury brands are adapting to the US Open ticket price surge

While premium sponsors may have some insulation from the rising price of attendance, many are also looking to attract fans outside the grounds.

Alyssa Meyers
Portland Fire mascot Rose, a pink, glitter-breathing dragon.
Sports Marketing

House of the dragon: How the Portland Fire found its mascot

Rose, a glitter-breathing dragon, made her debut on the team’s home court at the Moda Center in late August, and “the place went nuts,” a team exec said.

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purple graphic reading "It's Crunch Time: Proud Partner and Sponsor of:" displaying Mondelēz brands Oreo, Ritz, Chips Ahoy!, and Sour Patch Kids, alongside football team helmets for NCAA teams University of Arkansas, University of Florida, University of Michigan, University of Southern California, and the University of Texas at Austin.
Sports Marketing

Mondelēz is scaling up its sports marketing by going more regional

The company, which owns multiple snack brands, recently announced partnerships with the Kansas City Chiefs and five NCAA programs.

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LA Galaxy players celebrate a goal against San Diego FC.
Sports Marketing

No LA Galaxy players competed in the World Cup. The team capitalized anyway

“You can create a plan around an individual player with the hopes that that player advances really far, but if he doesn’t, then you’re kind of left with no plan,” the Galaxy’s president and COO said.

Alyssa Meyers