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Brenna Huckaby, a snowboarder and four-time U.S. Paralympic medalist, takes a bite out of a Hershey chocolate with a Hershey's gold medal around her neck, with the text overlay "Happy place beats first place," a still from the confection company's new brand campaign tied to the Winter Olympics
Brand Strategy

‘The year of Hershey’s’: Inside the confectioner’s first brand platform in 8 years

The brand is tapping into cultural moments like the Winter Games, World Cup, and America250 to bring its message home, an exec said.


Graphic of a snowboard with "your ad here" on the bottom.
Sports Marketing

Why brands are hitting the slopes for the 2026 Winter Games

Between athlete storylines and personalities, non-Olympic events, and après-ski culture, there’s plenty in skiing and snowboarding for sponsors to tap into.


The Olympic rings appear in front of a mountain range, promoting the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
TV & Streaming

Games, AI recommendations, and multicams: NBCU’s plans to boost engagement ahead of a sports-packed winter

Ahead of “Legendary February” with the Winter Games, the Super Bowl, and NBA All-Star Weekend, the network is pulling out all the stops.


Poster of hockey players for Michelob Ultra's "Run Back the Miracle" event
Sports Marketing

How Michelob Ultra is building its Olympics strategy, one Games at a time

For the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, the beer brand is lacing up its hockey skates while sticking with tried-and-true strategies from Paris 2024.


Olympic speed skater Erin Jackson in Autodesk Winter Olympics campaign
Sports Marketing

Ahead of the Winter Games, Autodesk kicks off its first-ever Olympics marketing effort

The software company tapped three athletes with close ties to tech for its first activation as a Team USA sponsor and official partner of LA28.


US Soccer and Ferrara candy brand logos
Sports Marketing

Ferrara is sweet on soccer

The candy company is applying lessons from tentpoles like the Super Bowl to the FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympics.


From Left to Right: Janet Evans, LA28 Chief Athlete Officer; Casey Wasserman, LA28 Chairperson & President; Kazuhiro Takizawa, American Honda President & CEO; Sarah Hirshland, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) CEO; Reynold Hoover, LA28 CEO; John Slusher, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Properties (USOPP) CEO
Sports Marketing

How Honda became one of the first naming-rights partners of the Olympics

Honda is gearing up for LA28, when the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, will host Olympic volleyball games.

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