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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.


Jake from State Farm and Cam Skattebo standing side by side in a commercial.
Sports Marketing

State Farm gets personal with new NFL campaign

The insurance company, which has worked with Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid, is adding Cam Skattebo, Fernando Mendoza, and Curt Cignetti to its talent roster.


Fans in Premier League soccer jerseys watch a phone screen at a park.
Sports Marketing

Soccer is growing in the US. The Premier League wants a piece of the fandom

The English league’s new campaign for its 2026-27 season targets US audiences by highlighting World Cup stars—and one famous New York fan.


Karl-Anthony Towns in NBPA campaign film "Own the Game."
Sports Marketing

Why the National Basketball Players Association is debuting a B2C brand

The new commercial brand, Plyrs Untd, is “changing the partnership dynamic” to put more power in the hands of the athletes, one NBPA exec said.


Skier Lindsey Vonn doing physical therapy
Sports Marketing

How Figs pivoted its Lindsey Vonn Winter Olympics campaign

The medical apparel brand started the Games with a campaign about Vonn’s epic comeback after injury. Then she got hurt again.


Billboard of soccer player Trinity Rodman that reads "DC is Trin's turf"
Sports Marketing

Behind the scenes of the Washington Spirit’s Trinity Rodman campaign

The NWSL team celebrated the historic resigning of its star forward with a massive OOH push in the DC area.


Blue Wire sports podcast art
Sports Marketing

Why Blue Wire Podcasts shifted from influencers to athletes

The sports podcast company, which built its earlier content with influencers, has been signing more pro athletes.

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