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Susie Wolff headshot.
Sports Marketing

Motorsport icon Susie Wolff on building a fandom for F1 Academy

“We know it’s going to take time to shift the mindsets,” she said. “It’s competitive, but…we’ve managed to break through.”


Photo collage of the Chicago White Sox's promotional materials for Pope hat game and other theme nights.
Sports Marketing

Inside the White Sox’s immaculate theme night strategy

From Pope Hat Night to “Fourth Wing” Night, the team is upping the ante to get fans to Rate Field.


Portland Fire basketball court.
Fan Engagement

How the Portland Fire marketed a basketball team with no players

Up until the expansion draft last month, the revived WNBA team relied on moments like its jersey drop and schedule release to generate content without a roster.


New York City FC mascot Sky Scraper, a pigeon in work books, running on a field carrying a flag.
Sports Marketing

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Sky Scraper: How New York City FC got its pigeon mascot

The MLS team took a page from Ellie the Elephant’s playbook—and worked with the consultancy behind the Phillie Phanatic—to create a bird that could become a fan favorite.


World Cup-branded can of Axe with text promoting sweepstakes for tournament tickets.
Sports Marketing

Axe asks soccer fans to go out on a limb for World Cup tickets

The Unilever-owned brand is offering tickets to a handful of fans who don their craziest FIFA-themed fit and ask someone out on a date.


Photo collage of Haley and Hanna Cavinder, two female basketball players, striking a pose on the court.
Sports Marketing

How sportsbooks plan to turn bracket-mania into long-term betting interest

BetMGM and Fanatics are running influencer-led campaigns that target more casual March Madness fans interested in brackets and bets.


Four stills from the Atlanta Braves' latest ad campaign, with "We Are Braves Country" written in white on a blue background the right and stills of athletes holding bats, gloves, and posing in their uniforms in a studio on the left
Sports Marketing

How the Atlanta Braves are fostering fandom across six states

The team’s marketing initiatives are meant to resonate across all of “Braves Country,” which spans Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, part of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

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