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Surfers in the water at Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast.
Sports Marketing

How the World Surf League is leveraging fan data without tickets or arenas

The organization kicked off an audience segmentation initiative a few years ago, which stands to be supercharged when surfing takes the Olympic stage in 2028.


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.


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.


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.


stylized photos of Fourth Wing night signage for the Seattle Mariners, themed gear for a Red Sox Heated Rivalry night at Fenway, and a Yankees-branded Hello Kitty
Sports Marketing

Inside the rise of franchise-based MLB theme games

MLB theme nights have long been popular, but new trends are starting to take shape as teams across the league court families with theme nights tied to children’s shows, and women with book-related themes.


Lionel Messi, Son Heung-Min, and other MLS players standing in a pyramid formation on a soccer pitch.
Sports Marketing

Inside US soccer leagues’ plans to make World Cup fans stick around

MLS is rolling out its largest marketing campaign in league history.


Inflatables of Argentina’s Leo Messi, Spain’s Lamine Yamal, and Christian Pulisic of the USMNT standing at 40 feet tall.
Sports Marketing

Inside Fox Sports’s World Cup marketing blitz

The network is throwing serious marketing might behind its World Cup rights, including a Miracle on Ice–themed ad and the hiring of “chief World Cup watchers.”

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