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Photo collage showing the back of a cheerleader's head with Poppi soda cans as hair curlers, next to a photo of a group of 4 cheerleaders in their dressing room with cans in their hair and in their hands.
Sports Marketing

Poppi’s latest sports deal puts it ‘on the sidelines of culture’—literally

The prebiotic-soda brand announced an official sponsorship of the Dallas Cowboys with a post starring the team’s cheerleaders, exemplifying its nontraditional approach to sports.


Athletes on the field at Overtime's QB Showdown.
Sports Marketing

State Farm to sponsor Overtime’s inaugural girls flag football game

The sponsorship is part of a broader, extended deal that also encompasses the existing Overtime Elite, Overtime Select, and OT7 leagues.


SharkNinja product in McLaren garage.
Sports Marketing

How SharkNinja went from the big screen to real life in Formula 1

The product design company recently announced a wide-ranging deal with McLaren Racing focused on content creation.


Thursday Night Football analysts shooting a segment on the field.
Sports Marketing

How Amex is incorporating ‘Thursday Night Football’ into its NFL marketing

Media buys were “always part of the calculus” for pursuing an official NFL sponsorship, which kicked off this year, one Amex ad exec said.


Zip CEO Joe Heck with the Philly Phanatic.
Sports Marketing

Inside Zip’s ‘surgical’ approach to sports sponsorships

The BNPL company’s deal with the Philadelphia 76ers is the latest effort to “build a real presence” in the fan-forward Philly area, its CMO exclusively shared.


Two hands reach toward each other, each wearing Oura Rings, one silver and one gold
Sports Marketing

Inside Oura’s year of sports marketing

With wearables, sports, and health-minded thinking getting more popular, the smart ring maker has upped its investments in sports orgs.


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.

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