Interwetten doubles up Bundesliga club partnerships, adds Sporting Gijón in Spain
Austrian gambling company Interwetten has added German club VfL Wolfsburg and Spanish club Sporting Gijón to its limited football club sponsorship roster, having all but given up on football sponsorship …
MLS teams rise together as jersey sponsorship nets more than $80m in 2019
Major League Soccer clubs earned more than $80m (€72.5m) combined from their main jersey deals in the 2019 season, according to research by SportBusiness Sponsorship.
American Express buys into Brighton and Hove Albion’s long-term vision
Brighton and Hove Albion’s main shirt and stadium naming rights deal with payment services brand American Express is a club record.
Maui Jim, Yabo Sports reflect poles in United’s global partner strategy
Manchester United’s multi-year licensing and global partnership deal with Hawaiian sunglass brand Maui Jim reflects a new pricing and acquisition strategy for the club’s global partnerships.
Endeavor Global Marketing targets growth in new markets
When the IMG agency was acquired by WME and Silver Lake Partners in 2014, some industry experts thought its marketing services arm, IMG Consulting, would be sold off under new management
Continental showcases four-wheel tyres at Tour de France
Tyre company Continental opted to upgrade to a premium stage finish sponsorship package at this year’s Tour de France
Record Olympic deal puts Coca-Cola and Mengniu on TOP for digital
The joint Olympic sponsorship deal struck by the Coca-Cola Company and Chinese dairy company Mengniu is the largest sponsorship deal in history.
LaLiga strikes first regional deal in Central America with Gatorade
PepsiCo's Gatorade sports drink brand will pay a fee in the low hundred thousands of euros to sponsor LaLiga in four Central American countries, according to industry sources
Golf leaves past behind to embrace smartphone connectivity – Cole
European golf is embracing the mobile phone as a “critical” fan engagement and context-based marketing tool, according to Michael Cole, chief technology officer of the European Tour & Ryder Cup Europe.
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Inside this issue:
FOOTBALL – Brazilian club football sponsorship in freefall after Caixa exit
FOOTBALL – Ma’s influence key to Alipay’s Uefa national team strategy
FOOTBAL
Ma’s influence key to Alipay’s Uefa national team strategy
Alibaba chief executive Jack Ma and Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin were the main movers behind the eight-year deal between Uefa and electronic payments brand Alipay, SportBusiness Sponsorship has learned.
IHG made ‘aggressive’ move to win US Open hotel category rights
The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) acquired Official Sponsor rights to the US Open tennis championship in a five-year deal with the United States Tennis Association.