AirAsia stays on track with Caterham F1 Team
MALAYSIA-BASED airline AirAsia has signed a one-year extension to its sponsorship of the newly-named Caterham Formula One team ahead of the 2012 season
Up for the FA Cup
BUDWEISER vs E.ON: The third round of the ”FA Cup with Budweiser” heralds the entrance of the Premier League’s big guns into the fray. It’s
eBay athlete endorsement dream turns to dust
WHEN BRITISH sprinter James Ellington put himself up for auction on eBay, many hundreds of other Olympic hopefuls who wished they had thought of the idea first
Virgin toons out Northern Rock
AS NEWCASTLE UNITED resplendent in their new Virgin Money-sponsored shirts celebrate a memorable victory over Manchester United, Frontiers was left asking 'what has become of Northern Rock?' Whilst most…
Gazprom European ambition sees Russians march into Munich
CONFIRMATION THAT Russian energy giant Gazprom is in advanced talks to sponsor German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich should not take any observers by surprise
Sony Ericsson split leads to change of sponsorship strategy
SONY ERICCSON'S relationship with the WTA has been one of the most positive in sport and has certainly propelled women’s tennis into the big league of sponsored properties.
Reasons to be cheerful #9: High growth sectors dominate sponsorship
IF THE FIRST eight reasons to be cheerful have left you cold, Frontiers presents further evidence that sports marketing is where it’s at in terms of positivity and opportunity in 2012.
Reasons to be cheerful #8: Multi-screen marketing
GONE ARE THE days of the couch potato slumped in front of the TV. Research by Octagon and others shows that watching television is now a much more interactive and social experience
Reasons to be cheerful #7: Top global brands still lack penetration
SETTLE DOWN in the back. This is some data to get your head around which shows the kind of opportunities sports marketing can open up
Reasons to be cheerful #6: Emerging markets are still emerging fast
THE GLOBAL companies that are some of sports biggest sponsors are building their brands in the land grab that is going on in emerging markets