Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020 signs pharmaceuticals partner
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical has signed up as an official partner of the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be held in Tokyo, Japan.
Deutsche Telekom: Emphasis on brand image and showcasing services
Liberty Mutual Insurance: Big five provider builds brand with Olympic sports
Bridgestone tests power of Olympic Channel platform
Japanese tyre and rubber company Bridgestone paid a “significant additional investment” to its Worldwide Olympic Partner deal to become the first Founding Partner of the Olympic Channel, the new year-round, over-the-top digital channel, launched on August 21.
From Samba to Super Mario – a look ahead to Tokyo 2020
Insight from John Scurfield, head of MediaCom Sport & Entertainment UK, on the challenges for Olympic sponsors ahead of Tokyo 2020
North American NOCs make most from Olympic brand
KT Tape: Education through activation
Kinesiology tape market leader KT Tape is looking to use the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio as a platform to sustain its dominance of the US market, Greg Venner, Chief Executive of KT Tape, told Sports Sponsorship Insider.
Second-tier deals take Rio 2016 closer to $1bn
The domestic sales programme for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games is once again gaining traction after signing four second-tier deals in the past three months.
Second tier not second class
Aldi and BOA on-message with brand fit
IOC frees BOA to make Aldi supermarket deal
German discount supermarket chain Aldi has signed a four-year deal with British Olympic Association (BOA) for the Official Supermarket rights to the British Olympic team, covering the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio and the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
Aldi: BOA deal highlights relevance to British customers
Japanese brands seize sponsorship opportunities
TOP deal buys Toyota stake in future of ‘mobility’
Sports Sponsorship Insider understands that Japanese carmaker Toyota will pay an astonishing figure for the International Olympic Committee’s TOP Partner rights in the new ‘mobility’ sector category, for eight years from 2017 to 2024.
United: Targeting business travellers in transport hubs
US-based airline United’s title sponsorship deal for the New York Half Marathon is part of a strategy centred on transport hubs, Mark Krolick, managing director of marketing and product development for United, told Sports Sponsorship Insider.
Dow: Making business-driven sponsorship decisions
Dow Chemical Company’s sustainability partnership with the Rio 2016 Organising Committee will cost the brand nothing extra in rights, but could earn it major financial rewards in the lead up to and after the Olympic Games.
Samsung wraps up computer and telecom categories
Samsung has wrapped up the computer and telecommunications categories under the terms of its extended Worldwide Partner deal for the Olympic Games, from 2017 to 2020.
Omega: No change in sports strategy
Omega president Stephen Urquhart told Sports Sponsorship Insider that there will be no change to the luxury watch brand’s sponsorship strategy or targeted sports over the next 24 months.