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Sponsorship in basketball, 2017-18
Sports Sponsorship Insider has undertaken research into 139 properties and 846 different brands across the top leagues and competitions in basketball.
Rakuten: Spending big with prestige global partners
Rakuten adds Warriors to small, best-in-class portfolio
Japanese e-commerce brand Rakuten is almost certain to have paid the highest fee in the first sales round of NBA team jersey patch rights under its deal with NBA champions the Golden State Warriors, from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
American Express signs second NBA extension
Payment services brand American Express has signed an extension to its marketing partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA), continuing as the Official Card of the NBA, WNBA and the NBA G League, the official minor league organisation, from 2017-18.
Basketball’s billion-dollar sponsorship market
ExxonMobil adds NBA to non-motorsports strategy
Oil and gas company ExxonMobil has doubled up on its non-motorsports portfolio, again in basketball, securing a multiyear deal with the National Basketball Association.
Market share key to ZTE-Vivo NBA China switch
Mobile phone manufacturer Vivo’s growing Chinese market share was key to its deal to become the Official Mobile Phone Partner of the NBA in China and replace domestic rival ZTE.
NBA China signs up Master Kong and Dongfeng Nissan
NBA China, the organisation that conducts all the National Basketball Association’s business in China, made two major changes to its brand roster for the NBA Global Games China 2015.
DraftKings: Expanding portfolio to support brand growth
Brand awareness and access to teams are key drivers in sponsorship for the US fantasy sports gaming brand DraftKings.
BBVA: Building on football and basketball
Driving customer engagement and generating sales is key to Spanish bank BBVA’s sponsorship strategy.
Hublot: Strategy driven by football and F1
Raising global brand awareness and technology showcasing is key to Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot’s sponsorship strategy.
SAP: Technology showcasing drives strategy
Simplifying the way organisations and individuals use technology is the overarching aim of software company SAP. Sports sponsorship is a great way to reinforce this message, Chris Burton, Head of Global Sponsorship at SAP, told Sport Sponsorship Insider.
Bwin.party puts digital assets at centre of New Jersey spree
Stock market-listed online gaming company Bwin.party deals last month with two sports teams linked to the newly-regulated New Jersey online gaming market in the US are focused on digital rights in line with the company’s increasingly cost-conscious approach to sponsorship.
The skinny on igaming sponsorships stateside
The first sponsorship deal between a major US professional sports team with an online gambling company took place last month.
Diageo beats Bacardi renewal offer to take NBA deal
Alcoholic drinks maker Diageo beat a renewal offer from incumbent Bacardi to become the exclusive spirits partner of basketball’s NBA last month.