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PGA Tour in credit with MasterCard
GOLF’S PGA TOUR is in discussions with brands in up to five industry sectors, thought to include automotive manufacturing, banking and consumer electronics, about new central sponsorship agreements to b…
Sally Camm, director of brand communications, Capital One (Europe)
Sports Sponsorship Insider talks to Sally Camm, director of brand communications at Capital One (Europe), as the company’s first season as title sponsor of the Football League’s League Cup reaches its…
Our top 5 sponsorship gripes: 1. Withdrawers
AS CHRISTMAS approaches and a glorious sporting 2012 bows out, Frontiers has decided to take a look at some sponsorship highlights from the past 12 months
NHL lockout is lose-lose for sponsors
SPONSORS vs THE NHL LOCKOUT: Last week, the National Hockey League (NHL) scrapped another two weeks of the regular season and junked the 2013 All-Star Game in Columbus, Ohio, scheduled for January
Aon touches down in London with NFL UK
CURRENT MANCHESTER UNITED shirt sponsor Aon signed up as an official partner of the National Football League (NFL) in the UK, October 23
Can sport cash in on professional services?
IN THE COMPETITION for least recalled London 2012 sponsor, law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer may take the prize, but that hasn’t stopped it winning new work.
Lloyds activation does the business
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP has revealed the method behind its award-winning Tier One partnership with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)
Branding the mobile opportunity in-venue
IS THERE VALUE in brand association with interactive content for mobile devices in-venue? And, if so, how much does the smartphone revolution add to the mix?
Credit Suisse gives Roger Federer chance to relax but UBS is still raciest Swiss bank
FRONTIERS HAS TRACKED the ups and downs of Roger Federer’s career with interest.
All Blacks fans grapple with AIG deal
THE NEW ZEALAND All Blacks played their first rugby international match with the AIG name on their shirt-fronts last week
Lloyds gets the prize at the end of its Olympic journey
LLOYDS TSB signed up as an Olympic sponsor way back in 2007 in the heady and optimistic days before the credit crunch, the financial crisis, PPI mis-selling, banker bashing and of course the recession
World Series naming rights under the spotlight
AT&T vs COMERICA: Last week’s World Series sweep by the San Francisco Giants over the Detroit Tigers also produced a clear win for the west coast team’s stadium naming rights partner during the Playoff per…
QBE has it large in the City
LAST WEEK, five giant rugby balls, one to represent each competing nation, were planted at the heart of London's insurance industry in Lime Street between the Lloyds and Willis buildings, to mark the launch…
Ready for energy sector’s next phase
HAS THE ENERGY sector’s love affair with sport peaked in the United Kingdom?
Five years ago, sport’s value as a communications tool for brands in the newly-deregulated energy sector was undisputed. In
All Blacks break with tradition as AIG agrees jersey rights
GLOBAL INSURANCE PROVIDER American International Group (AIG) has signed a five-and-a-half-year sponsorship agreement with the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) – a deal which will see the famous All Blacks j…
Farmers sweeps up on Facebook
WHILE MOST NASCAR fans will not be relishing the end of the current race season in Miami next month, for one lucky winner the season finale cannot come soon enough
Mighty fallen? Wonga a far cry from Northern Rock as Newcastle sponsor
WHEN NORTHERN ROCK building society sponsored Newcastle United it lent its reputation for solid financial management in a conservative community
Get your mortgage paid for a year!
FRONTLOADED WANTS to know why mortgage providers in the United Kingdom won’t do promotions like this one by Quicken Loans in association with Stewart-Haas Racing in the United States.