Basketball
Title sponsorship across Europe, 2018
Lottery.com fills EuroLeague Premium Partner berth
Revenue and performance drive Boston Celtics’ deal-making
American performance bedding company Bedgear’s one-year deal as the Official Performance Sleep System Partner of the NBA’s Boston Celtics was instigated by the team’s sporting department.
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.
Alibaba builds college culture around Pac-12 China Game
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has renewed as the Presenting Sponsor of the annual Pac-12 China Game for four years from 2017 to 2020.
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: Building brand loyalty and customer acquisition through sport
The world’s fourth-largest general-purpose card network uses sponsorship of major sports properties in the US to provide its card members with ticket offers and money-can’t-buy experiences.
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.
Geico: Brand visibility key to digital sales strategy
Geico is the largest media buyer in the car insurance sector, spending $1bn (€937m) on advertising in 2016.
IBM: Opportunities to collaborate crucial to decision-making
Fiba sees Nike deal as game-changer in global push
US sporting goods manufacturer Nike last month became the fifth Global Partner of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba). As part of the deal, Nike also becomes Fiba’s exclusive partner in the sports apparel and sports shoe product categories and the Title Partner of Fiba’s World Ranking.
Engelbert Strauss adds to continental deals with BCL
Workwear manufacturer Engelbert Strauss has added to its sponsorship presence in continental competitions this month, signing up as the Presenting Sponsor of the fledgling Basketball Champions League under a one-and-a-half-year agreement.
Basketball’s billion-dollar sponsorship market
ING-DiBa extends DBB deal in post-Nowitzki era
German banking group ING-DiBa has renewed as the main sponsor of Germany’s national basketball and national wheelchair basketball teams at roughly the same fee as the previous deal, despite the retirement of the brand’s long-term brand ambassador, Dirk Nowitzki, from international basketball at the start of this year.
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.
Sponsorship in the top global basketball leagues, 2016-17
Sports Sponsorship Insider has completed a survey of sponsorship deals across the top three global basketball leagues – the National Basketball Association, the Chinese Basketball Association and the EuroLeague/EuroCup competitions – selected European leagues and associated teams.
Uber makes Monumental deal for Washington, D.C. market
App-based taxi network Uber has signed as the Exclusive Ride-Sharing Partner of the Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards and Verizon Center under a three-year deal, from mid-2016 to mid-2019.