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NFL 2020 Season In Review

NFL 2020 Season In Review

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl, but that doesn’t mean Raymond James Financial received the most sponsorship value throughout the 2020 season. In our NFL Sponsorship Postseason Recap Report, we examined the best branded campaigns of the season, which brands came out on top, and which athlete & team partners performed the best off...

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Peter Sagan’s $330,000 Facebook post and the value of cyclists’ social media

Peter Sagan’s $330,000 Facebook post and the value of cyclists’ social media

Atop the recent Paris-Roubaix podium, Peter Sagan appeared wearing a now-familiar pair of motocross goggles draped around his neck. Nothing to do with the cobbles’ mud and dust, the goggles are pure cross-promotion, for eyewear sponsor 100%. They may upset some sensibilities, but in reality the goggles perform exactly the same purpose as a sponsor-emblazoned team cap. They remind us that these athletes are elite billboards, whose performances draw attention to the companies who pay to associate with them. But does this actually work?
CyclingTips has tried to answer that question, calculating the value of a select group of pros’ social media posts and followings, in collaboration with sports marketing firm Hookit.

SPORTCAL & HOOKIT: Winter Olympic Games 2018 Report

Social media is a crucial communication channel for partners, federations, athletes, committees and anyone involved in a major sports event like the Winter Olympics. Sportcal Media has teamed up with Hookit to delve into the metrics behind the 2018 Winter Games social media activity.