Sports Marketing & Partnerships

Sponsorship is
in our DNA.

We craft sponsorships that convert fans into customers. We engage fans by tapping into their passion points and develop unique platforms that can be tailored to any client objective, from brand awareness to lead generation.

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Why Sports

Stand out in a sea of sameness.

Sports and entertainment partnerships position your brand, product or service in a way that sets you apart from competitors. Brands that act boldly can leverage the power of sports to build ownership positions no one else can claim.

Trust and awareness drive long-term performance.

85%

of B2B buyers purchase from their "day one list," brands they knew and trusted before they started evaluating.

Source: Bain & Company, B2B Buyer Behavior Study, 2025.
84%

of consumer purchases go to brands people are already biased toward before considering other options.

Source: WPP, "How Humans Decide" Report, 2025.

There's no better way to build that trust and recognition than through sports and entertainment.

Sports partnerships deliver results.

+40%

average net increase in brand favorability among engaged fans after experiencing a North American sponsorship.

Source: SponsorPulse / Dynata Survey.
+36%

average net increase in purchase intent among engaged fans after experiencing a North American sponsorship.

Source: SponsorPulse / Dynata Survey.

Sponsorship provides the ability to tap into consumer passion points and get inside the hearts, minds and wallets of your audience.

Enhanced Brand Positioning

Align your brand with premium properties and athletes to elevate how the market sees you.

Fan & Customer Acquisition

Use highly valuable team, league and athlete IP across your owned channels to make your organic and paid media work harder.

A Tool for Your Sales Team

Give salespeople a reason to reach out, host through hospitality, and have warmer conversations with prospects who already know your name.

Long-Term Growth

Build enterprise value by investing in the brand.

Our network

40+ years of industry relationships.

Our network connects brands to the properties, people and platforms that fans care about.

Source

Teams

Select properties and partners from our work.

Yankees
Seahawks
Celtics
Devils
Cubs
Commanders
Liberty
Phillies
Capitals
Giants
76ers
Blackhawks
Mets
Jaguars
Mystics
Knicks
Cowboys
Source
Yankees
Seahawks
Celtics
Devils
Cubs
Commanders
Liberty
Phillies
Capitals
Giants
76ers
Blackhawks
Mets
Jaguars
Mystics
Knicks
Cowboys
The Source approach

Strategy, creative, measurement & optimization.

Explore each stage of a partnership built to perform.

Strategy

We start by understanding your brand, business objectives and current marketing mix. Market and consumer research then shows us where sports can play a meaningful role, so every recommendation ties back to what you need to achieve.

Full-funnel activation

Activation across the entire funnel.

Full-Funnel Activation

Awareness

Get noticed where fans are most engaged

  • High-impact signage
  • Leveraging IP in-market
  • Social media branding
  • PR initiatives aligning your brand with the partner
  • Custom content
Custom ROO model

Return-on-Objective, not guesswork.

We build bespoke Return-on-Objective (ROO) models that combine asset performance data, brand-health shifts and other agreed-upon objectives, giving you a clear picture of how each sponsorship is performing.

  1. Establish baselines & KPIs
  2. Weight objectives together with you
  3. Create a decision-making tool for current and future sponsorship evaluation
SOURCE / ROO OVERVIEWIllustrative
On targetWeighted objective score
Brand lift84%
Engagement72%
Conversion91%

See sports marketing in action.

Explore the partnerships and programs we've built for brands like Amtrak, CohnReznick and Investors Bank.

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