Strategic Sponsorship

£520m boost sparks sponsorship buzz for The Hundred in 2026

£520m boost sparks sponsorship buzz for The Hundred in 2026

Aug 8, 2025

The England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) recent £520 million capital injection into The Hundred, via partial and full sales of all eight franchises, has redefined the tournament’s commercial trajectory. With ownership now including global sporting heavyweights such as the Ambani family (Mumbai Indians), Sun Group (Sunrisers Hyderabad), and RPSG Group (Lucknow Super...
Why am I seeing Guinness everywhere in football?

Why am I seeing Guinness everywhere in football?

Aug 7, 2025 |

Guinness’s recent surge into club football, with new deals expected in quick succession with Arsenal and Newcastle United, follows their 2024 appointment as the Official Beer Sponsor of the Premier League. These aren’t isolated moments of opportunism, but part of a much broader, deliberate brand strategy. What we’re witnessing is Guinness using football as a...
How to use AI in sponsorship without losing the plot

How to use AI in sponsorship without losing the plot

Jul 30, 2025 |

In case you hadn’t noticed, Artificial Intelligence is reshaping sponsorship. Technologies like VISUA and Entyx now offer frame-by-frame analysis of broadcasts, identifying logo placement, screen time, clarity, and share of voice with millisecond precision. Sponsorship professionals can finally quantify exposure in a way that links directly to value and justify it with data...
Why Barcelona’s growth puts pressure on Spotify to renegotiate

Why Barcelona’s growth puts pressure on Spotify to renegotiate

Jul 29, 2025 |

In 2022, FC Barcelona struck what looked like a lifeline deal with Spotify: €60 million per year for shirt sponsorship and another €5 million annually for naming rights to the Camp Nou during renovation. For a club deep in financial crisis, the partnership with Daniel Ek’s audio giant was both timely and innovative. But now that Barcelona have got themselves to shore as it...
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