Will You Post This For Me?

There was a time when asking this of a friend meant – “hey, on your way down to the post office, will you pop this in the letterbox please?” Nowadays, this has a whole new meaning, and a whole new level of obligation and complexity! What this means is that you are asking someone to […]

  • 17/03/2022
  • content sharing, Content Sharing on Social Media, Esports Marketing, Influencer Marketing, Social Media Sponsorship, Sports Marketing, Sports sponsorship, Sportskred

The Sport and Esports Convergence.

For years, Esports players and traditional athletes have been diametrically opposed in several ways. Traditional athletes have always been perceived as role models and idols: the epitome of discipline, commitment and talent. By contrast, Esports athletes have always suffered from the stereotypes that generally surround the gaming hobby. It makes sense: if casual gamers are […]

  • 29/11/2021
  • esports, rights holder, Sponsorship, twitch

3 Questions for Commercial Directors in ...

In 2020 for the first time ever, over 50% of global advertising spend was digital. The world is changing at a pace that makes the industrial revolution seem positively glacial. Hardly surprising. I’m one of the billions of people walking around holding a tiny computer in my hands that is 100,000 times more powerful than […]

  • 26/01/2021
  • Athletes, Commercial, Digital, Digital Spend, Influencers, Mobiles, Screen Time

Sportskred adds TikTok

TikTok is a valuable part of social media sponsorship in sport. We’ve built this new feature set which allows rights holders and athletes to promote their sponsors on TikTok.

  • 20/11/2020
  • Athletes, Social Media, Social Media Sponsorship, Sponsorship, Technology, TikTok

Social Media Sponsorship is the New Norm...

As a general rule, the biggest athletes have a larger, more attentive social following than the clubs and sports federations they play for (everyone has their own Norman), and social media sponsorship is growing apace.

  • 14/10/2020
  • Influencer Marketing, Influencers, Social Media, Social Media Sponsorship, Sponsors

Rule 40 ‘Relaxation’

Let’s say you’re a javelin thrower, a gymnast, or you ride a BMX bike. You train daily according to a punishing schedule, control your diet

  • 21/07/2020
  • Athletes, Funding, Olympics, Opportunity, Social Media Sponsorship, Sponsors, Sponsorship

It’s Not What You Say About Your Brand

You’re a consumer, and you are bombarded with advertising. You don’t even notice its omnipresence. Brands wanting your attention and trying to

  • 21/07/2020
  • Advertising, Athletes, Brands, Influencers, Social Media, Social Media Sponsorship