Igniting passion through creative sports fan engagement strategies

Marina Purkiss, Senior Manager – Sport & Brand Partnerships UK And Adobe Women’s FA Cup Partnership Lead – Adobe Marek Borowik, Director of Fan Engagement and Event Experience – SailGP Jon Hewson, VP of Sales, EMEA – Genius Sports Between its high emotional peaks and deep lifelong relationships, sport can help brands form enduring bonds […]
Brand Purpose, now and the future – New strategies, campaigns and partnerships in Sports Sponsorship

Emily Heath, Global Brand Director, Rexona/Sure – Unilever John Roger, Head of Global Partnerships – Chelsea Football Club Mel Brown, Director – Two Circles Sam Shave, Managing Partner – Think Beyond Brand purpose has been a core talking point in the sports sponsorship sector for over a decade. Yet using it as a principle to […]
From Kick-off to Final Whistle: UEFA Women’s EURO 2025™ Recap

Guillaume Sabran, Head of Sponsorship and Licensing – UEFA UEFA Women’s EURO 2025™ was arguably the event of the European sporting summer – another milestone in the growth of women’s football, but also a moment where the game began to refine its own commercial strategy and identity. For UEFA, as Head of Sponsorship and Licensing […]
Uncover the secrets of Fan Attraction – A brand perspective. The Fan Index table of 2025

Owen Laverty, Chief Innovation Officer – Ear To The Ground Simon Luff, Managing Partner – Head of Strategy – Ear To The Ground For brands in sport, cultural relevance is becoming a more nuanced concept with each passing year. And in the sixth edition of its Fan Index – an annual ranking of how culturally […]
Kellogg’s football camps launch in the UK and the strategic rationale behind the launch

Helen Potter, Cereal Brands Marketing Lead – UKI – Kellogg Company Kellogg’s cereal brands are part of the morning routines of millions of families across the UK. When it looked at the value it could unlock from sports sponsorship, it thought first of how it could improve the lives of those families. The answer, for […]
Unilever Sports Partnerships

Chris Barron, General Manager Personal Care UK&I / SVP Deodorants Europe – Unilever For Unilever, sports sponsorship has been the perfect route into the popular conversation in 2025. Its research has found that 63% of consumers are more likely to buy from a brand that aligns itself to something they are passionate about, while 74% […]