Using digital signals to measure audience brand engagement at major sports events: The 2015 MLB Season
Introduction
Each year corporate brands budget huge sums of money for sports team sponsorships, but few methods exist to validate those expenditures. This research analyzes mobile device location data collected from all MLB stadiums during the 2015 season and the online browsing behavior associated with these devices. By marrying real world location data with online behavioral data, we are able to quantify engagement rates of in-stadium audiences and provide a measurement for the value of in-stadium advertising and team sponsorships.
To achieve this we:...