Sports marketing: The engaging fan experience

This article introduces a series of papers focusing on sports marketing, which is attracting burgeoning investment from brands and media owners looking to connect with sports fans. 

From the editor: The engaging fan experience

Colin GrimshawWarc

Sports Marketing

This article is part of a collection of articles on how to engage with fans through sports marketing. Read more.

Sports Marketing is big business. The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil brought in $1.4 billion in sponsorship deals with 20 major companies. This year's Olympic Games, also in Brazil, is expected to bring in around $1 billion in sponsorship. This summer also sees the UEFA European Football Championships, staged in France and expected to raise over $500 million from sponsors.

Big as those sums are for...

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