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Event Sponsorship in 2021: What It Looks Like and How to Capitalize On It

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The best events bring together thought leaders who can provide unique value to guests. Event sponsorship is a well-used tactic to help with both funding and value delivery for large and small events. . But how do event planners find sponsors, and is it worth it to host a sponsored event? In-kind sponsorship.

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Must Know Virtual Event Statistics For Your Event Marketing strategy

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Virtual Event Platform & Feature Usage. Virtual Event Engagement. Event Industry Trends. By 2028 global virtual event market could reach $500+ billion ( Global news wir e, 2021). 63% marketing leaders say they plan to conduct “the same number or more” virtual events in 2022.

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Sports Sponsorship Update, Part 3: What Brands Need to Know About Pickleball

Event Marketer

It expanded by nearly 40 percent between 2019 and 2021 and now boasts 4.8 Consumers’ interest in the sport is booming—and that translates to big-time sponsorship opportunities for brands who take the time to understand who the fans are and how to speak to them authentically. million active “picklers” in the U.S.,

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4 Things Event Marketers Need to Know When Planning Hybrid Events for 2021 and Beyond

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There’s no question that the world of events has been dramatically changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing concerns about large groups of in-person gatherings. More : How to Create a COVID-era Event Marketing Plan. Hybrid events will need to have much more robust online content and experiences than ever before.

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Five Ways the Sports Sponsorship Landscape Will Evolve for Brands—and Fans—This Year

Event Marketer

Corona took a direct approach to its 2021 Indiana Pacers sponsorship with elaborate mobile locker room fan activations. Now, as vaccines continue to roll out and stadiums, arenas and ballparks gradually return to full capacity, brands are looking ahead to what sports sponsorships will look like in a post-pandemic world.

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Sponsorship: When Sundance Went All-digital Again, Acura Was Prepared for the Pivot

Event Marketer

After the Sundance Film Festival took an all-digital format in 2021, 12-year sponsor Acura approached this year’s festival with a hybrid strategy aimed at reaching new audiences online while reviving its programming on the ground in Park City, UT. Then the Omicron variant came knocking, and Sundance, this year Jan.

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Sports Sponsorship Update, Part 2: How Brands are Driving Measurable Change for Women’s Sports

Event Marketer

Fortunately, brands are offering women’s sports an assist through purpose-led sponsorship programs that, at their core, are about driving awareness of the leagues and the players more than the company’s latest offerings. It’s not just the right thing to do, “it’s good business,” says Alison Giordano, svp-global sponsorships at Mastercard.

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