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Digitalization is also revolutionizing sports sponsorship. Marketing managers are increasingly shifting their budgets from print, radio and TV to the Internet, especially to social media. These are the biggest trends in picture sponsoring in 2019.

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Whether you call them influencers or brand ambassadors, it doesn't matter: former basketball star Kobe Bryant (nicknamed "Black Mamba") and Nike, like David Beckham and Adidas, are successful examples of long-term partnerships that work across the entire marketing mix and within communications across all media genres.

Whether you call them influencers or brand ambassadors, it doesn't matter: former basketball star Kobe Bryant (nicknamed "Black Mamba") and Nike, like David Beckham and Adidas, are successful examples of long-term partnerships that work across the entire marketing mix and within communications across all media genres.

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In order to become more independent of the big platforms, Adidas is using an extremely exciting targeting strategy: its own platform, the Adidas app. This was even advertised on the boards during the football World Cup, which led to 14 percent more downloads.

In order to become more independent of the big platforms, Adidas is using an extremely exciting targeting strategy: its own platform, the Adidas app. This was even advertised on the boards during the football World Cup, which led to 14 percent more downloads.

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Climbing is one of the trend sports. Sponsoring in this area helps companies to rejuvenate their target group and find new customers. In trend sports, supporters also have much more room to get involved.

Climbing is one of the trend sports. Sponsoring in this area helps companies to rejuvenate their target group and find new customers. In trend sports, supporters also have much more room to get involved.

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No other company knows how to make the most of trend sports like Red Bull. The young target group has turned the brand into a huge company, which no longer only stands for the energy drink, but has also changed into a big media group.

No other company knows how to make the most of trend sports like Red Bull. The young target group has turned the brand into a huge company, which no longer only stands for the energy drink, but has also changed into a big media group.

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In Germany's Bundesliga, all 18 clubs have both jersey and sleeve sponsors. Deutsche Telekom, on FC Bayern's jersey, pays the most: about 35 million euros.

In Germany's Bundesliga, all 18 clubs have both jersey and sleeve sponsors. Deutsche Telekom, on FC Bayern's jersey, pays the most: about 35 million euros.

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Storytelling is becoming increasingly important for sports companies. The US sporting goods giant Nike is particularly marketing France's World Cup victory in Russia. Here they show the young Frenchman Kylian Mbappé with the ambiguous hint: "A star is born". On the one hand he himself is meant, on the other hand the words stand for the the World Championship star of 2018 on his jersey.

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Especially interesting at the moment are sponsorships of regional running groups, which are now offered by many sports brands. In almost every major city in Germany, companies rely on this marketing tool.

Especially interesting at the moment are sponsorships of regional running groups, which are now offered by many sports brands. In almost every major city in Germany, companies rely on this marketing tool.

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Whether you call them influencers or brand ambassadors, it doesn't matter: former basketball star Kobe Bryant (nicknamed "Black Mamba") and Nike, like David Beckham and Adidas, are successful examples of long-term partnerships that work across the entire marketing mix and within communications across all media genres.
In order to become more independent of the big platforms, Adidas is using an extremely exciting targeting strategy: its own platform, the Adidas app. This was even advertised on the boards during the football World Cup, which led to 14 percent more downloads.
Climbing is one of the trend sports. Sponsoring in this area helps companies to rejuvenate their target group and find new customers. In trend sports, supporters also have much more room to get involved.
No other company knows how to make the most of trend sports like Red Bull. The young target group has turned the brand into a huge company, which no longer only stands for the energy drink, but has also changed into a big media group.
In Germany's Bundesliga, all 18 clubs have both jersey and sleeve sponsors. Deutsche Telekom, on FC Bayern's jersey, pays the most: about 35 million euros.
Especially interesting at the moment are sponsorships of regional running groups, which are now offered by many sports brands. In almost every major city in Germany, companies rely on this marketing tool.
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