Competitive Edge is a weekly sports and entertainment marketing news service that highlights unique and relevant news throughout the school year. The questions provided for student discussion will help to create a bridge between industry strategies/trends and the topics you are covering in class.
There’s a long history (going back to 1934 specifically for Wheaties) of athletes being recognized on cereal boxes, and we’ve seen that in multiple countries. It’s more unusual to see that for media figures, though. But that’s what ESPN is doing with a particular new promotion for College GameDay this week. Click here to read the story at awfulannouncing.com. Discussion Read more…
After introducing a S’mores Collection earlier this year, Pepsi now launches a cheeky limited-time Nutmeg flavor cola centered around the game’s craftiest move as fans across the globe tune in to the 2022 Qatar World Cup matches. Click here to read the story at hypebeast.com. Discussion Questions: What is a mega event? Is the FIFA World Read more…
Disney and Snap partnered to create a custom Snapchat augmented reality lens ahead of the anticipated release of “Avatar: The Way of Water,” according to details shared with Marketing Dive. The movie is set to premier Dec. 16. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Questions: How has Read more…
As the World Cup kicks off today and advertisers jockey for position in soccer’s quadrennial superevent, it isn’t a flashy commercial but a muted, brooding print ad that’s getting most of the attention—including staggering like counts on Instagram and plaudits from every corner of the ad world and beyond. Click Read more…
Cinemas stocks got a boost Wednesday after a report that online retailer Amazon plans to spend $1 billion a year on theatrical film releases. Click here to read the story at hollywoodreporter.com. Discussion Questions: What is distribution? Why is distribution an important function of marketing? How might this story demonstrate the concept Read more…
In 2018, it had a global viewership of 3.5 billion. Click here to read the story at outbrain.com. Discussion Questions: What is the difference between the marketing of sports and marketing through sports? Fox launched a massive campaign promoting its coverage of this year’s World Cup. Is that an example Read more…
McDonald’s unveiled its largest global campaign to date timed to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, per details shared with Marketing Dive. Titled, “Wanna go to McDonald’s?,” the effort will launch across 75 markets at the same time. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Questions: What is sponsorship? Read more…
Fox Sports has embarked on its largest marketing campaign in network history ahead of the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup in Qatar, which begins Sunday. Click here to read the story at adweek.com. Discussion Questions: What are broadcast rights? Why did Fox invest billions in the rights to broadcast the Read more…
As more than a million soccer fans are expected to visit Qatar during the FIFA World Cup, an array of brands and tech companies are hoping to score points far beyond the Middle East in various parts of the metaverse. Click here to read the story at digiday.com. Discussion Questions: Read more…
But this year, some brands are instead using their marketing clout to spotlight the injustices of a tournament held in Qatar, while the IPA reports that half of Brits would respect brands that speak out against the Qatar World Cup. Click here to read the story at thedrum.com. Discussion Questions: What Read more…