With the NCAA Women’s and Men’s March Madness tournaments currently underway — until March 26 — brands are looking to engage with college basketball fans through social media and connected TV. Click here to read the story at digiday.com. Discussion Questions:
Lay’s has teamed with Grammy-nominated artist Anitta for a Latino TV spot, “Beat of Joy,” that features a remix of the Brazilian star’s hit song “Envolver,” per a press release. The effort is an extension of the Frito-Lay brand’s “Stay Golden” platform. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Read more…
The National Football League wants to be the most youth-focused, community-driven league in the world. To reach that goal, it’s counting on its social media marketing strategy. Click here to read the story at digiday.com. Discussion Questions: What is market segmentation? What are demographics? What is a target market? Based Read more…
The NBA’s new app is proof that TikTok continues to exert its influence on the world of entertainment programming. The sports-focused offering is clearly designed to appeal to the younger generation, offering vertical video and user-specific, “social-style” content that could help drive Gen Z interest and keep consumers engaged on Read more…
Major League Baseball is dividing up international markets among its franchises, giving teams new commercial rights in specific areas around the globe, according to multiple people familiar with the plan. Click here to read the story at sports.yahoo.com. Discussion Questions: Why are international markets important to Major League Baseball? How might targeting Read more…
According to its evangelists, pickleball is America’s fastest growing sport (it depends on how you measure). Click here to read the story at gq.com. Discussion Questions: What is pickleball? Have you ever heard of the sport? Have you ever played the sport? What are demographics? How would you describe the Read more…
Shares of Six Flags Entertainment Corp. plunged Thursday, to suffer the third-worst performance in the theme park operator’s 12-year public history, after a big miss in attendance led to a surprise drop in second-quarter revenue, even as spending-per-guest jumped. Click here to read the story at marketwatch.com. Discussion Questions: What Read more…
Under Armour is accelerating its efforts to attract the female athlete. Click here to read the story at wwd.com. Discussion Questions: What is market segmentation? How might this story represent the concept of market segmentation? Why do you think Under Armour is launching a female-specific running shoe? Why is the company Read more…
Pickleball is not only your parents’ sport anymore. The game, a paddle sport similar to tennis, is often associated with retirement homes or country clubs. After a spike in popularity during the pandemic, however, pickleball has gone mainstream. Click here to read the story at morningbrew.com. Discussion Questions: What is Read more…
TikTok’s grip on young audiences is a well-established fact, but the social network has just released a new report detailing how that defining trait has made it increasingly attractive to Hollywood. Click here to read the story at deadline.com. Discussion Questions: What is market research? What are the different types Read more…