Explore the key sponsorship trends, opportunities, and strategies set to shape 2025, from shifting markets to new growth areas.

Behind the scenes of AO's sponsorship decision making process leveraging data and scorecards to make smart decisions.

Uncovering the driving force behind Louis Vuitton's F1 sponsorship: A lesson in luxury branding.

Padel is exploding. With over 25 million players worldwide and the number of courts growing at an astonishing 181% annually, this isn’t just another niche sport—it’s a movement. In Spain alone, 5 million people play padel regularly, making it the country’s second-most popular sport after football. Across Europe, clubs are struggling to keep up with […]

Should sponsors leave the arts to their fate, or can corporate partners continue to benefit from support of the art world?

Atlassian’s CMO, Zeynep Ozdemir, reveals how the company secured and executed its Williams F1 sponsorship in record time.

Aviva has a long-standing presence in sponsorship, spanning rugby, football, athletics, and cycling. However, when those UK partnerships ended in 2018, a noticeable shift occurred. “We began to see a gradual decline in brand health and a lack of differentiation in a crowded financial services category,” says Tom Whiteside, Head of Group Sponsorship at Aviva. […]

A deep dive into the current cycling sponsorship landscape considering how and why sponsors can leverage the sport.

When Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) first dipped its toe into marathon sponsorship back in 2008, few could have predicted just how central running would become to the company’s global brand story. At the time, TCS’ sponsorship strategy was spread wide across cricket, Formula 1, cycling and more. However, as Abhinav Kumar, Global Chief Marketing Officer […]

When Kaspersky launched its partnership with Scuderia Ferrari in 2010, it wasn’t simply about brand exposure on some of the world’s fastest cars. Their global sponsorship strategy was at once adaptive and dependable, with an eye towards internally measurable impact, co-creating value, and mutual preparations for uncertainty.  As Sandro Cisco, former Global Head of Sponsorship […]

Danielle Lee, Brand and Marketing Director at Metro Bank, reflects on the first year as Champion Partner of Women and Girls Cricket.

Why do sponsors in the US enjoy such strong engagement amongst the fan base while European sponsors are seen as a necessary evil?

The Sponsor has once again published its annual Premier League fair market sponsorship values research covering all 20 clubs' front-of-shirt and sleeve sponsorship assets. The results show that some clubs and sponsors are getting a great deal while others are overpaying. Fair market value in sponsorship refers to the income a team or event can […]

Sleeve sponsorship has quietly transformed from an experimental bolt-on into one of the Premier League’s most commercially powerful assets, and its value is about to rise even further. With the front-of-shirt gambling sponsorship ban coming into effect in 2026/27, many gambling brands are expected to shift to the sleeve. On average, gambling brands pay 38% […]

Following the release of the top 10 Premier League fair market sponsorship values, The Sponsor can now reveal the full ranking from Liverpool’s £65.9 million front-of-shirt valuation to the clubs fighting for commercial ground at the bottom. This year's results once again see Liverpool top the table with a fair market valuation of £65,9m, some […]

Emma Raducanu’s rise to global stardom was nothing short of meteoric. At 18, she became the first qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam, capturing the US Open and the hearts of millions. Her poise and effortless charisma made her a marketer’s dream and the sponsorship value followed fast. Porsche, Dior, Tiffany & Co., […]

Sponsorship ROI. It’s the one thing that matters most to a CFO and the one thing the sponsorship industry has struggled to prove for decades. For decades, return on investment in sponsorship has been defined in terms of visibility. Logo impressions, media equivalency scores, brand recall. All are useful in their own right, but all […]

Is KitKat’s Formula 1 sponsorship a savvy move to capture younger audiences or a risky gamble that could unravel its beloved brand identity?