Stories - Page 3 of 5 - The Brand Builders

How Brand Development Supports an Athlete’s Career

Ensuring athletes have a smooth (as possible) transition out of sport has never been more important. All the research shows there's big value in providing athletes with opportunities to develop their career

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Why Athletes Seeking Sponsorship Need to Know Their Brand

An athlete's brand is perhaps the greatest asset they hold in their sponsorship toolkit.It's their superpower. But to activate your superpower, you have to know what it is and how to use it. More

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How an Elite Wheelchair Basketballer Built Their Brand

Let us introduce you to Damon Jaenke. He is an elite wheelchair basketballer from Mackay and a 2x cancer survivor. In 2017, after getting help after his breakdown, Damon decided to use his platform to

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Sponsorship is a relationship (not a donation)

Sponsorship is something that few people truly understand. Many athletes are thrilled to receive free product from brands a few times a year that ask them for nothing in return. They might tell their

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A New Era of Athlete Advocacy

Sport is a powerful, largely underutilised, vehicle for social change, and athletes all over the world are ready to lead the movement.Some rally against athlete advocacy, arguing that sport and politics

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Athlete Brand Activations That Don’t Require Social Media

Athlete Brand has started to become synonymous with social media.Ask an athlete how to build their brand and they'll often open up their phone and point at Instagram or TikTok. It's not hard to understand

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The Superpower 99% of Athletes Hold in Modern Marketing

There's been a pretty significant shift in the commercial and marketing landscape in the last few years that offers huge value to athletes. Human-to-human or peer-to-peer marketing has taken off.

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Leveraging a Major Games

A Major Games sparks fresh interest in elite sport and the life of an athlete.It's the perfect time for athletes and sporting organisations to focus on brand and make the most of the media spotlight. Why

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How Athletes Can Shine on Social Media AND Protect Their Brand Integrity

Social media is a hot topic among athletes."What content should I post?""How do I grow an engaged following?""Is TikTok for me? And how on earth does it work?!"But there's a question that often gets left

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3 Creative Sponsorship Benefits for Sports Clubs

How Many People Consider Themselves To Be Creative?We know a lot who don’t because they associate creativity with art…..when really it’s about finding alternative solutions and looking at things

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