Posts Tagged ‘ sports ’

Which Brands are a Slam Dunk for Targeting NCAA Basketball Tournament Viewers?

Viewers of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on CBS and Turner Broadcasting as well as women’s tournament viewers on ESPN can expect a barrage of television commercials as the field is whittled down to the Final Four. On the men’s side, commercial air time is carefully orchestrated. [ READ MORE ]

Who Streams March Madness Online? A Pocket Guide

March Madness fans are in a quandary over which games to watch and how to watch them. Even worse, many of the games take place during traditional working hours, presenting fans with a strong temptation to stream games live from their desk—with or without approval from their manager or IT department. But what’s a die-hard fan to do? [ READ MORE ]

March Madness – These Cities Lead in Online Streaming

Thanks to simulcast streaming of games online and via mobile apps, die-hards are better equipped to keep track of multiple games at once. Those who stream games online live in every corner of the country, but some locales are more likely to log on for their March Madness fix than others.[ READ MORE ]

Super Bowl Game Time, Recipes, and Celebrity Bets Searches Rise as Giants-Pats Showdown Approaches

The Super Bowl 46 showdown between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots is less than a week away and consumers are going online to seek out game day details, catch up on Super Bowl-related current events, plan parties and find merchandise. An analysis of the top 25 search terms containing “Superbowl” or [...][ READ MORE ]

Super Bowl Ads: Scoring the Value

The relevance and general merit of airing a Super Bowl spot is widely debated by marketing executives. Each advertiser calculates their own set of metrics and rules for justifying the cost of running a Super Bowl commercial. [ READ MORE ]

A Super Bowl Grudge Match: Boston vs. New York

Call this year’s Super Bowl between the Patriots and Giants a rematch or call it a grudge match. One thing we know for sure. When we match up the characteristics and behaviors of football fans and residents of Boston and New York, the two cities don’t share a lot in common. What they do share [...][ READ MORE ]

Fans From Rival Super Bowl Cities Have Conflicting Tastes

  New England Patriots fans are getting pretty spoiled. This will be their team’s fifth Super Bowl since 2001. New York Giants fans are hoping that its déjà vu all over again. That’s because, the last time these two teams played in Super Bowl XLII, the Giants pulled off a big time upset. What’s not [...][ READ MORE ]

Brady Jersey Or Belichick Hoodie – Which One Does Your Customer Want?

It is important to understand that targeting and relevancy are not the same thing. With targeting, it’s easy enough to know that a certain group of people – say (speaking of relevancy), New England Patriots fans should be included in a sports apparel campaign. [ READ MORE ]

Will it be Lobster or Crab?

AFC Championship Provides Opportunity to Compare New England vs. Baltimore It’s a matchup of contrasting styles – Tom Brady and the machine-like offense of the New England Patriots versus Ray Lewis and the virtually impenetrable defense of the Baltimore Ravens. These teams have been built and equipped to compete with vastly different strengths and skill [...][ READ MORE ]

Boomers batting cleanup in World Series viewership

Compared to younger adult audiences, Baby Boomers are more likely to be watching the World Series coverage. Experian’s Mosaic USA finds the largest share of World Series viewers are heavily saturated with adults age 50 to 65.[ READ MORE ]