Sports Marketing

Creating an Industry Defining Program.

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Nike Snowboarding.

Within Nike Sports Marketing is treated in way like no other company.  It was built upon the premise of “Listen to the voice of the  athlete”

Within my time we built a best in class program to meet the goals of business:

  • Own the podiums at the major events annually (X Games, US & European Open, Air and Style, World Championships)

  • Have the highest share of presence at the Olympics.

  • Dominate the editorial space (film, digital & print)

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How we did it:

Seek

With that brief, we built a best in class network of team management reps and then from their the athletes we needed.

We also had to manage the transition from multiple brands to Nike Snowboarding as we had a lot of athletes within the stable.

Sign

By working back with industry contacts, agents, up and coming riders we built a team globally relevant across the competition and editorial scene that was quickly known as the best of its time.

Serve

We flipped the model of just sending boxes of product and scripted out the athletes to allow for sell in aligned to key looks.  It meant that conversation happened 12 months ahead of market flow but enabled greater adoption across merchandising.

Over Deliver

To ensure the very best care of athletes in the industry we also took bold steps by renting the best athlete accommodation along with bringing a physiotherapist & chef to all key events.  Ensuring that athletes were getting the very best care of the snow enabled them to perform at their best when it was competition time.

The Results

Olympics Gold Medal Slopestyle - Sage Kotsenburg

Olympics Silver Medal Halfpipe - Ayumu Hirano 

Olympics Silver Medal Ski Slopestyle - Gus Kenworthy

Olympics Bronze Medal Ski Halfpipe - Kevin Rolland

TTR World Tour winner 3 peat - Peetu Piiroinen

World Champion - Spencer O’Brien

US Open - Spencer O’Brien

Dew Tour - Greg Bretz

X Games Gold 3peat - Silje Norendal

TWS Rider of the Year 2014 - Halldor Helgason

TWS Rider of the Year 2013 - Nicolas Muller

TWS Womens Rider of the Year 2013 - Jess Kimura

The Reels Backcountry Rider of the year - Gigi Ruff

The Reels Best Movie of the Year - Nevernot

The Reels Best Documentary - Nevernot

 
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