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Sports sponsorship measurement and analytics solutions

Game-changing international sports intelligence. Maximize the ROI of your sports sponsorship with measurement and unique intelligence that accurately support your commercial growth and improve strategic decision-making.

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Unlock actionable insights with advanced sports sponsorship tracking

Is the brand awareness and affinity generated by your sports sponsorship boosting your bottom line? In reality, sponsorship is a big investment. It’s essential to have accurate data across the whole sponsorship journey.

You first need to identify the right sponsorship opportunities for your brand and identify clear affinities by understanding your audience. You’ll secure solid sponsorship partners with that compelling data story. Then, test responses to your different messaging with your real audience. And, finally, measure everything from brand exposure and consideration uplift to asset and partnership valuation. Behind all of this? Accurate data you can trust.

Disconnected data creates blind spots, and partnerships that fail to drive sales.

Precisely plan, deliver and assess your sports sponsorship and brand exposure with YouGov’s elite-level research expertise. Have you backed a real winner? Find out by measuring before and after spend.

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Unique metrics

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Fox Sports:

“let us quickly… show positive brand impact that FIFA World Cup advertising partners obtained”

Why

Game, set, perfect sponsorship match

Ensure sports sponsorship success and go beyond traditional media measurement. With deep expertise in sponsorship, viewership and digital media, YouGov experts can accurately track everything:

  • Brand exposure
  • Sponsorship evaluation
  • Press coverage
  • Partnership awareness
  • Brand fit analysis
  • And much more

Powered by the YouGov panel and our unique media measurement metrics.

How

Know the score with media measurement

Track the source, duration and quality of exposure across TV, press and social, then convert this exposure into value with our Brand Impact Score.

YouGov’s proprietary image recognition software makes brand exposure credible and measurable – so you can truly drive and prove partner value.

What

Fuel your competitive edge

Quantify sponsorship potential and brand exposure across metrics, including frequency, duration, and degree of clutter, covering many different media types, including:

  • Broadcast
  • Social Media
  • Press
  • TV News

YouGov’s research experts deliver insights in formats to suit your needs, via:

  • Reports
  • Models
  • Presentations
  • Dashboards
  • APIs

Sports sponsorship measurement case studies

See how leading brands secure, plan and track sponsorship with sports clubs and properties, with our success stories.

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“YouGov tools allowed us to add an extra layer of depth to our partnership proposals and helped us sign meaningful sponsors by demonstrating the value that brands can achieve by working with us.”

Jonathan Neill, Commercial Director, Rugby League World Cup

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Meet our sports sponsorship experts

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Nicole Pike
Global Head of YouGov Sport
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Sean Miller
Head of Consumer Sports Research
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Sarah Melville
Global Head of Sport Research & Media
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David Lucas
Head of Sports - UK
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Jonathan Pelts
Head of US Sport - Commercial
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Davey Chadwick
Head of US Sport - Client Services
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Tom Parish
Head of Sport APAC

Supporting champions, driving results

Power ahead by reading our expert-authored articles about measuring sponsorship and partnership performance.

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Not just seen — felt: Measuring sponsorship impact with brand health
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UEFA considers scrapping extra time from knockout games - but are football fans happy to go straight to penalties?
The football fans who buy replica shirts
UK report - Star power: The role of individual athletes on sports fandom

FAQs

How do I measure the effectiveness of sponsorship programs?

YouGov sponsorship research measures awareness of your sponsorship, fit between brand and property, and impact on brand favorability among fans and general audiences. Our studies quantify ROI by linking sponsorship exposure to brand consideration and purchase intent lift.

Trust YouGov’s sports sponsorship measurement

We strive to enable AI that delivers intelligence you can actually use. Accuracy only matters if you can act on it. YouGov technology helps to uncover hidden trends and opportunities, thanks to reliable, accurate, real data.