This is where sports marketing has to keep evolving.
It is not enough to know what performed. Teams need to forecast where the next dollar should go across tickets, retail, brand, partnerships, and fan engagement.
Better budget decisions start with better measurement.
From #GML2026: Accurate cross-channel budget forecasting with Meridian in GA360.
Bring together your marketing mix model (MMM), multi-touch attribution (MTA), and Lift data in Google Analytics.
Sports marketers, pay attention.
A lot of our impact happens after the click: season ticket interest, premium leads, suite conversations, and long-term fan value.
If we can connect demand creation to future revenue, the story gets a lot stronger.
AI Max for Shopping has real sports retail implications. Teams that win will treat merch like a discovery engine, built on clean feeds, strong offers, player moments, fan intent, and culture.
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๐๏ธ AI Max for Shopping campaigns has arrived!
Turn on with one click to show up within AI-driven conversations. #GML2026
This is where AI-powered search gets interesting for sports.
If teams can surface the right ticket, merch, or event offer at the exact moment of intent, the advantage becomes more than media buying.
It becomes offer strategy.
Straight from #GML2026: weโre bringing Direct Offers into AI Mode.
Reduce checkout friction and boost conversions with flexible promotionsโ right at the exact moment your customers ready to buy.
Be part of the conversation.
@19keys_ Feels like social media shifted from a โwho you knowโ platform to a โwhat keeps your attentionโ platform. A lot of feeds now are ads, suggested content, and people you never followed. Thatโs why real communities and offline experiences are becoming even more valuable.
๐ The @WNBA now has the HIGHEST value-to-revenue multiplier of ANY major sports league.
At 13.6, the W surpasses the @NBA for the first time in the history of the league. Business is booming ๐ฃ
NEW: Youth sports is now costing parents as much as $25,000 a year.
Private equity and corporations are turning a childhood pastime into something only the wealthy can afford.
Youth sports has become a $40 billion industry, and the steep costs are crushing American families.