Cricket Australia will restructure its approach to sponsorships, creating two senior commercial roles for sales and partnership management following the departure of current head, Michael da Costa-Alves.
QBE has rolled out an innovative road safety activation with the Sydney Swans, the first phase of a major new campaign aimed at building emotional connection with Swans fans and lifting brand consideration.
Greenroom Digital co-founder Tom Huggins says a willingness to take risks and "think outside the box" on sponsorship ROI has enabled the sponsorship agency's London office to grow rapidly, with Greenroom now considering a radical new pricing model to capitalise on marketers' hunger for ROI.
National transport and logistics company, Border Express, has extended its partnership with the Essendon Bombers, to become both the official coaches' partner and shorts partner for 2019.Read more
Finn Bradshaw, the architect of Cricket Australia's digital strategy, is set to move to a new senior role overseeing Tennis Australia's growing digital operations.Read more
The Australian Government will bankroll Port Adelaide's annual game in Shanghai until at least 2022, making the fixture a centrepiece of its foreign affairs and trade platform in China.
Rugby Australia plans to leverage the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan and 2020 Tokyo Olympics into a series of new and improved alliances with Japanese partners, according to chief commercial officer Cameron Murray.Read more
In an extension of its partnership with Netball Australia, Deakin University has signed a three-year deal to become official education partner to Netball Victoria and the Melbourne Vixens.Read more