SPORTS MARKETING THAT CREATES MOMENTUM

Where sports, culture, and brands come together.

We connect marketing with business development—helping brands, sports properties, athletes, and nonprofits turn partnerships, storytelling, and experiences into real-world growth.

WHAT IS SPORTS MARKETING TODAY?

Sports marketing is no longer about visibility. It’s about participation, community, and commercial momentum. Sports have fundamentally changed.

01
Athletes are media companies

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Fans are communities, not audiences

03
Sponsorship alone is no longer enough

WHO WE

WORK WITH

  • Brands looking to connect with sports, culture, and communities through partnerships, sponsorship activations, and storytelling. We help turn awareness into engagement and engagement into measurable growth.

  • Leagues, teams, and organizations looking to deepen fan engagement and unlock new opportunities through partnerships, experiences, and content.

  • Athletes building personal brands, partnerships, and long-term commercial platforms beyond performance–positioning them as creators, media channels, and business partners.

  • Mission-driven organizations using storytelling, events, and sports-driven communities to increase awareness, funding, and long-term impact.

  • Emerging or category-disrupting brands that need to out-position larger competitors through creativity, cultural relevance, and high-impact experiential marketing.

  • NCAA logo with blue circle background and white text
  • ESPN logo written in bold red letters on a black background.
  • A logo featuring a muscular man holding a spatula, with the text '25th Anniversary The New Araton Award' and 'Presented by Stifel'.
  • logo for Lacrosse Unlimited featuring a lacrosse player holding a lacrosse stick, with the text 'LACROSSE UNLIMITED' above.
  • Logo for Hackers Lacrosse featuring an orange lacrosse stick with a netted head and the word "Hackers" in bold orange letters, outlined in white and light blue, and the word "LACROSSE" in smaller orange letters beneath.
  • Logo for Bucket Town Lacrosse Club with a cartoon mascot of a mischievous smiling wooden bucket holding a lacrosse stick against a black background.
  • Digital illustration of a smiling young man Mitchell Pehlke with short brown hair, wearing a red shirt with white accents, a gold chain necklace, and a black background with a circular text surrounding his head.
  • Black and white logo with a crab holding a lacrosse stick, and the words 'ECD Lacrosse'.

FEATURED WORK

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TEWAARATON / 25TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN

A football player in a white and red uniform with the number 22, wearing a yellow helmet, raising his right arm as smoke surrounds him during a game at night.

WRC / DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGY

A golfer stands on a golf course, holding a golf club, with a golf bag beside him. The course is lush and green, with trees in the background, and a clear sky above. The image features a logo in the bottom right that says "Driving the Future Forward" with the VPNE logo underneath.

VPNE / BRAND PARTNERSHIPS STRATEGY

WHAT WE DO

SPONSORSHIP STRATEGY

We help brands and sports properties design sponsorships that go beyond visibility to create meaningful engagement and commercial growth.

EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING

We create live and immersive brand experiences that turn audiences into participants and drive lasting emotional connection with sports and culture.

ATHLETE PARTNERSHIPS & NIL

We build and manage athlete partnerships and marketing that position athletes as media channels, turning influence into long-term brand and business value.

BRAND ACTIVATION

We bring sponsorships and campaigns to life through activations that drive engagement, content creation, and measurable brand impact in real-world environments.

CONTENT & STORYTELLING

We develop narrative-driven content that connects brands, athletes, and communities through stories that build relevance, identity, and long-term equity.

THE T7 OUTLOOK

Lacrosse is entering a new commercial era. We analyzed the trends, market shifts, and cultural signals driving the sport's growth–and what they mean for brands looking to build meaningful partnerships before the market becomes more competitive.

READ THE 7 MARKET SIGNALS WE’RE SEEING
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OUR LACROSSE PRACTICE

A specialized practice dedicated to growing the sport through athlete partnerships, brand collaborations, and innovative marketing.

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