Winning the Messi Moment:
What MLS marketers can learn about turning surprise, windfall moments into lasting growth.
In this free white paper, we outline four crucial lessons from our no-advance-notice, Mission: Impossible marketing moments with the biggest names in sports and entertainment, from the LA Galaxy and the Cleveland Cavaliers to Beyoncé, SZA, and The Weeknd.
For MLS, the Messi Moment is now.
The shocking arrival of soccer's biggest global star signals an unprecedented opportunity for MLS’s long-term growth. Lionel Messi will be in American arenas in just a few weeks!
If you’re one of the franchises lucky enough to be on the schedule—congratulations on the sellout. (And if you have any tickets left, please call us—we want the seats!)
But what if your franchise isn't on that prized list? Or, even if you are, how will your team capitalize on this once-in-a-lifetime “first” to grow the sport and your brand—to sell more tickets, land more sponsorships, and maximize your audience—around all your other matchups?
How do you take advantage of this singular moment—an unprecedented, seismic, category-defining event—to bring net-new fans to your team?
Luckily, that just happens to be our specialty. Here's what we've learned from our two decades of work with clients from MLS, NBA, NFL, and the biggest names in the entertainment industry about how to turn a surprise, windfall splash into lasting growth.
— In this free download:
Four crucial lessons from our no-advance-notice, Mission: Impossible marketing moments with the biggest names in sports and entertainment, from the LA Galaxy and the Cleveland Cavaliers to Beyoncé, SZA, and The Weeknd.


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