John Balkamin3-Win SponsorshipNike & Colin Kaepernick — A Case Study on Authentic Cause MarketingHate it or love it, Nike’s campaign with Colin Kaepernick drew a ton of attention in the fall of 2018. Why was it so polarizing? How did…Jan 14, 2020Jan 14, 2020
John Balkamin3-Win SponsorshipHow Super Bowl 50’s Organizers Led With Purpose to Execute the “Most Giving Super Bowl Ever”This is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of 3-Win Sponsorship — Begin With the Third Win in Mind.Jan 7, 2020Jan 7, 2020
John Balkamin3-Win SponsorshipGillette’s Iconic Tagline Gets a Face LiftThis is an excerpt from Chapter 3 of my new book, 3-Win Sponsorship. Chapter 3 is titled “The Rise of the Conscious Consumer” and it…Jan 2, 2020Jan 2, 2020
John Balkamin3-Win SponsorshipWhy Purpose is the New Normal for Sponsorship MarketingThis excerpt comes from Chapter 2 of 3-Win Sponsorship: The Four Phases of Modern Sponsorship. I breakdown how sponsorship as a marketing…Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
John Balkamin3-Win SponsorshipHow Peter Ueberroth and LA84 Saved The Olympic MovementThe Olympic Games movement was in deep peril. But everything changed in 1984, and it set the stage for an explosion of growth in…Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019
John BalkamHow One Sleepless Night Last Year Helped Me Start a New Project This YearJust over one year ago this month, I was laying in my undersized bed in a tiny flat in East London, and I could not fall asleep.Apr 26, 2017Apr 26, 2017