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Inside Modern Sponsorships: How Brands Evaluate, Negotiate, and Activate Sports Partnerships in 2026 & Beyond

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SponsorUnited teamed up with Daniel Murray of The Marketing Millennials for a candid look Inside Modern Sponsorships: How Brands Evaluate, Negotiate, and Activate Sports Partnerships. In 2026,
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A candid conversation on what modern sponsorship strategy really looks like — from evaluation and negotiation to activation and measurement.

What does it really take to find, negotiate, and build a sponsorship that breaks through?

Today's best sponsorships do more than drive awareness. They create immersive experiences, connect physical and digital, blend content with commerce, and turn sponsorship into a measurable engagement channel.

In this session, we teamed up with The Marketing Millennials’ founder, Daniel Murray,  Elliot Christiansen of Cleveland Construction, Inc., Chris Lobono of Athlete-Driven Worldwide, Marquise Watts of W3 Enterprise and SponsorUnited’s own Sam Kilgore to host a candid conversation on what modern sponsorship strategy really looks like — from evaluation and negotiation to activation and measurement.

Tune in to learn:

  • What a winning activation looks like in 2026 — and why many fall short
  • How to evaluate a deal before you ever sign
  • What to push on in negotiation and what to walk away from
  • What to actually measure beyond impressions
  • What sponsorship can do that no other channel can
Webinar Speakers
Chris Lobono
Athlete-Driven Worldwide CEO
Daniel Murray
Founder of The Marketing Millennials
Marquise Watts
Founder of W3 Enterprise
Elliot Chrisiansen
Senior Vice President of Operations at Cleveland Construction
Sam Kilgore
Senior Vice President of Brand Solutions at SponsorUnited

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What does it really take to find, negotiate, and build a sponsorship that breaks through?

Today's best sponsorships do more than drive awareness. They create immersive experiences, connect physical and digital, blend content with commerce, and turn sponsorship into a measurable engagement channel.

In this session, we teamed up with The Marketing Millennials’ founder, Daniel Murray,  Elliot Christiansen of Cleveland Construction, Inc., Chris Lobono of Athlete-Driven Worldwide, Marquise Watts of W3 Enterprise and SponsorUnited’s own Sam Kilgore to host a candid conversation on what modern sponsorship strategy really looks like — from evaluation and negotiation to activation and measurement.

Watch on-demand to learn:

  • What a winning activation looks like in 2026 — and why many fall short
  • How to evaluate a deal before you ever sign
  • What to push on in negotiation and what to walk away from
  • What to actually measure beyond impressions
  • What sponsorship can do that no other channel can

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