March 31, 2026 March Madness fatigue: Why some office workers hate ‘sportsball’ BY Stephanie Kaloi March Madness is well underway, but for a lot of people, it’s just another day at the office. That is, until you walk into the break room or sign into Slack and realize the place is abuzz with bracket chatter and … Continue reading March Madness fatigue: Why some office workers hate ‘sportsball’
Judge denies NCAA bid to block DraftKings March Madness trademarks use Suswati Basu A federal judge has refused to immediately stop DraftKings from using the NCAA’s well-known basketball tournament branding, even while signaling the league is likely to win key parts of its lawsuit. In a March 26 order, the US District Court … Continue reading Judge denies NCAA bid to block DraftKings March Madness trademarks use
Prediction market ads surge as March Madness betting hits record levels Suswati Basu Legal sports wagering in the United States keeps expanding as the NCAA basketball tournaments approach, but the industry’s main trade group says a new wave of prediction market advertising could complicate oversight and weaken consumer protections. Fresh estimates from the … Continue reading Prediction market ads surge as March Madness betting hits record levels
Does having different teams work in disparate applications do more harm than good? Mike Pastore on May 19, 2025 As you likely know, there are now 15,384 martech solutions on the market, thanks to an update earlier this month to the annual census taken by Scott Brinker and Frans Riemersma as part of their … Continue reading Have we point solution-ed ourselves into martech madness?
March 21, 2024 Why March Madness is marketing madness for brands and women’s basketball This isn’t the end of women’s basketball season for brands. It’s the beginning of something bigger. BY Jeff Beer To mark the tip-off of the 2024 Women’s NCAA basketball tournament, State Farm is launching a new commercial starring—you guessed it—Caitlin Clark. It’s … Continue reading Why March Madness is marketing madness for brands and women’s basketball
The activations are part of a new offering from Cooler Screens that opens up all 10,000 screens at once to CPG brands. Chris Wood on March 30, 2023 This month, Kraft Heinz and Gatorade used a new in-store ad format supported by Cooler Screens that pipes in ads to 10,000 in-store screens all at once. … Continue reading Kraft Heinz and Gatorade tap in-store video screens for March Madness
AT&T’s Lily Joins NCAA Stars In March Madness Ad Blitz by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 17, 2023 AT&T has released a full 360 campaign with four spots from creative partner BBDO LA that will run throughout March Madness games airing on CBS and Warner Bros. Discovery. The spots will run across television, digital, out-of-home (OOH), social, and … Continue reading AT&T’s Lily Joins NCAA Stars In March Madness Ad Blitz
It isn’t too early to put key things in place so that when the holidays arrive, you’ll be ready. Ryan Phelan on June 24, 2022 Remember the GEICO TV commercial where Caleb the Camel swaggers through an office shouting, “Guess what day it is?” Now picture me hanging over your cubicle and waving my hands … Continue reading Email: An early check in before the holiday madness begins
With all the network inventory sold out, dynamic multichannel viewer behavior leads to more opportunities for marketers. Chris Wood on March 15, 2022 At MarTech, we’ve been caught up in our own March Madness. The conference will be held virtually March 29 and 30 (and registration is free). For marketers reaching sports fans, March Madness … Continue reading CTV’s ticket to March Madness advertising
Julie Neumark — March 30, 2018 Follow @julieneumark — March 30, 2018 As cable viewership goes down, online views of highlights continues to spike. March Madness is here again — yes, the big dance of 2018 is already in full swing! (Or should we say, slam?) You might remember from last year that we published … Continue reading March Madness “Slam Dunk Dominators”
