Photo by: Nancy Pierce

—Matt Manning

Below is the result of a roundtable I participated in on June 21st from the mothership of all things #sportsbiz: The SportsBusiness Journal HQ in Charlotte, North Carolina. SBJ Editor-in-Chief Abe Madkour moderated a 90-minute discussion with seven marketers from across the US to discuss trends in event and experiential marketing, how social and digital have changed their approach, and the mistakes they still see brands and sports properties making. Below is the result of our talk. Hope you gain some insights!

Agency executives on the front lines debate how brands should take risk, create and capitalize on content, and why millennials “value experience more than they do a possession.”

With millennials top of mind among brands and sports properties, agencies are being tasked to create innovative strategies to reach this finicky demo through event and experiential marketing. That, combined with changing technology, has created challenges and opportunities for agencies that can get the formula right.

Read the full article here.