Can esports be an effective marketing platform for sports businesses?

Why are sports businesses investing in esports? Is it a long-term strategic play rooted in a sound commercial rationale and…

Smarkets expands Strive’s social media remit

Smarkets, who operate one of the world’s leading betting exchanges, has increased Strive Sponsorship’s scope of work to include social…

Agency redux (and Andy Murray): How innovative, distributed network models tap the right talent for the right projects

Bamboo Crowd, a leading recruitment consultancy for the innovation industry, explores six “hub and spoke” companies that are disrupting the…

Internet of things in sports – a Deloitte perspective

Wikipedia defines the Internet of things (IoT) as "the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded…

‘While esports is the answer, what is the question?’: a traditional sport’s guide to entering gaming

It is one of the greatest misnomers in business; to strike when the iron is hot when, truthfully, you do…

Global games market report 2019

Now more than ever, gaming is at the heart of the entertainment business. The way consumers engage with and through…

The esports ecosystem beyond the field of play webinar – Institute of Chartered Accountants

Strive Sponsorship MD, Malph Minns, has been invited to give an esports introductory webinar to the Institute of Chartered Accountants at…

US millennials video gaming media consumption report 2019

Games are no longer child’s play. Millennials, the first generation to grow up with widespread access to video games, are…

Designing the esports venue of the future

Esports has emerged as one of the fastest growing sectors in the sport and entertainment industry. In addition to online…

The esports playbook for brands 2019

The purpose of Nielsen's esports playbook for brands 2019 is not to explain to brands why they should invest in…