Apparel/Sport

Puma Mixes Up Indian Sponsorship Strategy With Edgy Collab

November 8, 2017

Puma India has collaborated with some of the nation’s burgeoning independent rappers, street artists and hip-hop dancers on its latest branded content play with creative agency DDB Mudra…

Chinese Liquor Brand Invests In U20 National Football Team

November 7, 2017

Chinese liquor company Xifeng is reportedly paying over RMB10m (US$1.5m) to sponsor China’s U20 men’s national football team in a three-year deal.

Insight: Nike Consolidates Sponsorship Spend in Face of Flat Revenues

October 3, 2017

In this feature we dwell on the apparel giant Nike, a company with a $1b global budget, but a company which is consolidating its Sponsorship spend in Asia…

Brand Kohli Eyes India’s Fast-Growing Athleisure Market

September 8, 2017

Looking beyond heady endorsement deals, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is set to launch a new athletic leisure brand with Puma this November, according to a top company…

Chinese Volleyball Recovers From 2017 Sponsorship Setbacks With Two New Deals

August 11, 2017

The Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA) has agreed to new partnerships with Peak Sports and Tencent Sports.

Bally Looks For Millenial Authenticity Via Global Hip-Hop Content

July 14, 2017

Luxury brand Bally has collaborated with hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz on an international content collection to compliment its celeb content work in Asia.

Show Kohli The Money! Cricket Star Bags Another Multi-Million Dollar Deal

June 15, 2017

Become the Indian cricket captain and you're guaranteed multimillion dollar deals it would seem, multiples more than any other national cricket captain.

Puma Contrasts Kohli Deal with Emerging Indian Actress

June 12, 2017

Global sporting brand Puma has broadened its celebrity portfolio in India after the record-breaking US$16.4m deal with Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli earlier this year.

Nike Nicks Chinese Basketballer From Li-Ning As It Grows Revenue In China

June 6, 2017

With the huge popularity of basketball in China, it seems surprising that it has taken this long for Nike to score its first ever local basketball endorsement.