Conference Highlights

99 Sessions

1,200 Attendees

It was very worthwhile with a ton of content. A lot of opportunities to network and learn from a wide range of people from a number of types of industries from all over the world. Aetna

Strong Take: Building, Engaging and Monetizing Community, keynote presentation at IEG 2018 by Erika Nardini, Barstool Sports

Strong Take: Building, Engaging and Monetizing Community
Erika Nardini, Barstool Sports

Exceptional, one of the top conferences I attend each year. The networking, the panels and the content is some of the best out there. GEICO

Finding Gold at the Intersection of Brands, Teams, Events and Tech, keynote presentation at IEG 2018 by Al Guido, San Francisco 49ers

Finding Gold at the Intersection of Brands, Teams, Events and Tech
Al Guido, San Francisco 49ers

It is a great conference, and extremely well planned. Tons of great sessions, all relevant to every business big or small. USTA / US Open

Go Deep: Creating Value for Audience, Brand & Media Partnerships
Jim Andrews, IEG/ESP Properties

It was three fantastic days of learning alongside many different passionate and talented sponsorship professionals. CIBC

118 Speakers

Non-stop Networking

Insights and Takeaways

Sponsor View: How To Increase The Odds For Closing A Deal

CDW’s Dan Frystak discusses what to do and what not to do at IEG 2018

Three Examples Of Sponsorship Success

BBVA, Bose and T-Mobile share sponsorship success stories at IEG 2018

Inside Anheuser-Busch’s Sustainable Sponsorship Strategy

Nick Kelly, head of U.S. sports marketing, shares the thinking behind A-B’s new sponsorship strategy at IEG 2018

Five Tips On Becoming A Social-First Brand

Lessons learned from Bose’s social-first activation strategy

Swedish Fish Takes A Deeper Dive Into Sponsorship

Candy brand expands aquarium program from seven to 14 markets following positive results from 2017 rollout

The Ten Golden Rules Of Experiential Marketing

Marketing execs from Condé Nast and Refinery29 share best practices on creating cultural broadcast moments

Why Beer Companies Are Taking A Pass On Category Exclusivity

A-B InBev and MillerCoors move away from exclusive deals, creating an activation arms race in the beer category

T-Mobile Puts The Call Out For Local Sponsorships

Telco explores sponsorship opportunities in new and existing markets

Video Coverage, provided by Front Office Sports

Shot Callers Episode 1: Erika Nardini, CEO, Barstool Sports

Shot Callers Episode 2: Nick Kelly, Head of US Sports Marketing, Anheuser-Busch InBev

Shot Callers Episode 3: Ryan Bishara, Director, Corporate Partnership Strategy, LAFC

Who Attended IEG 2018

Adidas • American Medical Association • Arizona Coyotes • Army • AS Roma • BBVA Compass • BET Networks • BMW • Boeing • Bose • Boy Scouts of America • Canadian Film Centre • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield • CDW • Cigna • Cisco Systems • City of Jacksonville • CMA • ComEd • Dentsu • Denver Zoological Foundation • Doctors Without Borders • Dunkin’ Brands • Durham Performing Arts Center • Eastern States Exposition–The Big E • FC Barcelona • First Financial Bank • Fox Theatre • Fullscreen • GEICO • Golden State Warriors • iHeartMedia • IBM • Indiana State Fair Commission • Infor • LA Philharmonic • Live Nation • LPGA • Lincoln Park Zoo • Living Beyond Breast Cancer • Marine Corps Marathon • Memphis Grizzlies • MGM Resorts • MillerCoors • Mohegan Sun • Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce • National Cherry Festival • New York Jets • NFL Players Association • Orlando Health Foundation • Rakuten • Red Bull • Science Museum of Minnesota • Sony Centre For The Performing Arts • Sony Pictures Entertainment • Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo • T-Mobile • Times Square Alliance • Twitter • U.S. Fund for UNICEF • UC Davis • USA Track & Field • VISIT Charlotte • Warner Music Nashville • Wounded Warrior Project • Visa

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About Us

Building on the 35-year legacy of sponsorship pioneer IEG, ESP Properties was founded in 2015 as a new type of agency dedicated to helping properties unlock more value from their audiences and brand partnerships. While continuing to provide thought leadership across the industry through the annual conference, publications, webinars, etc., ESP Properties works directly with rightsholder clients to take advantage of digital and data-driven changes in the media landscape.