Marketing that gets fans, sponsors and members through the door
Whether you’re a club, a code, or a sports brand, we help you build an engaged following, win sponsorship, and turn interest into ticket sales and memberships.
Marketing that understands the sports calendar
Sports marketing runs on seasons, fixtures and moments, not neat quarterly plans. We build campaigns around your calendar, so you’re front of mind exactly when it matters.
- Campaigns timed to your season, fixtures and big moments
- Social content that builds a genuine fan community
- Sponsorship packages and pitch decks that win partners
- Membership and ticketing campaigns that fill seats
- Website and digital experiences built for match-day traffic
- Reporting that shows sponsors the value of their investment
TRUSTED BY TEAMS ACROSS NZ & world-wide
We plan around your season
Pre-season, match days, finals, off-season retention: your marketing manager builds a calendar around the moments that matter most to your club or brand.
Sponsorship marketing that pays for itself
We help you build the case for sponsors, then prove the value with the kind of reporting that gets renewals signed.
Community-first social
Sports thrives on emotion and belonging. We create content that turns casual followers into loyal, vocal fans.
Full-funnel from awareness to membership
From reaching new fans through to converting them into members, ticket holders and merchandise buyers, we cover the whole journey.
One team, every code
Whatever your sport, our specialists in content, design, paid media and web work together under one marketing manager who knows your goals.
How we plug seamlessly into your business
Meet your Virtual Marketers
Marketing Manager
Kick start our work together by meeting your “person”. They’re your primary point of contact, so you only need to communicate with them, and they’ll manage the tasks and other specialist team members as needed. Trust us, you’re going to love them.
This is when you can agree the days each month your marketer will be 100% focussed on your business.
We make a plan!
Now that you have met your marketing manager, they will recommend a plan of action based on your needs and where we can have the biggest impact.
These decisions will inform their month-to-month deliverables, and you can customise this as much as you need each month.
We get started!
The last thing is to give your marketing manager access to all the tools and accounts we’ll need to support your marketing, whether that’s just ad management or your entire marketing function from social account to reporting. This is done super easily through one handy link so it’s no biggie!
Then we’re ready to go!
Our Specialist Services
What we do
Not sure where to get started with marketing?
Get in touch with us today
Every business is different, and so is what it needs. Let’s chat – we’ll build a bespoke plan around your goals.
Stop the hiring, get growing
A whole team of senior marketing specialists, for less than the cost of one hire. No overheads, no overwhelm.
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Book a free discovery call with the team
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OUR WORK
Our clients finding success.
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FAQs
Still curious? Here you go
Yes, our Marketing Teams packages start at a minimum of 2 days per month. This ensures we have enough time to gain momentum, implement strategy, and deliver consistent, measurable results for your business. (If you need less time than this, we recommend checking out our Marketing Services packages).
You won’t be managing a bunch of different freelancers*
(*we do that bit).
You will be assigned a dedicated Marketing Manager who acts as your single point of contact. They will manage all the day-to-day communications, handle the strategy, and pull in our wider team of specialists (SEO, design, paid ads, etc.) behind the scenes as your priorities shift.
You have total flexibility*.
(*scale up, dial down, no drama).
Business needs change, and your marketing should be able to keep up. You can easily scale your days up if you are launching a new product, pushing a campaign, or scaling fast. If you need to dial things down, we just ask for one month’s written notice.
That’s exactly what our discovery calls are for! When we meet, we’ll discuss your current bottlenecks, your growth goals, and your budget. From there, we will recommend the best monthly rhythm and mix of specialists to give you the highest return on your investment.
You can scale your team’s hours up ahead of busy periods, like a product launch or seasonal campaign, and dial them back down when things quieten off, all with just one month’s notice. No hiring or laying off required.