🎙️🌴 Recorded at Sport Beach during the Cannes Lions Festival
David Brickley sits down with Cassie Kennedy, Director of Player Marketing at the NFLPA, for a wide-ranging conversation on athlete partnerships, storytelling, and how brands can stop missing the mark.
🔥 Topics include:
The real reason some athlete-brand deals fall flat
Why followers are a distraction—and what actually drives engagement
How fandom powers everything from Chipotle orders to Madden covers
The future of creator x athlete content
dWhy brands need to think beyond social and into experiences
If you're a marketer, brand lead, or agency working with athletes, this is a must-watch playbook on what actually works.
#NFLPA #AthleteMarketing #VoicesOfSportBeach #BusinessOfSocial #SportsMarketing #CannesLions #SportBeach
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