The ability of sport to attract multi-million-dollar investments from sponsor brands continues apace. GlobalData’s RC Lens Sponsorship Deals 2023/24 Season includes an in-depth view and detailed evaluation of RC Lens’s sponsor partners. Buy the report here.
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RC Lens’s total sponsorship revenue for the 2022/23 season is over $7.3m, with the biggest single investment coming from Puma, which is an agreement valued at $1.50m per year. However, sponsorship values vary greatly across the different levels of partnership opportunities offered by a rights-holder, all of which are detailed in the report, in addition to the revenues of the participating teams.
In total, RC Lens have sponsorship agreements with 21 brands in the 2022/23 season, with their top five partners accounting for 63% of the club’s total income from sponsorship.
According to GlobalData’s report, the highest-spending sponsor brands include Puma, Auchan, Winamax, Groupe Lempereur and Smart Good Things, among others. The table below shows the top ten sponsors of RC Lens in the 2022/23 season.
Business & consumer services & retail industries have struck the most deals
The business & consumer services industry is the most heavily represented, totaling four agreements with RC Lens in 2022/23. This is followed by retail, automotive, restaurant and beverages.
For a brand, understanding which competitors and other sectors are partnering with which sports teams, and identifying future opportunities, and crucially, at what cost, is key information for commercial strategy planning. Meanwhile, for a rights-holding team, knowing what sponsorship revenues competitor teams and competitor sports are generating from each brand / sector is critical for increasing and maximizing commercial revenues, including identifying portfolio gaps and opportunities.
For more detailed analysis of all sponsor partners of RC Lens, as well as those of all other Ligue 1 clubs, buy the report here.
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‘The ‘Business of…’ series of reports from GlobalData’s Sport Intelligence Center provide an in-depth view on the commercial strategy of a particular sporting league or event. By providing a detailed evaluation of all aspects of the property’s commercial strategy, we can guide investor decisions and sponsorship/media strategies for any organization looking to understand, imitate or partner with sporting properties.
