Peter Abraham is a content marketing expert who has worked with brands like Nike, ESPN, Red Bull, Lululemon, Hoka NAZ Elite, and the LA Marathon. He joins the Singletrack Podcast to talk about athlete sponsorship, trail running teams, fan creation, live coverage, and event mamagement in the trail running scene.
Timestamps:
(1:54) - biggest pain points in the athlete-sponsorship landscape
(7:48) - examples of athletes that have embraced having a point of view
(10:27) - importance of asking brands why they're sponsoring athletes
(19:58) - why endurance sports teams have a hard time creating fans
(28:06) - how endurance sports should think about live coverage
(36:09) - importance of building a season-long narrative in pro endurance sports
(41:06) - hyper professionalization of endurance sports event management
(47:15) - how endurance sports media should adjust to changing consumption habits, values
(53:41) - making the American trail running mecca
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