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Live sports is the last reliable mass audience in media. People watch live, together, with full attention. From NFL Kickoff through the playoffs, that's a window almost nothing else can match.
Most brands waste it. They buy the broadcast, run a strong piece of high-impact creative, and treat the final whistle as the finish line. The attention was real. The follow-through wasn't.
That gap is the opportunity. A live game creates a spike of intent, but intent has a short shelf life. Show up on the big screen and then disappear, and you've rented attention you never converted.
Capture, engage, act
We treat sports like any high-attention moment: capture it, extend it, act on it.
Capture on the screen where the game lives. Enhanced instream creative on CTV reaches viewers inside the live moment.Engage as they move to phone and laptop. High-impact creative like VidStream+ and rich media gives them something to do, not just watch.
Act by remessaging those viewers to drive a visit or purchase. Sunday's attention becomes Tuesday's outcome.
In a 2025 campaign, dynamic creative powered by a live feed of NFL matchups drove engagement and consideration. It worked because it was timely.
.75%+
CTR for dynamic creative powered by a live API feed of NFL matchups in a 2025 campaign.
16pt
Lift in brand consideration when powered by a live API feed of NFL matchup data.
Source: Internal Campaign Data + Echelon Insights Study, Q3–Q4 2025
Relevance has a clock on it
A generic spot is the same on Monday as it was on game day. High-impact creative powered by live data isn't. It knows the score, the big play, the matchup people are talking about. That's the difference between advertising next to the game and advertising as part of it.
Plan the season the way fans live it
September: kickoff and college football. October: MLB postseason and NHL opener. November: Thanksgiving football and rivalry week. December: the holiday slate. January: the playoffs. Each is an attention spike with its own moment.
The brands that win these months don't have the biggest broadcast budget. They pair high-impact creative with a plan to act on the attention it earns.
The game ends. The attention doesn't.
Ready to go beyond the broadcast?
The season is already on the calendar. The only question is what you do with the attention it creates. Let's map your fall and winter plan from capture to conversion. Contact us here.
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