EP 49: Betting on the brand: How DraftKings stands out in a crowded game
About this episode
The episode explores how DraftKings has evolved in the sports betting industry and its marketing strategies leading up to the Super Bowl LX.
Episode 49 takes listeners inside one of the fastest-growing and most competitive arenas in sports: betting. With Super Bowl LX approaching, the biggest game of the year has become about far more than the final score. It’s a national ritual and now it’s a multi-billion-dollar marketplace of wagers, odds and real-time emotion. Today’s fan experience is shaped by data, prediction and participation, and few brands sit closer to that intersection than DraftKings. As sports betting becomes a defining part of how fans engage with the game, DraftKings is helping rewrite the rules of modern sports entertainment, turning viewers into players, and moments into money. Brand Slam hosts Joe Kayata and Mary Sadlier talk with Stephanie Sherman, Chief Marketing Officer at DraftKings, to explore how the brand has evolved from a fantasy sports startup into one of the most recognizable names in sports betting. Stephanie breaks down the high-stakes decision to advertise during this year’s Big Game, where 30-second spots start at $8 million, explaining why DraftKings continues to invest in that stage and how showing up front and center during one of the most-watched sporting events in the world…
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