ESA Press Releases

The European Sponsorship Association is thrilled to reveal the nominees for the 2021 ESA Awards, the most coveted prizes in sponsorship. After a record number of entries, a judging panel full of ... read more

The European sponsorship industry has demonstrated the clearest signs yet of an imminent recovery, according to a continent-wide survey of senior industry leaders conducted by the European Sponsorship ... read more

The European Sponsorship Association (ESA) is pleased to announce that leading sports marketing and data analytics business, DataPOWA, has partnered with the 2021 ESA Awards. As part of the ... read more

Brands continue to be the most confident, while positivity amongst agencies has bounced backCOVID-19 pandemic spurs all parts of the sponsorship industry to do more to measure and evaluate ... read more

The European Sponsorship Association is delighted to announce the successful completion of the largest ever ESA Diploma class. A total of 76 students from the January 2020 intake of the ESA Diploma ... read more

The European Sponsorship Association is thrilled to reveal the judging panels for the 2021 ESA Awards, the most prestigious sponsorship prizes in Europe. The panels are a who’s-who of the European ... read more

Confidence amongst sponsorship industry professionals has fallen slightly in the European Sponsorship Association’s continent-wide survey, but rights holders are feeling more confident than ... read more

The European Sponsorship Association, the membership body that aims to inspire, unite and grow the sponsorship industry, has launched the 2021 ESA Diploma. Enrolment is now open for the ESA ... read more

The European Sponsorship Association is pleased to announce the conclusion of another successful ESA Sponsorship Sales Certificate course. 13 students successfully graduated from the June intake of ... read more

The ESA Awards will return in 2021 with new categories and a streamlined format to celebrate the best of the sponsorship industry despite unprecedented challenges. The prestigious #ESAawards is ... read more

European Sponsorship Association's Sentiment Tracker finds sharp rise in confidence across both the United Kingdom and continental Europe in third wave of industry-wide survey The fourth wave ... read more

Confidence rebounds across the sponsorship industry, with positive sentiment more widespread on the continent, as European sport and entertainment starts long road to recovery The European ... read more

The European Sponsorship Association is pleased to announce that nine students have successfully graduated from the April 2020 intake of the ESA Sponsorship Sales Certificate. Under the guidance of ... read more

After unprecedented interest from the sponsorship community, ESA is pleased to announce the launch of the first ever mid-season ESA Diploma starting in June 2020. This initiative is being offered ... read more

First results from new ESA research find that majority of sponsors are changing their approaches during lockdown but plan to honour contracts going forward. Wednesday 29 April, 2020 The ... read more

Europe’s total sponsorship by volume rose 1.9% last year, to a record €30.69 billion, new research from the European Sponsorship Association and Nielsen Sports has revealed. The 2020 ESA ... read more

After careful consideration, The European Sponsorship Association (ESA) and the Belgian Sponsorship Awards organisers have made the difficult decision to postpone the event due to take place on ... read more

Europe’s best and brightest sponsorship campaigns were recognised at the 13th annual ESA Awards ceremony, held on Wednesday, 26 February. More than 400 sponsorship and sports marketing leaders ... read more

After an overwhelming response from ESA members and the wider sponsorship community, the 2020 ESA Awards ceremony has completely sold out. More than 400 sponsorship and sports marketing leaders ... read more

The European Sponsorship Association is pleased to announce that international rugby player and businesswoman, Sene Naoupu, will host the 2020 ESA Awards ceremony. Picture credit: Ramsey Cardy / ... read more