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eToro's Premier League Journey

As online trading entered mainstream conversation in 2017, SportQuake worked with eToro to build a unique sports sponsorship strategy: developing an aggregation model in the Premier League to generate worldwide awareness and educate audiences on their key crypto offering.

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Brief

Following the 2017 crypto boom, eToro was looking for a platform to grow brand awareness. Trading brands were starting to become active within the sports eco-system so eToro challenged us on how they could differentiate.

With clients based in 75 countries, eToro needed a strategy that reached a global audience. The goal? Establish eToro as a mainstream trading platform by finding a cost-effective way to ‘own’ the category within the Premier League.

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Approach

Partnering with a challenge club came with a risk of underperformance, while being a sector partner wouldn’t deliver frequency of reach. A first for any online trading brand, we proposed a multi-club aggregation model for four key reasons:

  • Global brand realignment – By partnering with seven clubs, eToro had a global platform, loved and followed by millions, to publicly align their brand with.
  • High-density marketing platform – A multi-club approach provided an ‘always on’, high-density marketing platform, including branding at 35% of Premier League games to reach fans in 200+ markets.
  • Global PR coverage – As the first Premier League sponsorships paid for in bitcoin, eToro would earn global press coverage from the world’s leading financial media outlets.
  • Market leading brand positioning – The strategy would differentiate eToro as a Premier League sponsor, not just a club sponsor, with branding alongside the league’s other blue-chip partners, such as Barclays.

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Impact

eToro’s seven-club partnership gained global attention from football and non-football audiences alike. Forbes cited the move as a “watershed moment”, naming eToro as the leaders of football’s fintech revolution.

Sports sponsorship has become their #1 most cost-effective marketing channel. By aligning with reputable sports entities, eToro built brand awareness and trust among diverse audiences across the globe – growing their user base from 10 million to 35 million in five years and have recently successfully IPO’ed.

We’re unable to share exact results due to confidentiality.

"SportQuake has been a key partner in helping eToro unlock the strategic potential of The Premier League. With their expertise, we developed and executed a multi-club sponsorship strategy that positioned eToro as a category leader and engaged The Premier League’s high value audiences.”

Stephanie Wilks-Wiffen, Marketing Director (UK & Dach), eToro

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