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Ep. #1 The Story of the WNBA Orange Hoodie, ft. Eb Jones

Ep. #1 The Story of the WNBA Orange Hoodie, ft. Eb Jones

FromThe Business Case For Women's Sports


Ep. #1 The Story of the WNBA Orange Hoodie, ft. Eb Jones

FromThe Business Case For Women's Sports

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In Ep. #1, Caroline interviews Eb Jones to hear the full story of the WNBA Orange Hoodie, and how it came to be one of the most successful pieces of merchandise in the history of women's sports.In 2020, the WNBA Orange Hoodie made history. The Sports Business Journal named it the “Fashion Statement of the Year”, Opendorse named it one of the top 5 performing athlete influencer marketing campaigns of 2020, and at one point, it was the top-selling item across the entire Fanatics website, and ultimately became the best-selling WNBA item ever sold.The story of the WNBA Orange Hoodie begins in February 2019, with a strategic decision by Eb Jones, who was the Head of Content of Influencer Strategy at the WNBA at the time. As the WNBA underwent their most recent rebrand, Eb put together the merchandising & influencer strategy to support the rebranding efforts. The result? The WNBA Orange Hoodie was born, and selected to be the WNBA's signature item. Eventually, the Orange Hoodie was distributed to all WNBA players and a small group of athlete and entertainment influencers, including A'ja Wilson, Kobe Bryant, Naomi Osaka, Lebron James, Jemele Hill, Gabrielle Union, Shea Serrano, and many more. Many reports and analysts attribute the recent growth & success of the WNBA in large part to the Orange Hoodie, and the impressions and excitement it generated for the league. More from GOALS Subscribe: Email sign-upTwitter: @goals_sports_Instagram: @goals_sports_Website: goals-sports.comEmail: caroline@goals-sports.com
Released:
Jan 21, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Welcome to the GOALS podcast, The Business Case For Women's Sports, where we explore every corner of the women’s sports industry from the field to the front office. Hosted by Caroline Fitzgerald, this podcast features interviews with leaders in women's sports that dig into topics like data insights, marketing strategies, and sponsorship deals. We believe that it’s good business to invest in women’s sports, and our #GOAL is to prove it.