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January 7, 2026
What Actually Makes a Naming Rights Deal Endure

The naming rights industry is robust, mature, and well established. Yet despite decades of deal-making across sports, entertainment, and civic infrastructure, very few organizations have truly cracked the code on why a brand and a property come together to create a lasting naming rights relationship.

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January 7, 2026
How to Maximize ROI Through Sponsorship Strategy, Implementation, and Activation

Discover effective strategies to maximize ROI through sponsorship activation. Learn how to optimize sponsorship deals with multi-channel campaigns, experiential marketing, and data-driven insights to ensure measurable returns for brands and properties.

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January 7, 2026
Brand Representation FAQs: Sponsorships and Naming Rights

Learn the basics of brand representation for Naming Rights

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January 7, 2026
Sponsorships and Naming Rights FAQs

Learn the basics of Sponsorship and Naming Rights

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August 6, 2024
2024 Executive Summary: Data, Insights and Trends in Sponsorship and Naming Rights

Innovative Partnerships Group’s team of consultants, data analysts, and marketing scientists have been on the cutting edge of partnership valuation for brands and monitors the trends in the sponsorship industry. We have performed dozens of naming rights and sponsorship valuations, and over the past 12-18 months we have had many clients, industry leaders and decision […]

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November 6, 2023
Sponsorship and Naming Rights Survey of Credit Unions: Trends and Best Practices

Innovative Partnerships Group’s team of consultants, data analysts, and marketing scientists have been on the cutting edge of partnership valuation for brands and monitors the trends in the sponsorship industry. We have performed dozens of naming rights and sponsorship valuations, and over the past 12-18 months have had many clients, industry leaders and decision makers […]

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June 1, 2023
Listen: The Best Boss Ever Podcast featuring Jeff Marks and Carl Thomas

How does a boutique sponsorship agency in LA land FC Barcelona as a major client? Listen to Jeff Marks, Founder and CEO of the Innovative Partnerships Group tell the story, and yes, they are exactly what the name implies! Based in Los Angeles, IPG has brand clients, rights holder clients and is one of the leaders in brand, sponsor, client, rights holder integration. Their best know client? FC Barcelona in Spain. Listen Up!

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September 9, 2022
Listen: The Playbook Podcast featuring Jeff Marks and Len Komoroski

Jeff Marks (CEO, Innovative Partnerships Group) and Len Komoroski (CEO, Cleveland Cavaliers) talk about keys to building successful partnerships and creating revenue through the emotional aspects of sports.

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March 14, 2022
Sports Business Awards: Saluting the industry’s best for 15 years

Sports Business Journal has nominated Innovative Partnerships Group for agency of the year in the category: Best in Property Consulting, Sales and Client Services.

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August 18, 2020
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast featuring CEO Jeff Marks

Jeff Marks (CEO, Innovative Partnerships Group) shares his unique perspective on the sponsorship and partnership industry.

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News

Hendrick Motorsports Selects Innovative Partnerships Group as Agency of Record

Hendrick Motorsports has selected Innovative Partnerships Group as its agency of record to support the organization’s commercial strategy and partnership development. Innovative Partnerships Group will work closely with Hendrick Motorsports to create innovative sponsorship programs and platforms designed to grow the long-term value of the team’s NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts sponsorship […]

USMNT Chooses Great Park for 2026 World Cup Training

The Great Park Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine, the only professional soccer stadium in Orange County, has emerged as one of the region’s most valuable sports marketing opportunities. With naming rights currently available, the venue offers brands a rare chance to align with a premier soccer destination in one of Southern California’s most dynamic markets. […]

FC Barcelona and Spotify extend sponsorship agreement through to 2030

The world's most popular audio streaming subscription service also to continue to hold the naming rights for Spotify Camp Nou until 2034 Originally posted by fcbarcelona.com After three years of successful collaboration, FC Barcelona and Spotify have agreed to extend their sponsorship agreement through to 2030, which covers both the men’s and women’s football first team jerseys and the […]

Innovative Partnerships Group Powers HotelPlanner’s Growth Across Sports, Facilitating Over 25 New Partnerships with Leading Leagues and Teams

For more information about this partnership, check out our case study. LOS ANGELES, CA – June 13, 2025 – Innovative Partnerships Group is a leader in naming rights, long-term sponsorships and brand partnership advisory and consultancy for the sports and entertainment industry. HotelPlanner is proud to announce the successful execution of over 25 new partnerships […]

Concordia University Irvine Named a Founding Partner and Official Education Partner of OCVIBE

For more information about this partnership, check out our case study. Irvine, Calif., Feb. 5, 2025 — OCVIBE, the visionary entertainment and lifestyle district coming to Anaheim, is proud to announce Concordia University Irvine as a Founding Partner and its Official Education Partner. This groundbreaking partnership marks a transformative step for both organizations, creating opportunities […]

OCVIBE Taps Innovative Partnerships Group as AOR

OCVIBE has selected Innovative Partnerships Group (IPG) as its exclusive agency of record for the $4B mixed-use development project that is underway in the roughly 100 acres surrounding Honda Center in Anaheim.

Hospitals’ Healthy Sponsorship Habits

As part of Innovative Partnerships Group’s new Data Insights & Reporting division, we recently launched a survey focusing on health systems and hospitals.

OCVIBE - Off & Skating

OCVIBE has selected Innovative Partnerships Group as its global Agency of Record responsible for securing next-generation business partnerships

Los Angeles Times: How Dodgers could make Shohei Ohtani’s contract pay for itself

“They are in a unique position in the marketplace with their sponsorship portfolio,” said Jeff Marks, president of Los Angeles-based Innovative Partnerships Group. “Having both the jersey patch and the field naming rights available now allows them to unlock value and put a premium on two high-value assets they have never sold.”
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