Partnering with The British & Irish Lions
Sport in general and the Lions specifically are a perfect showcase for EY. As a group, the Lions represent the coming together of the most talented players to form a new team strong enough to take on the some of the world’s best rugby teams. This is exactly what EY can bring to our clients and prospects – diverse experience and skills that, with the right strategy and analysis, can take on the toughest challenges and truly build a better working world with the highest performing teams.
Working together with the Lions, EY will help build the digital experience. Offering fans the ability to engage with the Tour like never before, helping to ensure the team is seen as a leader in this field as well as on the playing field.
Our involvement with this much-anticipated sporting spectacle will provide an opportunity for EY to demonstrate how we are able to deliver our digital capabilities and business intelligence in a way that differentiates us from our competitors.
Principal Partner, denotes the top tier of The British & Irish Lions sponsorship program for the 2017 Tour to New Zealand.
What is the Lions Tour?
Coming together once every four years, The British & Irish Lions are formed of the very best rugby union players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to challenge the giants of the sport in the southern hemisphere in a series of hard-fought matches over five weeks.
In 2017, the Lions are heading to New Zealand to take on the world champions, the legendary All Blacks, in a three test match series. It’s little wonder that being selected for a Lions Tour is the ultimate accolade for any player from the British Isles & Ireland – or that fan interest is always feverish.
But Lions tours are about more than just rugby. Transcending national rivalries, they showcase the best the sport has to offer. They promote the sport and the converging of fans for love of the game, creating friendships and shared experiences that transcend nationalities and cultures in a celebration of individual skill and, most importantly, teamwork.
How is EY helping?
We are helping to transform a leading global sports brand into a truly digital brand, working together to define their digital strategy and vision while shaping the future fan experience.
Our work focuses on defining, constructing and delivering the global experience and includes developing exciting engagement via the delivery of a new Lions app. for enthusiastic sports fans and helping the Lions to further establish themselves as a beloved sports brand.
We are excited to be working with such a progressive sporting organization and enjoying the opportunity to explore digital innovations that help elevate commercial value for the world’s best loved touring team.
Through this, EY has demonstrated its ability to impact the Lions, the fans and sponsors by applying analytics to create commercial uplift and business intelligence. View the Press Release here.
