Esports is filled with marketing opportunities for brands: Lokesh Suji

Lokesh Suji, Director - Esports Federation of India, VP - Asian Esports Federation

In an exclusive chat with Storyboard18’s Tasmayee Laha Roy, Lokesh Suji, Director – Esports Federation of India, VP – Asian Esports Federation talks about the opportunities in the space for modern marketers and how 2022 will see a growth in the overall segment from the grassroots level.

Deepening the sports-brands-fans connection

On the domestic front, Delhi-Ahmedabad and Mumbai-Ahmedabad are the top searched routes for October 13 and 14, the data noted. (Representative Image via Unsplash)

With the convergence of physical and digital in the world of sports and the growing popularity of hyper-reality experiences, it’s even more of a blast to be a sports fan, and, of course, a sports sponsor.

Is Sports pushing Bollywood out of the marketing spotlight?

Recent FICCI report says that the Indian sports segment grew 62 percent in 2021, exceeding pre COVID-19 levels, and television garnered 84 percent of media spends on sports. Still from CRED’s ad.

Both new-age and legacy brands are now using cricket and other emerging sports as their preferred marketing tool. Bollywood may not be out of the picture, but sports has certainly upped its game.