WHY BRAND LICENSING?
Retail sales from licensed sports merchandise grew 4.9% to $27.8 billion in 2018.
With globally recognised brands and passionate fanbases, brand licensing offers sports clubs, tournaments and associations the perfect opportunity to use licensed product ranges to drive incremental revenue streams, enter new geographical territories and attract new fans.
Licensed partnerships offer cross-sector opportunies, from accessories to homewares, apparel to stationery with recent examples including Puma and Maybelline's beauty range and Ascot & Radley bags.
BRAND LICENSING HANDBOOK
The guide to brand licensing covers everything from key terminology to industry size, and includes case studies to hep you better understand the $280.3bn industry.
SPORTS LICENSING IN EUROPE
Discover how some of the world's biggest sports franchises such as Juventus, NFL and Real Madrid are using licensing to grow their business into new markets.
EUROPEAN LICENSING REPORT
Take a look across the retail landscape, discover the big licensing trends in Europe and see the impact of ever-increasing e-commerce in this exclusive report in partnership with License Global.
SPORTS AT BRAND LICENSING EUROPE
As the leading European event dedicated to licensing and brand extension, BLE gives brand owners the platform to showcase their properties and secure partnerships with over 8,000+ retailers and manufacturers to extend their brand into consumer products. The sports industry now represents 10% of global retail sales for licensed merchandise. At Brand Licensing Europe, the Sports Pavilion provides sports brands an opportunity to tap into the lucrative licensing industry in a dedicated space that attracts 1,800+ retailers and manufacturers interested in sports properties.
"We met with many partners, including many new prospects, which all contributed to the good result we got from the event and made it potentially one of the most successful shows in the calendar for Brands and Clubs like ours." Luca Montesion, Licensing Manager, Juventus
WHY VISIT BLE?
Discover more than 260 brand owners and agents representing 2,500+ properties at Brand Licensing Europe.
WHAT'S ON BLE?
Explore the live activations, installations and features taking place at this year's show.
TRAVEL & HOTELS
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