Skip to content

Case Study: Reaching Sports Planners During a Pandemic

Case Study: Reaching Sports Planners During a Pandemic


Hershey Harrisburg Sports & Events Authority

The Ask

Due to the drastic impact that Covid-19 has caused across the sports and events industry, the Hershey Harrisburg Sports & Events Authority tasked the  Orange142 team to create a multi-faceted digital media approach a message of safety to Sports & Events planners. This digital campaign was hyper-focused on what the Hershey & Harrisburg area offers to planners and attendees while safely and responsibly attending future sports gatherings and events.

The Solution

Utilizing Orange142’s 1st and 3rd party databases to reach regional Sports & Events Planners and Influencers, our team deployed various tactics and developed a new creative strategy that spoke directly to those audiences. The tactics used included Native advertising, Paid/Programmatic Email, Website Retargeting, Video Instream, and traditional Display.

The Results

  • During the campaign time frame, the Orange142 media efforts made up 80%+ of all website traffic for the Hershey Harrisburg Sports & Events website.
  • 450+ hours of video consumed directly by sports planners, events planners & influencers during the campaign.
  • Impressions Served: 5.6 million impressions
  • Clicks Generated: 17,700
  • Average Campaign CTR: 0.31% (Industry Standard is 0.08% CTR)
  • Completed Views Generated: 55,671

Orange142 has vast experience conceptualizing and implementing digital media campaigns to target Meetings, Group, Events, and Sports planners. We have a full proprietary database to target these decision-makers based on job titles.  We understand the importance of strategic messaging needs in the wake of the Coronavirus. Below is a sample audience reach in the meetings & events industry to showcase how we can segment your messaging to niche audiences:


[meeting-planner-reach-table]

Orange142 is a travel & tourism marketing team and would love to help with your recovery approach with leisure or meeting programs.  Let us help tell your destination’s story, contact us today.

One Image

Subscribe to our
email newsletter

Subscribe to our email newsletter

Latest Articles

Case Study: Orange 142 Powers Digital Transformation for a Prominent Energy Company
Case Study

Case Study: Orange 142 Powers Digital Transformation for a Prominent Energy Company

Orange 142 drives a 346% increase in website traffic and doubles con...

Case Study: Energy Company Case Study
Case Study

Case Study: Energy Company Case Study

Orange 142’s expertise boosts an energy retailer's operational effic...

Seamless Collaboration: How Orange 142 Elevates Agency Partnerships
Advertising Solutions

Seamless Collaboration: How Orange 142 Elevates Agency Partnerships

Discover how Orange 142 elevates agency partnerships through seamles...