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Influencer PR for
Sport & Entertainment

With creators chosen by data,we get you known, then visitedand run all of it for you.

  • Strong in travel creators
  • Strategy to reporting, one-stop management
  • Any genre, chosen by data

We focus on the experience of creators attending for the first time and describing the atmosphere from the gate to after the final whistle in their own words, and use it to drive attendance and ticket sales.

Results

Sports fans follow the action on social media now

44.5%

Of club revenue, nearly half comes from sponsors

Sponsorship as a share of the 175.7bn yen in revenue across 53 J.League clubs. Gate revenue accounts for 16.8%

J.League, 2025 Club Financial Disclosures

57.3%

Six in ten fans watch on social, two in ten post

Share who view sports content on social media. Only 17.6% post anything themselves

Macromill and Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, 2025 Sports Marketing Baseline Survey, September 2025 (aged 15-69, n=2,000)

19.9%

What they follow is the club itself

The account type social viewers most often follow: official club accounts

Macromill and Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, 2025 Sports Marketing Baseline Survey, September 2025 (social media viewers, n=1,146)

15.1%

Individual athletes too: one in six follows one

The second most-followed account type among social viewers: professional athletes. Pundits and former players come in at 4.9%

Macromill and Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, 2025 Sports Marketing Baseline Survey, September 2025 (social media viewers, n=1,146)

8,641yen

The biggest spenders are people under 30

Monthly spend on attending, among people in their teens and twenties. Around 6,000 yen higher than the 50-69 bracket

Hakuhodo Institute of Media Environment, published November 2024 (n=2,394)
  • POV video of cleaning a guest room at Shimoda View Hotel

    Shimoda, Shizuoka

    Hotels & ryokan

    Shimoda View Hotel

    1.99M views

  • POV video of a stylist coloring hair at a Shibuya salon

    Shibuya, Tokyo

    Hair salon

    A hair salon in Shibuya

    2.3M views

  • POV video of a food truck selling braised-pork burgers at an event

    Japan National Stadium, Tokyo

    Food truck

    Iwasaki Honpo (braised-pork burgers)

    1.51M views

  • POV video of making toppings in a pudding kitchen
    Sweets maker

    Tokyo Tenryu

    1.0M views

  • POV video of a coin ring workshop

    Asakusa, Tokyo

    Craft workshop

    RAGTIME COIN FACTORY

    790K views

  • Video of an acai bowl shop owner presenting the menu

    Kawaramachi, Kyoto

    Café

    Sugary, an acai bowl shop

    4.6M views

  • POV video of a J.League home match, filmed through the eyes of the club's media officer
    Football club

    Reilac Shiga FC

  • Ad video for a fan-cooled vest
    Ad video

    Landmark Co., Ltd.

  • POV video walking through the night-time art at a hot spring glamping site

    Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki

    Glamping

    Izura Hot Spring

4 benefits of influencer PR for sport and entertainment

  1. 01

    A first visit gives a reason to come

    When a first-time visitor talks about the entrance, their seat and the food, it gives people a reason to come besides the price.

  2. 02

    Reach beyond fans before match day

    Official announcements reach only fans. A creator's audience hears from you directly before match day.

  3. 03

    Test small for the next generation

    Bring in a few creators that younger people watch, and you can reach the next generation without overspending.

  4. 04

    Run posts on screens and ticket pages

    Settle rights in advance, and the posts can run on your official accounts and be turned into ads too.

Four reasons sport and entertainment organizations choose TripClear for influencer PR

  1. 20M+combined followers

    Strong in travel creators

    We add entertainment and food creators to the shortlist, aiming for people that those who have never been to a game already watch.

  2. Fully handled

    One-stop management

    We plan the shooting order from the entrance to the seats, and our team is there on the day. Anti-social-forces checks go into the schedule.

  3. Chosen by data

    Any genre, chosen by data

    We look at past brand collaborations too and present a list. Whether a creator reaches the next generation is checked against viewer age. By industry

  4. Reused as ads

    A full range of marketing solutions

    We report against visits to the sales page and ticket movement. Posts that take off can also be material for sponsor proposals. Services to combine with

Process

From kick-off to measuring the effect on ticket sales: how it actually runs in sport and entertainment

From agreeing the KPIs through selection, filming and posting to reconciling with sales, supported without a break

  1. 1Inquiry and quote

    We ask about your product or venue and who you want to reach, then quote by the number, genre and posts of creators.

  2. 2Kickoff meeting

    We fix the numbers to be tracked in three layers: awareness, attendance (purchase) and sponsorship.

  3. 3Casting plan

    We decide the casting that reaches non-attenders on checked data.

  4. 4Filming and publication

    We work back from the dates that can't move, and run it as the point of contact.

  5. 5Post-campaign measurement

    Set against the sales numbers, with the posts that grew going into advertising and sponsorship pitches.

In sport and entertainment, the platform mix, and what we watch on each

TikTokpeople who have never attended The way in. The heat of the venue and a first visit

What we watchViews, average watch time, profile visits

Instagramconsiderers in the catchment Getting the date, the seat and the journey into someone's diary

What we watchSaves, link clicks, arrivals at the sales page

YouTubeturning them into fans The players as people, and the backstage, at length

What we watchAverage watch time, subscriptions, return visits

Partnership adsSpark Ads Winning posts delivered to the catchment and to close interests

What we watchArrivals at the ticketing page, cost per acquisition

Official account and ticketing page The landing layer. Dates and the path to purchase in order

What we watchTickets sold, share of first-time buyers

An example. The category and the size of the catchment change the order.

We'll lay out the approach and cost for your business when we talk

Consultations and quotes are freeRequest a quote

FAQ

Questions we are often asked in sport and entertainment

Is filming or posting during a match or performance a rights problem?

The starting position differs by governing body. We confirm which framework you sit under first, then build from the hours around the fixture, training and events, where the constraints are lighter.

Can it run without the players or performers themselves? We're worried about a backlash.

It can. The lead role isn't anything a player says; it's the experience of attending. Showing the route from the gate to the seat in POV with nobody on camera is another option. Posts are checked before publication, and the standard for replies goes into the contract. See POV video for sport and entertainment as well.

Can you measure how far it carried through to ticket sales?

If the measurement is agreed before casting, yes. We prepare a dedicated page, measurement tags on the ticketing site and a social-only coupon code, and report them against the sales data.

How do you handle the stealth marketing rules?

The rules apply not to the influencer but to you, as the advertiser. The PR disclosure rules, the contract and the compliance procedure all go on the schedule from the shortlisting stage.

Won't it only land if the influencer knows the sport?

Going after people who have never attended, creators outside the sport actually work better. We put both on the shortlist: people with a strong pull among fans of the sport, and people who visit as somewhere to go at the weekend.

Can we commission it for a single home fixture or one-off event?

One-offs are fine. We suggest building the casting and measurement pattern on one fixture, then taking those numbers into a season-long plan and sponsorship pitches.

What does it cost, and what is the going rate?

It depends on the follower size and number of influencers, the number of posts and the scope of secondary use (use in ads). We present a quote with the candidate list, so you can decide while adjusting the scale.

Can we hire you as an influencer casting agency?

Our influencer PR service is influencer marketing built around influencer casting. We handle the whole package, from shortlisting and negotiating with creators to directing the shoot, checking PR disclosures, measuring results, and turning the best-performing posts into ads.

Which company runs this service?

TripClear Inc., based in Shinsen-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo. Our core is social media management and vertical short-form video production, and we support sport and entertainment. For the company profile, see Company.

Do you have case studies or a track record with sports and entertainment?

Our case studies with sports and entertainment are introduced on the social media management page. Our track record across industries is collected in Works.

How do you handle the stealth marketing rules and the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations?

Every post carries a PR label and is published in line with the stealth marketing rules under the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations. In influencer marketing we check the copy and the labelling before posting, and make sure the description of the product or service stays within the facts.

Can you work with sports clubs, fitness clubs and gyms too?

We work with club teams, sports clubs, fitness clubs and gyms alike, because the daily life of training and the facility becomes the material.

In the sports industry, we run social media for a club team.

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