Affectionately dubbed “America’s Team”, the Dallas Cowboys are unquestionably a cult brand to be reckoned with. They are the most valuable team in the NFL, and tied for the second most valuable sports team in the world.
Here’s some of the key takeaways from the interview:
0:41 Matt discusses great brand partnerships and how the help further propel the Cowboys brand.
One of our brand pillars is innovation. You can say your brand pillars all you want, but if you’re not living them then you’re just not it. (Our partners) really pushes us in a really good way to be (forward thinking) and technology driven.
1:17 Tactics the Cowboys utilize in order to further engage consumers.
2:39 Matt talks about the moment between moments for fans.
3:09 Matt gives a story about when a fearless decision helped his brand.
3:22 Matt gives his insight as to why it is important to continue making fearless decisions, especially when some of them do not pan out the way they are intended.
Matt O’Neil oversees all aspects of the Cowboys brand; including all branding, marketing, and advertising; all content creation including TV production, radio, internet, social media, and print publications; and oversees all Event Presentation/GameDay Entertainment at Cowboys games and 3rd party events at AT&T Stadium. Matt was formerly the VP of Marketing at the New York Red Bulls, of Major League Soccer. In addition to running all the marketing, video production, and game entertainment, Matt was a liaison for Red Bull, the energy drink, charged with infusing the Red Bull brand into the entire soccer fan experience, on the pitch and off.
