Personal branding, NIL, athlete branding Leah Ekmark Personal branding, NIL, athlete branding Leah Ekmark

From the Combine to Your Future: Five Things Every High School Athlete Needs to Know About NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) Before College

Five Things Every High School Athlete Needs to Know About NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) Before College:

If you are a college-bound athlete and have not started thinking about Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) and building your personal brand, you are already behind. NIL is not just a college consideration. NIL training for athletes starts NOW. The work you do in high school, before you step on a college campus, will determine how prepared you are to compete — not just in your sport, but in the business of being an athlete.

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Throwback Win: What Securing Jason Witten as an Influencer Taught Us About Athlete Branding — And Why It Still Matters in the NIL Era

In 2019, Dala Communications was tasked with researching and booking an influencer as a part of a larger media strategy for an upcoming event at Capital One. Our pick? Jason Witten who had recently come out of retirement and was rejoining the Dallas Cowboys. We went to work securing Witten as a brand influencer for Capital One's STEM education initiative — a campaign designed to inspire the next generation of innovators by connecting students to an NFL icon who embodied discipline, preparation, and excellence.

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