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Market to Athletes

Athletes are your customers.
74%
lower acquisition cost than paid social

The fastest way to grow in 18-24: more than 650,000 verified students who are ready to spend. Our user base represents about 5% of the US college population. No fixed costs, you only pay on verified conversions.

Why athletes crack the 18-24 code

The hardest demographic in marketing

People who are 18 to 24 grew up saturated in advertising and know exactly how to tune it out. Reaching them takes a channel they already trust. Ours is 650,000+ verified athletes, two thirds of all college athletes in the United States.

Athletes are the campus culture

Athletes are the social and cultural leaders of their campus, whatever their follower count. Athlete adoption of a brand becomes campus adoption of a brand, and like a great restaurant with a small menu, we keep the offer list short so your deal gets their full attention.

Customers who stay for decades

You are acquiring verified, high-intent customers inside a truly siloed ecosystem with no junk traffic. Nearly half of the athletes who clicked our Coinbase offer funded an account with at least $200, and 76% funded accounts with our checking and savings partners. You reach them at an impressionable time, while they build the buying, spending, and loyalty habits that last a lifetime.

This is what an offer to athletes can look like in the app.

How it works

1

Your offer becomes a deal card

Copy is co-created with you, creatives are yours, and nothing goes live without your sign-off. Live in-app within 24 hours of approval.

2

Athletes claim it through tracked links

Every athlete gets a unique tracked link, so every conversion is attributed and verified.

3

You pay on results

Commission on sales or a flat bounty per action. You invest only when a conversion verifies.

Pay per verified action. Best-of-web offer required.

  • Commission on sales or a flat bounty per action: sign-up, funded account, or purchase. Matched to how your business converts.
  • Your NIL Club offer must be the best deal you offer anywhere on the web. Athletes can tell.
  • No retainers. Optional monthly cap. Pause anytime.
50,000+
funded accounts for SoFi
46%
of Coinbase clicks became an account funded with at least $200
17.4K
student sign-ups for Amazon Prime Student
1,846
new customers for Tempo Meals

This is your solution if…

  • College students and Gen Z are your customers
  • You can support a real student or intro offer
  • You convert online: sign-ups, funded accounts, purchases

Not your solution?

If athletes would never buy your product, this is not your solution. Reach their fans instead, or put your product in their hands for reviews.

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