To optimize the event, EEM World has decided once again to join up with IMG – the leading international marketing and management agency in the sports world. IMG is a global sports, fashion and media business, with nearly 3,000 employees operating in 30 countries around the globe.
Founded in 1961 by Mark McCormack, IMG is the only international firm with operations in every area of the sports business.
IMG represents over 1,000 sportsmen and women:?Rafael Nadal, Mohammed Ali, Lindsay Vonn, Kristi Yamaguchi, Maria Sharapova, Li Na, Venus Williams, Gerard Pique, Ian Thorpe, John McEnroe.
IMG owns and organizes premium international sporting events: ?The Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, the Nike US Open of Surfing in California, the Virgin Active London Triathlon, the Melbourne Marathon, the Tour de Suisse.
IMG works with some of the biggest sporting organizations, helping them maximize their commercial rights (media - marketing - licensing - naming rights):?The IRB for the Rugby World Cup, Wimbledon, the British Open golf championship, the European and Asian PGA Tour, Wembley Stadium, the US Open tennis tournament, the ISU for the World Figure Skating Championships, the FA Premier League, the Indian Premier League in cricket, the WTA Tour, the Fédération Equestre Internationale, the ATP Tour.
IMG Media is the world’s largest independent producer and distributor of sports programming, with over 19,000 hours of programmes distributed every year.
IMG Consulting provides sports marketing advice to many of the world's leading brands: IBM, O2, General Electric, British Airways, VISA, HSBC.
IMG Licensing is considered one of the premier independent licensing companies in the world of sports and entertainment: Major League Baseball, Ryder Cup, Playboy, NCAA.
IMG College is the leader in collegiate marketing, licensing and media rights.
IMG’s Joint Ventures, IMG Reliance, IMX and IMG CCTV, in the emerging markets of India, Brazil and China, offer the company significant long-term growth opportunities.
In 2004, IMG was taken over by the New York-based investment fund Forstmann Little & Co. Mike Dolan now leads the group and is forging ahead with its international development.
Founded in 1982, IMG France brings all of the group's expertise to the French market, with 50 staff working in a variety of fields.
Leading clients and references:
Open GDF SUEZ, France Galop, 24h du Mans, IBM, FFGolf, AG2R La Mondiale, Guinot, Gucci Paris Masters, LFP, Trophée Lancôme, FFR, Gotcha, Evian Masters, Paris United, Thomas Levet, Raphael Jacquelin, Gregory Havret, Mickael Landreau, Julien Escudé, Marion Bartoli…
Thierry Vincenty - IMG