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The AI battle plan for Sports & fitness.

In Sports & fitness, AI Showreel lists 10 proven AI marketing deployments (8 at strong evidence A/B), covering 3 of the 4 growth levers. 5 patterns proven in other industries are not deployed here yet.

10 proven cases
8 at evidence A/B
5 blind spots

Acquisition

3 proven cases in Sports & fitness.

Proof B Live confirmed

Arc'teryx

AI-driven paid campaigns, fed by generated creative adapted to the local context

+70% de ROAS Return on ad spend from Demand Gen compared with the other paid channels, on high-value buyers in North America and Europe
Sports & fitnessOptimization / automation
Proof B Live confirmed

Equinox

genAI SDR agent for lead engagement and qualification

48% Prospects handed to an advisor who become members
Sports & fitnessConversation
Proof B Live confirmed

Lululemon

AI-driven paid media (Performance Max) focused on new-customer acquisition

+8% Campaign ROAS (Canada)
Sports & fitnessOptimization / automation

Retention

5 proven cases in Sports & fitness.

Proof B Live confirmed

JD Sports Fashion

AI-personalized lifecycle orchestration on micro-behaviors, deployed multi-market

+65% Rise in conversion rate in the UK on the Loomi AI-powered campaigns
Sports & fitnessPersonalization
Proof C Live confirmed

Nike

personalized exclusive offers and access based on member engagement and history

+70 pour cent Growth of repeat-buying members over the quarter (FY22 Q1, ended August 31, 2021)
Sports & fitnessPersonalization
Proof B Live confirmed

Peloton

genAI-personalized training plans and recommendations from usage data

des millions Personalized Peloton IQ insights generated each week
Sports & fitnessPersonalization
Proof C Live confirmed

Strava

personalized natural-language training insights from activity data

125 M+ d'athletes Platform athlete base, in more than 190 countries
Sports & fitnessPersonalization
Proof B Live confirmed

Wimbledon (The Championships)

editorial content generated by genAI in the brand voice for fan engagement

16 pour cent Rise in engagement across all platforms (2025, year-on-year)
Sports & fitnessGeneration

Monetization

2 proven cases in Sports & fitness.

Proof A Live confirmed

DraftKings

ML personalization and optimization of promotion and pricing across player cohorts

plus de 100% Revenue retention per user (after initial cohort churn)
Sports & fitnessPersonalization
Proof A Live confirmed

FanDuel

personalization of the betting offer driven by AI pricing, with a genAI discovery assistant

1 sur 20 environ Customers who used Your Way at the 2025 Super Bowl, according to Flutter's CEO
Sports & fitnessPersonalization

Your blind spots: proven elsewhere, absent here

These patterns work in other industries and are not deployed yet in Sports & fitness. That is where the head start hides.

blind spot
Proof A

Conversation × Retention

Proven in 10 other industr(ies). Example: Bank of America (Banking, insurance & fintech).
blind spot
Proof B

Generation × Acquisition

Proven in 9 other industr(ies). Example: Adobe (Tech & SaaS).
blind spot
Proof A

Conversation × Activation / conversion

Proven in 9 other industr(ies). Example: Amazon (Retail & e-commerce).
blind spot
Proof A

Conversation × Monetization

Proven in 6 other industr(ies). Example: Cars.com (Automotive).
blind spot
Proof A

Optimization / automation × Monetization

Proven in 5 other industr(ies). Example: Delta Air Lines (Travel & hospitality).

The sector stack

The most deployed tools and AI in Sports & fitness.

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