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Making History: Teaming Up with the Atlanta Vibe to Design Go-To-Market Strategy Framework for Atlanta’s New Premier Pro Sports Team


In 2024, Fuel BMC provided go-to-marketing strategy framework and creative execution for Atlanta Vibe Pro Volleyball.

Read the story about how Fuel BMC’s collaboration with the Atlanta Vibe helped the franchise successfully go-to-market for the historic inaugural season of the Pro Volleyball Federation in 2024.

Feb. 1st, 2024. The vibe at Gas South Arena is electric. For the first time ever, fans from across Atlanta have the chance to watch their new pro volleyball team play at home. In the lobby, column wraps display supersized photos and autographs of the world-class athletes of the Atlanta Vibe. From the signage and banners, down to the table throw covers and player nameplates inside the locker room, no detail has been overlooked…premier marketing design represents the Atlanta Vibe at every touchpoint.


Overhead, on the digital scoreboard, stadium TVs, and LED ribbon boards, motion graphics cycle between sponsor graphics, matchup details, and promotional merch items.


On the court, the Vibe players are warming up. For the first time ever, these talented women have the chance to play the game they love at the pro level without having to play overseas. Members of Atlanta Vibe’s lean, multi-talented internal staff scurry on the court and through the stands, coordinating groups and making last-minute adjustments to make sure the night they’ve worked so hard to make a reality goes off without a hitch.


The lights dim until the arena is completely dark, lit only by the glow of the scoreboard…



7 Months Earlier: The Atlanta Vibe Reach Out to Fuel BMC to Help with Their Brand Launch


From the complete, professional look and feel and premier marketing assets at their Opening Night, you’d never know that this was the Atlanta Vibe’s first ever home match in the inaugural season of a brand-new league – or that seven months earlier, the only branding the Atlanta Vibe had was a team name and a black-and-white logo provided by the league.


“We decided to partner with Fuel because they are well-established in the professional market and work with teams across different leagues. We wanted to be known as a major league team, and we believe you are only as good as the people you surround yourself with. So, it was an easy decision for us.” Theresa Wenzel, President

Initially, the Atlanta Vibe reached out to Fuel BMC to provide brand design, consultation, graphic design, video production, and premier marketing for the Atlanta Vibe's brand launch event – and to provide them with a go-to-market toolset of premier marketing assets.



Creatively Standing Out in a Crowded Sports and Entertainment Market


One of the challenges facing the Atlanta Vibe for their brand launch was that they knew they wanted to make an immediate impact, but they were attempting to launch into an extremely crowded Atlanta sports and entertainment market – with no uniform designs, no video or photography of the on-court product, and limited access to player photography – while marketing a product (professional volleyball) that had never been consumed in the U.S. market.


To overcome these challenges, Fuel had to get creative. Although the runway was short, Fuel’s premier marketing talent knew that the Atlanta Vibe needed to start building a recognizable identity ahead of the brand launch – one that the Atlanta market would embrace.


The first order of business was collaborating with the league and the Atlanta Vibe to define standards behind the color palette that would be cohesive with the red and black that defined Atlanta’s other professional sports teams, while providing a unique twist by incorporating Silvery Blue, Dark Silvery Blue, and Dark Red into their palette.



Fuel BMC provided brand design and go-to-market tools for the Atlanta Vibe's brand launch.
Without access to player photography, Fuel BMC worked with Robert Generette III to create illustrative graphics to incorporate into the initial go-to-market toolset.

Fuel BMC teamed up with Robert Generette III, aka “Rob Zilla,” an extremely talented illustrative artist, to produce illustrations of a couple of the Atlanta Vibe’s franchise players to introduce them into the Atlanta market and to be able to feature player images in advertisements, flyers, and other print and digital marketing assets.


Fuel BMC designed a brand style guide and digital toolkits that included background textures and designs on which to stage Rob’s illustrations. These included a map of the city and a mirror image of the Atlanta skyline reminiscent of a frequency visualizer – a callback to the team’s name and Atlanta’s famous hip-hop scene. The intent was to capture the vibe of the city while positioning Atlanta’s new volleyball team as “The Vibe of the City.”


On very short turnaround, Fuel BMC’s video production team also staged these illustrations alongside footage from the league and stock video clips to create a hype video that would introduce the team and get fans around the city excited for the upcoming season.



Through branding, video production, and graphic design Fuel BMC helped the Atlanta Vibe make a statement as they introduced themselves into the Atlanta market at their brand launch event.



The Atlanta Vibe Partners with Fuel BMC for Their Go-To-Market Strategy Framework and Execution


“We know the purpose of our product, but how can we attract customers to a product that has never been consumed in the U.S.? Fuel helped us define our target audience, develop personas, and then brought it to life at a highly professional level, setting us apart from our competitors.” Theresa Wenzel, President

Following their brand reveal, and with season ticket sales just weeks away, the Atlanta Vibe brought Fuel BMC on for a complete strategic marketing partnership. Runways were extremely tight, so the go-to-market strategy framework had to be built concurrently with executing various components of that strategy, such as ads, social templates, email copy, web copy, landing pages, flyers, television commercials, and other go-to-market tools.


Additionally, as a first-year team, the Atlanta Vibe didn’t have any past data about their target audience or which channels would most effectively reach them. Fuel BMC collaborated with the Vibe’s internal team and their paid media partners at TRIUNION Marketing to build personas for their projected audience, combining zip code demographic data and data from other Atlanta sports teams to develop a knowledge base from which to make decisions about which segments of that audience would have the most interest in attending matches.



Brand Positioning and Foundational Messaging


“It's important to work with an organization that knows how to start strong. There are good organizations out there, and then there are organizations like Fuel that really understand how to build a foundation and grow from there.” Theresa Wenzel, President

With those personas defined, Fuel BMC collaborated with the Atlanta Vibe to define the value propositions that would appeal to these personas, providing slogans, taglines, and other foundational messaging, such as:


  • “This is a vibe you don’t want to miss.”

  • “Make history.”

  • “We’re up next.”

  • “It’s a vibe.”

  • “Good vibes all season long.”

  • “Path to the pros.”

  • “Share the vibe.”

  • “There’s a new team in town.”

  • “Pro volleyball is served.”


Fuel BMC helped the Vibe incorporate this messaging – and more – on their website, social channels, emails to their databases, paid display ads, commercials, and ticketing landing pages. Concurrently, Fuel BMC’s design talent provided in-market assets and design templates for all of these channels, including foundational go-to-market assets such as stadium seating charts, pricing and season ticket member benefits graphics, and schedule release graphics.



Omnichannel digital advertising toolkits to help the Atlanta Vibe go to market.
Fuel BMC helped the Atlanta Vibe design a wide array foundational go-to-market assets, as well as omni-channel design, to enable ticket sales, build brand awareness, and empower fan experiences throughout the season.


Weekly Strategic Meetings to Ensure Alignment


Since runways were tight and time was of the utmost essence, initially, Fuel BMC provided a high-level strategic outline, instead prioritizing multi-channel campaign design around the release of each ticket purchasing option.


However, Fuel BMC would present small, detailed chunks of the overall strategic plan, as they were built out, during weekly strategy sessions with the Vibe. These meetings helped ensure alignment during the fast-paced executions of these campaigns.


“The best part of working with Fuel has been their collaboration, patience in teaching us, willingness to listen, and keen ability to pivot when needed.”  Cheryl LaFoy, Senior Vice President

These weekly meetings provided a rich opportunity for collaboration and creativity – with Fuel BMC providing guidance around marketing best practices and the Vibe providing insights from their own experience with volleyball audiences and their passion for the sport. This collaborative process helped build a sense of trust and transparency between the two organizations since assets had to get in market with minimal time for extensive approval processes. But it also allowed for greater agility, as every new piece of market data and feedback held potential value in going to market with a brand-new product.


The two organizations would continue to hold these weekly strategy sessions for the duration of the season.



Iterative Improvement and Capturing Content at Minicamp


The first several months of the strategic marketing partnership were a very heavy lift. New marketing capabilities had to be built out. New channels had to be activated. A new website had to be created on a platform provided the league. Campaign conception and execution had to be carried out with minimal turnaround.


The scope and speed of this work, along with minimal assets, meant that design for each channel had to be delivered fast – and then iteratively improved. Working with TRIUNION for ad placement, Fuel BMC provided A/B testing with several rounds of creative swaps and messaging for display ads, Meta ads, streaming and television commercials, billboards and created design assets for the website, social channels, newsletters, marketing emails, and more – hundreds of assets in all – each iteration an improvement of the last.


In mid-November, Fuel BMC seized the opportunity of having players in-market to capture photos and video of Atlanta Vibe players. This represented a major leap forward in the marketing capabilities of the Vibe. Although the players weren’t in uniform (since those were not designed or manufactured yet), now Fuel BMC had the ability to present a more compelling vision of the on-court product – including staged motion shots of Atlanta Vibe players bumping, digging, and serving the ball filmed after practice on a green screen at LakePoint Sports. Fuel BMC used this content capture to incorporate motion into the ad sets to engage users, combat ad blindness, and more convincingly sell the vision of what pro volleyball would look and feel like.


Additionally, this content was used to overhaul design for the website, billboards, social media, and more. This creative was leveraged for a Holiday Promotion Campaign Fuel BMC designed, as well as for television advertisements leading up to the first match – since video shots of players in uniform wouldn’t be available until just a couple days before the first home match.



Fuel BMC shot and edited footage from minicamp to create a 30-second commercial spot for the Atlanta Vibe that was featured on ESPN, as well as television stations throughout Atlanta.



The organization also used some of this footage on the highly coveted W board in downtown Atlanta – a digital billboard that has prominent visibility for commuters coming into the city.



Establishing a Comprehensive Go-To-Market Strategy Framework


By the holiday season, all of the conversion points were active and had undergone several rounds of optimization. Through connections of the Atlanta Vibe’s leadership team, as well as TRIUNION’s work in securing ad placements, design by Fuel BMC promoting the Vibe had appeared on ESPN broadcasts, during NCAA tournaments, and outside the College Football Hall of Fame. Buzz was slowly starting to build around the city.


Fuel BMC took advantage of this time to formalize the go-to-market strategy framework into a comprehensive, shareable strategic roadmap for the Vibe to leverage, which had the following components:



The go-to-market strategy framework Fuel BMC provided the Atlanta Vibe for their 2024 inaugural season.
Fuel BMC designed a comprehensive go-to-market strategy roadmap for the Atlanta Vibe's inaugural season, complete with segmentation, value proposition, messaging, and detailed instructions and business actions for 50 channels.

  • The first sheet provided a high-level Gantt Chart, mapping start and end dates for all marketing campaigns through the end of the season.

  • The second sheet contained Campaign Overviews, which broke down each campaign into Targets, Campaign-Specific Messaging, Required Funnel Updates, and Campaign-Specific Ticket Packages. It also included written instructions and messaging for all 50 channels.

  • The third sheet, entitled Campaign Execution, broke each campaign down into business action items, including dependencies, ownership, an interactive Gantt chart, as well as links to detailed briefs for hundreds of action items.


Given the tight runway, the Vibe’s lean internal team, and the must do, can’t fail aspect of many of these initiatives, it was imperative that the go-to-market strategy framework did more than clearly outline the strategic approach – it had to be designed for delegation and execution to ensure that everyone was able to work quickly and cohesively to make the historical inaugural season of indoor women’s pro volleyball a success.



Capturing the Right Vibe: Fuel BMC Provides Uniform Design


Around the same time, the Atlanta Vibe encountered a problem. With less than a week before final uniform designs were due for production, the Atlanta Vibe was dissatisfied with the uniform designs produced by a different partner.


They enlisted the help of Fuel BMC, who drew on their wealth of experience providing premier marketing design for pro sports organizations, to design uniforms that would encapsulate the team and the city of Atlanta and that athletes (and fans) would be excited to wear.


“I love our colors and how they look on us. It makes me really proud to represent Atlanta. It was cool how our vibe and everything we stand for showed on the jerseys.”  Leah Edmond, Outside Hitter #13

Fuel BMC focused on designing clean, cohesive uniforms that would provide a premium, modern feel – while tastefully incorporating small details to help establish the identity of the Vibe and position them as Atlanta’s pro volleyball team.



Fuel BMC uniform design for the Atlanta Vibe.
Fuel BMC designed three unique uniform sets for the Atlanta Vibe's inaugural season, incorporating subtle details that embodied the team and the city of Atlanta.

On the red jerseys, Fuel BMC subtly included an overhead view of a map of the city and added black piping with an Atlanta skyline graphic, intended to appear as a frequency vibration when seen on television. On the light blue jerseys, Fuel added a circular vibrating soundwave behind the numbers as a tie-in to the idea of ‘vibe,’ as well as the city’s hip-hop legacy. On the black jerseys, Fuel BMC incorporated a supersized matte black Vibe logo that created a patterned effect and included a modern, sophisticated volleyball net pattern on the sleeves.


“We were really excited to put on our jerseys and wear every single one. There were a lot of really intentional details in all of them. In the red one, the map of the city was super special. We know what we're playing for is bigger than ourselves.”  Shelly Fanning, Middle Blocker #3


Organizing & Orchestrating Media Day


“Media Day for us was one of the most seamless media days I've ever been part of. It was very efficient but also super exciting and fun for our athletes. Fuel's turnaround time to take everything and bring it to life a couple of weeks later was incredible.” Theresa Wenzel, President

On January 18th, 2024 – just 14 days before their home opener – the Atlanta Vibe finally had final production uniforms and all of their players in-market. Fuel BMC used this opportunity to orchestrate a Media Day production at the Crowne Plaza Hotel ballroom in Norcross, Georgia.


Teaming up with award-winning sports photographer James Quantz Junior for environmental lighting effects and player photography, Fuel BMC’s video production team was on-hand to capture footage to use in marketing videos that would later make a huge impact on the Atlanta Vibe’s marketing effort.


With elaborate planning dialed in, the Fuel BMC team designed pre-set stations for the players to rotate through, which allowed them to work efficiently and quickly to capture high quality photography and video of the players in uniform, as well as lifestyle and personality shots.



Behind the scenes footage of the Fuel BMC team orchestrating and filming the Atlanta Vibe's Media Day.



Gearing Up for Opening Night


Fuel BMC and the Atlanta Vibe finally had access to premium marketing assets – but now they faced a big challenge: Opening Night at Gas South Arena was less than two weeks away. An extensive library of static design graphics and videos would need to be created to fuel the in-match experience.


The two organizations knew the importance of making a strong first impression in the Atlanta market – both in terms of providing a premier experience for fans, but also for the athletes. This was a truly momentous occasion for the sport – but a personal one for the athletes, who had been working their whole lives for this moment and were paving a path to the pros for aspiring volleyball players everywhere to play professional volleyball in the U.S.


Fuel BMC wanted to design dynamic marketing assets and an in-match experience that would help establish team identity, build excitement, and give the Vibe’s athletes the feeling of what it’s like to be a professional athlete on volleyball’s biggest stage.


In the weeks before the Vibe’s home opener, Fuel BMC worked around the clock, retouching images, designing graphics, editing videos, measuring stadium specs, and re-measuring them, to provide design for in-match stadium touchpoints. This included physical print execution for column wraps, locker room nameplates, banners, and signage for fan and player entrances. Additionally, Fuel BMC designed a library of digital productions for the stadium’s video boards, ribbon boards, and scoreboard – working with Gas South Arena’s scoreboard operation team to make sure the video boards and scoreboard designs were integrated seamlessly. At one point, Fuel BMC had 114 concurrent Vibe-related design projects underway.



Making History: Opening Night at Gas South Arena


Finally, the night had arrived. After starting the season with two wins on the road against the Omaha Supernovas and the Orlando Valkyries, the 2-0 Atlanta Vibe were playing at home for the first time ever – against the San Diego Mojo.


A last-minute surge in ticket sales had Gas South Arena – not sold out – but relatively full, a big accomplishment for a completely new league and team. The energy was palpable, as fans awaited the unknown, the start of something new.


The Atlanta Vibe leadership team hosted the Fuel BMC team, with several members of the two staffs meeting in person for the first time. With the amount of work they had all done together and the challenges they had overcome to make this moment a reality, they met with hugs and warm embraces – like teammates celebrating a world championship.


A feeling of triumph replaced fatigue from the many late nights it took to prepare – and relief set in that Opening Night was shaping up to be a success.


Setting the Tone: Atlanta Vibe Hype Video


After warmups, the lights dimmed until the arena was completely dark, lit only by the glow of the scoreboard. Bass boomed through the stadium speakers. Everyone in the stadium looked up to the big LED screen.



Using footage from Media Day, Fuel BMC produced a hype video that got Gas South Arena on their feet and set the tone for matches throughout the season.



Right from the start of the video, the energy in the stadium shifted. Fans jumped out of their seats and cheered louder. The Atlanta Vibe players, seeing the video for the first time, took turns pointing at the screen, jumping up and down, mimicking the gestures that Fuel BMC had captured at their Media Day two weeks earlier.


“When we heard the opening line of the hype video, we all lost it. Every time it comes on, it gets us pumped up. We love the video clips Fuel chose and how they went together.” Leah Edmond, Outside Hitter #13

At the end of the video, the stadium erupted into cheering. The team intro was followed by personalized intros for each player – giving them the true professional athlete treatment.


What followed was three sets of edge-of-your-seat action, with plays on the court matched by motion graphics on the LED ribbons for kills, blocks, aces, and more.



Building On the Lead – On and Off the Court


“It was clear from the onset that our branding was the best in the league. Everything Fuel created, from hype videos to in-arena graphics, was done at a high, professional level that made the athletes feel special and set the tone for an exciting season.” Theresa Wenzel, President

The Atlanta Vibe went on to take down the San Diego Mojo 3-0 in their home opener. By March, they were heating up, going on a 5-match win streak before losing their next match. After that loss, the Vibe went on to win 7 matches in a row, on their way to the #1 regular season record in the league.


Off the court, Fuel BMC and the Atlanta Vibe still had their work cut out for them, but they had made a start, and things were beginning to come together. With the premium assets available from Media Day, Fuel BMC did a complete creative swap for every touchpoint.


The lift was still heavy, but the two organizations began developing processes to help streamline the match-to-match deliverables.



A Look at Things to Come: Theme Nights, Sponsors, and Influencers


At the beginning of the season, one of the points of emphasis Fuel BMC had provided to the Vibe was the importance of building the fan experience and expanding the ticketing draw through theme nights and pre- and in-match entertainment.


Involving Atlanta’s celebrities, athletes, and influencers and cross-promoting with other iconic Atlanta businesses would be important for expanding reach and establishing the Vibe as Atlanta’s team.


However, with abbreviated timelines, and sponsorships being formalized in real time well into the season, this vision was tough to implement for the season’s first couple of months. There were several theme nights, such as one for Black History Month, Women in Sports and Business, and Healthcare Heroes, but the campaigns leading up to these theme nights, as well as the corresponding entertainment, didn’t have time to be fully fleshed out.


The two organizations knew they had to step up their game to compete with the city’s rich sports and entertainment opportunities.



Fuel BMC designed this video to be played in-match for the Atlanta Vibe's Black History Night  to help recognize the contribution of black volleyball players to the sport.



ATL Day Campaign


Finally, by April, there was enough downtime and runway to begin fully implementing this strategy. Although the Vibe wouldn’t play their next home match until April 13th, April 4th is 404 Day – a day where Atlanta locals celebrate what defines the city. So the two organizations decided to make the theme for the 4/13 match ‘ATL Day’ – to ensure that the city's newest premier pro sports experience was a part of that celebration.


Fuel BMC created specialized branding for the campaign leading up to ATL Day, complete with vibrant colors, iconic Atlanta imagery, and hip-hop-themed fonts. For April 4th, Fuel BMC supplied the Vibe with a hype video to introduce the campaign on social media.



Fuel BMC designed this video to kickoff the campaign for the ATL Day Theme Night on the Atlanta Vibe's social channels.



Additionally, Fuel BMC provided PSD templates and messaging for follow-up posts and designed countdown display and social ads to promote the event. The two organizations worked together to identify a targeted list of Atlanta businesses, pro athletes, entertainers, and influencers that overlapped with the Atlanta Vibe’s target market.


Fuel BMC provided the Vibe with a strategic outline, as well as templates and a cadence for DMs, to help the Vibe connect with these influencers and leverage them for cross-promotion on social media, pre-match tabling, and entertainment.


Even with minimal runway, ATL Day featured Atlanta icons like hip-hop legend Pastor Troy, Atlanta rapper BRS Kash, for former Atlanta Hawks players Paul Millsap and Joe Johnson, the Atlanta Hawks Dancers, and social media influencer Leanna Blake.


Plus, this campaign spawned additional opportunities with influencers who were unable to attend this match but were able to attend subsequent matches. This momentum would carry over through the end of the season.



Faith & Family Day and a National Broadcast


Concurrent with the ATL Day campaign, the Atlanta Vibe wanted to maximize attendance for their April 28th Faith & Family Day match, which would also be showcased on a national broadcast on CBS Sports. In addition to display and social ads, Fuel BMC provided a new television commercial to promote the April 28th match.



Fuel BMC designed this commercial to drive ticket sales and maximize attendance for the Atlanta Vibe's nationally broadcast match on CBS Sports.



Additionally, the influencer-based strategy the Vibe started with ATL Day had time to reach critical mass leading up to April 28th. The Atlanta Falcons, The Atlanta Motor Speedway, King of Pops, Kendra Scott Jewelry, the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy, and DJ Hoosier Dad teamed up to provide pre-match entertainment that would have a widespread, family-friendly ticketing draw. Icons like the Atlanta Falcons Bijan Robinson, WWE legend Diamond Dallas Page, hip-hop duo Kid N’ Play, and athletic trainer Coach Chip Smith were also in attendance.


These last two themed matches provided a glimpse of what success could look like for the Atlanta Vibe, giving them additional opportunities to promote matches and build FOMO (fear of missing out) on their social channels, while expanding their value proposition to different segments of their potential market. Additionally, by this point, the Atlanta Vibe had a viable model for replicating this influencer-based strategy in future seasons.



The End Results


“We knew out of the gate that we wanted to win a championship and be a leader within the league. Fuel helped us do that from a marketing, brand identity, and brand awareness standpoint."   Theresa Wenzel, President

On the court, the Atlanta Vibe finished with a league-best 19-6 record and finished as the #1 seed going into the playoffs. Unfortunately, the team came up just short of claiming the Pro Volleyball Federation’s first ever championship title, losing 3-2 to the Grand Rapids Rise in the semifinals. But while their historic first season wouldn’t have a storybook ending, the women of the Atlanta Vibe helped contribute to a huge win for the sport of volleyball and the city of Atlanta, helping pave a path to the pros for aspiring volleyball players while giving the city new role models to look up to – both on and off the court.


Through their deeply collaborative efforts with Fuel BMC on the go-to-market strategy framework and premier marketing design, the Atlanta Vibe’s lean internal team successfully claimed its place in Atlanta’s premier pro sports market – leading the new league in branding and marketing, while establishing crucial brand awareness.


The league reached out to ask how we accomplished it all, and we proudly acknowledged Fuel, who worked diligently alongside our lean staff to make it happen. I would say to any new team or organization that’s looking for somebody to help them establish identity and brand awareness, it's an easy decision to go to Fuel.” Theresa Wenzel, President

From when they began working together to the end of the season, the Atlanta Vibe’s Instagram following grew from 3639 in September 2023 to 31.7k in May 2024 – an increase of 771.12%. This increase is a testament to the Vibe’s super talented social media manager and content team, but also represents the awareness generated from the overall marketing efforts.


The initial awareness-focused paid advertising campaign leading up to the season generated 14,323,164 impressions and 99,803 clicks across Video Cable TV, CTV, Paid Search, Paid Social, and Digital Display.


A second iteration of the campaign, geared more towards conversion, launched February 1st. This second campaign, which utilized premier marketing assets from media day, generated 83,342 clicks on 4,309,619 impressions.



Fuel BMC Case Study: Go-To-Market Strategy Framework Results
Through close collaboration with the Vibe's internal team and their paid media partners at TRIUNION Marketing, Fuel BMC was able to help the Atlanta Vibe efficiently leverage their marketing channels to maximize brand awareness and increase ticket sales.

This second, more optimized campaign, had significantly better metrics across the board:

  • Paid Search: 42.20% CTR and $0.65 CPC (a 35.99% increase in CTR)

  • Paid Social: 1.55% CTR and $.57 CPC (a 68.47% increase in CTR)

  • Digital Display: 1.56% CTR and $.42 CPC (a 680% increase in CTR)


These improved metrics were impacted by TRIUNIONS’s algorithms developing a better profile for the target customer, as well as the fact that this second campaign was more targeted – but also undoubtedly reflect the impact of incorporating more premier marketing assets that better represented the on-court product and by constantly developing the campaign messaging.


Equally exciting was seeing the Atlanta Vibe develop their own internal marketing capabilities as the season progressed. The initial lift and tight runways required Fuel BMC to use a significant amount of hours. Towards the end of the season, the two organizations met to discuss what the Vibe could do to reduce those time costs. Fuel BMC recommended hiring, and helped develop the job description, for an internal designer who could scale hero images developed by Fuel, utilize all of the templates that had been created for in-match and social graphics, and make recurring updates to the Vibe’s website. From that recommendation, The Atlanta Vibe hired a very talented internal designer so that Fuel BMC was able to drastically scale back their hours with no loss to the overall marketing efforts during the season’s final weeks.


Recently, the two organizations met for a debrief, to discuss what went well during the 2024 season, as well as missed opportunities, and to discuss how they could work together in 2025 to take the Vibe’s marketing efforts and ticket sales to the next level. Both organizations were extremely proud of what they accomplished together – but even more excited about what they will be able to do now that they had established foundational design and strategy, process, and a place in Atlanta’s premier sports market.



Partner With Us for Your Next Strategic Creative & Marketing Venture


Fuel BMC is a full-service, premier marketing agency that helps brands reach targeted goals that generate ROI. With world-class capabilities in strategic marketing and consultation, brand design, web design, graphic and premium image design, investor presentations, video production, and more, we scale our specialized services to match our partner's goals and provide a scalable roadmap for sustainable growth.


In addition to working with the Atlanta Vibe, Fuel BMC has worked with a multitude of premier professional sports franchises and organizations, such as the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Hawks, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Seattle Seahawks, the NCAA, the NHL, the College Park Skyhawks, and Hawks Talon GC.


However, our expertise isn’t limited to sports and entertainment. We’ve also worked extensively with premier companies in apparel, B2B, B2C, tech, manufacturing, food and beverage, sports science, genetic-based testing, and more.


If you’re looking for a true strategic partner to drive measurable results for your business, you can contact Fuel BMC here.

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