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College Football Playoff Turns to Exclusive Packages to Deliver for Fans

*The College Football Playoff is a proud partner of Front Office Sports

Next to the Super Bowl, the College Football Playoff National Championship has become the most sought-after ticket and eagerly-anticipated game day experience in football.

With a showdown of this magnitude comes the opportunity to deliver activations fans can’t get anywhere else. To do this, the College Football Playoff has turned to Playoff Premium, a service that creates unique experiences including everything from sitting in a game day suite, to pregame hospitality, to the opportunity to go on the field after the final whistle blows.

According to a 2017 survey from Populous and Nielsen, two in three fans want a unique experience and are willing to pay extra for it. Given that immense demand, the CFP knew they had to, at the bare minimum, give fans the option to receive more. Playoff Premium was born.

“When the College Football Playoff was created, there was a conscious effort to make sure that we had a product that could accommodate fans, whether they were individuals or part of companies that wanted to come and have a more than normal experience at our National Championship game,” said Alfred White, Senior Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships. “That’s Playoff Premium – exclusive packages that allow fans to experience the weekend of activities in new and exciting ways.”

Last year in Atlanta, packages sold out quickly.

“Last year was very successful for us. Our packages sold quickly,” White said. “Unfortunately we had to turn potential buyers away. There is only so much inventory and the demand for this game is now off the charts. College football is more popular than ever and fans want to be there when the confetti cannons go off.”

The momentum should only increase as the College Football Playoff National Championship heads west the first time.

“I’m excited to have a game purely on the West Coast,” White said. “We’ve gotten a great response already. The Bay Area and football — what better way to start the New Year.”

With a new coast comes a new set of challenges, but also a new set of opportunities — the biggest being able to deliver experiences tailored directly to the location of the game. Among the unique offerings this year, a gifting suite that will look similar to what the players experience during the week leading up to kickoff.

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“Our top-level package holders typically get a gift bag as part of their purchase,”White says. “This year, we’re going to do a gift suite. When our clients are at the game or at their pregame hospitality, they will be able to go to a designated area and there’ll be multiple gift options that they can choose from. We will have a point system and everyone who buys a package will be given a certain amount of points to ‘shop’ with.”

Once in a lifetime opportunities are always prized. With the CFP doubling down on its Playoff Premium service and its capabilities, expect to see the continued growth of moments that allow the fans to get closer than ever before to one of the most iconic events in all of sports.

*The College Football Playoff is a proud partner of Front Office Sports

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