Somerset, NJ — The Northeast Conference (NEC) and Nexxt, a recruitment media company, today announced a multi-year renewal of their partnership agreement, which designates Nexxt as an Official NEC Corporate Partner and provides the brand with advertising exclusivity in the category of job boards and online recruiting.
“The NEC is grateful to Nexxt for its renewed sponsorship commitment, as their support helps allow the Conference to maintain NEC Front Row as a free service for our fans,” said NEC Commissioner Noreen Morris. “Additionally, Nexxt’s platform remains a vital tool for the NEC’s graduating student-athletes and young alumni to pursue career opportunities and manage their job searches, now more than ever.”
Nexxt will serve as the presenting sponsor for all men’s and women’s basketball games webcast on NECFrontRow.com throughout the remainder of the 2020-21 college basketball season. Nexxt will also receive courtside ad inventory during all NEC regular season men’s and women’s basketball games for the duration of this agreement across its ten campuses.
Additionally, Nexxt will receive a number of other promotional benefits through this partnership, including continued naming rights to the “Campus Spotlight” feature during NEC football and basketball TV games, as well as advertising considerations on both the NEC’s digital network (NECFrontRow.com) and website (northeastconference.org).
“We are thrilled to be continuing our partnership with the NEC,” said Andy Katz, COO at Nexxt. “Throughout the years we’ve been working together, we have been delighted to engage with the enthusiastic students and alumni watching games both virtually and in person. We are excited to continue to help NEC fans take the important steps to learn about potential opportunities, land their first jobs, and access valuable career advice. From all ends of the field, we look forward to helping NEC fans continue to win big when it comes to the world of work.”
Nexxt is a dynamic employment solution catering to the next generation of hiring. For organizations and agencies, Nexxt is a full-service recruitment marketing platform, providing a targeted method of sourcing the best people from a broader talent pool. For professionals, Nexxt is an employment solution, powering more than 50 niche career sites to simplify the job search process.
To learn more and see what’s Nexxt, please visit www.nexxt.com.
The sponsorship was brokered by Fischer Sports & Entertainment. Fischer Sports & Entertainment was created to help companies build strategic partnerships by assisting clients with customized sponsorship programs, event marketing, and premium corporate hospitality. Fischer Sports & Entertainment is a leader in the industry with expertise in maximizing existing relationships and cultivating new business development.
About The Northeast Conference
Now in its 40th anniversary season, the Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 10 institutions of higher learning located throughout seven states. Media coverage of the NEC extends to a number of the largest markets in the United States including New York (#1), Boston (#9), Baltimore (#26), Hartford/New Haven (#33) and Providence (#53). Founded in 1981 as the basketball-only ECAC Metro Conference, the NEC has grown to sponsor 24 championship sports for men and women and now enjoys automatic access to 16 different NCAA Championships. NEC member institutions include Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, LIU, Merrimack, Mount St. Mary’s, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U and Wagner. For more information on the NEC, visit the league’s official website official website (www.northeastconference.org) and digital network (www.necfrontrow.com), or follow the league on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat, all @NECsports.
In addition to Nexxt, other NEC Corporate Partners include American Identity Group, Atlantic Tomorrows Office, Champion Teamwear, Choice Hotels International, Franklin Group, GEICO, Insperity, Pilot Pen, Provident Bank, TicketSmarter and W.B. Mason.
About Nexxt
Nexxt, a recruitment media company, is a dynamic employment solution catering to the next generation of hiring. For companies and agencies, Nexxt is a full-service recruitment marketing platform, providing a targeted method of sourcing the best people from a broader talent pool. For professionals, Nexxt is an employment solution, powering more than 50 niche career sites to make finding the perfect job easier. Nexxt combines predictive technology with multi-channel marketing to a diversified talent network of nearly 85 million candidates on focused career sites, allowing recruiters and hiring managers to build custom campaigns and efficiently fulfill their hiring needs. To learn more and see what’s Nexxt, please visit www.nexxt.com.