DistrictWON® to Connect Brands with High School Market

Cleveland, OH – With a focus on Partnering with Purpose, DistrictWON® has officially launched as a comprehensive platform for engagement into the high school market.  Its mission is to unite brands with schools to create positive, locally activated campaigns that benefit schools, brands and the communities they serve.  DistrictWON delivers national scale and hyper-local reach through its school partnerships and broader affiliations with the leading national scholastic associations. 

DistrictWON® has developed an approach based on Purpose-Driven Marketing® and defines this as a brand’s investment that makes a positive impact and provides tangible benefits to the communities it serves.    

“Schools represent the heartbeat of communities, and their athletic teams and extracurriculars provide the foundational assets for a positive life experience,” stated DistrictWON CEO, Peter Fitzpatrick.   Fitzpatrick, who pioneered scholastic marketing with the founding of Home Team Marketing (HTM) in 2001, added, “DistrictWON will allow brands to make a real difference in the communities they serve. Schools and brands can achieve great results within mutually beneficial partnerships. For us, this is what Purpose-Driven Marketing® is all about.”

According to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), participation in high school sports declined for the first time in 30 years in 2018-19.  While there are a number of factors that have led to this decline, the DistrictWON platform will assist high schools, parents, and students with funding sources to help minimize the financial burden of participation. 

In one of their initial programs, DistrictWON® has created a “Safe Decisions Week®” event within school districts across America.  The program is available for Farmers Insurance agents to participate and provide ample awareness and education of distracted driving issues to the schools, highlighted by a ‘color-out’ event at the school.  

DistrictWON® has established immediate credibility on a national basis by becoming official partners with both the NIAAA (National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association) and the NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations).  “The team at DistrictWON has a great background in working with schools, which will be beneficial in this new partnership,” said Dr. Karissa Niehoff, NFHS executive director. “DistrictWON will be able to help schools within communities across the country, and we look forward to working with them to achieve these goals through this partnership.”

DistrictWON® offers its brand partners fully integrated campaigns that include on-site branding, social media integration, digital extensions via DistrictWON’s “All Device Delivery,” onsite activation marketing and more.  From a national media perspective, DistrictWON® is an official sales arm of the NFHS Network and offers inventory into every State Championship broadcast across 46 of 50 states, for every sport.

DistrictWON has also launched its “All Access” initiative, a first-of-its-kind subscription team uniform & training apparel program.  All Access provides high schools the ability to turn team gear and apparel, a significant budget item for all schools, into a revenue generator through a unique profit-sharing model. 

The DistrictWON leadership team has pioneered the integration of brands into the high school market.  The team includes CEO, Peter Fitzpatrick and Senior VP, Regan Fitzpatrick, previous founders of HTM.  In addition, Randy Domain, former VP of Sales with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Browns, has joined the team as VP of Partnerships.  Danny Chalhoub will serve as Director of School Partnerships, a similar role he held with HTM for many years.  The advisory team includes the founder of activation agency Cenergy, and former EVP of the Los Angeles Kings, John Cimperman.  Combined, the leadership team of DistrictWON will bring the evolution of Purpose-Driven Marketing® to the sports marketing landscape.   

About DistrictWON®

DistrictWON® is the premier company linking brands to schools within programs that are mutually beneficial. DistrictWON provides the platform and is a one-stop resource to deliver integrated programs that truly make a difference. Our mission is to unite brands with schools to create a positive locally activated program that benefits schools, brands and the communities they serve.  For more information on DistrictWON, visit www.districtwon.com.  Schools can visit www.districtwonschools.com.