Collaborators Club for Brands
Connections That Move You Forward
The Collaborators Club connects your brand directly with a global community of passionate athletes. Through authentic exchange and real-world testing, you gain valuable insights into consumer needs, emerging trends, and what truly drives purchase decisions. Supporting brands from early ideas to market launch, the platform brings together 30,000 independent consumer experts worldwide. These are not anonymous testers, but dedicated athletes whose honest feedback and expertise are trusted by leading industry partners.
Ready to unlock real consumer insight? Join the Collaborators Club. Soon you’ll find information on how here.
Why you need the community to develop your products
Discover hidden customer needs, generate new ideas, and promote innovative products – the Collaborators Club redefines the relationship between consumers and companies:
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Engage in direct exchange with consumers who have a particularly strong interest in innovation and new products.
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Using state-of-the-art platform technology, your brand and consumer experts can discuss new ideas and product features directly.
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Select testers and developers precisely according to your criteria to ensure a high level of quality.
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Leverage synergies and create unique on-site experiences like workshops, previews, etc.
Collaborators Club Members
And many more…
The Successes of our Business Partners
Level & Polygiene
“The collaboration was smooth, professional, and perfectly organized from start to finish. The testers provided valuable insights and detailed feedback that helped us better understand how our products perform in real-world scenarios.”
Level Gloves
Bosideng
“What we truly value is the open and honest exchange with relevant, engaged consumers. The opportunity to interact directly and easily with selected consumers allows us to gather valuable feedback, new perspectives, and even fresh ideas for further development.”
Bosideng
Merrell
“We gained genuine, actionable consumer insights that accelerated our expansion from traditional down products to functional down apparel. We highly recommend this platform to brands seeking breakthroughs in product innovation and market validation.”
Merrell
Find the Solution That Fits You Best
The Collaborators Club offers tailored solutions to bring together independent, qualified consumer experts and the industry. The options and conditions listed here are intended as a general guideline only. We are happy to develop a customized
Product testing
Starting at €5,500
Test your products under real-world conditions and gain hands-on feedback from your true target group. Insights from passionate athletes translate directly into product improvements.
Project-based Surveys
Starting at €5,000
Collect honest, data-driven feedback from an international community of sport enthusiasts. Structured consumer opinions support confident strategic decisions.
Annual Partnerships
Starting at €12,000
Build a long-term collaboration that combines multiple projects with continuous brand visibility. Ongoing consumer insights strengthen your brand throughout the year.
Product Testing
Our collaborators are not click workers, but genuine, enthusiastic athletes. Their independent testing insights have already convinced numerous renowned industry partners. Whether a product is already available on the market or still in the prototype stage, we always identify the right target group. We aim to keep the effort for business members as low as possible and are able to conduct tests across a wide range of scopes and regions. Costs depend on the level of effort.
Example: 1 test with approx. 10-50 testers from the D/A/CH region
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Initial briefing call to define objectives
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Teaser article in the Collaborators Club Hub
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Segmentation and multiple call-up phases within the community
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Selection of testers
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Support with sample shipping (shipping handled by the business member)
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Execution and supervision of the test, survey-based
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Detailed reporting (presentation format)
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“Best of Testing” photo story in the Collaborators Club Hub
Price: €5,500 net
Optional: Tester feedback serves as the basis for a multilingual article on futureofsportshub.com. From €1,000 additional
Project-based Surveys
We bring the independent voice of consumers directly to industry partners – unbiased, honest, and international.
Example: 1 survey with approx. 150 participants from the D/A/CH region
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Initial briefing call to define objectives
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Survey creation
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Teaser article in the ISPO Collaborators Club Hub
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Segmentation and multiple call-up phases within the community
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Selection of participants
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Execution and supervision of the survey
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Detailed reporting (presentation format)
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“Best of” feature in the ISPO Collaborators Club Hub
Price: €5,000 net
Optional: Survey results form the basis for a multilingual article on futureofsportshub.com. From €1,000 additional
Annual Partnership
A customized annual partnership includes at least two project-based collaborations (tests or surveys), year-round presence in the Hub, and a workshop. Project results are editorially showcased in articles on futureofsportshub.com and supported by a dedicated content team (content push).
Price: from €12,000 net