
TurboTax will run a Super Bowl ad for the sixth straight year as part of a new marketing investment parent company Intuit is making in the National Football League.
Intuit struck a deal to make its TurboTax Live product the presenting sponsor of the AFC and NFC championship games played on Jan. 20. It represents the first time the NFL has inked a sponsor for both games, which have averaged 48 million TV viewers for the past five years, according to the NFL. Intuit also becomes the NFL’s official sponsor for financial and accounting software, as well as tax-preparation services. Financial terms were not released for the multi-year deal. The league did not previously have a sponsor in the category. Including TV ad buys, Intuit’s NFL investment is expected to total more than $15 million annually.
“As an official sponsor of the NFL, we have a unique opportunity to reach a highly engaged audience with solutions to help them prosper during the height of tax season,” Mary-Ann Somers, chief growth officer for Intuit’s consumer group, stated in a press release.
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