ATLANTA, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --Â NIL Club, the leading platform connecting brands with college athletes through team-based communities, today announced that Meta is leveraging its platform to activate hundreds of student-athletes nationwide in support of the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses campaign.
Rather than relying on individual influencer deals, NIL Club enables brands to engage entire teams and campus communities at scale. This model delivers broader reach, stronger engagement, and higher trust than traditional one-off campaigns.
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