Corona, the Official Cerveza of Major League Baseball (MLB), invites fans to savour the thrill of MLB Opening Day through a new season sweepstakes campaign – fronted by athlete ambassadors Nick Castellanos and Fernando Tatís Jr – that also sets out to help fans mark the occasion with a day off. The digital-first initiative, from… Continue reading Official MLB Beer Corona’s ‘Opening Day Off Sweepstakes’ Champions Fan Day Off For New Baseball Season
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‘Tooheys Welcomes Trav’ Blends NFL & NRL As Travis Kelce Supports Taylor Swift In Sydney
Aussie beer brand Toohey’s leveraged spiking NFL season-long interest in the relationship between Kansas City Chiefs’ player Travis Kelce and musical megastar Taylor Swift through a tactical, tongue-in-cheek outdoor ad welcoming the Super Bowl champion to Sydney as he touched down in Australia to support his girlfriend Swift’s Sydney’s ‘Eras’ tour shows. The brand’s marketers… Continue reading ‘Tooheys Welcomes Trav’ Blends NFL & NRL As Travis Kelce Supports Taylor Swift In Sydney
NFL Partner Captain Morgan Leads Fans On Season-Long ‘Follow The Captain’ Scavenger Hunt
Captain Morgan, the official spiced rum sponsor of the NFL, launched a new campaign on 14 September fronted by Victor Cruz and Action Bronson incentivising fans to take part in a mixed real-world and social scavenger hunt facilitated through hidden QR codes. Timed to leverage the start of the 2023/24 football season, consumers are… Continue reading NFL Partner Captain Morgan Leads Fans On Season-Long ‘Follow The Captain’ Scavenger Hunt
Leveraging 2023 RWC Guinness Warns Irish Rugby Fans To ‘Think It, But Don’t Jinx It’
In an effort to rally fans and show its own brand support to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Guinness leveraged its association with the team – recently crowned Six Nations champions and ranked number one in the world – by asking them to keep their confident predictions to… Continue reading Leveraging 2023 RWC Guinness Warns Irish Rugby Fans To ‘Think It, But Don’t Jinx It’
Coors Light Novelty Soccer Scarf Tackles Football ‘Fanxiety’ As Leagues Cup Kicks-Off
Coors Light, the official beer sponsor of the Leagues Cup (a North American tournament between Major League Soccer and Liga MX clubs), leaned in to its ongoing, umbrella ‘Made To Chill’ tagline to keep supporters relaxed through the new season via a campaign called ‘Keep Your Fanxiety Chil’. The activation spans on-site and in-stadium… Continue reading Coors Light Novelty Soccer Scarf Tackles Football ‘Fanxiety’ As Leagues Cup Kicks-Off
Budweiser & Messi Rework ‘Bring Home The Bud’ For Women’s World Cup Via ‘Greatness Is Hers To Take’
FIFA partner Budweiser resurfaced its #TheWorldIsYoursToTake and #BringHomeTheBud initiatives to leverage the 2023 Women’s World Cup with a Messi fronted global campaign launched by a spot titled ‘Greatness Is Hers To Take’. Launched on 10 July – 10 days ahead of the 20 July kick-off in Australia and New Zealand – the official beer… Continue reading Budweiser & Messi Rework ‘Bring Home The Bud’ For Women’s World Cup Via ‘Greatness Is Hers To Take’
NZ Beer Brand Steinlager Unites Unique All Blacks Fans In ‘Unconditional Supporters’ Campaign
Steinlager activated its New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) partnership in July with the latest wave of work in its All Blacks ‘Unconditional Supporters’ campaign which unites fans while acting as a reminder of the brewer Lion brand’s presence at the heart of New Zealand’s national identity. Developed in harness with agency DDB Aotearoa, the… Continue reading NZ Beer Brand Steinlager Unites Unique All Blacks Fans In ‘Unconditional Supporters’ Campaign
Aussie Beer VB Leverages Ashes Controversy With Release Of ‘England Bitter’
Australian beer brand VB (Victoria Bitter) leveraged Ashes excitement and cricketing controversy between Cricket Australia and Cricket England by releasing a limited edition batch of ‘England Bitter’ which it shipped to the United Kingdom and promoted through integrated guerrilla style marketing which included a campaign jingle. The Ashes ambush campaign, which was developed in… Continue reading Aussie Beer VB Leverages Ashes Controversy With Release Of ‘England Bitter’
Asahi Super Dry Leverages Upgraded Man City Training Kit Partnership Via AR Activation
Early July saw Asahi Super Dry, Japan’s bets selling beer, upgrade its Manchester City FC sponsorship to become the treble-winning club’s Official Training Kit partner and marked the tie-up through an AR campaign called ‘Beyond Expected Training’. The aim of Asahi Super Dry’s marketers was to show that its extended sponsorship is more than… Continue reading Asahi Super Dry Leverages Upgraded Man City Training Kit Partnership Via AR Activation
Coors Light & Patrick Mahomes Swerve NFL Rules To Promote The ‘Coors Light Bear’
Molson Coors brand Coors Light teamed up with Kansas City Chiefs super star Patrick Mahomes skilfully and creatively skirt around the NFL’s regulations about promoting beer with a comic campaign promoting a new product – the Coors Light Bear Created by agency Mischief, the campaign revolves around an anchor ad in which the multiple… Continue reading Coors Light & Patrick Mahomes Swerve NFL Rules To Promote The ‘Coors Light Bear’
Brazil’s Brahma Teams Up With Ukrainian Community To Keep FC Mariupol Playing in ‘The Exiled Team’
In Spring/Summer 2023 Brazilian beer Brahma, a brand with a strong soccer heritage, teamed up with the country’s football stakeholders and the local Ukrainian community (the largest in Latin America) to keep the relocated FC Mariupol playing and champion the club’s story via the #FCMariupolLives ‘The Exiled Team’ campaign by agency Africa and Who Are… Continue reading Brazil’s Brahma Teams Up With Ukrainian Community To Keep FC Mariupol Playing in ‘The Exiled Team’
Michelob Ultra AI-Driven ‘Dreamcaster’ Helps Sight-Impaired Fans Experience The Thrill Of The NBA
In April, Cameron Black became the first blind journalist to commentate on a live game during the NBA Playoffs through Michelob Ultra’s ‘Dreamcaster’ platform which features AI-driven technology which mixes real-time sounds, vibrations and braille data to create a vivid sensory experience for the vision impaired. For Game 3 of the East’s New York Knicks vs… Continue reading Michelob Ultra AI-Driven ‘Dreamcaster’ Helps Sight-Impaired Fans Experience The Thrill Of The NBA
