Scotiabank ‘Make It Merch’ Leverages NHL Playoffs By Helping Hockey Fans Rep Their Team Their Way

Canadian financial services giant and longtime hockey supporter Scotiabank leveraged spiking excitement around the NHL Playoffs and a trio of team sponsorships by teaming up with agency Rethink to invite fans to customise any piece of clothing with select bank-sponsored team patches via an initiative called ‘Make It Merch’. Objective The broad aim was to… Continue reading Scotiabank ‘Make It Merch’ Leverages NHL Playoffs By Helping Hockey Fans Rep Their Team Their Way

Retailer Sportscraft Become Australian Olympic Team’s ‘Supportscraft’ For Paris 2024 Apparel Campaign

Retailer and Australian Olympic Committee supplier Sportscraft, which has designed the Aussie team’s Games’ Uniforms for the last 40 years, unveiled its Paris 2024 opening ceremony uniforms in Mid-April via an integrated campaign called ‘Supportscraft’ created in partnership with agency The General Store and PR agency TMC PR. Objective The brief was to launch the… Continue reading Retailer Sportscraft Become Australian Olympic Team’s ‘Supportscraft’ For Paris 2024 Apparel Campaign

#NikeOnAir 3-Day Palais Brongniart Pre Paris 2024 Immersive Gala Kicks Off Olympic Marketing Programme

Mid-April saw the US sportswear behemoth Nike bring its NikeOnAir showcase to Paris’ Palais Brongniart for an extravagant, three-day Olympic/Paralympic product and kit launch event. The building’s exterior was flanked by 30-foot statues of some of Nike’s leading athlete endorsers while inside it had curated an ambient event that blended a theatrical fashion show, a… Continue reading #NikeOnAir 3-Day Palais Brongniart Pre Paris 2024 Immersive Gala Kicks Off Olympic Marketing Programme

Simone Biles Tunes Out The Noise In Powerade’s Paris 2024 ‘Take A Pause’ Olympic Campaign

Coca-Cola sports drink brand Powerade teamed up with US Olympic super star Simone Biles to kick off its global Paris 2024 ‘Take A Pause’ marketing with an emotional campaign supporting athletes’ mental and physical health and inspired by how the most decorated gymnast of all time dealt with struggle. Objective This campaign, which is part… Continue reading Simone Biles Tunes Out The Noise In Powerade’s Paris 2024 ‘Take A Pause’ Olympic Campaign

Heineken Turns Korean Laundromats Into 24-Hour Sports Bars For UCL Football Fans

Heineken leveraged its UEFA Champions League (UCL) sponsorship in AsiaPacific (APAC) by turning 24-hour laundromats into all-night sports bars so that Korea’s most passionate fans have a place to watch the final stages of the tournament. Objective The aim of the campaign was to bring Heineken’s umbrella ‘Cheers To The Real Hardcore Fans’ platform to… Continue reading Heineken Turns Korean Laundromats Into 24-Hour Sports Bars For UCL Football Fans

GE Leverages MLB ‘Opening Day’ To Launch #GEBeginsAgain Promoting Corporate Listing Split

General Electric (GE) leveraged the start of Major League Baseball (MLB)’s 2024 season with a campaign called #GEBeginsAgain which focused on the company’s legacy of innovation and highlighted its corporate split which sees the US corporate titan divide into GE Aerospace and GE Vernova. The integrated campaign, which was created by agency Giant Spoon and… Continue reading GE Leverages MLB ‘Opening Day’ To Launch #GEBeginsAgain Promoting Corporate Listing Split

Adidas & Dubai’s Onyx FC Create ‘The Female Field’: The World’s First Football Pitch To Have A Gender

To combat the fact that most girls in the Middle East grow up believing that sport isn’t for women and in the UAE most girls give up sports by the age of 14, Adidas teamed up with Onyx FC (the UAE’s first and only all-female owned and operated football team) and Havas Middle East to… Continue reading Adidas & Dubai’s Onyx FC Create ‘The Female Field’: The World’s First Football Pitch To Have A Gender

The Home Depot Builds NCAA Alliance & Teams Up With Shaq For Unique ‘How To March Madness’ DIY Tips

Following signing a multi-year official corporate partnership with the NCAA earlier in the month, The Home Depot leveraged its new rights around the 2024 NCAA Division 1 Men’s and Women’s March Madness through a Shaquille O’Neal fronted, multichannel ‘How To’ campaign which combines the tournament fandom with the satisfaction of DIY during the retailer’s most… Continue reading The Home Depot Builds NCAA Alliance & Teams Up With Shaq For Unique ‘How To March Madness’ DIY Tips

AT&T Teams UP With College & NBA Hoops Stars to ‘Connect To The Madness’ To Leverage NCAA Partnership

Leveraging its sponsorship rights, AT&T brings a strong team of current and former NBA and WNBA stars (who all played at university) alongside a line-up of current collegiate stars for a NCAA 2024 March Madness campaign called ‘Connect To The Madness’ to demonstrate that it offers personalized plans to fit anyone and everyone’s needs. Teaming… Continue reading AT&T Teams UP With College & NBA Hoops Stars to ‘Connect To The Madness’ To Leverage NCAA Partnership

Integrated Heineken Audio Led Campaign Celebrates ‘Sounds Of Good Times’ For F1 Australian Grand Prix

Ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 (F1) Rolex Australian Grand Prix, long-time partner Heineken launched a campaign called ‘Sounds Like Good Times With F1’ which pays homage to the sport’s signature ‘roars’ and Heineken’s history of pairing perfectly with noise and bringing people together. Developed in tandem with creative agency Saatchi & Saatchi Australia and… Continue reading Integrated Heineken Audio Led Campaign Celebrates ‘Sounds Of Good Times’ For F1 Australian Grand Prix

Comcast ‘Powering Possibilities’ B2B Campaign Leverages The Players Championships Sponsorship Via Morikawa Fronted ‘Impossible Shot’

Comcast Business, an official partner of The Players Championships, takes the brand and its target C-Suite demographic out of the boardroom and onto the links in a campaign called ‘Powering Possibilities’ starring two-time major champion and 2021 ‘Comcast Business Tour Top 10’ winner Collin Morikawa. Activating its rights package in its inaugural year as an… Continue reading Comcast ‘Powering Possibilities’ B2B Campaign Leverages The Players Championships Sponsorship Via Morikawa Fronted ‘Impossible Shot’

Arsenal FC, It’s Foundation & Ball Corporation Launch ‘The Green Gooners Cup’ Search For The Club’s Greenest Fan

The second half of March saw Arsenal FC, the Arsenal Foundation and packaging supplier Ball Corporation leverage Global Recycling Day by launching a three-week fan tournament called ‘The Green Gooners Cup‘. Kicking off on 18 March, the unique eco-focused tournament, encourages Arsenal fans to engage with and participate in ecology and environment activities – ranging… Continue reading Arsenal FC, It’s Foundation & Ball Corporation Launch ‘The Green Gooners Cup’ Search For The Club’s Greenest Fan