Boston Pizza’s ‘Team Up For The Cup’ Calls For Canadian Unity In Stanley Cup Quest

On the eve of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Canadian based Boston Pizza is urging all Canadians to come together at the climax of the NHL season and cheer for Canadian success through an integrated campaign created with agency Camp Jefferson called ‘Team Up For The Cup’. Objective Of course, the brand and agency marketers obviously… Continue reading Boston Pizza’s ‘Team Up For The Cup’ Calls For Canadian Unity In Stanley Cup Quest

Canadian Charity Get REAL Releases ‘Rarest Rookie Hockey Card’ In Support Of NHL 2SLGBTQ+ Players

Non-profit The Get REAL Movement, a university focused organization committed to championing the 2SLGBTQ+, teamed up with agency VML Canada to leverage spiking hockey interest around the NHL playoffs with a multi-platform, collectible card led cause campaign raising awareness of the lack of representation in the league which spanned digital, social, NFTs and PR. Objective… Continue reading Canadian Charity Get REAL Releases ‘Rarest Rookie Hockey Card’ In Support Of NHL 2SLGBTQ+ Players

Coors Light ‘Chill Train’ Big Game Canadian Campaign

Canadian campaign from agency Droga5 sees Coors Light ‘Chill Train’ steams in to save Super Bowl Watch Parties to ‘bring chill’ across the country on Big Game Day. Canada’s Number One light beer in Canada, Coors Light, brings its famous beer train out of the retirement shed and back onto the tracks to deliver ‘chill’… Continue reading Coors Light ‘Chill Train’ Big Game Canadian Campaign

Morgan Stanley & Canadian Tennis Star Fernandez Launch ‘Boundary: The Game Is For Everyone’ Campaign

Leveraging the 2023 US Open and fronted by Canadian tennis professional and Morgan Stanley athlete ambassador Leylah Fernandez, the financial services giant rolled out a mixed CSR and marketing initiative with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) which brings to life the idea that ‘The Game Is for Everyone’.   The campaign, crafted by agency The… Continue reading Morgan Stanley & Canadian Tennis Star Fernandez Launch ‘Boundary: The Game Is For Everyone’ Campaign

Gatorade ‘Every Last Drop’ Lightens Burden Of Wearing National Kit In 4-Nation Women’s WC Ad

Leveraging the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup and its partnerships with four of the competing nations, Gatorade reaffirmed its commitment to equality and inclusion and to the teams through a multi-market campaign called ‘Every Last Drop’ and focused on the responsibility players feel when wearing their country’s jersey.   The PepsiCo owned brand’s campaign, developed… Continue reading Gatorade ‘Every Last Drop’ Lightens Burden Of Wearing National Kit In 4-Nation Women’s WC Ad

Canadian Soccer Star Julia Grosso Fronts BMO’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Campaign

Canadian financial giant BMO activated around its tie-up with the Canada Women’s National Soccer Team – overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) – through an integrated ‘Grow The Game’ campaign fronted by star midfielder Julia Grosso which sought to build support for the side during FIFA’s 2023 Women’s World Cup and reinforce the banking… Continue reading Canadian Soccer Star Julia Grosso Fronts BMO’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Campaign

VANCITY ORIGINAL & Zulu Alpha Kilo ‘VANBACK’ Jersey Recruits Billionaires To Return NBA To Vancouver

Vancouver based street apparel and sportswear brand Vancity Original teamed up with Canadian marketing agency Zulu Alpha Kilo leveraged spiking hoops interest around the NBA Draft through a bespoke jersey based ‘VANBACK’ appeal to billionaires and millionaires willing to join their bid to bring a big league basketball franchise back to Vancouver.   The apparel… Continue reading VANCITY ORIGINAL & Zulu Alpha Kilo ‘VANBACK’ Jersey Recruits Billionaires To Return NBA To Vancouver

‘Ally Hoop’ Equal Pay Mascot Highlights Wage Gap Between NBA Mascots & WNBA Players

A May campaign by Fast and Female, a Canadian charitable organisation empowering girls through sport and physical activity, championed gender pay equality in sport revolved around ‘Ally Hoop: The Equal Pay Mascot’.   The campaign, which rolled out around the first ever WNBA pre-season game in Canada, was created by Toronto creative agency Hard Work… Continue reading ‘Ally Hoop’ Equal Pay Mascot Highlights Wage Gap Between NBA Mascots & WNBA Players

WNBA Fans Encouraged To Re-Create Favourite Player Outfits Via Google Lens ‘Game Day Fits’

Thanks to a new season ‘WNBA Game Days Fits’ fashion-focused activation by Changemaker partner Google, the league’s fans no longer need to search high and low for style ideas as Google Lens is offering a new way to showcase the hoops stars’ ‘tunnel fits’.   Spanning TV, digital, social and PR and launched around the… Continue reading WNBA Fans Encouraged To Re-Create Favourite Player Outfits Via Google Lens ‘Game Day Fits’

‘Signed Toronto’ Campaign Sees NBA Canada & WNBA Leverage First Ever Canadian Pre-Season Game

TORONTO, ON - May 10: A visitor to Toronto's Stackt Market signs a 12-foot-tall sculpture of the WNBA logo ahead of Canada's first WNBA game set for May 13, 2023, in Toronto.Toronto Star/Lance McMillanMay-10-2023 (Lance McMillan/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

NBA Canada partnered with The Local Collective and the WNBA to celebrate the league’s first game in Canada sponsored by banking outfit Tangerine – between the Chicago Sky and the Minnesota Lynx at the Scotiabank Arena – with a multi-channel marketing burst called ‘Signed, Toronto’ which invited fans to show their love for the game… Continue reading ‘Signed Toronto’ Campaign Sees NBA Canada & WNBA Leverage First Ever Canadian Pre-Season Game