Under Armour Australia Rolls Out Softer Edged, Everyday ‘Live In UA’ Local Campaign

During mid-April, sports performance brand Under Armour (UA) unveiled a new ‘Live In UA’ brand platform tailored exclusively for the Australian market marking a pivot in Under Armour’s design, marketing strategy and creative approach by championing a fusion of functionality and fashion to meet the demands of today’s active lifestyle. Objective The brief was to… Continue reading Under Armour Australia Rolls Out Softer Edged, Everyday ‘Live In UA’ Local 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

Sportswear Heavyweights Seek Paris2024 Revival Via Record Marketing Spend: Launching Platforms Early, Championing Innovation & Building Hype

The traditional global heavyweights of the sportswear space – such as Nike, Adidas and Puma – have, in recent years, been struggling to maintain market share and world dominance as newer, up-and-coming sports brands – such as On Running and Hoka – have grown rapidly in recent years as their designs, technologies and positionings have… Continue reading Sportswear Heavyweights Seek Paris2024 Revival Via Record Marketing Spend: Launching Platforms Early, Championing Innovation & Building Hype

Bridgestone Golf Spots Ramp Up Tiger Woods Fronted Marketing To Leverage 2024 Masters

Bridgestone Golf rolled out a burst of brand and product-focused TV and social spots featuring golf icon and brand ambassador Tiger Woods which span serious product functionality and engaging brand warmth to leverage spiking interest in the sport and the player around The Masters. Working with agency ASO Advertising, the creative executions are all fronted… Continue reading Bridgestone Golf Spots Ramp Up Tiger Woods Fronted Marketing To Leverage 2024 Masters

Puma’s Performance & Speed Focused #ForeverFaster ‘See The Game Like We Do’ Is Brand’s Biggest Global Brand Campaign Ever

Focusing on speed and performance and rolling out ahead of a summer of blockbuster sporting events, April saw Puma launch its largest marketing investment ever in the form of a global brand campaign titled ‘Forever. Faster. – See The Game Like We Do’. This multi-market, multi-sport marketing burst emphasis speed and sporting performing across its… Continue reading Puma’s Performance & Speed Focused #ForeverFaster ‘See The Game Like We Do’ Is Brand’s Biggest Global Brand Campaign Ever

Adidas Expands #YouGotThis Via Trio Of Pressure-Free, Fun-Only Films Featuring Edwards, Fishel, Martinelli, Pereira, Cerundolo & Aliassime

Adidas continued to build its new umbrella ‘You Got This’ marketing platform through February and March with a trio of online films featuring a lineup of young Adidas ambassadors – including Anthony Edwards, Mia Fishel, Gabriel Martinelli and Andreas Pereira, plus Francisco Cerundolo and Felix Auger Aliassime – which all explore how they might play… Continue reading Adidas Expands #YouGotThis Via Trio Of Pressure-Free, Fun-Only Films Featuring Edwards, Fishel, Martinelli, Pereira, Cerundolo & Aliassime

Gymshark & GrimeGran Launch Prank ‘Shaker Fermenté’ Perfume (For April Fool’s Day)

On 1 April, rapidly growing sportswear brand Gymshark teamed up with @grimegran for a prank partnership to launch a new perfume called ‘Shaker Fermenté’: its first ever fragrance which ‘bottles the quintessential gym experience’. Positioning itself as ‘the global leader in activewear’ and reinforcing its brand personality, the comic product is pitched as the fragrance… Continue reading Gymshark & GrimeGran Launch Prank ‘Shaker Fermenté’ Perfume (For April Fool’s Day)

Adidas Digital Tools Help Athletes To ‘Optimize Your Training During Ramadan’

For Ramadan 2024, Adidas launched a digital-first, global running guide series titled ‘Optimize Your Training During Ramadan’. Objective The campaign aimed to be inclusive and educational, to spark conversation, inform people on a topic they might not know about and to help and encouraging people to exercise effectively, efficiently and safely while fasting during Ramadan.… Continue reading Adidas Digital Tools Help Athletes To ‘Optimize Your Training During Ramadan’

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

Adidas & Hailey Van Lith Seek To Quell College Athlete Anxieties In Nil Strand Of ‘You Got This’

A new NCAA March Madness themed campaign starring new endorser and LSU Tigers hoops star Hailey Van Lith sees adidas aim to help young athletes everywhere overcome self-doubt on the court and remember the joy of the sport. Objective This hoops focused chapter of the sportswear giant’s new global ‘You Got This‘ brand campaign –… Continue reading Adidas & Hailey Van Lith Seek To Quell College Athlete Anxieties In Nil Strand Of ‘You Got This’

Puma Generates Buzz With Back Page ‘Good Luck Mate’ Takeover To Top Draft Pick Harley Reid On AFL Debut

Leveraging the unprecedented media coverage around debutant Harley Reid’s first game for the West Coast Eagles, PUMA Australia and agency Bursty generated plenty of footy fan and sports marketing buzz on 17 March when it took out a simple, single, full-page ad on the back page of Perth based The Sunday Times to wish good… Continue reading Puma Generates Buzz With Back Page ‘Good Luck Mate’ Takeover To Top Draft Pick Harley Reid On AFL Debut