PlayerLayer Teams Up With Marshall Islands For ‘The Last Country On Earth To Not Have An International Team, Until Now’

The Marshall Islands is the only nation in the entire world to not have a national football team, but in March the country’s football governing body teamed up with Nottingham based sportswear company PlayerLayer to help form men’s and women’s national football teams with the aim of becoming a fully-fledged FIFA member and raising awareness of climate… Continue reading PlayerLayer Teams Up With Marshall Islands For ‘The Last Country On Earth To Not Have An International Team, Until Now’

Mars Hypes Fans Ahead Of NFL Season With Return Of Snickers ‘Rookie Mistake Of The Year’

On 6 September, a day head of the start of the 2022/3 NFL season, Snickers rolled out a new iteration of its ongoing US ‘Rookie Mistake Of The Year’ activation programme with creative fronted by player ambassadors Stefon Diggs and Najee Harris.   Through the regular season, the Mars owned ‘Official Chocolate Bar Sponsor of… Continue reading Mars Hypes Fans Ahead Of NFL Season With Return Of Snickers ‘Rookie Mistake Of The Year’

Coca-Cola Kicks Off FIFA World Cup 2022 Global Activation By ‘Believing In Real Magic’

Official FIFA partner Coca-Cola launched its Qatar 2022 Men’s World Cup campaign on 31 August with a burst of digital spots building brand buzz and pre-tournament excitement around the world running under the title ‘Believing In Magic’.   ‘Believing is Magic’ is a manifestation of Coca-Cola’s umbrella ‘Real Magic’ brand platform (which debuted in 2021)… Continue reading Coca-Cola Kicks Off FIFA World Cup 2022 Global Activation By ‘Believing In Real Magic’

NFL Candy Bar Snickers Crowns Winner As Football Fans Celebrate ‘Rookie Mistakes’

Ever since the start of the NFL season back in September 2021, Snickers has been encouraging and incentivising football fans to socially share moments when they’ve messed up in parallel with pro player mistakes and, on at the start of February (ahead of the season-ending Super Bowl), the chocolate bar finally crowned the ‘SNICKERS Rookie… Continue reading NFL Candy Bar Snickers Crowns Winner As Football Fans Celebrate ‘Rookie Mistakes’

Three & Chelsea FC’s ‘Football Needs A Big Network’ Campaign Built On The Energy & Creativity Of Fans

The start of October saw mobile telecoms brand and Chelsea FC sponsor Three roll out a football-themed campaign called ‘Football Needs A Big Network’ across sports channels, digital, social and VOD.   The activation draws parallels between fandom and mobile networks through a series of ads aimed primarily at football supporters which draw synergies between… Continue reading Three & Chelsea FC’s ‘Football Needs A Big Network’ Campaign Built On The Energy & Creativity Of Fans

NBC Rolls Out Biggest Sunday Night Football Campaign Ever For ‘The Return’ Of Tom Brady

To promote NBC Sport’s 3 October ‘Sunday Night Football’ broadcast for the NFL matchup between the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NBCUniversal family launched an integrated campaign called ‘The Return’ positioning the game as a ‘cultural’ as well as a ‘sporting’ event.   ‘The Return’ focused on current Bucs quarterback and… Continue reading NBC Rolls Out Biggest Sunday Night Football Campaign Ever For ‘The Return’ Of Tom Brady

Chase Elliott Foundation & NASCAR Sponsor Napa Auto Parts, Hendrick Motorsport & Children’s ‘DESI9N TO DRIVE’

The Chase Elliott Foundation joined forces with NASCAR sponsor NAPA AUTO PARTS and the Hendrick Motorsports team for the expanded, fifth iteration of its ‘DESI9N TO DRIVE’ art collaboration to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s).   The fundraising campaign, created by agency VMLY&R, is based around a full design makeover of Chase Elliott’s driver… Continue reading Chase Elliott Foundation & NASCAR Sponsor Napa Auto Parts, Hendrick Motorsport & Children’s ‘DESI9N TO DRIVE’

UEFA Partner Vivo Expands Euro 2020 Work With Owen Led #vivoSuperTime Social Activation

Official UEFA partner Vivo expanded its Euro 2020 activation at the start of June with the launch of a social activation called #vivoSuperTime which calls on football fans across Europe to create, capture and share beautiful moments from the tournament.   The activation strand sees the Chinese headquartered smartphone brand seeks to help fans create,… Continue reading UEFA Partner Vivo Expands Euro 2020 Work With Owen Led #vivoSuperTime Social Activation

Blue Moon – Cisco Webex & Man City

Launched in late July 2020 and timed to leverage the restart of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City’s official technology partner Cisco rolled out a campaign called ‘Blue Moon’ promoting its Webex video conferencing brand via ?   Territory: UK/Global   Agency: Octagon & Milkmoney     Objective:   Like it has with many other… Continue reading Blue Moon – Cisco Webex & Man City

La Liga Spearheads Spanish League’s #BackToWin Restart Initiative Via ‘Applause To Infinity’

An initiative from Spain’s top two divisions – La Liga Santander and La Liga SmartBank – asks football fans to send applause ahead of the behind-closed-doors season re-start.   The rights-owner’s campaign aims to bring the sound of the fans back into the stadiums by applauding in the 20th minute of every LaLiga Santander & LaLiga SmartBank match played from the… Continue reading La Liga Spearheads Spanish League’s #BackToWin Restart Initiative Via ‘Applause To Infinity’

Gatorade & Sancho BBDO Incentivise Fans To Take ‘Unpaid Product Shots’ During Copa America

  Squeezing a supply deal with the Colombian national team to create the cheapest prime-time ads ever made, Gatorade Colombia leveraged fan-shot images showing players drinking from Gatorade bottles into in-game ads.   Territory: Colombia   Agency: Sancho BBDO & MONPOZT     Objective:   Hiring the biggest football stars as Gatorade ambassadors is a… Continue reading Gatorade & Sancho BBDO Incentivise Fans To Take ‘Unpaid Product Shots’ During Copa America

Bud Light Asks NFL Fans To Socially #BooTheCommish At The Remote Draft For COVID-19 Relief

The 2020 Draft may be behind closed doors, but NFL sponsor Bud Light asked football fans to maintain their tradition of booing Commissioner Roger Goodell during the event through an integrated activation called #BooTheCommish.   This year’s remote, virtual draft was closed to fans due to the coronavirus pandemic, but without the live audience the… Continue reading Bud Light Asks NFL Fans To Socially #BooTheCommish At The Remote Draft For COVID-19 Relief