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
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Celebratory ‘Change Is Coming’ EspnW ‘That’s A W’ Ad Shows How Female Athletes Are Finally Winning
Ahead of the 13th annual ‘espnW: Women + Sports Summit’ – sponsored by Toyota – the US media giant teamed up with agency Arts and Letters to create a promotional spot that assures viewers that ‘Change Is Coming’. In a continuation of espnW’s ongoing ‘That’s A W’ brand campaign, the ‘Change Is Coming’ commercial debuted… Continue reading Celebratory ‘Change Is Coming’ EspnW ‘That’s A W’ Ad Shows How Female Athletes Are Finally Winning
Gatorade Pairs Up With Lee, Enmanuel & Williams For ‘Make Your Own Footsteps’ Campaign
Gatorade teamed up with athlete ambassador and US Olympic artistic gymnast Sunisa ‘Suni’ for the latest episode in its #FuelTomorrow campaign with a commercial called ‘Make Your Own Footsteps With Suni Lee’. Built around the idea that role models create their own paths and created in harness with agency TBWA\Chiat\Day, the spot dropped on… Continue reading Gatorade Pairs Up With Lee, Enmanuel & Williams For ‘Make Your Own Footsteps’ Campaign
Michelob Ultra Mexico ‘Under Pressure’ Campaign Reminded Us That Sport Should Be Fun
Seriously competitive sports brand slogans have become close to ubiquitous – pasted across our buses, buildings and billboards, gyms, magazines, shops and televisions – and almost all are aimed at driving and inspiring us on to run faster, jump higher, train harder and win more. But May saw Michelob Ultra take an alternative approach… Continue reading Michelob Ultra Mexico ‘Under Pressure’ Campaign Reminded Us That Sport Should Be Fun
Heroes of Today ‘The Dream’ Film Highlights Female Athlete Untold Stories & Struggles
Heroes of Today, a not-for-profit platform dedicated to ending discrimination and intolerance which is supported by Spain’s LaLiga, launched a haunting video in early May telling stories about female athletes and the sacrifices they make to keep their dreams alive. ‘The Dream’, which was created by agency DDB Spain, opens with a cheering crowd at… Continue reading Heroes of Today ‘The Dream’ Film Highlights Female Athlete Untold Stories & Struggles
Powerade ‘Pause Is Power’ Global Campaign Challenges Sport’s ‘Win At All Costs’ Mindset
Sports drink Powerade launched an integrated, international campaign in early March celebrating ‘The Power Of The Pause’ and prioritising wellbeing over winning. The Coca-Cola Company brand’s new ‘Pause is Power’ global communications platform seeks to challenge the ‘win at all costs’ mentality so often associated with contemporary sports culture by portraying ‘pauses’ – moments of… Continue reading Powerade ‘Pause Is Power’ Global Campaign Challenges Sport’s ‘Win At All Costs’ Mindset
Sam’s Club Rolls Out College Athlete Grant #TeamSamsClub To Recruit Students Named Sam
September saw Sam’s Club, the US membership-only retail warehouse chain owned and operated by Walmart, launch a programme leveraging the NCAA’s new NIL (Names, Images, Likeness) rules for college sports stars through a student sports grant initiative for an initial team of 10 college athlete ambassadors. Sam’s Club, which was founded in 1983, was… Continue reading Sam’s Club Rolls Out College Athlete Grant #TeamSamsClub To Recruit Students Named Sam
American Eagle’s Social #AEAthleticDept Student Athlete Influencer Campaign
US clothing retailer, accessories and lifestyle brand American Eagle reacted quickly to the National Collegiate Athletic Association relaxing its student athlete sponsorship rules by launching a programme called #AEAthleticDept to work with ambassador student athlete influencers and rolled out its first campaign fronted by a member of its college endorser stable to leverage the start of the… Continue reading American Eagle’s Social #AEAthleticDept Student Athlete Influencer Campaign
Team GB Sportswear Partner Adidas Rolls Out In-Games ‘Tokyo Ready’ Film Series
Leveraging its partnership with Team GB (the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team run by the British Olympic Association) as the UK Olympic team’s official apparel supplier for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Adidas rolled out a film series promoting its team collection called ‘Tokyo Ready’. The series consisted of a set of… Continue reading Team GB Sportswear Partner Adidas Rolls Out In-Games ‘Tokyo Ready’ Film Series
DFS Activates Team GB Tie-Up By Celebrating British Spirit Ahead of Tokyo 2020 With ‘Ordinary People’
A new DFS ‘Ordinary People’ campaign leveraging its partnership with Team GB launched in mid-June which brought together two sides of the British spirit: honouring its athletes and celebrating the spirit of the whole country (to sell sofas). Developed by agency krow, the activation aims to drive home the message that the whole country… Continue reading DFS Activates Team GB Tie-Up By Celebrating British Spirit Ahead of Tokyo 2020 With ‘Ordinary People’
IOC Partner P&G’s SK-II Studio Launches Action/Animated, Athlete-Fronted ‘VS’ Film Series
The start of May saw IOC partner P&G’s global skincare brand SK-II launched the latest wave of Tokyo 2020/21 work in the form of a multi-channel campaign called ‘VS’ based around an athlete-led animated anthology video series which sets out to inspire all woman through the message that they each have the power to #CHANGEDESTINY.… Continue reading IOC Partner P&G’s SK-II Studio Launches Action/Animated, Athlete-Fronted ‘VS’ Film Series
Bed Brand Dreams Leverages Team GB Sponsorship With ‘Sleep Like True Olympians / Talking Sleep’ Campaign
Leveraging the ‘100 sleeps until the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games’ milestone, Team GB and ParalympicsGB partner Dreams launched new campaign to highlight the power of sleep by focusing how seriously athletes take their sleep (especially in comparison to average Brits). The campaign, which launched on 14 April, celebrates the power and… Continue reading Bed Brand Dreams Leverages Team GB Sponsorship With ‘Sleep Like True Olympians / Talking Sleep’ Campaign
