Lay’s, Beckham & Henry Use ‘Chip Cam’ To Create Live UCL Ad In-Stadium, In-Game

Leveraging the start of the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 knockout stages, UCL partner Lay’s teamed up with ambassadors and football legends David Beckham and Thierry Henry for a long-form, in-stadium shot spot filmed during a match called ‘Chip Cam’ Rolling out from 22 February, the spot – the latest content in the Frito-Lay brand’s ongoing… Continue reading Lay’s, Beckham & Henry Use ‘Chip Cam’ To Create Live UCL Ad In-Stadium, In-Game

Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Partners With Scuderia Ferrari To Target Tifosi For New F1 Season

Ahead of the 2 March 2024 Formula One (F1) season start, early January saw a link-up between two Italian icons – both expressing Italian passion and style – as Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% was unveiled as a global, multi-year sponsor of Scuderia Ferrari. For the Asahi-owned beer brand, the alliance adds to the motor racing… Continue reading Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Partners With Scuderia Ferrari To Target Tifosi For New F1 Season

OPPO Leverages UEFA Tie-Up With Kaka Fronted ‘Make Your Miracle’ Champions League Final Campaign

UEFA partner OPPO worked with agency Sid Lee and ambassador Ricardo Kaká to activate around the 2023 Champions League Final with a campaign called ‘Make Your Miracle’.   The Chinese technology, telecoms and consumer electronics company rolled out a pre-, during- and post- match global campaign based around the idea that miracles don’t just happen,… Continue reading OPPO Leverages UEFA Tie-Up With Kaka Fronted ‘Make Your Miracle’ Champions League Final Campaign

Carlsberg Celebrates 30-Year Liverpool FC Tie-Up With ‘Most Loyal Fans’ Video Story Series

The 2022/23 football season marks the 30th anniversary of Carlsberg’s sponsorship of Liverpool FC (LFC) – the longest partnership in Premier League history – so to celebrate and commemorate the tie-up, the beer brand’s ‘Forever Fans’ platform rolled out a video series of fan stories titled ‘Most Loyal Fans’.   The six-part film series reverse… Continue reading Carlsberg Celebrates 30-Year Liverpool FC Tie-Up With ‘Most Loyal Fans’ Video Story Series

Emirates & Real Madrid Stars Modrić, Kroos & Vinícius Júnior Frint ‘Fly Better’ Campaign 

At the end of 2022 airline Emirates activated its partnership with Real Madrid through a multi-territory campaign fronted by current stars Luka Modrić, Vinícius Júnior and Toni Kroos which aimed to boost travel during the winter season.   Titled ‘Fly Better’, the campaign was led by a pair of spots airing across TV, digital and… Continue reading Emirates & Real Madrid Stars Modrić, Kroos & Vinícius Júnior Frint ‘Fly Better’ Campaign 

Footballers Kiss In NGO/Agency Repost To Qatar’s Anti-LGBTQI+ & #OneLove Stance

A joint social movement style campaign from ad agency Serviceplan House of Communication Spain, COGAM (a Madrid-based LGBTQI+ NGO) and Polish studio Game-Changer leveraged the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup and challenged host nation Qatar’s human rights via a gamer-focused, digital-first initiative called #LoveWinsQatar.   Amidst the tidal wave of Qatar 2022 criticism – focusing… Continue reading Footballers Kiss In NGO/Agency Repost To Qatar’s Anti-LGBTQI+ & #OneLove Stance

Budweiser Counts Down To FIFA Men’s Qatar 2022 World Cup With ‘The Drop’ Fan Scavenger Hunt

Mid-August saw FIFA partner Budweiser hide hundreds of branded prize boxes in major cities around the world and then linked up with a team of athlete ambassadors to invite football fans to find them in an early mobile/OOH/in-person phase of its Qatar 2022 Men’s World Cup activation programme called ‘The Drop’.   The official beer… Continue reading Budweiser Counts Down To FIFA Men’s Qatar 2022 World Cup With ‘The Drop’ Fan Scavenger Hunt

VW Activates UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 Via ‘Tiny Buzz Car’ On-Pitch Stunt & Social Campaign

Volkswagen’s (VW) ‘Tiny Buzz Car’ activated the German car giant’s UEFA partnership at the Women’s Euro 2022 tournament via a campaign which linked the on-pitch, miniature remote control car delivering the official match ball for kick-off to an anthromorphised social media campaign.   The official UEFA automotive partner sought to capture fan attention and generate… Continue reading VW Activates UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 Via ‘Tiny Buzz Car’ On-Pitch Stunt & Social Campaign

Neymar Leads Puma ‘Welcome Unbored’ Stars In Slipstream Space Adventure Relaunch Campaign

In 2022, PUMA relaunched its iconic 1980s and 90s ‘Slipstream’ basketball sneaker range through a June campaign called ‘Welcome Unbored’ spearhead by a ‘Slipstream Shuttle’ spot starring a strong team of PUMA ambassadors led by Neymar Jr and which also included Kingsley Coleman, Lamelo Ball and Romeo Beckham.   The work, which features a group… Continue reading Neymar Leads Puma ‘Welcome Unbored’ Stars In Slipstream Space Adventure Relaunch Campaign

Gatorade & Messi Marketing Burst Seels To Inspire Young Athletes To Greatness

A late March ‘Whatever Fuels You’ campaign from Gatorade starring Lionel Messi aims to inspire athletes around the world to push themselves a little further with both advertising and a range of global programmes aimed at inspire all athletes at all levels, particularly youngsters, to go beyond their limits and never to settle.   The… Continue reading Gatorade & Messi Marketing Burst Seels To Inspire Young Athletes To Greatness

High-Energy ‘Play To Inspire’ Campaign Launched By Pepsi Max To Leverage Football Partnerships

Pepsi Max leverages its football partnerships to coincide with the next round of the UEFA Champions League through a new campaign called ‘Play To Inspire’ which celebrates the ‘changemakers driving the future of football both on and off the pitch.   Led by footballers and supported by stars from music, art, fashion and entertainment, the… Continue reading High-Energy ‘Play To Inspire’ Campaign Launched By Pepsi Max To Leverage Football Partnerships

Under Armour Promotes Youth Sports Commitment Via ‘The Only Way Is Through: Gift of the Game’ Campaign

Through early 2022 Under Armour has doubled down on its commitment to make youth sports more accessible through an international programme and connected marketing campaign based around  identifying and addressing barriers to participation and providing the resources, support, opportunities and inspiration to overcome them.   In January Under Armour announced a new commission to its… Continue reading Under Armour Promotes Youth Sports Commitment Via ‘The Only Way Is Through: Gift of the Game’ Campaign