For MLB’s 2024 Opening Day, official beer partner Corona rolled out an ‘Opening Day Off’ sweepstakes which lobbied bosses across the USA to give their employees a day off so they can celebrate and enjoy the first day of the new baseball season. This ‘day off’ has become a well-trodden, tactical creative path in sports… Continue reading Opening Day Off > Sports Marketing Appeals For Days Off & National Holidays
Tag: Major League Baseball
Bryan Cranston’s ‘Dream With No Limits’ Ad Fronts MLB’s 2024 New Season Integrated ‘Anything Can Happen’ Campaign
Rolling out from 25 March, hyping the 2024 season’s official 28 March ‘Opening Day’, Major League Baseball’s (MLB) annual new season marketing burst was spearheaded by a hero spot starring award-winning actor and baseball super fan Bryan Cranston. Last season, it was Cranston who helped introduce rule changes – including the pitch clock – and… Continue reading Bryan Cranston’s ‘Dream With No Limits’ Ad Fronts MLB’s 2024 New Season Integrated ‘Anything Can Happen’ Campaign
Official MLB Beer Corona’s ‘Opening Day Off Sweepstakes’ Champions Fan Day Off For New Baseball Season
Corona, the Official Cerveza of Major League Baseball (MLB), invites fans to savour the thrill of MLB Opening Day through a new season sweepstakes campaign – fronted by athlete ambassadors Nick Castellanos and Fernando Tatís Jr – that also sets out to help fans mark the occasion with a day off. The digital-first initiative, from… Continue reading Official MLB Beer Corona’s ‘Opening Day Off Sweepstakes’ Champions Fan Day Off For New Baseball Season
MLB Partner T-Mobile Deploys AR, Apps, Drones & Ads For Seattle All-Star Game Experience
Major League Baseball (MLB) partner T-Mobile’s multi-phase activation around the 2023 All-Star Week – held between 7 and 11 July in T-Mobile Park in Seattle (the telco’s US headquarters) – spans 5G, AR, an automated ball strike system, apps, drones, wi-fi, competitions, local activations and ads. The mobile telco’s activation highlights included: A… Continue reading MLB Partner T-Mobile Deploys AR, Apps, Drones & Ads For Seattle All-Star Game Experience
MLB Champions London Series Via ‘Trafalgar Square Takeover’ Live Baseball Experience
Major League Baseball (MLB) hosted a live baseball experience in the heart of London titled ‘Trafalgar Square Takeover’ in the form of a three-day festival celebrating the sport and promoting the two-game 2023 London Series between long-time rivals St. Louis Cardinals take on Chicago Cubs in the London Stadium. The league teamed up with… Continue reading MLB Champions London Series Via ‘Trafalgar Square Takeover’ Live Baseball Experience
MLB World Tour: London Series 2023 Promoted By Integrated ‘Unmissable’ Campaign
To promote the summer’s ‘Major League Baseball World Tour: London Series 2023’, the MLB marketing team teamed up with specialist agency CSM Sport & Entertainment (CSM) and VCCP Media for a 360-degree campaign targeting committed and new baseball fans across Europe by positioning the event as ‘Bigger Than Ever’ and ‘Unbelievable’. Following the debut… Continue reading MLB World Tour: London Series 2023 Promoted By Integrated ‘Unmissable’ Campaign
‘MLB The Show’ Promotes 23 Iteration Via Animated Negro Leagues Video Campaign & In-Game Play
In February, March and April, ‘MLB The Show 23’ rolled out an animated video series called ‘Storylines’ to tease the latest iteration of the game and to celebrate and educate fans about the history of the Negro Leagues by introducing a playable new mode allowing gamers to step into the cleats of some of the… Continue reading ‘MLB The Show’ Promotes 23 Iteration Via Animated Negro Leagues Video Campaign & In-Game Play
MLB ‘Baseball Is Something Else’ New 2023 Season Campaign Celebrates Quirky Charm & Pop-Culture Appeal
To build buzz ahead of the new season and generally broaden the game’s popular appeal and its place in the cultural conversation, Major League Baseball (MLB) teamed up with the League’s new agency of record Wieden+Kennedy (Portland) to launch an integrated campaign called ‘Baseball Is Something Else’ and a new digital platform titled ‘MLB Life’.… Continue reading MLB ‘Baseball Is Something Else’ New 2023 Season Campaign Celebrates Quirky Charm & Pop-Culture Appeal
Mastercard ’22 MLB World Series ‘This Is Your Game’ Ad Marks Priceless Platform Anniversary
Mastercard leveraged its partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 2022 World Series through a multi-phase, integrated ‘Priceless‘ activation programme that included a flagship TV spot starring legendary MLB pitcher CC Sabathia and called ‘This Is Your Game’. Created by agency McCann, the spot starring the former World Series winner who pitched for… Continue reading Mastercard ’22 MLB World Series ‘This Is Your Game’ Ad Marks Priceless Platform Anniversary
NY Mets Seek To Capture Big Apple Baseball Fans Via ‘These Mets’ Playoff Campaign
As the MLB season moves into its Play-Offs phase, the New York Mets aim to capture the hearts and secure the support of the city’s baseball fans through a Play-Offs brand campaign called simply ‘These Mets’. The (less glamourous and less globally famous) New York City franchise, nicknamed ‘The Amazins’, leveraged its first postseason… Continue reading NY Mets Seek To Capture Big Apple Baseball Fans Via ‘These Mets’ Playoff Campaign
‘Chatham Plays On’ Community Focused Campaign Honours Historic Black Team In MLB The Show 22 For OLG & MLB
Major League Baseball teamed up with MLB The Show 22 and Canada’s OLG (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation) to honour an historic Ontario baseball team from 1934 in an in-game initiative called ‘Chatham Plays On’. To bring to life OLG’s commitment to Ontario communities in an authentic and tangible way, the innovative digital, in-game… Continue reading ‘Chatham Plays On’ Community Focused Campaign Honours Historic Black Team In MLB The Show 22 For OLG & MLB
Crypto Brand FTX Activates Title Sponsorship Of ‘MLB Home Run Derby X’ In London
Crypto brand FTX teamed up with Major League Baseball (MLB) as the title partner of the league’s touring 2022 ‘FTX MLB Home Run Derby X’ event which began with a blockbuster event in London on 9 July to build brand awareness, drive engagement and tract new customers both in the USA and overseas. Country:… Continue reading Crypto Brand FTX Activates Title Sponsorship Of ‘MLB Home Run Derby X’ In London
