Following signing a multi-year official corporate partnership with the NCAA earlier in the month, The Home Depot leveraged its new rights around the 2024 NCAA Division 1 Men’s and Women’s March Madness through a Shaquille O’Neal fronted, multichannel ‘How To’ campaign which combines the tournament fandom with the satisfaction of DIY during the retailer’s most… Continue reading The Home Depot Builds NCAA Alliance & Teams Up With Shaq For Unique ‘How To March Madness’ DIY Tips
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Primary Partner Capital One Goes ‘March Mad’ With Barkley’s Blimp, Magic Johnson’s Mini-Mart & A Dionne Warwick Tournament Anthem
NCAA corporate champion Capital One is back with a multiplatform activation that puts the ‘mad’ into March Madness with a marketing blitz once again fronted by ambassadors Charles Barkley, Samuel L Jackson, Spike Lee, Magic Johnson, Jennifer Garner and Jim Nantz and which this year includes a special guest appearance from Dionne Warwick. The campaign… Continue reading Primary Partner Capital One Goes ‘March Mad’ With Barkley’s Blimp, Magic Johnson’s Mini-Mart & A Dionne Warwick Tournament Anthem
AT&T Teams UP With College & NBA Hoops Stars to ‘Connect To The Madness’ To Leverage NCAA Partnership
Leveraging its sponsorship rights, AT&T brings a strong team of current and former NBA and WNBA stars (who all played at university) alongside a line-up of current collegiate stars for a NCAA 2024 March Madness campaign called ‘Connect To The Madness’ to demonstrate that it offers personalized plans to fit anyone and everyone’s needs. Teaming… Continue reading AT&T Teams UP With College & NBA Hoops Stars to ‘Connect To The Madness’ To Leverage NCAA Partnership
Nissan Wants Everyone, Everywhere To Know ‘It’s Madness Season’
For its fourth year as a Corporate Partner of NCAA March Madness, Nissan aims to ensure everyone knows that ‘It’s Madness Season’ with a campaign that drives the tournament’s joyful mayhem – from the mascots and the fans, to the players and the official Nissan vehicles – all over the place. Based on the insight… Continue reading Nissan Wants Everyone, Everywhere To Know ‘It’s Madness Season’
Pepsi Leverage March Madness Brackets Via ‘Zero Right’ Challenge With AI (Alan Iverson)
Every year millions of Americans fill out March Madness brackets and very, very few get them right. So Pepsi chose to leverage the 2024 college hoops tournament by seeing whether AI could do a better job…..Allen Iverson that is. This integrated, bracket led campaign both pokes fun at the lengths people go to in order… Continue reading Pepsi Leverage March Madness Brackets Via ‘Zero Right’ Challenge With AI (Alan Iverson)
Nissan’s Latest Multi-Spot ‘Heisman House’ Campaign Leverages Football Season & Mocks Reality TV
Nissan’s ongoing American Football ‘Heisman House” US campaign returned for the 2023 NFL and college season kick-off continued to spoof reality television formats as viewers are offered a comic peak into the lives of the car company’s growing cast of college football trophy winners athletes goofing around their fraternity-style home and hang out with their paired… Continue reading Nissan’s Latest Multi-Spot ‘Heisman House’ Campaign Leverages Football Season & Mocks Reality TV
Twisted Tea Drops ‘VasectomUndies’ In NCAA March Madness Marketing Stunt
According to multiple healthcare studies, the USA sees a 30% spike in vasectomy operations during March largely driven by men aiming to time their recovery to coincide with NCAA March Madness. So Twisted Tea Hard Iced Tea launched ‘Twisted Tea VasectomUndies’ – boxer shorts with a pair of strategically placed pouches to hold two… Continue reading Twisted Tea Drops ‘VasectomUndies’ In NCAA March Madness Marketing Stunt
Coors Light Offers Beer-Flavoured ‘Coors-icle’ Lollies To Calm Nervous Basketball Fans
Coors Light aims to help NCAA March Madness fans to keep their cool during the 2023 tournament season with limited edition beer-flavoured ice pops titled ‘Coors-icle’. The Molson Coors owned beer brand brought its long-standing ‘chill’ positioning to life by distributing the first batch of its hoops-linked, refreshing icy products ahead of the start… Continue reading Coors Light Offers Beer-Flavoured ‘Coors-icle’ Lollies To Calm Nervous Basketball Fans
Buick’ #SeeHerGreatness March Madness Campaign Challenges Sports Fans to ‘Watch Me’
NCAA partner Buick’s 2023 March Madness activation brings to life the brand’s commitment to investing in an equal number of paid ads in the men’s and women’s tournaments by building on its existing ‘See Her Greatness’ women’s sports platform and challenging hoops fans to ‘Watch Me’ through integrated content starring a team of five female… Continue reading Buick’ #SeeHerGreatness March Madness Campaign Challenges Sports Fans to ‘Watch Me’
Capital One Final 4 Road Trippers Chuck, Spike & Sam Joined By J Garner, J Nantz & Willie Nelson
The second week of March saw NCAA partner Capital One roll out the 2023 iteration of its annual ‘Road Trip To March Madness’ activation and on this year’s basketball pilgrimage the brand’s regular stars Charles Barkley, Samuel L Jackson and Spike Lee were joined by hoops legend Magic Johnson, actress (and sometime singer) Jennifer Garner,… Continue reading Capital One Final 4 Road Trippers Chuck, Spike & Sam Joined By J Garner, J Nantz & Willie Nelson
March Madness Sponsor Great Clips Teams Up With Hoops Stars Matthew Mayer, Caroline Ducharme & Wally Szczerbiak For ‘Go Hats Off’
In the first week of March, ahead of the start of the NCAA’s Division 1 college hoops tournament, Great Clips – the official hair salon of March Madness – activated its sponsorship by urging fans to ‘Go Hats Off’. The multi-stage campaign span college athlete NIL tie-ups, with ad content and a sweepstakes fronted by Illinois forward Matthew… Continue reading March Madness Sponsor Great Clips Teams Up With Hoops Stars Matthew Mayer, Caroline Ducharme & Wally Szczerbiak For ‘Go Hats Off’
Nissan Refreshes ‘Road 2’ Multi-Channel Campaign To Leverage NCAA March Madness Tie-Up
Nissan, an official sponsor of the NCAA March Madness, refreshed its ‘Road 2’ activation for the 2023 college basketball tournaments with integrated creative fronted by a team of athlete ambassadors, 16 college mascots, plus the automaker’s US fleet spearheaded by its Nissan ARIYA (the competitions’ official EV). The strategic objective of the activation, developed… Continue reading Nissan Refreshes ‘Road 2’ Multi-Channel Campaign To Leverage NCAA March Madness Tie-Up
