Barilla Bespoke Pasta Celebrates Skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s Record FIS World Cup Win With ‘A Sign Of Love In 87 Seconds’

Italian pasta giant Barilla shaped pasta into ‘8’ and ‘7’ to leverage its partnership with the greatest skier of all time – Mikaela Shiffrin – to raise money for charity and to celebrate the US skier’s 11 March win which saw her break Swedish skier Ingemar Stenmark long-held 86 victory world record.   It was… Continue reading Barilla Bespoke Pasta Celebrates Skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s Record FIS World Cup Win With ‘A Sign Of Love In 87 Seconds’

Philadelphia Eagles ‘A Fan Of Change’ Call To End Gun Violence Once & For Prior To Super Bowl LVII

In the days ahead of Super Bowl LVII, the Philadelphia Eagles leveraged National Gun Violence Survivors Week and launched a new film promoting the team’s ‘A Fan Of Change‘ campaign.   Created by Philadelphia-based agency The Perception, the campaign is part of the Eagles’ ongoing efforts to combat the city’s gun violence crisis and the… Continue reading Philadelphia Eagles ‘A Fan Of Change’ Call To End Gun Violence Once & For Prior To Super Bowl LVII

Shelter’s #NoHomeKit Saw 1000 Clubs Swap Shirts To Support Ending Homelessness

Homeless charity Shelter’s 2022/23 #NoHomeKit campaign, developed in tandem with sport and entertainment agency Dark Horses, saw around 1000 clubs (both elite professional teams and grassroots amateur sides) sign up to swap their home kit for their away kit for games over the festive period to raise awareness and funds for Shelter frontline services fighting… Continue reading Shelter’s #NoHomeKit Saw 1000 Clubs Swap Shirts To Support Ending Homelessness

Pride Copenhagen & Worth Your While Relaunch ‘Proud Pitch’ Protest Against FIFA’s #OneLove Ban

Pride Copenhagen and Worth Your While relaunched an Instagram filter which turns football pitches into rainbow flags in response to FIFA’s sanctions against the #OneLove captains’ armband initiative at Qatar 2022.   When the skippers of seven European sides announced a plan to wear OneLove armbands at the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup in a… Continue reading Pride Copenhagen & Worth Your While Relaunch ‘Proud Pitch’ Protest Against FIFA’s #OneLove Ban

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

Women’s Aid ‘He’s Coming Home’ Raises Awareness Of Unacceptable Link Between Football & Domestic Abuse

Built on the tragic and unacceptable fact that while football does not in itself cause domestic abuse, existing abuse typically intensifies during major tournaments, Women’s Aid leveraged Qatar 2022 and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to raise awareness with a chilling film called ‘He’s Coming Home’.   The UK charity,… Continue reading Women’s Aid ‘He’s Coming Home’ Raises Awareness Of Unacceptable Link Between Football & Domestic Abuse

England Star Declan Rice Tackles Invisible Opponents In CALM’s ‘The Invisible Opponent 2’ Campaign

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) leveraged Qatar 2022 led spiking soccer interest by extending its ‘Invisible Opponent’ campaign to challenge stereotypes and help people open up about how they are feeling with a primary focus on ‘loneliness’: a significant problem in the UK with 3m people currently saying they feel lonely ‘some’ or ‘most’… Continue reading England Star Declan Rice Tackles Invisible Opponents In CALM’s ‘The Invisible Opponent 2’ Campaign

Charity FareShare & BMB Release ‘Sweet Carol Rhymes’ Christmas World Cup Fundraising Single

FareShare, a UK national network of charitable food redistributors, teamed up with creative agency BMB, to leverage the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup and bring some festive cheer in the form of a fundraising England Football Christmas single led campaign called ‘Sweet Carol Rhymes’.   The campaign title is a play on the current England… Continue reading Charity FareShare & BMB Release ‘Sweet Carol Rhymes’ Christmas World Cup Fundraising Single

‘Football Blackout For Human Rights’ Qatar 2022 Protest Campaign Calls For World Cup ¼ Final Blackout

A group of human rights organisations have called on fans to boycott the FIFA Men’s World Cup quarter-final – which takes place on United Nations’ ‘International Day of Human Rights’ on 10 December – through a Qatar 2022 protest campaign called ‘Football Blackout For Human Rights’.   Created by Berlin-based creative agency Heimat, the campaign… Continue reading ‘Football Blackout For Human Rights’ Qatar 2022 Protest Campaign Calls For World Cup ¼ Final Blackout

Cordaid, Jako, Fitzroy & Piro Honour Tragic Migrant Workers Linked To 2022 World Cup With ‘Qatar Mourning Band’

Dutch based charity Cordaid teamed up with sportswear brand Jako, creative agency Fitzroy and football artist Piro to create and promote the ‘Qatar Mourning Band’: a wearable symbol of support for the Netherlands national team at the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup that also highlights human rights abuses and inhuman working conditions for those constructing… Continue reading Cordaid, Jako, Fitzroy & Piro Honour Tragic Migrant Workers Linked To 2022 World Cup With ‘Qatar Mourning Band’

Miami Sports Stars Back The Miami Foundation’s ‘Jersey For Miami’ Fundraising Campaign

Players from five of Miami’s biggest sports franchises – Dolphins (NFL), Heat (NBA), Marlins (MLB), Inter Miami (MLS) and the Florida Panthers (NHL) – teamed up to promote the cause and donate their autographs on a jersey in exchange for donations in aid of The Miami Foundation’s ‘Give Miami Day’.   In a campaign called… Continue reading Miami Sports Stars Back The Miami Foundation’s ‘Jersey For Miami’ Fundraising Campaign

Golf Apparel Company MR.MA Launches One-Armed Hoodie To Support Vets & The Simpson Cup

MR. MA, a year-old golf apparel company based in Austin (Texas), supports injured military veteran golfers and others ‘who’ve persevered and inspire’ and in September launched a social and PR campaign promoting a new One-Armed Hoodie for amputee vets.   All proceeds from the hoodie benefit The Simpson Cup: the annual Ryder Cup styled tournament… Continue reading Golf Apparel Company MR.MA Launches One-Armed Hoodie To Support Vets & The Simpson Cup