Messi Tweaks ‘Olé’ Soccer Chant To ‘Oh-Lay’s’ In MLS/UCL Limited Edition Chip Shot Activation

Leveraging its Major League Soccer (MLS) rights and its UEFA Champions League (UCL) partnership, PepsiCo snacks sub-brand Lay’s rolled out an integrated, limited edition product launch and competition campaign in the USA fronted by Argentina skipper and four-time UCL winner Lionel Messi who puts a chip/crisp brand-related spin on the classic soccer song ‘Olé, Olé,… Continue reading Messi Tweaks ‘Olé’ Soccer Chant To ‘Oh-Lay’s’ In MLS/UCL Limited Edition Chip Shot Activation

Michael J Fox & Celine Dion Showcase Inspiring Olympic Athlete Journeys In Team Canada and CBC/Radio-Canada ‘Brave Is Unbeatable’

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and CBC/Radio-Canada teamed up with Toronto agency The Hive for a Paris 2024 ‘Brave Is Unbeatable’ multi-platform, multi-stage campaign chronicling the inspiring journeys Team Canada athletes. Objective The campaign goal was to build excitement around Paris 2024 and support for the Canadian team through a message that celebrates overcoming adversity.… Continue reading Michael J Fox & Celine Dion Showcase Inspiring Olympic Athlete Journeys In Team Canada and CBC/Radio-Canada ‘Brave Is Unbeatable’

Team GB Sponsor NatWest Delivers Team Talk To Unify & Inspire Nation & Mark 100 Days To Go

With 100 days to go before the Paris 2024 Games, Team GB sponsor NatWest linked up with several British Olympic and Paralympic legends to inspire the nation to reach their (financial and personal) goals via a ‘Natwest Team Talk. Objective The activation’s aim was to leverage the 100-days-to-go point to inspire Brits to ‘stay on… Continue reading Team GB Sponsor NatWest Delivers Team Talk To Unify & Inspire Nation & Mark 100 Days To Go

UEFA Sponsor Lay’s Uses AI To Change Brazilian Female Football Commentator’s Voice Into A Male One In ‘Disguised Commentator’ Live In-Game Experiment Against Soccer Sexism

PepsiCo snack brand Lay’s activated its Women’s UEFA Champions League (UWCL) partnership in Brazil through a gender equality ‘Disguised Commentator’ initiative challenging prejudice in soccer through an AI supported social experiment built around female football commentary. Objective Like in many other countries, in Brazil there remains plenty of conscious and unconscious prejudice around women in… Continue reading UEFA Sponsor Lay’s Uses AI To Change Brazilian Female Football Commentator’s Voice Into A Male One In ‘Disguised Commentator’ Live In-Game Experiment Against Soccer Sexism

Simone Biles Tunes Out The Noise In Powerade’s Paris 2024 ‘Take A Pause’ Olympic Campaign

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

AMAZE India Teams Up With Virat Kohli To Leverage IPL Fever & Encourage India To Be Always #ReadyToPerform

Amaze, a battery company which describes itself as ‘India’s fastest-growing energy solutions brand’, teamed up with athlete ambassador and Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli for an always-on, performance-focused campaign called ‘Ready To Perform’ created by agency AutumnGrey India. Timed to leverage spiking interest in cricket and in Kohli at the start of the 2024 IPL… Continue reading AMAZE India Teams Up With Virat Kohli To Leverage IPL Fever & Encourage India To Be Always #ReadyToPerform

Heineken Turns Korean Laundromats Into 24-Hour Sports Bars For UCL Football Fans

Heineken leveraged its UEFA Champions League (UCL) sponsorship in AsiaPacific (APAC) by turning 24-hour laundromats into all-night sports bars so that Korea’s most passionate fans have a place to watch the final stages of the tournament. Objective The aim of the campaign was to bring Heineken’s umbrella ‘Cheers To The Real Hardcore Fans’ platform to… Continue reading Heineken Turns Korean Laundromats Into 24-Hour Sports Bars For UCL Football Fans

Bridgestone Golf Spots Ramp Up Tiger Woods Fronted Marketing To Leverage 2024 Masters

Bridgestone Golf rolled out a burst of brand and product-focused TV and social spots featuring golf icon and brand ambassador Tiger Woods which span serious product functionality and engaging brand warmth to leverage spiking interest in the sport and the player around The Masters. Working with agency ASO Advertising, the creative executions are all fronted… Continue reading Bridgestone Golf Spots Ramp Up Tiger Woods Fronted Marketing To Leverage 2024 Masters

TeamViewer Links With Man Utd, Mercedes-AMG F1 & We Are Fearless To Champion Women In Sports Tech Via ‘SheSportTech’

Early April saw German remote access, connectivity and support tech provider TeamViewer link up with global sports partners Manchester United FC and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team to launch an initiative to inspire more women into sports technology called ‘SheSportTech‘. Objective The project seeks to bring to life TeamViewer (and its partners’) belief that… Continue reading TeamViewer Links With Man Utd, Mercedes-AMG F1 & We Are Fearless To Champion Women In Sports Tech Via ‘SheSportTech’

Adidas & DFB Promote German National UEFA EURO 2024 Kits Via Comically Dry ‘Typical German’ Campaign

Amidst the commercial controversy and national handwringing surrounding Nike’s shock replacement of adidas as the official kit partner of the Deutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB) – the German football association – from 2027, long-time supplier Adidas launched its men’s national team kit marketing ahead of UEFA Euro 2024 through a campaign titled ‘Typical German’ which tells stories… Continue reading Adidas & DFB Promote German National UEFA EURO 2024 Kits Via Comically Dry ‘Typical German’ Campaign

Eclectic Deutsche Telekom Euro 2024 Spot Highlights Contrasts & Strangeness

An off-beat ‘No Fibre, No Football’ campaign from UEFA EURO 2024 men’s championship official sponsor and DFB premium partner Deutsche Telekom takes a refreshing approach to activating an international football tournament which contrasts how people are and are not able to celebrate football depending on the availability of high-speed internet. Launched in early April, well… Continue reading Eclectic Deutsche Telekom Euro 2024 Spot Highlights Contrasts & Strangeness