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

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

Frito-Lay ‘Taste Of The Super Bowl’ Big Game Initiative Offers Fans A Taste Of Victory

On 23 January, PepsiCo owned snack brand and NFL partner Frito-Lay, a brand dedicated to celebrating sports fandom, launched its 2024 Big Game ‘Taste Of The Super Bowl’ marketing program which at its core offered one fan a rare chance to play a key role in the official victory celebration. The chip brand marketers understand… Continue reading Frito-Lay ‘Taste Of The Super Bowl’ Big Game Initiative Offers Fans A Taste Of Victory

Mars Owned M&M’s Launch ‘Almost Champions’ Campaign For Super Bowl LVIII

Teaming up with agency BBDO New York, the Mars owned candy brand M&M’s released its Super Bowl LVIII campaign on 6 February – a week ahead of the Big Game – called ‘Almost Champions’. The spearhead spot stars actress Scarlett Johansson (who has never won an Oscar) alongside NFL legends Dan Marino, Terrell Owens and… Continue reading Mars Owned M&M’s Launch ‘Almost Champions’ Campaign For Super Bowl LVIII

Cadbury ‘Cheer And A Half’ Leverages Wallabies Partnership Ahead Of 2023 Bledisloe Cup & RWC

Ahead of the start of the 2023 Bledisloe Cup (in late July) and the 2023 Rugby World Cup (in early September), confectionary giant Cadbury rolled out a sentimental brand campaign leveraging its tie-up with Rugby Australia.   Developed with agency Ogilvy, produced by Good Oil and with media handled by Wavemaker, the campaign’s anchor ad… Continue reading Cadbury ‘Cheer And A Half’ Leverages Wallabies Partnership Ahead Of 2023 Bledisloe Cup & RWC

PepsiCo Chip Brand’s Local South African ‘No Lays No Game’ Kicks-Off Ahead Of UEFA Champions League

PepsiCo crisps brand Lays launched a late May digital South African strand of its ongoing ‘Knock Knock’ UEFA Champions League campaign with creative fronted by former Leeds United FC and national team legend Lucas Radebe.   The former centre back – who notched up 70 caps for South Africa, 201 for Leeds and 113 for… Continue reading PepsiCo Chip Brand’s Local South African ‘No Lays No Game’ Kicks-Off Ahead Of UEFA Champions League

Cadbury Dairy Milk India ‘Cheer For All Sports’ Champions Non-Cricket Athletes

Cadbury Dairy Milk’s #CheerForAllSports campaign, which rolled out from March through May, aimed to bring Indians together by celebrating the country’s athletes in all (underrepresented) sports in a country obsessed by cricket.   The marketing burst, which was conceptualised by agency Ogilvy India and which took on the nation’s sporting behemoth by rolling out during the… Continue reading Cadbury Dairy Milk India ‘Cheer For All Sports’ Champions Non-Cricket Athletes

NFL Sponsor Snickers Teams UP With Top Draft Prospect Young With ‘Bryce Cream Bar’

Snickers Ice Cream partnered with the number one NFL Draft pick and 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young to front a campaign introducing a new, limited-edition frozen treat titled the ‘Bryce Cream Bar’.   After penning an ambassador deal with former Crimson Tide quarterback Young, who at the time was one of the favourites to… Continue reading NFL Sponsor Snickers Teams UP With Top Draft Prospect Young With ‘Bryce Cream Bar’

Messi & Henry Front ‘No Lays, No Game’ UEFA Champions League Round Of 16 Activation

PepsiCo leveraged its UEFA partnership with a campaign from its Frito-Lay brand Lay’s leveraging the last-16 round of the Champions League (UCL) with a Lionel Messi led commercial extending the chip brand’s ‘No Lay’s, No Game’ global campaign.   Dropping on 2 March and developed by creative agency Slap Global, the Messi spot sees the… Continue reading Messi & Henry Front ‘No Lays, No Game’ UEFA Champions League Round Of 16 Activation

Mondelez ‘Fonzies For Canada’ Campaign Teaches Italian Fans How To Support Canada At Qatar 2022

Cheese flavoured crisp brand Fonzies asks Italian fans to lend their passion and support to the Canadian National Team for the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup in an integrated campaign called ‘Fonzies For Canada’.   The Mondelez snack brand teamed up with agency Dentsu Creative to urge passionate Italian football supporters to temporarily switch their… Continue reading Mondelez ‘Fonzies For Canada’ Campaign Teaches Italian Fans How To Support Canada At Qatar 2022

Mondelez ‘Biskuat Academy’ Helps Nurture The Next Generation Of Footballers In Indonesia Campaign Led by FC Persigawa Founder Aji

Mondelez Biskuat, a famous biscuit in Indonesia, rolled out a campaign in September which marked the return of the ‘Biskuat Academy’: a long-running sports marketing programme reinforcing the brand’s values-led mission to nurture true inner strength amongst the country’s children.   Developed by Leo Burnett Indonesia and produced through Directors Think Tank (Malaysia), the campaign… Continue reading Mondelez ‘Biskuat Academy’ Helps Nurture The Next Generation Of Footballers In Indonesia Campaign Led by FC Persigawa Founder Aji

Snickers’ England Football Euro 2022 Activation Tells Lioness Critics To Go ‘Full Fan’

Snickers, the official chocolate bar of England Football, leveraged the partnership around UEFA Euro 2022 through a campaign revolving around telling critics of the Lionesses that they are not ‘Full Fans’.   The confectionary brand’s marketers worked with creative agency The&Partnership on an activation which seeks to drive genuine support for the team through the tournament… Continue reading Snickers’ England Football Euro 2022 Activation Tells Lioness Critics To Go ‘Full Fan’