NFL & Snapchat team-Up To Celebrate 2023 Football Season Kick-Off Via AR Lens

To celebrate the 2023 football season kick-off, the NFL partnered with Snapchat for an on augmented reality lens experience aimed at stoking supporter excitement by enabling them to virtually wear team jerseys, to create a virtual bobblehead, play cornhole, tailgate, enter a commentator contest and even purchase official NFL merchandise.   The refreshed ‘NFL Kickoff Jersey Lens’ is customizable… Continue reading NFL & Snapchat team-Up To Celebrate 2023 Football Season Kick-Off Via AR Lens

Hoka’s ‘Fly Human Fly: Murmuration’ Integrated Global Campaign Champions Community & Movement

Mid-June saw disruptive sneaker brand Hoka launch the largest global integrated marketing campaign in its history with creative based around the concept of ‘murmuration’ – a flocking behaviour amongst birds.   Running within the umbrella ‘Fly Human Fly’ brand platform which Hoka debuted in 2022 (and uses the #FlyHumanFly hashtag and tagline), the Deckers Brands-owned… Continue reading Hoka’s ‘Fly Human Fly: Murmuration’ Integrated Global Campaign Champions Community & Movement

Aussie Sportsbet Campaign Creates Imaginary ‘AFL Same Game Multi Tracker HQ’

An integrated April campaign from Sportsbet in Australia highlighted the consumer and product benefits of its ‘AFL Same Game Multi Tracker’   Created in-house and brought to life through Virtual Production Technology (VPT), the multi-spot campaign rolled out from 30 April across a range of sporting platforms (including FTV, PTV and Digital) and media channels… Continue reading Aussie Sportsbet Campaign Creates Imaginary ‘AFL Same Game Multi Tracker HQ’

Dietz & Watson ‘Bird Dogs’ Offer Philadelphia Eagles Fans Extra Philly Kick During NFL Playoffs

Dietz & Watson, a US delicatessen food provider based in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), leveraged spiking NFL Playoff excitement in its home town with the release of a special frank for Philadelphia Eagles fans called ‘The Bird Dog’.   The bespoke fan hot dog, which comes ‘with a little extra Philly kick’, consists of either Dietz &… Continue reading Dietz & Watson ‘Bird Dogs’ Offer Philadelphia Eagles Fans Extra Philly Kick During NFL Playoffs

WWE Star Priest Teams Up With Welsh Locals & BT Sport For Comic ‘Clash At The Castle’ Promos

UK Broadcaster BT Sport and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star Damien Priest team up for a comic campaign called ‘The Homecoming’ to promote the end of summer WWE ‘Clash At The Castle’ event at The Principality Stadium in Cardiff on 3 September.   The comic campaign, created by agency Saatchi & Saatchi (with media buying… Continue reading WWE Star Priest Teams Up With Welsh Locals & BT Sport For Comic ‘Clash At The Castle’ Promos

Vodafone’s Raducanu Led ‘Feel The Connection’ Via Wimbledon Centre Court Snapchat Lens

Vodafone, the Official Connectivity Partner of The Championships, sought to turn tennis fans into Wimbledon champions through a Snapchat augmented reality (AR) lens led strand of its multi-stage #FeelTheConnection activation programme.   Like the core campaign, the mobile network’s tennis ambassador Emma Raducanu fronts the social app activation which invites tennis lovers to step on… Continue reading Vodafone’s Raducanu Led ‘Feel The Connection’ Via Wimbledon Centre Court Snapchat Lens

Crypto.com Deploys AR, NFT & Snapchat Activations Putting Fans In The Driving Seat At F1 Miami GP

Miami Grand Prix 2022 title sponsor Crypto.com leveraged its rights around the US Formula One (F1) race through an integrated activation programme spearheaded by an art-led, real-time NFT initiative and a Snapchat-linked Augmented Reality (AR) tech project which transported fans from all around the world to the Miami Grand Prix circuit.   View this post… Continue reading Crypto.com Deploys AR, NFT & Snapchat Activations Putting Fans In The Driving Seat At F1 Miami GP

Gymshark’s North American Expansion Continues Via First Local Marketing Campaign Called ‘United We Sweat’

The start of January saw Gymshark launch its debut North American campaign called ‘United We Sweat’ to supercharge its US expansion   Created by Ultra Brand Studio (the strategy firm behind recent Nike and EA campaigns), the work is centered around a team of Gymshark athlete ambassadors including UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, trainer Austin Dotson, American… Continue reading Gymshark’s North American Expansion Continues Via First Local Marketing Campaign Called ‘United We Sweat’

Gatorade Showcases ‘Dunk’ Celebrations In Season-Long NFL, Gaming-Influenced Football Campaign

NFL partner Gatorade commemorates almost forty years of working in the game through a season-long, multi-channel marketing initiative built around what the brand refers to as the ‘dunk celebration’: where sideline coolers of the PepsiCo owned sports drink are dumped on the heads of Super Bowl winning teams’ coaches.   The campaign was launched through a… Continue reading Gatorade Showcases ‘Dunk’ Celebrations In Season-Long NFL, Gaming-Influenced Football Campaign

Serena Williams Is Wonder Woman In A DC Comics ‘Serving Up Justice’ Book For DirecTV

DirecTV ambassador and tennis super star Serena Williams battles bots and future criminals in a new four-part animated story by DC Comics for the US direct broadcast satellite service provider.   Created from an idea by agency Critical Mass, ‘Serving Up Justice: Featuring Serena Williams & Wonder Woman’ is an illustrated adventure comic book from… Continue reading Serena Williams Is Wonder Woman In A DC Comics ‘Serving Up Justice’ Book For DirecTV

Nike ‘Ask Our Athletes’ Campaign Shines Spotlight On Retail Employees For The First Time

August saw Nike release a short series of films celebrating the expertise of its in-store staff as the retail behemoth champions a less celebrated kind of sportswear brand ambassador.   The campaign, developed in harness with creative agency BMB, celebrate the talent, experience, expertise and hard work of its shopfloor staff and the aim of… Continue reading Nike ‘Ask Our Athletes’ Campaign Shines Spotlight On Retail Employees For The First Time

Samsung/Optus Back Tokyo Ambassadors Via Personal Performance Enhancing Music

Samsung Australia and telecoms/entertainment giant Optus teamed up to support athletes at Tokyo 2020 through a ‘Performance Enhancing Music’ project based around creating uniquely personalised audio tracks scientifically designed to create the desired mental and physical response to help athletes to perform at their best.   The scientifically developed music project, developed through agency CHE/Proximity… Continue reading Samsung/Optus Back Tokyo Ambassadors Via Personal Performance Enhancing Music