A new NCAA March Madness themed campaign starring new endorser and LSU Tigers hoops star Hailey Van Lith sees adidas aim to help young athletes everywhere overcome self-doubt on the court and remember the joy of the sport. Objective This hoops focused chapter of the sportswear giant’s new global ‘You Got This‘ brand campaign –… Continue reading Adidas & Hailey Van Lith Seek To Quell College Athlete Anxieties In Nil Strand Of ‘You Got This’
Category: March Madness
The Home Depot Builds NCAA Alliance & Teams Up With Shaq For Unique ‘How To March Madness’ DIY Tips
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
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)
Mike’s March Madness ‘Comeback Hotlime’ Brings Back Limeade As ‘Official Drink Of Comebacks’
Mike’s Hard Lemonade revived its fan-favourite lime flavour during NCAA March Madness with a hoops-themed stunt called the ‘Comeback Hotlime’ which sought to simultaneously offer college hoops fans a telephone pep-talk and position the product as ‘The Official Drink Of Comebacks’. The company’s lime flavour was discontinued in 2018, but to promote its return,… Continue reading Mike’s March Madness ‘Comeback Hotlime’ Brings Back Limeade As ‘Official Drink Of Comebacks’
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
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’
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
ESPN Launches ‘Go With Your Gut’ Campaign To Leverage NCAA March Madness
As millions of Americans – from prediction novices to hard core hoops fans – begin to fill in their brackets and cross their fingers ahead of NCAA March Madness, ESPN encourages them to trust their instincts with a college basketball campaign called ‘Go With Your Gut’. Each year, hoops fans and college graduates turn… Continue reading ESPN Launches ‘Go With Your Gut’ Campaign To Leverage NCAA March Madness
