AI Gets Creative

If you are a sports marketer convinced that AI will only affect those in roles like data and media and that it won’t really affect creatives because you believe that truly original ideas, beautiful artistic executions and finely crafted copy are the sole preserve of the human mind, skill and spirit….then you may need to… Continue reading AI Gets Creative

Adidas Digital Tools Help Athletes To ‘Optimize Your Training During Ramadan’

For Ramadan 2024, Adidas launched a digital-first, global running guide series titled ‘Optimize Your Training During Ramadan’. Objective The campaign aimed to be inclusive and educational, to spark conversation, inform people on a topic they might not know about and to help and encouraging people to exercise effectively, efficiently and safely while fasting during Ramadan.… Continue reading Adidas Digital Tools Help Athletes To ‘Optimize Your Training During Ramadan’

Britannia Leverage ‘Team India’ Partnership For Paris 2024 Via Integrated #HungryForGold Activation

Indian multinational food giant Britannia leveraged its Indian Olympic Association (IOA) partnership in mid-March through a multichannel campaign encouraging the country’s hunger for sports other than cricket called #HungryForGold. Objective Britannia teamed up with agency Talented and JSW Sport to project a new sporting image for India: one that is inclusive and champions multiple sports.… Continue reading Britannia Leverage ‘Team India’ Partnership For Paris 2024 Via Integrated #HungryForGold Activation

Under Armour Champions AJ Tie-Up & ‘Knockout Chaos’ Fight Via ‘Forever Is Made Now’

Ahead of his ‘Knockout Chaos’ clash with heavyweight mixed martial artist and professional boxer Francis Ngannou, Under Armour marked the renewal of its long-term athlete partnership with former World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua with the release of an AI-led, AJ-focused campaign called ‘Forever Is Made Now’. Anthony Joshua signed a long-term partnership renewal with US… Continue reading Under Armour Champions AJ Tie-Up & ‘Knockout Chaos’ Fight Via ‘Forever Is Made Now’

Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season Rolls Out Streetfighter Stile, Arcade Game Influenced ‘Knockout Chaos’ Joshua v Nganou Promo

Riyadh Season, part of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Entertainment (GEA), rolled out its latest big fight promotional campaign in early March called ‘Knockout Chaos’ which features former World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua and former MMA Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou and promotes the cross-code brawl between the two scheduled for 8 March at the Kingdom… Continue reading Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season Rolls Out Streetfighter Stile, Arcade Game Influenced ‘Knockout Chaos’ Joshua v Nganou Promo

Sony Sports Network Unleashes ‘Laga Panja / Let’s Arm Wrestle’ To Promote The Pro Panja League

Indian broadcast giant Sony Sports Network rolled out a new, own-platform campaign called ‘Laga Panja / Let’s Arm Wrestle’ to promote the inaugural season of its new Pro Panja League.    The hero spot, which aims to unleash the power of the country’s game, ran across both broadcast partner and rights owner online channels.  … Continue reading Sony Sports Network Unleashes ‘Laga Panja / Let’s Arm Wrestle’ To Promote The Pro Panja League

Aussie UFC Fighter Della Maddalena Steps Into The Octagon With Pilot To Highlight Male Healthcare Via ‘Quick Finisher’

Pilot, an Australian advocate organisation focused on championing better healthcare for men, extended its endorser partnership with rising Aussie MMA star Jack Della Maddalena and activated the tie-up via a digital-first ‘Quick Finisher’ campaign which rolled out ahead of the ambassador stepping in to the octagon in :Las Vega for UFC 290 International Fight Week.… Continue reading Aussie UFC Fighter Della Maddalena Steps Into The Octagon With Pilot To Highlight Male Healthcare Via ‘Quick Finisher’

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

Sports Direct ‘Fast & Slow’ Podcast series Inspires Muslims To Train Safely During Ramadan

Sports Direct teamed up with creative agency The Romans to launch a campaign led by a podcast series titled ‘Fast And Slow’ aimed at encouraging Muslims to exercise safely during Ramadan.   The audio series, which was hosted by British Olympic Taekwondo medal winner and 2020 Tokyo Olympics pundit Lutalo Muhammad, set out to address… Continue reading Sports Direct ‘Fast & Slow’ Podcast series Inspires Muslims To Train Safely During Ramadan

Allianz Champions Athlete-Coach Relationship Paris 2024 ‘Everyone Needs Somebody To Lean On’

With fewer than 500 days to go to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Allianz France launched a campaign supporting the global group’s International Olympic and Paralympic Committees partnership and Allianz France’s ‘Team Allianz’ ambassador group of eight athletes.   The activation, created in tandem with Ogilvy Paris and called ‘Everyone Needs Somebody to… Continue reading Allianz Champions Athlete-Coach Relationship Paris 2024 ‘Everyone Needs Somebody To Lean On’

Adidas ‘From Sunrise To Sunset’ Initiative Supports Brand Fans Wanting To Stay Fit During Ramadan

Adidas sought to show that people don’t have to choose between fasting or working out during the holy month of Ramadam through a Swedish initiative called ‘From Sunrise To Sunset’ fronted by brand ambassadors and Swedish footballer Nabil Bahoui alongside Taekwondo full contact fighter Zahra Al-Mougrabi and the female basketball team Vision Generation Ball who all… Continue reading Adidas ‘From Sunrise To Sunset’ Initiative Supports Brand Fans Wanting To Stay Fit During Ramadan

Sport England Launches Fresh ‘This Girl Can’ Phase In Bid To End The ‘Exercise Enjoyment Gap’

Late February saw Sport England reprise its award-winning ‘This Girl Can’ initiative aimed at helping women get active with a focus on tackling the sport and exercise ‘Enjoyment Gap’.   The fresh wave of UK work is a call-to-arms to the country’s sports clubs and exercise outfits and follows on from research which found that,… Continue reading Sport England Launches Fresh ‘This Girl Can’ Phase In Bid To End The ‘Exercise Enjoyment Gap’