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
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Audi & Sky Media Launch ‘Swing Design Sequence’ Golfing Innovation To Drive Sky Sports Media Partnership
Leveraging spiking golf interest around The Masters, Audi leveraged its recently renewed rights as the Official Innovation Partner for Sky Sports, Audi worked with Sky Media (the advertising sales arm of Sky) to create a golfing innovation called ‘Swing Design Sequence’ which provides insight into pro golfer techniques to help viewers improve their own performance… Continue reading Audi & Sky Media Launch ‘Swing Design Sequence’ Golfing Innovation To Drive Sky Sports Media Partnership
Cadbury Dairy Milk And Ogilvy India Celebrate The First Coaches Of Indian Cricketers
Leveraging spiking cricket excitement around the start of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL), Cadbury Dairy Milk rolled out an integrated campaign – spanning TV, digital, social, PR, in-stadium, on-pack and in-store – starring player ambassadors Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians) and KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants) and their first youth coaches which champions the unsung… Continue reading Cadbury Dairy Milk And Ogilvy India Celebrate The First Coaches Of Indian Cricketers
EdTech Unacademy & Sachin Tendulkar Empower & Support Indian Students Via ‘The Power Behind You’
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) partner the Unacademy Centre has partnered with Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar for a new March brand campaign called ‘The Power Behind You’ that leverages the start of the 2024 IPL to empower students. Created by advertising agency Lowe Lintas and led by a hero spot starring test cricket’s all-time… Continue reading EdTech Unacademy & Sachin Tendulkar Empower & Support Indian Students Via ‘The Power Behind You’
‘Easy Clean Fresh Perspectives’ – Berger Paints & IPL
Sponsor Berger Paints sought to break the commercial clutter around the 2019 IPL season with an elaborate, interactive social video strategy which featured funny scenarios within a cricket-crazy household in order to expand its social media followers and brand presence and launch a new product. Objectives The brand’s ongoing marketing strategy typically seeks to engage… Continue reading ‘Easy Clean Fresh Perspectives’ – Berger Paints & IPL
People First Bank (& Gold Coast Suns) Promote New Stadium Title Rights At Renamed ‘People First Stadium’
The first week of March saw the Gold Coast’s flagship stadium – formerly known as the Heritage Bank Stadium and the Carrara Stadium – renamed the ‘People First Stadium’ and promoted through an official naming event, a PR push and an integrated campaign from the stadium, People First Bank and the Gold Coast Suns around… Continue reading People First Bank (& Gold Coast Suns) Promote New Stadium Title Rights At Renamed ‘People First Stadium’
Cricket Ball Comet Launches ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 ‘Out Of This World’ Campaign
Late February saw the International Cricket Council (ICC) launch its Out of This World’ promotional campaign for June’s Men’s T20 World Cup. Premiering on 21 February to mark 100 days before the first ball is bowled, ‘Out Of This World’ seeks to both drive awareness and boost ticket sales for the tournament which will be… Continue reading Cricket Ball Comet Launches ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 ‘Out Of This World’ Campaign
KIA Australia Launches New ‘Ute’ Campaign During Vegas NRL Games Via Spot Stuffed With Aussie Sporting Icons
Debuting on air during the NRL’s much-discussed double-header in Las Vegas, Kia Australia launched a campaign for its (as yet unreleased) new ‘Ute / Yoot’ (utility vehicle) through a hero commercial revolving around the idea that the vehicle hasn’t been named yet and which is simply stuffed with Aussie sporting legends. A distinctly Australian piece… Continue reading KIA Australia Launches New ‘Ute’ Campaign During Vegas NRL Games Via Spot Stuffed With Aussie Sporting Icons
Baseball For All’s ‘A Letter to My Younger Self’ Leverages Nationals To Celebrate Young Girls’ Baseball Dreams
Baseball For All (BFA) leveraged the USA’s largest girls baseball tournament through a campaign aimed at empowering young women in baseball titled ‘A Letter To My Younger Self’. The campaign saw BFA team up with women’s sports media agency specialist Impakt Partners for an initiative which rolled out hot on the heels of the end… Continue reading Baseball For All’s ‘A Letter to My Younger Self’ Leverages Nationals To Celebrate Young Girls’ Baseball Dreams
Thums Up Starts ICC Men’s ODI World Cup Campaign Contest With Harsha Bhogle Asking ‘Will India Win?’
Indian cola brand Thums Up, an official partner of the International Cricket Council (ICC), launched its activation programme ahead of the upcoming Men’s ODI World Cup in late July through an integrated initiative which asks a simple question – Will India Win? Titled ‘Thums Up Uthao, World Cup Jao / Pick Up Thums Up,… Continue reading Thums Up Starts ICC Men’s ODI World Cup Campaign Contest With Harsha Bhogle Asking ‘Will India Win?’
Cricketers Jordan, Pope & Burns Front Kia’s Surrey CCC & Oval ‘Every Game Is A Journey’ Campaign
A summer, social-first campaign by Kia UK and in-house agency Innocean activated its Surrey County Cricket Club partnership and title sponsorship of the team’s Kia Oval home stadium and was fronted by a trio of star players and set out to leverage the new cricket season through fresh content that makes the partnership ‘bigger and… Continue reading Cricketers Jordan, Pope & Burns Front Kia’s Surrey CCC & Oval ‘Every Game Is A Journey’ Campaign
MLB Partner T-Mobile Deploys AR, Apps, Drones & Ads For Seattle All-Star Game Experience
Major League Baseball (MLB) partner T-Mobile’s multi-phase activation around the 2023 All-Star Week – held between 7 and 11 July in T-Mobile Park in Seattle (the telco’s US headquarters) – spans 5G, AR, an automated ball strike system, apps, drones, wi-fi, competitions, local activations and ads. The mobile telco’s activation highlights included: A… Continue reading MLB Partner T-Mobile Deploys AR, Apps, Drones & Ads For Seattle All-Star Game Experience
