Leveraging its Major League Soccer (MLS) rights and its UEFA Champions League (UCL) partnership, PepsiCo snacks sub-brand Lay’s rolled out an integrated, limited edition product launch and competition campaign in the USA fronted by Argentina skipper and four-time UCL winner Lionel Messi who puts a chip/crisp brand-related spin on the classic soccer song ‘Olé, Olé,… Continue reading Messi Tweaks ‘Olé’ Soccer Chant To ‘Oh-Lay’s’ In MLS/UCL Limited Edition Chip Shot Activation
Category: Football
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
FFF Distributor INTERSPORT Launches ‘One Jersey, One Blue Family’ Kit Campaign Ahead of UEFA Euro 2024
Late March saw INTERSPORT, the official distributor of the Fédération Française de Football / French Football Federation (FFR) since 2017, roll out a multi-channel, storytelling ‘One Jersey, One Blue Family’ campaign promoting Nike’s new French kit for UEFA EURO 2024 which seeks to drive in-store and online purchasing. Objective The campaign, which sees the sportswear… Continue reading FFF Distributor INTERSPORT Launches ‘One Jersey, One Blue Family’ Kit Campaign Ahead of UEFA Euro 2024
FC Barcelona Sponsor Spotify Launches Exclusive Karol G Logo Kit, Merch & Playlist
Spotify leveraged its front of shirt sponsorship of Spanish giant FC Barcelona in a collaboration with Latin singer Karol G marking her Spanish streaming dominance which blended sport and music via a bespoke playlist, an exclusive Barca team shirt and t-shirt with the singer’s logo and a capsule collection of merchandising products. The activation, which… Continue reading FC Barcelona Sponsor Spotify Launches Exclusive Karol G Logo Kit, Merch & Playlist
Heineken Turns Korean Laundromats Into 24-Hour Sports Bars For UCL Football Fans
Heineken leveraged its UEFA Champions League (UCL) sponsorship in AsiaPacific (APAC) by turning 24-hour laundromats into all-night sports bars so that Korea’s most passionate fans have a place to watch the final stages of the tournament. Objective The aim of the campaign was to bring Heineken’s umbrella ‘Cheers To The Real Hardcore Fans’ platform to… Continue reading Heineken Turns Korean Laundromats Into 24-Hour Sports Bars For UCL Football Fans
TeamViewer Links With Man Utd, Mercedes-AMG F1 & We Are Fearless To Champion Women In Sports Tech Via ‘SheSportTech’
Early April saw German remote access, connectivity and support tech provider TeamViewer link up with global sports partners Manchester United FC and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team to launch an initiative to inspire more women into sports technology called ‘SheSportTech‘. Objective The project seeks to bring to life TeamViewer (and its partners’) belief that… Continue reading TeamViewer Links With Man Utd, Mercedes-AMG F1 & We Are Fearless To Champion Women In Sports Tech Via ‘SheSportTech’
Adidas & DFB Promote German National UEFA EURO 2024 Kits Via Comically Dry ‘Typical German’ Campaign
Amidst the commercial controversy and national handwringing surrounding Nike’s shock replacement of adidas as the official kit partner of the Deutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB) – the German football association – from 2027, long-time supplier Adidas launched its men’s national team kit marketing ahead of UEFA Euro 2024 through a campaign titled ‘Typical German’ which tells stories… Continue reading Adidas & DFB Promote German National UEFA EURO 2024 Kits Via Comically Dry ‘Typical German’ Campaign
Eclectic Deutsche Telekom Euro 2024 Spot Highlights Contrasts & Strangeness
An off-beat ‘No Fibre, No Football’ campaign from UEFA EURO 2024 men’s championship official sponsor and DFB premium partner Deutsche Telekom takes a refreshing approach to activating an international football tournament which contrasts how people are and are not able to celebrate football depending on the availability of high-speed internet. Launched in early April, well… Continue reading Eclectic Deutsche Telekom Euro 2024 Spot Highlights Contrasts & Strangeness
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
Puma’s Performance & Speed Focused #ForeverFaster ‘See The Game Like We Do’ Is Brand’s Biggest Global Brand Campaign Ever
Focusing on speed and performance and rolling out ahead of a summer of blockbuster sporting events, April saw Puma launch its largest marketing investment ever in the form of a global brand campaign titled ‘Forever. Faster. – See The Game Like We Do’. This multi-market, multi-sport marketing burst emphasis speed and sporting performing across its… Continue reading Puma’s Performance & Speed Focused #ForeverFaster ‘See The Game Like We Do’ Is Brand’s Biggest Global Brand Campaign Ever
Adidas Expands #YouGotThis Via Trio Of Pressure-Free, Fun-Only Films Featuring Edwards, Fishel, Martinelli, Pereira, Cerundolo & Aliassime
Adidas continued to build its new umbrella ‘You Got This’ marketing platform through February and March with a trio of online films featuring a lineup of young Adidas ambassadors – including Anthony Edwards, Mia Fishel, Gabriel Martinelli and Andreas Pereira, plus Francisco Cerundolo and Felix Auger Aliassime – which all explore how they might play… Continue reading Adidas Expands #YouGotThis Via Trio Of Pressure-Free, Fun-Only Films Featuring Edwards, Fishel, Martinelli, Pereira, Cerundolo & Aliassime
Dirt Is Good/Persil Capsule Plays Villain In Saka Fronted ‘The Autograph’ Unilever & Arsenal Activation
An integrated Persil campaign leveraged its partnership with Arsenal FC to unveil a new direction in its long-running, umbrella ‘Dirt Is Good’ brand family and marketing platform spearheaded by a long-form film fronted by Gunners’ (and England) attacker Bukayo Saka. Objective The Unilever-owned brand’s campaign’s goal was not only to promote the new Persil capsule… Continue reading Dirt Is Good/Persil Capsule Plays Villain In Saka Fronted ‘The Autograph’ Unilever & Arsenal Activation
