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
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AELTC Partner Vodafone’s 5G Headsets Boost Visually Impaired Fans Live Wimbledon Experience
Vodafone, the official connectivity partner of Wimbledon, debuted 5G-powered headsets on Wimbledon’s Centre and No1 courts in what the brand claims is a world-first 5G tennis trial to enable visually impaired fans to watch live tennis like never before, The headsets, developed by GiveVision and powered by Vodafone 5G, stream live footage from local… Continue reading AELTC Partner Vodafone’s 5G Headsets Boost Visually Impaired Fans Live Wimbledon Experience
Manning, Bush, Sanchez & Sanders Front Verizon’s ‘Super Bowl Sweeps’ Welcome Unlimited Promo
Launched on 31 January, two weeks ahead of Super Bowl LVII, wireless carrier and official NFL telecoms partner Verizon rolled out a ‘Super Bowl Sweeps’ social campaign giving away 20 pairs of tickets not only to the Big Game in Arizona, but to the next two Super Bowls as well The social sweepstakes is… Continue reading Manning, Bush, Sanchez & Sanders Front Verizon’s ‘Super Bowl Sweeps’ Welcome Unlimited Promo
AT&T Leverages College Football Playoffs Tie-Up Via Multi-Spot ‘Never Too Much’ Campaign
US telco giant AT&T leveraged its sponsorship of the College Football National Championship playoffs with a campaign called ‘Never Too Much’ which drives home the message that college football isn’t just for Saturdays anymore, but is now a non-stop, season-long obsession which fans now need a network to keep up with. Created with agency… Continue reading AT&T Leverages College Football Playoffs Tie-Up Via Multi-Spot ‘Never Too Much’ Campaign
Vodafone Serves Up New Partnership With Emma Raducanu Introduced Via ‘Play Your Way To Wimbledon’ Campaign
The start of March saw Vodafone team up with US Open champion Emma Raducanu in an endorser deal which sees the 19-year-old British tennis star become its grassroots tennis ambassador following the brand’s recent, multi-year deal tennis partnership with The Lawn Tennis Association (The LTA), Wimbledon and the All England Club (AELTC) as Official Connectivity… Continue reading Vodafone Serves Up New Partnership With Emma Raducanu Introduced Via ‘Play Your Way To Wimbledon’ Campaign
AT&T Activation Brings Fans A Taste Of The Future For 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend
AT&T leveraged its status as the Official 5G Innovation Partner of the NBA at the 2022 All-Star Weekend in Cleveland through a set of on-site and at-home experiences backed by digital-first content which focused on promoting the brand’s innovative approach and new technologies led by 5G. The multi-strand activation programme spanned personalised, immersive and… Continue reading AT&T Activation Brings Fans A Taste Of The Future For 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend
Vodafone #FeelTheConnection Online Spot Serves Up New Elite & Amateur Wimbledon/AELTC/LTA Partnership
In mid January mobile telecommunications provider Vodafone marked its new status as the Official Connectivity Partner of the Wimbledon Championships and the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) through an online, tennis-fuelled video built around its #FeelTheConnection platform. Deployed across the brand’s digital and social channels, the ‘Wimbledon #FeelTheConnection’ spot rolled out… Continue reading Vodafone #FeelTheConnection Online Spot Serves Up New Elite & Amateur Wimbledon/AELTC/LTA Partnership
TCL Kicks Off Euro 2020 Linked ‘Display Greatness’ Campaign With Pogba, Kane & Reus
Running across the Europe throughout the summer an integrated, football-themed campaign called ‘Display Greatness’ by TCL Electronics leveraged UEFA Euro 2020 and featured some of the tournament’s star players. Launched ahead of Europe’s showpiece sporting event after a year of delays and cancellations due to the pandemic, this is a blended brand and product… Continue reading TCL Kicks Off Euro 2020 Linked ‘Display Greatness’ Campaign With Pogba, Kane & Reus
EE Leverages Wembley Sponsorship By Giving Fans Chance To Play ‘5G AR Foosball Tournament’
Mid-April saw UK mobile telco EE launch a campaign leveraging its sponsorship of Wembley Stadium which offered fans a chance to go head-to-head with famous faces from the football and entertainment worlds at the brand’s world’s first ‘5G AR Foosball Tournament’ EE will host a 5G-powered augmented reality foosball tournament at Wembley Stadium at… Continue reading EE Leverages Wembley Sponsorship By Giving Fans Chance To Play ‘5G AR Foosball Tournament’
Fortnite Stadium – Verizon & NFL
In February 2021 the National Football League (NFL) restricted the live stadium attendance for its flagship Super Bowl game, so Verizon sought to keep fans connected to their passion through a Super Bowl Stadium 5G experience mash-up within Fortnite which, according to the telco itself, delivered Verizon’s largest sports activation in its history. Territory:… Continue reading Fortnite Stadium – Verizon & NFL
Blind Greek Champion Cyclist Sandalakis Takes Vodafone 5G On A Downhill Wild ‘Glorious Ride’
Vodafone (Greece) teamed up with agency Wunderman Thompson (Athens) and champion tandem cyclist Christos Sandalakis on a campaign that set the ride speeding down a mountain road to promote its 5g Giga Network. The Greek Paralympic track cyclist and world champion tandem rider, who has 99% vision loss, stepped up to the challenge to… Continue reading Blind Greek Champion Cyclist Sandalakis Takes Vodafone 5G On A Downhill Wild ‘Glorious Ride’
Verizon Leverages NFL Partnership Via 5G Super Bowl Stadium In Fortnite, A Big Game Spot & After Party
A key strand of official NFL telco partner Verizon’s Super Bowl LV activation is the new ‘Verizon 5G Stadium In @Fortnite‘. The initiative saw the telecoms giant team up with a group of Fortnite Creative map builders – Team Beyond – and several NFL stars to create what it believes is ‘the ultimate #SBLV experience for gamers and football fans… Continue reading Verizon Leverages NFL Partnership Via 5G Super Bowl Stadium In Fortnite, A Big Game Spot & After Party
