As the Men’s 6 Nations came to an end, Guinness – the new title sponsor of both tournaments – championed the Women’s 6 Nations tournament through a poster, print and social ‘Six Nations Isn’t Over’ campaign. Objective The idea was informed by the insight that too many rugby fans assume the Six Nations is over… Continue reading Guinness Activates Women’s 6 Nations Via ‘Six Nations Isn’t Over’ Pint Play QR Code Calendar Campaign
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Guinness ‘Unsung Zeroes’ Marks New NFL Season & Pitts Montana Against Burrow In Battle Over ‘0’
To promote non-alcoholic Guinness 0, the Diageo owned stout brand leveraged the start of the new NFL season through a campaign featuring two quarterbacks – San Franciso 49ers legend and brand ambassador Joe Montana and current Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow – competing over who gets to wear the shirts number ‘0’ for the first… Continue reading Guinness ‘Unsung Zeroes’ Marks New NFL Season & Pitts Montana Against Burrow In Battle Over ‘0’
Leveraging 2023 RWC Guinness Warns Irish Rugby Fans To ‘Think It, But Don’t Jinx It’
In an effort to rally fans and show its own brand support to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Guinness leveraged its association with the team – recently crowned Six Nations champions and ranked number one in the world – by asking them to keep their confident predictions to… Continue reading Leveraging 2023 RWC Guinness Warns Irish Rugby Fans To ‘Think It, But Don’t Jinx It’
Captain Morgan Sculpts Larger-Than-Life NFL Superfan Statues For Fan Of The Year Contest
As teams sought to finish the American Football season strong and make the playoffs, December saw NFL partner Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum erected large statues of six NFL superfans ahead of the climax of its ‘NFL Fan Of The Year Contest’. The contest saw the Diageo-owned rum brand reward supporters ‘who really spice up… Continue reading Captain Morgan Sculpts Larger-Than-Life NFL Superfan Statues For Fan Of The Year Contest
Guinness’ Multi-Market African ‘Brothers’ Campaign Celebrates The Unity & Power of Football Fandom
Weeks ahead of the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup, Guinness launched a pan-African football-themed campaign called ‘Brothers’ which celebrates how football fans find inventive ways to make the experience of watching the game accessible for everyone. Launching at the start of November and leveraging building excitement around Qatar 2022 (which runs from 20 November… Continue reading Guinness’ Multi-Market African ‘Brothers’ Campaign Celebrates The Unity & Power of Football Fandom
NFL ‘Minute To Kick Off’ Sees Crown Royal, Uber Eats & Ed Reed Link To Reward Delivery Drivers
NFL partner Crown Royal kicked off its second year as the league’s first-ever whisky sponsor with an activation titled ‘A Minute To The Kick Off’ that saw it partner with Uber Eats for an initiative that helps fans celebrate game day whilst giving back to couriers, delivery drivers and the hospitality industry. Crown Royal… Continue reading NFL ‘Minute To Kick Off’ Sees Crown Royal, Uber Eats & Ed Reed Link To Reward Delivery Drivers
Johnnie Walker Teams Up With Brittany Howard & Tia P For Angel City FC ‘Running With The Angels’ Anthem
Johnnie Walker, which became a partner of Angel City Football Club in June 2021, teamed up with musicians Brittany Howard and Tia P to produce the club’s official anthem – the first original anthem for a US women’s professional sport team. Kicking off our @weareangelcity partnership with ‘Running With The Angels’, the official hype… Continue reading Johnnie Walker Teams Up With Brittany Howard & Tia P For Angel City FC ‘Running With The Angels’ Anthem
Smirnoff ‘No Fan Left Behind’ Super Bowl Activations Spans Alaska Miners Watch Party & Watch Party Kit Contest
NFL sponsor Diageo’s vodka brand Smirnoff is leveraging the tie-up by hosting a Super Bowl LVI watch party for a group of gold miners 100 miles north of Anchorage (Alaska) as the centrepiece of a campaign called ‘No Fan Left Behind’. After commissioning research which found that 2% of UJS football fans are unable… Continue reading Smirnoff ‘No Fan Left Behind’ Super Bowl Activations Spans Alaska Miners Watch Party & Watch Party Kit Contest
Tittle Sponsor Guinness Pens A Social-First ‘Love Letter’ To Bring The Six Nations Together
To mark the second year of its Six Nations title sponsorship, Guinness wrote a love letter to the Six Nations Championships ahead of kick-off. The social-first activation, launched on 1 February, aims to highlight the power of sport to bring the nations together. With the copy line ‘rivals for 80 minutes, friends forever’,… Continue reading Tittle Sponsor Guinness Pens A Social-First ‘Love Letter’ To Bring The Six Nations Together
Guinness OOH St Patrick’s Day Tribute To All Blacks Winks At Irish Rugby Rivalry
Guinness paid tribute to the All Blacks with a multi-channel, outdoor-led campaign in New Zealand that links to the country’s rugby rivalry with the stout’s home country Ireland. The campaign, created in tandem with New Zealand based agency Special Group, is something of a nudge to the ‘passionate sporting rivalry’ between Ireland and New… Continue reading Guinness OOH St Patrick’s Day Tribute To All Blacks Winks At Irish Rugby Rivalry
Two Guinness Campaigns – #ThePurse Shared Values & #GuinnessClear Responsible Drinking – Activate New 6 Nations Title Sponsorship
On the eve of the 2019 Guinness Six Nations the new tournament title sponsor launched two parallel campaigns – one revolving around responsible drinking and the other based on rugby’s shared values – as the brand seeks to further deepen its long-standing rugby relationship, help grow the game and to improve the fan experience at… Continue reading Two Guinness Campaigns – #ThePurse Shared Values & #GuinnessClear Responsible Drinking – Activate New 6 Nations Title Sponsorship
Crown Royal Whiskey’s ‘Hydrate Generously / Water BOYS’ Ad Is First Ever NFL Spirits Spot
Exploiting the NFL’s new rules allowing in-game broadcast liquor advertising at the very first opportunity, whiskey brand Crown Royal bought the first slot in the first commercial break of the 7 September season opener between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. The Diageo-owned spirits brand ran a 30-second… Continue reading Crown Royal Whiskey’s ‘Hydrate Generously / Water BOYS’ Ad Is First Ever NFL Spirits Spot
