Talented Ladies Club #PayFair Asks Women’s Euros 2022 Sponsors To Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are

Talented Ladies Club rolled out a guerrilla outdoor and social #PayFair campaign challenging the sponsors of UEA Euro 2022 to address their own gender pay gaps before claiming to be legitimate champions of women and women’s sport.   Timed to leverage the 6 July kick-off, the campaign, created in harness with agency Truant London, calls… Continue reading Talented Ladies Club #PayFair Asks Women’s Euros 2022 Sponsors To Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are

PGA Tour Partner United Airlines Amplifies Young Players Voices In ‘Golf Is Ours’ Film

Summer 2022 saw PGA Tour partner United Airlines amplify the next stage of the ‘Golf Is Ours’ initiative championing the tie-up with the Historically Black College and Universities programs.   The campaign, created with agency 72andSunny LA, was spearheaded by a hero spot titled ‘United – Golf is Ours’ which dropped across the airline and… Continue reading PGA Tour Partner United Airlines Amplifies Young Players Voices In ‘Golf Is Ours’ Film

Ally Bank ‘Watch the Game, Change the Game’ Pledges Sports Gender Equality On Title IX Anniversary

US based Fintech brand Ally Bank promoted its new pledge to boost support for women’s sports by promising male/female equal gender sports investment through a new campaign called ‘Watch The Game, Change The Game’ which aired on broadcast, cable, connected TV, plus on digital and social channels.   Launched in late June on the 50th… Continue reading Ally Bank ‘Watch the Game, Change the Game’ Pledges Sports Gender Equality On Title IX Anniversary

UEFA Partner PepsiCo’s Lays & Gatorade Roll Out Game Changing Women’s UCL Final Activations

Two of UEFA partner PepsiCo’s leading snack and beverage brands – Lays and Gatorade – linked on a series of equal opportunities for deserving communities focused grassroots activations to leverage their sponsorship rights around the 2022 Women’s Champions League Final in Turin (Italy) on 21 May between FC Barcelona and Lyon.   Continuing parent company… Continue reading UEFA Partner PepsiCo’s Lays & Gatorade Roll Out Game Changing Women’s UCL Final Activations

Puma Brazil Highlights Inequality In Sports Via ‘The UnLevel Playing Field’

Puma Brazil sought to highlight gender inequality in sport in general and in football in particular in Spring 2022 through an experiential initially which literally created an ‘UnLevel Playing Field / ‘Joga Na Subida’.   Brand research found that women’s sport in Brazil and around the world is often marginalised, usually underfunded and sometimes simply… Continue reading Puma Brazil Highlights Inequality In Sports Via ‘The UnLevel Playing Field’

Busch Light Leverages NASCAR’s Daytona 500 With ‘Accelerate Her’ Female Driver Programme

Busch Light leveraged spiking early season NASCAR interest around the 64th running of the Daytona 500 with the official launch of a new female talent ‘Accelerate Her’ driver sponsorship program and campaign.   Described as a first-of-its kind US programme, ‘Accelerate Her’ aims to pave the way for women drivers to make it to the… Continue reading Busch Light Leverages NASCAR’s Daytona 500 With ‘Accelerate Her’ Female Driver Programme

Budweiser Canada Teams Up With Hockey Diversity Alliance For #TapeOutHate Campaign

An early January campaign from Budweiser Canada in partnership with the Hockey Diversity Alliance (HAD) and called #TapeOutHate features NHL players of colour speaking candidly about their experience of racism in hockey as it aims to raise awareness and of funds for a drive to make hockey more diverse.   Conceived by creative agency Anomaly and… Continue reading Budweiser Canada Teams Up With Hockey Diversity Alliance For #TapeOutHate Campaign

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1’s Lewis Hamilton Goes In Disguise To Surprise/Inspire Primary School Kids In UBS Sunt

In late October, leveraging its sponsorship Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team around the US and Mexico Grand Prix, UBS organised a visit to the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team factory for three school kids interested in STEM subjects – including a special surprise meeting with super star driver Lewis Hamilton.   The global wealth management… Continue reading Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1’s Lewis Hamilton Goes In Disguise To Surprise/Inspire Primary School Kids In UBS Sunt

Scotiabank’s Launches ‘Hockey for All’ Calls For Diversity As NHL Season Starts

Long-time hockey sponsor and supporter Scotiabank launched a new ‘Hockey For All’ initiative at the start of the 2021/22 season with the aim of ensuring that ‘the game in Canada looks more like Canada’.   The initiative, developed with agency Rethink (with Soft Citizen directors Charlotte Fassler and Dani Girdwood – aka Similar but Different),… Continue reading Scotiabank’s Launches ‘Hockey for All’ Calls For Diversity As NHL Season Starts

ITV’s ‘Stand With England’ Print/Social Support Message For England Following Racial Abuse

After England’s heart-breaking UEFA Euro 2020 Final penalty shootout defeat at Wembley on 11 July, several players were subject to a horrifying torrent of social media racist abuse and in response ITV released a print and social message of support for the side.   Working with agency Uncommon, the tournament’s UK official co-broadcaster turned the… Continue reading ITV’s ‘Stand With England’ Print/Social Support Message For England Following Racial Abuse

‘Unseen Players’ Sees LDU Sponsor Banco Pichincha Champion Gender Equality In Ecuadorian Football

Ecuadorian financial services outfit Banco Pichincha, the main sponsor of Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito football team (LDU), launched an at-stadium campaign to promote gender inclusion and equality in sport by staging a football match with a twist – there were no players.   The bank worked with its Quito based football club partner and… Continue reading ‘Unseen Players’ Sees LDU Sponsor Banco Pichincha Champion Gender Equality In Ecuadorian Football

Sports Direct’s ‘Equal Play’ & ‘Squad’ Continue Retailer’s Rebrand As A Champion Of Equality

The UK retailer Sports Direct continues to roll out new work running under its fresh brand strategy and identity which reimagines what the brand stands for and seeks to change perceptions of the business focused on a new ‘equaliser’ brand mark which aims to put equality and inclusivity at the brand’s core.   The refresh… Continue reading Sports Direct’s ‘Equal Play’ & ‘Squad’ Continue Retailer’s Rebrand As A Champion Of Equality