Booking.com Celebrated Manchester Derby By Building A Half-Red, Half-Blue Halfway Point House

In a local Lancashire derby day activation, Booking.com built a novelty holiday home exactly halfway between Manchester United and Manchester City’s stadiums, kitted it out in the team’s famous red and blue colours and then made it available to rent for one night only – on 14 January – to mark the game between the… Continue reading Booking.com Celebrated Manchester Derby By Building A Half-Red, Half-Blue Halfway Point House

Pepsi Max & Soccer Icon Ronaldinho Reveal Branded, Custom-Created ‘Nutmeg Foosball Table’

To leverage spiking soccer interest around the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup and ambush fierce rival and official Qatar 2022 sponsor Coca-Cola, PepsiCo’s Pepsi Max brand teamed up with Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho to unveil is custom-created, branded ‘Nutmeg Foosball Table’.   A highly creative and skillful attacking midfielder Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, commonly known… Continue reading Pepsi Max & Soccer Icon Ronaldinho Reveal Branded, Custom-Created ‘Nutmeg Foosball Table’

Brazil’s Betano Leverages Qatar 2022 Via Animated Campaign Showing Where ‘Every Success Starts’

Brazilian leisure and entertainment brand Betano leveraged spiking soccer interest around the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup with an integrated campaign inviting fans to have a flutter at Qatar 2022.   The multi-channel blended live action and animation campaign sets out to tell a story of resilience, faith and victory which resembles the attitude, commitment… Continue reading Brazil’s Betano Leverages Qatar 2022 Via Animated Campaign Showing Where ‘Every Success Starts’

NRMA Thanks ‘Network Of Helpers’ In Inaugural Ad Campaign For Cricket Australia Sponsorship

As the first match in the NRMA Insurance Men’s Test Series got under way on 30 November, new title sponsor and Cricket Australia platinum partner NRMA unveiled its initial activation strategy through an inaugural campaign based around thanking the vast network of helpers who make cricket so exciting for fans.   The Insurance Australia Group… Continue reading NRMA Thanks ‘Network Of Helpers’ In Inaugural Ad Campaign For Cricket Australia Sponsorship

Visa’s Qatar 22 Multi-Phase Activation Spearheaded By ‘For Fans Everywhere’ & ‘Masters Of Movement’

Visa, the Official Payments Technology Partner of FIFA, activated its sponsorship around Qatar 2022 through an integrated, multi-phase ‘For Fans Everywhere’ campaign that spanned an international hero TV ad, social content, plus a variety contactless payment options at the tournament itself.   ‘Visa. For Fans Everywhere’ was built around the power that fans have and… Continue reading Visa’s Qatar 22 Multi-Phase Activation Spearheaded By ‘For Fans Everywhere’ & ‘Masters Of Movement’

French Football Magazine So Foot’s ‘So Food’ Pop-Up Gives Qatar 22 Boycotters Cooking Masterclass

French football publication So Foot chose to cover the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup on and off the field, but understood that some of its readers decided to boycott the tournament due to bribery corruption and human rights abuses and so chose to offer them an alternative window on the world in the form of… Continue reading French Football Magazine So Foot’s ‘So Food’ Pop-Up Gives Qatar 22 Boycotters Cooking Masterclass

Stores Become Pokemon Go Game Stop Gyms In Foot Locker, Puma & Niantic Capsule Collection Collaboration

Foot Locker (and its Champ Sports subs-brand), Niantic and Puma have teamed up for a November initiative to turn 400 retail locations – including the Puma NYC flagship store – into Pokémon GO Gyms and PokéStops to promote a new capsule collection spanning shoes, jackets, sweatpants, t-shirts, hoodies and accessories spearheaded by a range of… Continue reading Stores Become Pokemon Go Game Stop Gyms In Foot Locker, Puma & Niantic Capsule Collection Collaboration

Mastercard ’22 MLB World Series ‘This Is Your Game’ Ad Marks Priceless Platform Anniversary

Mastercard leveraged its partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 2022 World Series through a multi-phase, integrated ‘Priceless‘ activation programme that included a flagship TV spot starring legendary MLB pitcher CC Sabathia and called ‘This Is Your Game’.   Created by agency McCann, the spot starring the former World Series winner who pitched for… Continue reading Mastercard ’22 MLB World Series ‘This Is Your Game’ Ad Marks Priceless Platform Anniversary

London Lions & Red Star FC Collaborate On UK/France Cross-Code Kit Design Youth Workshop

The London Lions, a British professional basketball team based in Stratford (East London) and who compete in the British Basketball League, partnered with French based football team Red Star FC’s Youth Academy for a cross channel jersey design workshop carried out with Hard in the Paint Founder Jermaine Bates.   The alliance between the London… Continue reading London Lions & Red Star FC Collaborate On UK/France Cross-Code Kit Design Youth Workshop

Gymshark & CALM Open London Pop-Up ‘Deload’ Barbershop With Mental Health Trained Barbers

July saw sportswear brand Gymshark open a new barbershop called ‘Deload’ designed to allow and encourage men to comfortably open up about their mental wellness to the professional mental health trained barbers.   The project, which activates Gymshark’s partnership with and support for mental health charity CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), sees the Solihull based… Continue reading Gymshark & CALM Open London Pop-Up ‘Deload’ Barbershop With Mental Health Trained Barbers

R&A Partner NTT Data Builds St Andrews Old Course ‘ShotView’ Digital Twin For The 150th Open

NTT DATA, an Official Patron and IT Provider, leveraged The 150th Open at St Andrews via a suite of data led technology offerings to enhance the fan experience spearheaded by a new viewing experience based around an Old Course digital twin-supported initiative called ‘ShotView’ which enables fans to monitor every shot/player/hole/round in real-time via a… Continue reading R&A Partner NTT Data Builds St Andrews Old Course ‘ShotView’ Digital Twin For The 150th Open

SAS Builds AI Batting Cage To Teach Kids About Data & Leverage MLB All-Star Game

Championing children’s love of baseball and leveraging the 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game, software and data analytics giant SAS built an AI-powered batting cage and laboratory designed to improve kids’ hitting technique whilst simultaneously teaching them about the real-world applications of data science.   The ‘SAS Batting Lab’ linked a set of cameras… Continue reading SAS Builds AI Batting Cage To Teach Kids About Data & Leverage MLB All-Star Game