Messi Tweaks ‘Olé’ Soccer Chant To ‘Oh-Lay’s’ In MLS/UCL Limited Edition Chip Shot Activation

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

Bryan Cranston’s ‘Dream With No Limits’ Ad Fronts MLB’s 2024 New Season Integrated ‘Anything Can Happen’ Campaign

Rolling out from 25 March, hyping the 2024 season’s official 28 March ‘Opening Day’, Major League Baseball’s (MLB) annual new season marketing burst was spearheaded by a hero spot starring award-winning actor and baseball super fan Bryan Cranston. Last season, it was Cranston who helped introduce rule changes – including the pitch clock – and… Continue reading Bryan Cranston’s ‘Dream With No Limits’ Ad Fronts MLB’s 2024 New Season Integrated ‘Anything Can Happen’ Campaign

Frito-Lay ‘Taste Of The Super Bowl’ Big Game Initiative Offers Fans A Taste Of Victory

On 23 January, PepsiCo owned snack brand and NFL partner Frito-Lay, a brand dedicated to celebrating sports fandom, launched its 2024 Big Game ‘Taste Of The Super Bowl’ marketing program which at its core offered one fan a rare chance to play a key role in the official victory celebration. The chip brand marketers understand… Continue reading Frito-Lay ‘Taste Of The Super Bowl’ Big Game Initiative Offers Fans A Taste Of Victory

Reebok ‘Life is Not a Spectator Sport’ Series Blurs Magical Realism & Athletic Prowess

The US based sports, fitness, footwear and clothing company Reebok continued its return to the brand’s marketing origins built around empowering individuals to work hard by reviving its 1984 ‘Because Life is Not a Spectator Sport’ with a series of contemporary, cinematic films   Creatively led by its in-house agency model (established in 2021) and… Continue reading Reebok ‘Life is Not a Spectator Sport’ Series Blurs Magical Realism & Athletic Prowess

Paddy Power Spot Sees Arsenal Legends Prefer To Lose Title Than See A Smug Piers Morgan

Paddy Power continued its reputation as a controversial and irreverent sports marketers with a comic campaign focused on the battle for the Premier League (EPL) title based on the idea that Arsenal FC fans – represented by several club legends – would prefer Manchester City FC and not Arsenal not to win their first league… Continue reading Paddy Power Spot Sees Arsenal Legends Prefer To Lose Title Than See A Smug Piers Morgan

Liquid Death Canned Water ‘Hoops Head’ Sees Jalen Green Play Basketball With Severed Head

Canned water brand Liquid Death teamed up with Houston Rockets’ Jalen Green for a typically macabre marketing stunt based around playing basketball with a severed head and a Hoop Head branded ball giveaway.   The brand linked with shooting guard Green, who is also a Liquid Death investor, for a gratuitously gnarly campaign spearheaded by… Continue reading Liquid Death Canned Water ‘Hoops Head’ Sees Jalen Green Play Basketball With Severed Head

Puma & Modibodi Team Up With Brisbane City FC To Encourage Athletes To Feel Comfortable

Sportswear company Puma teamed up with Modibodi (a global clothing brand that specialises in absorbent apparel) and Aussie football side Brisbane City FC for a March campaign called ‘Take On The Game’ celebrating the third drop of their best-selling active period underwear range.   The campaign, developed by Modibodi’s in-house creative team and The Pool… Continue reading Puma & Modibodi Team Up With Brisbane City FC To Encourage Athletes To Feel Comfortable

Giannis Antetokounmpo Stars In Google ‘Fixed On Pixel’ Super Bowl Commercial

NBA super star Giannis Antetokounmpo features in Google’s 2023 Super Bowl commercial which promotes the brand’s Pixel smartphone and focuses on how the handset fixes event the funniest of photo mishaps.   The tech behemoth’s 90-second ‘Fixed On Pixel’ spot, which will debut on TV during the Big Game’s second quarter and dropped online on 8… Continue reading Giannis Antetokounmpo Stars In Google ‘Fixed On Pixel’ Super Bowl Commercial

#MeriTeamMeriLeague – YES Bank & IPL

To leverage its IPL sponsorship through 2019, YES BANK created an integrated, multi-channel activation programme aimed at engaging Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) customers which included its own YES BANK PREMIER LEAGUE tournament played in stadiums across 10 cities and supported by an in-person masterclass series and comic, video-led social media content (promoted via… Continue reading #MeriTeamMeriLeague – YES Bank & IPL