OKX Launches Interactive Man City FC Metaverse Campaign To Inspire Fans To ‘Play For The City’

OKX and Manchester City Launch Avatar Campaign

Manchester City FC partner OKX worked with Yahoo to roll out a metaverse campaign on the Ready Player Me platform revolving around interactive avatars and featuring leading players to inspire fans to ‘Play For the City’.   The Web3 tech and crypto exchange company and official club training kit partner’s augmented reality (AI) experience, hubbed… Continue reading OKX Launches Interactive Man City FC Metaverse Campaign To Inspire Fans To ‘Play For The City’

McLaren & Google ‘Searching For…’ Short Film Series Activates Partnership Ahead Of F1 Season

Ahead of the 2023 Formula One (F1) season, McLaren Racing and sponsor Google joined forces to create a multi-episode content series called ‘Searching For…’ which focused on the themes of innovation and technology and promoting Google platforms – particularly Google Chrome and Android.   The three-spot series of short films, which features both team drivers… Continue reading McLaren & Google ‘Searching For…’ Short Film Series Activates Partnership Ahead Of F1 Season

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

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’

Google Stages Glitzy Celebrity Pick-Up Game To Activate NBA Season Tip-Off ‘OK, I See You’ Campaign

NBA partner Google celebrated the start of the new 2022/3 season with a tip-off film which promotes the Pixel 7 and sees a game of streetball turn in to a spectacular, star-studded celebrity pick-up game.   The commercial led the launch creative in Google’s multi-spot ‘OK, I See You’ campaign – created in harness with… Continue reading Google Stages Glitzy Celebrity Pick-Up Game To Activate NBA Season Tip-Off ‘OK, I See You’ Campaign

Mastercard & Luis Figo Set Guinness World Record With First-A-Kind, Zero Gravity ‘Out Of This World Match’

Mastercard literally took the game to new heights by setting a Guinness World Record for the ‘Highest Altitude Game of Football On A Parabolic Flight’ with a brand stunt fronted by soccer legend Luis Figo and a diverse football team from across the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.   As football fever began to… Continue reading Mastercard & Luis Figo Set Guinness World Record With First-A-Kind, Zero Gravity ‘Out Of This World Match’

WhatsApp Teams Up With NBA Superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo For ‘Naija Odyssey’ Short Film

WhatsApp worked with National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo on a short film titled ‘Naija Odyssey’ which explores the importance of international communication connectivity and how WhatsApp has enabled the Greek/Nigerian hoops hero to reach his athletic potential abroad ‘while remaining true to his roots’.   The four-chapter short is narrated by Antetokounmpo and his mother.… Continue reading WhatsApp Teams Up With NBA Superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo For ‘Naija Odyssey’ Short Film

The Masterpiece (Dutch Masters Jersey) – AGU & Team Jumbo Visma

In 2022, UCI World Tour outfit Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV) and its apparel and equipment supplier AGU were challenged by cycling’s governing body and race owner/organiser The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) to modify the design of the team’s official race kit for the Tour de France due to its similarity with event’s iconic CG leader’s yellow jersey… Continue reading The Masterpiece (Dutch Masters Jersey) – AGU & Team Jumbo Visma

Samsung ‘Grassroots Academy’ Creative & Tech Masterclasses Supports UK Amateur Clubs

Samsung is empowering UK grassroots football through an initial contest and subsequent support programme via a programme called ‘The Grassroots Academy’ which sees the South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate empower Sunday League teams to not only survive, but to thrive through their innovative application of creative and technology.   Based on the belief that grassroots… Continue reading Samsung ‘Grassroots Academy’ Creative & Tech Masterclasses Supports UK Amateur Clubs

Man City Sponsor Cisco Creates Hi-Tech Wearable ‘Connected Scarf’ To Monitor Fan Emotions

Technology giant Cisco leveraged its tie-up with Premier League Champions Manchester City FC and City Football Group in July to launch ‘The Connected Scarf’: a wearable piece of supporter technology which helps monitor a fan’s emotional journey throughout a match and thus provides deep insights into the interconnection between the club and its supporters.   Cisco,… Continue reading Man City Sponsor Cisco Creates Hi-Tech Wearable ‘Connected Scarf’ To Monitor Fan Emotions

Webex Campaign Showcases How It Helps The McLaren F1 Team To Innovate & ‘Accelerate Performance’

Fresh summer season activation from video and web conferencing company Webex driving awareness and excitement around its partnership with the McLaren F1 team offered motor racing fans and viewers a glimpse behind the F1 team’s research and development curtain to see how Webex helps the F1 team’s engineers innovate and ‘Accelerate Performance’.   Webex teamed… Continue reading Webex Campaign Showcases How It Helps The McLaren F1 Team To Innovate & ‘Accelerate Performance’

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