Kia Leverages AO & Rafa Nadal Foundation Tie-Ups With Kia Clubhouse: Melbourne’

Kia and Rafa Nadal Foundation launch ‘Kia Clubhouse: Melbourne’ to inspire next generation of tennis fans

The athlete ambassador and Australian Open (AO) linked partnership between Kia and the Rafa Nadal Foundation (RNF) aims to make tennis more accessible for the next generation of players and January 2023 saw the car company launch a fresh iteration of its Kia Clubhouse program called ‘Kia Clubhouse’.   Developed with passions agency M&C Saatchi… Continue reading Kia Leverages AO & Rafa Nadal Foundation Tie-Ups With Kia Clubhouse: Melbourne’

Man Utd & Adidas 2022/23 Away Kit ‘Upside Down / Melbourne Tram’ Launch On Tour ‘Down Under’

Adidas and Manchester United FC launched the club’s 2022/23 away kit on its promotional tour of Australia immediately ahead of a pre-season friendly against Premier League rivals Crystal Palace at Melbourne’s MCG with a mass event, transport stunt and upside down dressing room recreation.   All set for game ✌️ Down Under #MUFC || #MUTOUR22… Continue reading Man Utd & Adidas 2022/23 Away Kit ‘Upside Down / Melbourne Tram’ Launch On Tour ‘Down Under’

AFL Teams Up With QMS For Innovative 3D OOH New Season Launch Campaign

The first week of March saw the AFL team up with QMS, an outdoor media company in Australia and New Zealand, to unveil an outdoor strand of the league’s 2022 ‘Festival Of Footy’ new season launch campaign which unveiled Australia’s first use of 3DOOH technology.   Working in partnership with QMS’ in-house creative team QUBE, the AFL’s… Continue reading AFL Teams Up With QMS For Innovative 3D OOH New Season Launch Campaign

Australia v England Ashes Hostilities Spread Socially Via Marmite vs Vegemite Social Spat

August saw the Ashes rivalry between the Australian and English cricket teams, the longest running rivalry in international sport, cross over into the world of yeast extract spreads as Marmite went to bat against Aussie rival Vegemite over breakfast supremacy.   The titanic spread ‘spoof’ struggle started ahead of the Ashes when UK brand Marmite… Continue reading Australia v England Ashes Hostilities Spread Socially Via Marmite vs Vegemite Social Spat

F1’s First Ever Season Launch Experiential Event Revs Up Fans Ahead of Melbourne GP

The race series rights-holder hosted its first ever launch events on Wednesday 13 March (ahead of the weekend GP) to excite and engage fans ahead of the 2019 season opening Rolex Melbourne Grand Prix.   The major public event, the first in F1’s 69-year history, was a multi-faceted consumer experience which saw 20 drivers and… Continue reading F1’s First Ever Season Launch Experiential Event Revs Up Fans Ahead of Melbourne GP

Djokovic And Seiko Create VR Avatar Serve Return Experience To Leverage 2019 Australian Open

Seiko leveraged its global tennis ambassador and the start of the 2019 Australian Open by building a ‘Novak Djokovic VR Experience’ in Melbourne.   This virtual reality activation created an avatar of the player in what the brand described as a world-first virtual reality computer game which offered tennis fans a chance to try and… Continue reading Djokovic And Seiko Create VR Avatar Serve Return Experience To Leverage 2019 Australian Open

Energy Company AGL Ambushes Australian Open Via Free Rickshaw Rides To The Tennis

AGL has teamed up with TMS Outdoor to offer tennis fans free rickshaw trips from downtown Melbourne to the Australian Open.   This practical approach to marketing around the tournament sees the energy brand pedal people from central Melbourne’s Federation Square to the entrance to Melbourne Park’s Grand Slam hard courts.   This new outdoor… Continue reading Energy Company AGL Ambushes Australian Open Via Free Rickshaw Rides To The Tennis

Telstra Tracker Player Data Integrated Into Real-Time AFL LED Perimeter Signage In Melbourne Stadiums

In an Australian sports first, AFL fans in-stadium are able to see live Telstra Tracker player data on the pitchside perimeter LED boards.   This new at-game spectator utility, which is initially available for AFL matches in Melbourne at both the MCG and the Etihad Stadium (formerly the Docklands Stadium), has been developed through a… Continue reading Telstra Tracker Player Data Integrated Into Real-Time AFL LED Perimeter Signage In Melbourne Stadiums

Australian GP Organisers’ Dynamic Digital OOH Work Drives Melbourne F1 Season Opener Anticipation

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation, the organisers of the first race in the new Formula One (F1) season, aimed to build anticipation and excitement ahead of the 2018 Rolex Australian Grand Prix through an integrated campaign led by a dynamic countdown out-of-home campaign.   Working with OOH specialist agency Posterscope, the race organisers ran a… Continue reading Australian GP Organisers’ Dynamic Digital OOH Work Drives Melbourne F1 Season Opener Anticipation

Red Bull’s High-Speed Dinghy Race Stunt Spot Fronts Team’s New F1 Season Marketing At Australian GP

Red Bull Racing kick-starts the new Formula One championship with a campaign revolving around the season opening Australian Grand Prix that sees its drivers race one another in high-speed dinghies.   The racing team’s marketers took Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen down to Melbourne’s famous Yarra River, which runs right through the middle of the city, to… Continue reading Red Bull’s High-Speed Dinghy Race Stunt Spot Fronts Team’s New F1 Season Marketing At Australian GP

Swisse Wellness Drops F1 Flag On Scuderia Ferrari Partnership Via ‘Power Your Passion’ Campaign

Swisse Wellness continues to use sports sponsorship as a key pillar of its global expansion strategy and is activating its new ‘official supplier’ status with the Scuderia Ferrari racing team via an integrated, international campaign rolling out around the first F1 race of the season.   In the days leading up to the Australian GP,… Continue reading Swisse Wellness Drops F1 Flag On Scuderia Ferrari Partnership Via ‘Power Your Passion’ Campaign

AGL’s #PoweredByLove Energy-Creating Dance Floor At Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival

AGL Energy activated its sponsorship rights at Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival at the Carnival and T dance in Alexandra Gardens by building a high-tech, energy-creating public dancefloor in an initiative called #PoweredByLove.   The festival, which was attended by around 200,000 people, saw revellers dance on the tech-linked flooring throughout the day and the power generated… Continue reading AGL’s #PoweredByLove Energy-Creating Dance Floor At Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival