NFL Official Beer Bud Light’s Big Game ‘Easy Night Out’ Aims To Battle Boycott

Brewing giant and long-time NFL corporate partner Anheuser-Busch returned to the Super Bowl for its near-50th year with Big Game commercials ads for three of its leading beer brands: Bud Light (the official beer of the NFL), Budweiser and Michelob Ultra. Bud Light’s TV ad, titled ‘Easy Night Out,’ sees a fan meet the Bud… Continue reading NFL Official Beer Bud Light’s Big Game ‘Easy Night Out’ Aims To Battle Boycott

Manning Brotherly Rivalry Takes To The Field To Promote NFL 2023 Pro Bowl Games

To promote the 2023 NFL Pro Bowl, or should that be the ‘NFL Pro Bowl Games by Verizon’ now that the format of the all-star event has changed (again), the league has linked with the Manning brothers and several other football stars to lean into self-referential humour for its promotional creative.   Former Super Bowl… Continue reading Manning Brotherly Rivalry Takes To The Field To Promote NFL 2023 Pro Bowl Games

‘Soccer or Football’ Spot Spearheads Frito-Lay FIFA Men’s World Cup Activation Which Includes, limited Editions, QR Codes & An Insta Stories Contest

Frito-Lay, the official USA snack of the FIFA World Cup, rolled out the core commercial spearheading it Qatar 2022 activation built around an old-school ‘Soccer or Football’ debate between football legends Peyton Manning and David Beckham.   Created and produced by Frito-Lay’s in-house creative agency, the hero spot sees NFL Hall-of-Famer Manning and Champions League winner… Continue reading ‘Soccer or Football’ Spot Spearheads Frito-Lay FIFA Men’s World Cup Activation Which Includes, limited Editions, QR Codes & An Insta Stories Contest

PepsiCo Rolls Out Football Star Fronted, Multi-Brand ‘Road To Super Bowl LVI’ Soda & Snacks Campaign

Leveraging its NFL partnership rights ahead of Super Bowl 56, food and drink giant PepsiCo rolled out an integrated campaign called ‘Road To Super Bowl LVI’ promoting a range of its soda and snack brands and staring a team of former NFL star athlete ambassadors.   Fronted by former quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning, as… Continue reading PepsiCo Rolls Out Football Star Fronted, Multi-Brand ‘Road To Super Bowl LVI’ Soda & Snacks Campaign

Lay’s Celebrates Football Fandom With ‘Golden Grounds’ NFL Stadium Soil Grown Chip Campaign

PepsiCo snack brand Frito-Lay activated its league partnership in the lead up to the 2022 Super Bowl with the release of a range of Lay’s chips/crisps which leverages its farming legacy and 100% sustainably-sourced potatoes grown in fields where the soil had been mixed with dirt from some of the NFL’s most hallowed pitches.  … Continue reading Lay’s Celebrates Football Fandom With ‘Golden Grounds’ NFL Stadium Soil Grown Chip Campaign

Michelob Ultra’s Comedic, Happy ‘Peyton Manning Beer Tap’ Leverages Hall Of Fame Induction

In the first week of August, leveraging the 2021 Pro Football Hall Of Fame enshrinement ceremony, Michelob Ultra unveiled specialty tap handles featuring mini busts of a smiling Peyton Manning.   The beer brand honoured its athlete endorser through a miniature, smiling bust of Manning which doubles as a tap handle: the idea is to… Continue reading Michelob Ultra’s Comedic, Happy ‘Peyton Manning Beer Tap’ Leverages Hall Of Fame Induction

Clean Jersey Swap – Tide & NFL

P&G detergent brand Tide promoted its ‘Tide Hygienic Clean’ product and leveraged the US trend for washing clothes more often during the pandemic through a Peyton Manning fronted integrated NFL activation running through September 2020 and February 2021 which kept alive the post-game player jersey swap tradition after it was banned by the league’s special… Continue reading Clean Jersey Swap – Tide & NFL

P&G Detergent Tide Solves The NFL’s Pandemic Enforced #JerseySwap Problem

The NFL’s official detergent brand Tide is keeping a valued post-game tradition alive – despite the pandemic – through a clean ‘Jersey Swap’ programme.   Ahead of its new season kick-off, back in July the NFL announced that opposing teams could not exchange jerseys after games due to related Covid-19 health risks.   The long sports… Continue reading P&G Detergent Tide Solves The NFL’s Pandemic Enforced #JerseySwap Problem

Tide Leverages Kick Off With ‘When Is Laundry Night?’ As NFL Now Means ‘Not For Laundry’

To leverage the start of the new season, US detergent giant Tide teamed with football legend Peyton Manning, singing star Gwen Stefani and broadcaster NBC in a mashup of Tide commercials and network show promos with a campaign called ‘When Is Laundry Night?’   The campaign, developed with P&G multi agency Woven (which includes Saatchi… Continue reading Tide Leverages Kick Off With ‘When Is Laundry Night?’ As NFL Now Means ‘Not For Laundry’

Malkovich & Manning Star In CBS’ Striking Spoof Super Bowl LIII Introductory Teaser

The CBS introductory film, aired immediately ahead of the broadcaster’s Super Bowl LIII coverage, was both legitimately funny and a classic sports commercial as it poked fun at the clichéd, overly dramatic sports tease.   Fronted by a classic odd couple in legendary NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and Oscar winning actor John Malkovich, the spot… Continue reading Malkovich & Manning Star In CBS’ Striking Spoof Super Bowl LIII Introductory Teaser

Retired Peyton Continues As Papa John’s Player Pitchman In New Season ‘Cupcakes’ Commercial

The official NFL pizza partner, Papa John’s, rolls out a new season football-themed ‘Cupcakes’ commercial fronted by Peyton Manning and current super star  JJ Watt.   The creative concept sees recently retired Manning, who won last year’s Super Bowl as the Denver broncos quarterback, pass his time as a fan rather than a player by… Continue reading Retired Peyton Continues As Papa John’s Player Pitchman In New Season ‘Cupcakes’ Commercial

Gatorade Leverages New NFL Season With Player-Led ‘Sweat It’ Prank Films

To celebrate the start of the new football season, Gatorade partners with NFL Films to bring its ‘Sweat It To Get It’ spoof spot series to US college campuses via two new prank videos fronted by the Manning brothers and JJ Watts.   The campaign, from the official sports drink of the NFL, continues to… Continue reading Gatorade Leverages New NFL Season With Player-Led ‘Sweat It’ Prank Films