In mid-February, ahead of the start of the 2024/5 season, Major League Soccer (MLS) unveiled a multi-year tie-up with Beats (By Dre) which will celebrate the intersection and connection between music and sport with players wear Beats headphones and earphones on the pitch pre- and post-match and club-custom products. MLS clubs will all benefit from… Continue reading MLS Unveils Beats Partnership Via Social Campaign & Club Custom Headphones
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Asahi Super Dry Leverages Upgraded Man City Training Kit Partnership Via AR Activation
Early July saw Asahi Super Dry, Japan’s bets selling beer, upgrade its Manchester City FC sponsorship to become the treble-winning club’s Official Training Kit partner and marked the tie-up through an AR campaign called ‘Beyond Expected Training’. The aim of Asahi Super Dry’s marketers was to show that its extended sponsorship is more than… Continue reading Asahi Super Dry Leverages Upgraded Man City Training Kit Partnership Via AR Activation
Brazil’s Brahma Teams Up With Ukrainian Community To Keep FC Mariupol Playing in ‘The Exiled Team’
In Spring/Summer 2023 Brazilian beer Brahma, a brand with a strong soccer heritage, teamed up with the country’s football stakeholders and the local Ukrainian community (the largest in Latin America) to keep the relocated FC Mariupol playing and champion the club’s story via the #FCMariupolLives ‘The Exiled Team’ campaign by agency Africa and Who Are… Continue reading Brazil’s Brahma Teams Up With Ukrainian Community To Keep FC Mariupol Playing in ‘The Exiled Team’
MilkPEP ’26.6’ Champions Sports Equality By Sponsoring All Women Marathoners Joining #TeamMilk
At the start of March 2023, MilkPEP (the Milk Processor Education Program backed by America’s milk companies), launched an experiential initiative called ’26.2’ to sponsor all female marathon runners and generate awareness of gender inequalities in sport in doing so. At the start of March 2023, MilkPEP (the Milk Processor Education Program backed by… Continue reading MilkPEP ’26.6’ Champions Sports Equality By Sponsoring All Women Marathoners Joining #TeamMilk
Anitta Adds Brazilian Flair To Burna Boy’s Afrobeats In Pepsi UCL Final Kick Off Show Promo
A late May Pepsi Max promotion unveiled Brazilian pop sensation Anitta as the co-headliner alongside afrobeats star Burna Boy for the UEFA partner’s 10 June 2023 Champions League Final ‘Kick Off Show’. The social-first campaign, which ran across Pepsi and UEFA platforms, pitched the brand’s pre-game show as ‘an unmissable entertainment spectacle at the… Continue reading Anitta Adds Brazilian Flair To Burna Boy’s Afrobeats In Pepsi UCL Final Kick Off Show Promo
Heineken Leverages F1 Australian GP To Launch No Alcohol ‘Player 0.0’ Gaming Initiative
Formula One (F1) sponsor Heineken launched its previously teased Player 0.0 gaming initiative around the Rolex Australian Grand Prix with a nationwide, multi-site Sim Racing tournament that seeks to engage and entertain Aussie F1 fans and promote the brewer’s no-alcohol beer. The project was developed in a partnership with F1 Red Bull Racing driver… Continue reading Heineken Leverages F1 Australian GP To Launch No Alcohol ‘Player 0.0’ Gaming Initiative
KFC, Shannon Noll & DZ Deathrays Leverage NRL & AFL Via ‘Fried Night Footy’ Anthem
At the start of the new season, KFC leveraged its long-standing Australian sports partnerships with the NRL and AFL with new sports-linked menu items and an anthemic soundtrack to the 2023 footy seasons called ‘Fried Night Footy’. The audio strand of the marketing saw the fast food outfit team up with Shannon Noll (an… Continue reading KFC, Shannon Noll & DZ Deathrays Leverage NRL & AFL Via ‘Fried Night Footy’ Anthem
Avery Dennison Activates Orlando ‘Premier League Mornings Live’ Via Ltd Edition Soccer Shirts
Retail physical and digital labelling brand Avery Dennison activated its sponsorship of the Premier League’s eight annual US ‘Premier League Mornings Live’ fan festival through an integrated campaign led by a limited edition apparel capsule collection – including 500 specially designed soccer shirts and 300 caps which are available to attendees as prizes at an… Continue reading Avery Dennison Activates Orlando ‘Premier League Mornings Live’ Via Ltd Edition Soccer Shirts
Furphy Leverages Its 4-Club AFLW Sponsorships Via An Ironic PSA Style Ad Campaign
A team of AFLW stars joined together the share the cons, downsides and negatives for Aussie fans following the league in an ironic, comic and tongue-in-cheek, public service announcement style spot by Furphy. The Lion-owned challenger beer brand, which often takes a comic tone in its marketing, sponsors four AFLW clubs (alongside their male… Continue reading Furphy Leverages Its 4-Club AFLW Sponsorships Via An Ironic PSA Style Ad Campaign
Michelob Ultra Spotlights Boston Marathon’s 1st Female Runner Kathrine Switzer In ‘The Race to Equality’ Campaign
A late October female sporting empowerment campaign from New York Marathon sponsor Michelob Ultra unveiled a new ‘Run Fund’ through a campaign called ‘The Race To Equality’ that shines the spotlight on Kathrine Switzer – the first woman to ever run the Boston Marathon who ‘broke barriers to help millions of women run marathons’ –… Continue reading Michelob Ultra Spotlights Boston Marathon’s 1st Female Runner Kathrine Switzer In ‘The Race to Equality’ Campaign
McDonald’s Leverages 23XI Racing NASCAR Team Sponsorship With Racewear Collection
Launched in time for the opening races of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series, McDonald’s USA marked its new sponsorship with 23XI Racing (driver Bubba Watson’s team) unveiled a new co-branded streetwear and racewear collection to enable fans to ‘show their support’ and ‘get a taste of the winner’s circle’. The new apparel line of… Continue reading McDonald’s Leverages 23XI Racing NASCAR Team Sponsorship With Racewear Collection
Molson’s ‘Maple Beerup’ Lets You Have Beer for Breakfast to Cheer on Team Canada during the Winter Olympics
With most of the Beijing 2022 finals and medal ceremonies scheduled to take place between 5am and 10am in Canada, beer giant Molson developed a breakfast-appropriate alternative to beer in the form of a bespoke line of beer-infused maple syrups. Molson, the official beer of Team Canada since 2004, worked with Quebec-based syrup company… Continue reading Molson’s ‘Maple Beerup’ Lets You Have Beer for Breakfast to Cheer on Team Canada during the Winter Olympics
