Wembley Stadium Kicks Off #Wembley100 Centenary With Web Content, Film, Virtual Tour & Contest

January saw ‘Wembley Stadium connected by EE’ – owned by The Football Association (The FA) – began a year of birthday celebrations on its 100th anniversary with the launch of a multi-stage, multi-phase programme called #Wembley100.   View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wembley Stadium (@wembleystadium)   To mark 100 years since… Continue reading Wembley Stadium Kicks Off #Wembley100 Centenary With Web Content, Film, Virtual Tour & Contest

O2’s ‘Red Roses: An England Rugby Dream’ Leverages England Rugby Partnership Around The Women’s Rugby World Cup

Seeking to shine the spotlight on the world’s top ranked women’s international rugby union side England, Rugby Football Association (RFU) primary partner O2 rolled out an integrated, multi-channel campaign titled ‘Red Roses: An England Rugby Dream’ ahead of the 2021 Rugby World Cup.   Working in harness with creative agency VCCP London and M&C Saatchi… Continue reading O2’s ‘Red Roses: An England Rugby Dream’ Leverages England Rugby Partnership Around The Women’s Rugby World Cup

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

BT Sport Puts Football Fan Premier League Predictions Under The Microscope In 2022/23 Season ‘Believe It Now See It’

Ahead of the start of 2022/23 Premier League (PL) season, broadcast partner BT Sport rolled out an experimental, multi-channel campaign built around fan-fuelled experiment which collected, tested and showcased supporters’ soccer beliefs and predictions by scrutinising them under scientific testing in ‘The BT Sport Believe It Lab’.   The initiative kicked off in a laboratory where… Continue reading BT Sport Puts Football Fan Premier League Predictions Under The Microscope In 2022/23 Season ‘Believe It Now See It’

Francesca Jones Leads OPPO Roland Garros/Wimbledon ‘Inspiration Ahead’ Campaign To Inspire A New Generation

To activate its partnerships with Roland Garros and Wimbledon, global technology and mobile company OPPO, created a 360-degree, multi-stage global campaign running through June and July which boosted brand and partnership awareness, highlighted key products and aimed to inspire the next generation of tennis fans.   Created in harness with agency Sid Lee, the twin-tournament… Continue reading Francesca Jones Leads OPPO Roland Garros/Wimbledon ‘Inspiration Ahead’ Campaign To Inspire A New Generation

EE Extends Hope Utd Initiative To Tackle Online Sexist Hate Via ‘Not Her Problem’

Telecoms brand and ‘home nations’ football association partner EE has selected another Hope United squad to tackle online sexist hate with a new campaign launched to leverage spiking interest in women’s football centred around UEFA Euro 2022.   The BT-owned mobile telco brand launched the initiative to leverage its partnerships with the four UK ‘home… Continue reading EE Extends Hope Utd Initiative To Tackle Online Sexist Hate Via ‘Not Her Problem’

Vodafone UK & Ocean Outdoor Pair Up For ‘Wimbledon Experience W12’ Outdoor Experiences

All England Lawn Tennis Club partners Vodafone UK and outdoor media owner Ocean Outdoor brought Wimbledon 2022 to W12 and to other high footfall UK spaces in 11 UK cities for an OOH tennis and viewing experience initiative running across OO’s full motion network.   Ocean will also carry selected highlights from The Championships across… Continue reading Vodafone UK & Ocean Outdoor Pair Up For ‘Wimbledon Experience W12’ Outdoor Experiences

Vodafone’s Raducanu Led ‘Feel The Connection’ Via Wimbledon Centre Court Snapchat Lens

Vodafone, the Official Connectivity Partner of The Championships, sought to turn tennis fans into Wimbledon champions through a Snapchat augmented reality (AR) lens led strand of its multi-stage #FeelTheConnection activation programme.   Like the core campaign, the mobile network’s tennis ambassador Emma Raducanu fronts the social app activation which invites tennis lovers to step on… Continue reading Vodafone’s Raducanu Led ‘Feel The Connection’ Via Wimbledon Centre Court Snapchat Lens

Google Leverages League Partnership By Hosting Virtual ‘Pixel Arena’ In NBA App

NBA partner Google added a new, immersive ‘Pixel Arena’ gamified experience to its programme of league linked activations which enables fans using the league’s official mobile app to create and share avatars and content and explore a 3D simulated hoops world.   Launched on 18 April to leverage the 2022 Playoffs (which run from April… Continue reading Google Leverages League Partnership By Hosting Virtual ‘Pixel Arena’ In NBA App

Wembley Stadium Sponsor EE Promotes 5G Powered AR Superstore Via Virtual Avatar Campaign & Selfie Experience

BT-owned mobile telecoms network EE leveraged its principle sponsorship of The Football’s Association’s Wembley Stadium and promoted its 5G services through a social campaign and stadium superstore experience which helped England get kitted out   Launched to leverage England Football international friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast on 26 March and 29 March respectively, a… Continue reading Wembley Stadium Sponsor EE Promotes 5G Powered AR Superstore Via Virtual Avatar Campaign & Selfie Experience

O2 Signs Shopworker, Employee & Fighter Shannon Ryan As New Ambassador In First Boxing Sponsorship

UK mobile telco O2 unveiled its first ever boxing sponsorship deal by teaming up with Watford-born boxer Shannon Ryan and then releasing a partnership film on 25 March introducing the latest addition to its sports sponsorship stable.   Ryan, who recently signed with Anthony Joshua’s 258 management boxing agency, will make her professional debut in O2-branded… Continue reading O2 Signs Shopworker, Employee & Fighter Shannon Ryan As New Ambassador In First Boxing Sponsorship

AT&T’s Lily Seeks A Temporary Celebrity Replacement In NCAA Partner’s March Madness Campaign

Leveraging its partnership with NCAA March Madness 2022, US telco AT&T rolled out a campaign called ‘Even In The Madness Of March’ which contrasts the unpredictability of the tournament’s games with the reliability of AT&T’s 5G coverage.   The campaign, which was created in collaboration with agency BBDO, is spearheaded by a series of celebrity-fronted… Continue reading AT&T’s Lily Seeks A Temporary Celebrity Replacement In NCAA Partner’s March Madness Campaign