Activations
Unity in Passion/#WalkOnAnfieldMH – Malaysia Airlines & Liverpool FC
The stand-out activation in Malaysia Airlines' three-season partnership with Liverpool was a spring 2018 contest that incentivised fans to create and share their unique Liverpool cheers
18-19 Shirt Sponsorship – M88 & AFC Bournemouth
Bookmaker M88 activated its 2018-19 Bournemouth shirt sponsorship with initiatives spanning fan promotions, live events and a comic video series aimed at fans and customers in Asia
Guinness World Records – MoPlay & Manchester United
Through late 2018 and early 2019, Manchester United’s global betting partner brought in several players to attempt two football skills world records.
’12th Man & Madness/Priceless’: Mastercard and the Uefa Champions League
May 2017 saw Uefa Champions League sponsor Mastercard launch an expansive pan-European activation based on ‘passionate fan support’ to leverage spiking soccer supporter interest around club football’s bigge…
Make Believe Happen – Microsoft & the NFL
Make Believe Happen was a multi-channel, multi-phase campaign that ran the length of the 2018-19 NFL season, pushing Microsoft’s Surface products to a wide audience by showing how star player ambassadors u…
Saynts Festival – Under Armour & Southampton FC
Southampton launched its 2019-20 kit with 'Saynts Festival: The Greatest Kit Launch That Never Happened', a parody of Netflix’s documentary about Fyre Festival, the infamously failed music festival.
Unsponsor #SaveOurShirts – Paddy Power & Huddersfield Town
Paddy Power leveraged its 2019-20 Huddersfield Town FC shirt sponsorship through a hoax kit launch campaign called “Unsponsor #SaveOurShirts”.
This Bud’s for 3 (Dwyane Wade’s Last Swap) – Budweiser & the NBPA
NBA sponsor Budweiser partnered with the National Basketball Players Association on an initiative commemorating the retirement of 13-time NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade
Australian Open Ambush – Uber Eats & Tennis Australia
With a national audience of 13 million, the Australian Open is the biggest television sports broadcast of the year in Australia
Go the Distance – Apollo Tyres, Manchester United & more
Since 2013, Apollo Tyres has made a concerted push to use big-ticket football sponsorship to aid in building a globally recognisable brand
Victory Fridge – Bud Light & the Cleveland Browns
At the start of the 2018-19 NFL season, the Cleveland Browns had gone 635 days without a win and yet the team remained determined and the fans remained loyal and optimistic
Effort is Effort – AIG & New Zealand Rugby
AIG’s ‘Effort is Effort’ campaign around New Zealand Rugby’s women’s team helped elevate the diversity agenda internally, created a platform to recognise female leadership and brought AIG’s New Zealand…
AFL Women’s naming rights – National Australia Bank & the Australian Football League
National Australia Bank (NAB) aligned its assets across the AFL and AFL Women’s competition to meet their brand awareness and affinity objectives and build a strong rapport across AFL’s fan base.
Be a Shot Maker – Oppo & the International Cricket Council
Chinese mobile phone brand Oppo holds a global partnership deal with the ICC from 2016 to 2019, covering all its key properties, including the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
#EatLikeAPro – Beko & FC Barcelona
#EatLikeAPro was a global, social media-led campaign from FC Barcelona sleeve sponsor Beko (working with Unicef) which aimed to raise awareness of the problems of childhood obesity, raise funds, and offer…
Someday is Now – Luna Bar & the United States Women’s National Team Players Association
Luna Bar – a Clif Bar brand – has been a long-term supporter of equality for women and advocate of equal pay for equal work. In
Angry Birds Evolution – Rovio & Everton
Everton and game maker Rovio activated their sleeve sponsorship by turning three Everton players into limited-edition characters in its latest version of the Angry Birds franchise
‘Makers Wanted’ title sponsorship – Elk Grove Village & the Bahamas Bowl
Illinois’ Elk Grove Village, the largest industrial park in the US, used its title sponsorship of the Bahamas Bowl college football game to bring in new business.