2018’s FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia will add US$2.4bn to the global advertising market, according to new research by Zenith. This will be the net amount of money added to the market, taking into account both the extra money spent by advertisers seeking to reach World Cup audiences, and any reductions in spending by […]
After two years of closely working together, Coca-Cola and Mercado McCann will honour the FIFA World Cup in Russia presenting one of the brand’s most meaningful advertising campaigns in 200 different countries. Mercado McCann was not only responsible for developing the Core Creative Idea (central idea) of the campaign: “being READY”, three of the four […]
Isuzu, makers of the award-wining D-Max pick-up, launches a new branded content series, The Isuzu D-Max Driving Derbies, fronted by presenters Adam Smith, from Sky Sports, and Joe Thomlinson, from Football Daily, to drive brand awareness amongst football fans. The six-part series features fans from rival teams, from both the English Football League (EFL) and […]
PUMA’s creative agency of record for football special projects, Knas, has tapped into London’s architecture and youth culture aesthetics to create a series of energetic print, Instagram and video teasers to promote the 2018/2019 Arsenal kit. ‘The Beat of the City,’ (which is part of the ‘We are THE Arsenal’ campaign) featuring club stars Héctor Bellerín, Nacho Monreal […]
Most Ukrainians prefer to watch football alone. With the UEFA Champions League Final coming to Kiev, WE ARE Pi and Heineken set out to change this by ‘scientifically’ proving that sharing the drama, and a load of Heineken beer together, is much more fun. The film, which launched in Ukraine, is WE ARE Pi’s […]
During the clash between Atletico Paranaense and Atlético Mineiro – two of the most important teams at the main football championship in Brazil, the Campeonato Brasileiro – goalkeeper Aderbar dos Santos Neto, aka Santos, surprised everyone with an attitude that nobody could expect. The athlete, dear to the crowd and the man responsible for […]
UK viewers will switch off from viewing the World Cup as soon as their team is knocked out, according to new research from media and technology company, Oath. One in four (26%) people in the UK will not support any other team in the football tournament should their team leave the contest. Of eight countries […]
PB Creative has given Rexona a sporty new look that taps into the passion that the brand’s core consumers all over the world have for football. Unilever asked its global strategic partner, PB Creative, to develop a fresh brand identity for Rexona (Sure in the UK and Ireland) that would connect with fans through a […]
On 11th May, New Balance launches the Otruska Pack – its first combined global football and lifestyle footwear and apparel Limited Edition collection. The Otruska concept and kit launch has been created as a collaboration between New Balance and ZAK, New Balance Football’s global creative agency. Striking and unconventional to cut through the noise surrounding the […]
Currys PC World launches its latest multi-million-pound advertising campaign in support of its new ‘Get Your TV For Free’ giveaway, and its best ever range of TVs. Designed to capture the excitement ahead of a football-filled summer, the campaign kicks off on May 9 with a series of TV ads before appearing in press, […]