OgilvyOne UK Turns Football Stars Into Pub Signs for BT Sport

OgilvyOne UK Turns Football Stars Into Pub Signs for BT Sport

To celebrate BT Sport becoming the new home of the UEFA Champions League, OgilvyOne, the UK’s leading customer experience agency has created a series of specially designed and hand painted football-inspired BT Sport ‘Pub Signs’. The aim of the campaign is to illustrate the importance of football to the pub industry, and that BT Sport’s […]

Chelsea FC kicks off digital transformation with Wipro deal

Chelsea FC kicks off digital transformation with Wipro deal

Chelsea has partnered with Indian digital transformation specialists Wipro, a day after Manchester United announced a similar tie-up with rival HCL. Wipro becomes Chelsea’s official digital and IT partner. The club will use tech to boost the fan experience both at matches and across Chelsea’s existing digital properties. Chelsea’s managing director, Christian Purslow, said: “We […]

Adidas urges players to ‘unfollow’ Messi in a bid to move football marketing from hero worship

Adidas urges players to ‘unfollow’ Messi in a bid to move football marketing from hero worship

wants amateur footballers to follow their own path rather than try to emulate stars like Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, kicking off a marketing campaign to trumpet the more grassroots-focused pitch. Four time Ballon dOr winner Messi stars in a 60-second film that urges fans worldwide to “unfollow” him and develop their own playing style. […]

Mondelez International Become Official Snacks of Major League Soccer

Mondelez International Become Official Snacks of Major League Soccer

Mondelez International, the maker of Oreo, Ritz, Trident, Honey Maid and Sour Patch Kids, announced a multi-year deal to become the Official Snacks of Major League Soccer (MLS). The sponsorship bolsters the brands’ presence in the sport as they enter the second year of the #PassTheLove campaign, a fully integrated program to help spread the […]

Budweiser & Sky Sports launch search for UK’s amateur Dream Goal of the season

Budweiser & Sky Sports launch search for UK’s amateur Dream Goal of the season

Budweiser has launched Dream Goal, a hunt for the greatest amateur goals from across the country. Dream Goal will be fronted by Sky Sports football talent – footballers-turned-pundits Jamie Redknapp and Gary Neville, presenter and broadcaster Ed Chamberlin and commentator Martin Tyler. The Budweiser Dream Goal competition challenges British amateur footballers to submit videos of […]

2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Fan Zone Opens in Doha

2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Fan Zone Opens in Doha

Leading global sports and entertainment marketing agency Wasserman Media Group in association with the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, announced the launch of the “Brazil 2014 Fan Zone at Katara” in Doha, inviting fans from across Qatar and the region to watch FIFA World Cup matches live in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built, cooled environment. The […]