Football pundit Jamie Redknapp gives scathing reviews of amateur footballers’ performances in a humorous social media campaign for Nivea Men. The campaign allows Facebook users to send personalised video clips of Jamie Redknapp hosting a fictitious show called ‘Redknapp’s Grassroots Round Up’. Users can insert photos of their friends into the videos and choose specific […]
Property website Zoopla has pulled the plug on its shirt sponsorship deal with West Bromwich Albion, after becoming embroiled in a row with the Premier League club over an allegedly anti-Semitic gesture made by one of its players. Striker Nicolas Anelka celebrated a goal against West Ham earlier this month with the controversial “quenelle” gesture, […]
BT Sport is launched a new TV advertising campaign with creative that shifts from focusing on the channels’ presenter lineup and brand ambassadors to highlighting the passion fans feel for live sport. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQoOteF2dhs The ad, which aired November 12, still features presenter Jake Humphrey but sees him exiting the studio and walking through a pub, […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f82lmOZ_Zcg The new film, created by BBH London, thanks the hundreds of millions of fans in over 200 countries around the world for the dedication they show to their clubs and focuses on the lengths they go to support the Barclays Premier League through the ups and down of the season. It follows the lives […]
Russian airline and official carrier of Manchester United Football Club Aeroflot are taking up residence at a number of airports worldwide, including London Heathrow’s Terminal 1, to offer fans the chance to see club in action with a trip to Old Trafford in 2014. The airport installation features a replica Aeroflot plane made up of […]
After an inter-agency pitch, CMW was selected to create a campaign to promote Citroën’s new DS3 Cabrio and their partnership with Arsenal FC. To complement Citroën’s advertising theme ‘Escape the Ordinary’, CMW chose magic as their overarching theme, creating a show-stopping experience with up and coming magician Drummond Money-Coutts, aka DMC, performing a number of […]
EA Sports has struck a partnership with mobile advertising service Mobsta to create a geo-technology campaign for the Fifa 14 game targeting football fans within stadium range on match days. The campaign will enable targeted banner advertising for the new Fifa 14 game on iOS and Android devices running location-enabled apps. It works by using […]
Premier League football team Everton FC has completed its rebrand U-turn with the unveiling of a new crest chosen by fans. The club launched its 2013/14 crest, which was designed by its in-house graphics team, earlier this year. However, following online protests from fans, the club almost immediately announced that it would drop the mark […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPkitdlOYEs As Ford is sponsoring the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final in Portugal, the ad agency Wunderman has helped them “look” for the next generation of soccer champions by placing a trophy on the streets. A challenge was issued to the public to see if they could lift the trophy just like a UEFA champion—although […]
Paddy Power is joining forces with gay rights charity Stonewall to launch a campaign urging professional footballers to tackle homophobia in the game by wearing rainbow-coloured laces in their boots. Sets of laces have been sent to every Premier League and Football League player, plus those in the Scottish Professional League in the hope that […]