Royal Ascot is the subject of a new cinematic, Netflix-style brand campaign which aims to further build its position as the ‘must-attend event’ of the 2020 British summer. With a history as rich as it is long, Royal Ascot sits proudly as the jewel in the crown of the British Flat racing season. Five days […]
Ascot Racecourse has appointed independent agency isobel after a formal pitch process as its lead creative agency, overseeing the core Ascot brand and all racedays, including Royal Ascot. The pitch was handled by Oystercatchers. isobel will work with Ascot as a creative consultant, partnering with internal stakeholders to define and develop new campaigns for Royal Ascot, […]
Paddy Power kicked off a tactical digital out of home (DOOH) campaign to target 2019r’s Ascot crowd with humorous commentary, daily deals, and live results. The campaign featured on screens in and around Waterloo and Clapham Junction rail stations, targeting racegoers along the commuter route between London and Ascot. Humorous one-liners were updated throughout the […]
Would you watch football if injured players were shot by medics after a match? So why support horse racing? This is the question posed by an animal welfare charity in a hard-hitting film highlighting the number of injured horses destroyed by vets on race courses. The League Against Cruel Sports film – released in response […]
Paddy Power have unveiled a new mobile unit ‘The Drunk Tank’ ahead of Royal Ascot on June 19, following a spate of alcohol-fuelled brawls at race meetings. The Drunk Tank service will provide temporary accommodation for up to 50 racing fans to sleep off the booze in clear-sided 6 x 2 meter container mounted […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Newmarket-Gin-Rotate.mov[/KGVID] A small batch gin which celebrates the history of racing at Newmarket was launched May 12 by the historic Bedford Lodge Hotel and Spa, with designs by Nude Brand Creation. The Newmarket Gin made its debut at the third annual Ginposium event in Covent Garden, organised by The Gin Guild. Suffolk roots […]
Creative agency Space is bringing circus thrills to 2016’s Cheltenham festival with a campaign designed to get punters to choose Coral as their bookmaker of choice at the racecourse. ‘The ‘Greatest Show on Turf’ will target festival goers with fun circus style activation that aims to get them to download the Coral app, win free […]
The Cheltenham Festival is one of the highlights of the jump racing year, and a focus for intense activity from bookmakers trying to get a slice of the action of one of the biggest events in their calendar. The betting market is highly competitive around the festival with all of the bookmakers fighting for share […]
Creative agency Space is putting bookmaker Coral in the winners’ enclosure with an extraordinary festival of micro-pig racing to coincide with the Cheltenham Festival that runs from 10 to 13 March. Coral’s CheltenHAM Festival will create engaging social content for punters at one of the year’s biggest sporting events, giving Coral increased share of voice […]