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 […]
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, […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_oHVdKYEU4 Korean car brand Kia has launched an app in time for the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament which commences next week, which allows people to simulate returning a high-speed tennis serve live from their TV using their smart phone as a racquet. The serve is simulated to be from Australia’s Sam Groth, the […]
Tennis star Andy Murray has hired a branding agency to create a personalised logo that will appear on his apparel and associated merchandise. Aesop has been hired after a competitive eight-way pitch to create an identity for the Wimbledon champion. It is understood that it will be incorporated into a new Adidas range and across […]
Manchester United Football Club has announced a regional partnership, which will see Apollo Tyres become the Club’s official Tyre Partner in the UK and India. The partnership will look to encourage healthy lifestyles and develop sporting skills in young people, and will see football pitches built from recycled tyres in communities both in the UK […]
Carlsberg has launched an interactive website to accompany its official beer of the Barclays Premier League status, offering fans a live real-time data feed monitoring performances. The website and ‘Time To Take Your Seats’ campaign was created by The Marketing Store and also invites fans to try and win tickets to games of their choice […]
Global sports good industry player adidas has announced “The adidas Fellowship for Future Data Talentsâ€, a scholarship fund for international students. The scholarship is developed in partnership with digital learning institute Hyper Island, and established to support and nurture tomorrow’s talent within data driven strategy and marketing. For the last years, data has been part […]
Vodafone will end its seven-year deal with Formula One team McLaren at the end of the 2013 season as it looks to shift all sponsorship activity to supporting local events. The company says the cost of backing the team, believed to be £75m a year, was not a factor in its decision and it will […]