Microsoft, an official sponsor of the US National Football League, is asking fans to submit ideas to improve the game for viewers and players in a new initiative called the ‘Imagine Bowl’. Looking to improve the NFL on the field, at the game and for viewers at home, the tech giant is inviting innovators to […]
Land Rover, a Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2015, is celebrating the people and clubs behind grassroots rugby with a multi-media campaign #WeDealInReal which breaks in the UK on 18 September and will run until the end of the Tournament ending on 31 October. The campaign which features TV idents and digital campaign with […]
H4B Manchester shows its talent for combining health and well being with consumer insights by creating a campaign for Kitbag.com spoofing the brutal conditions rugby players train in, ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup. The campaign encourages supporters to get up, get moving and earn their team’s shirts to show their support during the […]
Rugby star Jonah Lomu treated commuters in Covent Garden, London, to a haka in activity orchestrated by MasterCard. Lomu lined-up alongside 100 participants to deliver a ‘Priceless Surprise’ – a Ka Mate haka, led by the Ngati Ranana London Maori Club. The sound of a conch shell triggered the arrival of a Maori leader in […]
Football is a quest for beauty. Whether it’s mastering a move, outsmarting an opponent or scoring a goal, everyone wants to Play Beautiful on route to victory. With EA SPORTS FIFA 16, a whole new range of football beauty is made possible at every moment of the game thanks to player’s freedom of expression and […]
Grey London – part of WPP’s Team News – has created a series of 26 short films ahead of the Rugby World Cup to celebrate The Times & The Sunday Times’ coverage of the tournament and to act as a glossary to both rugby aficionados and casual fans alike. The A-to-Z of the Rugby World […]
Skincare brand Dove Men+Care has launched its Rugby World Cup 2015 activities with a video promoting the brand’s key message, ‘care makes a man stronger’, Twitter giveaways and a partnership with The Daily Telegraph. Dove – a partner of the English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh rugby associations – said it is celebrating the “rugby values” […]
O2’s marketing director Nina Bibby says she wants to create a “movement” with the activity and be seen as the brand powering the support for England’s Rugby team during the World Cup. The goal to be seen as the brand helping England to success at the Rugby World Cup began in earnest earlier this year […]
Nike Korea’s new “Just do it” campaign kicks off with “Play Loud,” a 90-second short film by Wieden + Kennedy Tokyo. Like past Nike works, it promotes team sports as a way to dodge conformity and express individuality while still wearing matching uniforms. The spot stars Korean soccer legend Lee Young-Pyo, who appears in an […]
is hoping to connect to urban women around the world by kickstarting a movement which it is calling Energy Running, through an influencer-supported advertising and events drive. “Energy Running is about more than lacing up and logging miles,” said Adrian Leek, general manager of Adidas Running. “It’s a sport-driven social movement that’s just as much […]