Australian Open
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Seltos Drive Day (Feel the Open) – Kia & Tennis Australia
Part of Australian Open major partner Kia’s multi-faceted ‘Feel the Open’ activation in 2020 was an influencer-led, premium Drive Day experience promoting the new Seltos model to young adults.
The Life Artois – Stella Artois & Tennis Australia
Stella Artois activated its rights as official beer of the 2020 Australian Open with creative in which a team of artists produced works linked to each day’s action.
Data Snapshot: Australia 2020
Australia's four biggest rights-holders – the AFL, NRL, Cricket Australia and Rugby Australia – will generate approximately A$188.5 (€111.5m/$122.9m) in central sponsorship revenue in 2020, across a total of 115 deals.
Ace for Inclusion – ANZ & Tennis Australia
For its 2018 and 2019 Australian Open activations, ANZ sought to burnish its corporate reputation by replacing Novak Djokovic with wheelchair champion Dylan Alcott as the face of ANZ tennis.
Australian Open Ambush – Uber Eats & Tennis Australia
Uber Eats set out to grab the attention of the Australian Open audience with post-ad break spots that replicated the event so effectively that viewers thought they had returned to the tennis broadcast.
Sponsorship trends in Grand Slam tennis
SportBusiness Sponsorship presents extensive research into partnerships at the four tennis Grand Slams – Wimbledon, Roland-Garros, the US Open and the Australian Open.
AO’s global growth justifies Kia’s 74-per-cent fee increase
Korean car group Kia Motors has extended its partnership with the Australian Open for a further five years, from 2019 to 2023.
US Open is top Grand Slam for sponsorship revenue
This month, Sports Sponsorship Insider completed a survey of the portfolios for the Wimbledon tennis championships and the Australian, French and US Opens, following the conclusion of the 2014 Grand Slam tennis season.