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2020 Season Content – NAB & the AFL
In 2020, National Australia Bank activated its title partnership of the AFL’s official boys and girls league throughout the usual March to September season even as pandemic brought play to a halt.
Project Stand Red: Bob Paisley – Standard Chartered & Liverpool FC
To celebrate what would have been Bob Paisley’s 100th birthday year, Standard Chartered updated its Stand Red campaign for 2019-20 by using modern tech to connect fans with the legendary manager.
Borrow the All Blacks – ASB & New Zealand Rugby
To boost New Zealand’s small business economy after the pandemic shutdown of 2020, ASB Bank leveraged its partnerships with New Zealand Rugby and Eden Park Stadium with an SME-focused activation.
US Open Virtual Experiences – JP Morgan Chase & the United States Tennis Association
JP Morgan Chase pivoted to digital for its 2020 US Open activation programme, which ran between August and September 2020 and spanned an online hub, a card members’ digital lounge, invite-only interviews and Q&A, a daily livestream show, a social sweepstake, a virtual concert and even a cooking series.
Auskick at Home – National Australia Bank & the AFL
AFL’s NAB-sponsored children’s participation drive pivoted to the virtual in 2020, with a series of player-fronted skill spots helping young Auskickers stay connected to the program while their local competitions were on hold.
Ningún Hogar Sin Alimentos/No Home Without Food – CaixaBank & LaLiga clubs
In April 2020, eleven Spanish football clubs joined sponsor CaixaBank’s cause campaign, supporting food banks to meet the rising need during the Covid-19 lockdown crisis.
Memotraits – Rakbank & FC Barcelona
Early in 2020, ‘Memotraits’ leveraged Rakbank’s rights in the UAE as a FC Barcelona regional partner by turning local Barca fan football memories into physical art.
#MeriTeamMeriLeague – Yes Bank & the Indian Premier League
To leverage its 2019 IPL sponsorship, Yes Bank created an activation programme aimed at Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
Santander Media House – Santander & Uefa
Uefa partner Santander brought the excitement of the 2020 Champions League Final in Lisbon to the world through an enhanced edition of its ‘Santander Media House’
Cricket Has No Boundaries – NatWest & the ECB
Over the English cricket summer of 2019, NatWest activated its principal partnership with the ECB by celebrating cricket’s diversity and inclusion.
#TheToughest (Backing Club & County) – AIB & the Gaelic Athletic Association
AIB’s digitally led campaign leveraged its 2018-19 partnership with the GAA across owned channels and media partner platforms to engage new customers, grow brand affinity and build its digital services credentials.
RBC Team Golf – Royal Bank of Canada & Golf Canada/PGA Tour
Longstanding Canadian golf sponsor RBC hit new marketing heights in 2019 with a season-long, multi-channel activation programme leveraging its two PGA Tour title sponsorships and its team of ambassadors.
Eine Lige Fur Sich/A League of Its Own – Hypovereinsbank/Allianz & Bayern Munich
An online and in-store led joint campaign from Hypovereinsbank (HVB) and Allianz leveraged their FC Bayern Munich sponsorships to promote their combined insurance/pensions partnership.
Words of Greatness – FNB & the South African Rugby Union
In 2019, FNB sought to life the spirits of nation with a campaign that linked fans, legends, coaches, friends and family to the players at the Rugby World Cup in Japan through fixed ad assets and real-time messaging.
Football Fans Welcome Home – Santander & Uefa
For its first final as a Uefa Champions League sponsor, in 2019, Santander decided to become the ‘unofficial host’ via an array of on-the-ground activations in its home city of Madrid.
Citibanamex World Cup – National Bank of Mexico & the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol
Citibanamex activated its Mexican national team sponsorship for the 2018 Fifa World Cup through AR, bots, a digital album, social content and a team-related competition.
Collection Court No1 – BNP Paribas & the Fédération Française de Tennis
BNP Paribas highlighted its deep commitment to French tennis around the 2019 French Open by creating mementoes from the physical matter of Roland-Garros’ Number One Court as its was dismantled for redevelopment.