Financial Services

CTBC Bank leveraged its title sponsorship of the 2019 WBSC Premier 12 through a short film-led campaign that aimed to unite the country’s support for the national team and boost brand sentiment.

For the second year of its community sport investment campaign, in 2020, Australian bank St. George’s went bigger to help grassroots clubs suffering amid Covid-19.

Ahead of the January 2021 #SkrillDay game against Juventus, AC Milan payment partner Skrill promoted its services via a week-long, incentivised TikTok hashtag challenge.

The Association of Mutual Funds in India leveraged its associate partner status of the 2020 IPL to drive investment in mutual funds through a cricket commentary style campaign on audio streaming services and social media.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In 2020-21, eToro leveraged its multiple European club soccer sponsorships to build brand awareness and promote its CopyTrader function.

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.

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.

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.

On the weekend that would have hosted the cancelled 2020 Open, Mastercard took presenting partner rights to the final of the R&A’s ‘e-Open’.

Crypto trading platform StormGain leveraged its Newcastle United sleeve sponsorship in spring/summer 2020 with a video Q&A series featuring the Premier League club’s biggest stars.

For the 2020 Champions League’s return in August, Uefa partner Mastercard created a best practice example of how sponsors could switch physical experiences for virtual activations amid the pandemic.