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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.
ASB Bank invites SME’s to ‘borrow’ New Zealand Rugby sponsorship
New Zealand-based ASB Bank has elected to donate rights attached to its New Zealand Rugby sponsorship to help 100 small-to-medium-sized businesses
Arizona Coyotes partner with Mountain America Credit Union
The National Hockey League's Arizona Coyotes have announced a multi-year partnership with financial services company Mountain America Credit Union
Hangzhou 2022 signs up ICBC as latest sponsor
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has agreed a deal to sponsor the 2022 edition of the Asian Games multi-sport event, which will be held in Hangzhou
Real Sociedad reveal new stadium name, shirt sponsorship imminent
La Liga’s Real Sociedad will open its newly renovated, 40,000-capacity stadium – under the new Reale Arena moniker – on Saturday, while the club is close to striking a new shirt sponsorship deal.
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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.
One Moment (UK) – Visa & Fifa
‘One Moment’, Visa’s UK-focused campaign around the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup, was built around market-relevant Team Visa player ambassador stories.
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.
The Power of Allies – AIG & The R&A
Launched in August 2019, AIG’s global activation programme for the first year of its sponsorship of the Women’s British Open focused on positioning AIG as an ally for female golfers and for women in general.
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.
HSBC Golf Zone – HSBC & The R&A
HSBC leveraged its on-site rights at the 148th Open Championship in 2019 by creating the HSBC Golf Zone, an interactive experience open to all spectators.
Jersey Assurance – American Express & the NBA
NBA sponsor American Express created an award-winning campaign during the 2018-19 season by allowing Amex members to swap their jersey for free if their favourite player switched clubs.
How Not to Drive in Japan – AIG & New Zealand Rugby
As Japan prepared for an influx of international fans coming to watch the 2019 Rugby World Cup, AIG Japan leveraged the company’s sponsorship of New Zealand’s All Blacks toward a road safety campaign.
Aviva Soccer Sisters – Aviva & the Football Association of Ireland
In 2019, the FAI and Aviva rejuvenated the ‘Aviva Soccer Sisters’ grassroots girls football programme and promoted it through a campaign that drove a 107% increase in participation.
Player of the Match Trophy – Mastercard & World Rugby
The spearhead strand of Mastercard’s 2019 Rugby World Cup activation programme saw the tournament’s official payments partner harness real-time technology to create unique Player of the Match trophies for each match.
Matchday App – Paypal & the FA
In 2019, the Football Association’s official payments partner pushed its mission – to ‘facilitate people’s passions with quick and easy payments’ – by allowing grassroots teams to easily pay their fees via the FA Matchday App.
Ketxurdin – Reale Seguros & Real Sociedad FC
Reale Seguros celebrated the 2018 renewal of its Real Sociedad partnership with a season-long hot dog giveaway featuring the world’s first club-branded ketchup.
Fabric of the Swans – QBE & Sydney Swans
Running from March to September 2019, insurer QBE leveraged its long-running partnership with AFL side Sydney Swans to promote its ongoing road safety campaign.
Clangers Happen – AAMI & AFL
Running throughout the 2019 AFL season, Clangers Happen was a comic campaign pushing the idea that insurance brand AAMI is there to help when things go wrong.
This Mama Keeps Going – Chase & the United States Tennis Association
In 2019, Chase expanded on its 2018 US Open #ThisMama campaign with Serena Williams, again firing a conversation and debate about motherhood and work.
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.
Your Game, Your Beat, Your Bank – Commerzbank & the DFB
Commerzbank activated its German women’s national team rights with deliberately provocative creative around the women’s world cup from May to July 2019.
The Selfie Scarf – DEVK & FC Köln
A tongue-in-cheek activation from FC Köln’s official insurance partner, the selfie scarf allowed fans to support the promotion-chasing team in person and online simultaneously.
A Liverpool Story – Standard Chartered & Liverpool FC
March 2020 saw Standard Chartered celebrate a decade of Liverpool FC sponsorship with a blockbuster film called ‘A Liverpool Story’, which emphasised the values of determination and long-term commitment.