No Lay’s No Game - or No Walkers in this case. My 15 seconds of fame in Piccadilly Circus. Thanks to our awesome PepsiCo marketing team and Walkers Crisps UK for getting me close to some football superstars...
Limited editions, nostalgia, and enhanced experiences matter, especially when it comes to packaging. Did you know that there has been a 30% increase in average annual growth in food and beverage launches with a limited-edition claim over the last three years?! That’s a lot of yardage for packaging!
We want to know, in light of fall football season kicking-off, would you select a package with your favorite football team? 🏈Comment below and let us know what team you’d like to see on a package!
Was David Beckham x Pepsi the greatest celebrity endorsement partnership of all time?
Here's a look at Pepsi ads featuring 'Golden Balls' across the 10-year partnership. My favourite ads:
02:00 - Gladiator Becks
04:44 - Western Becks
Those who have watched the recent 'Beckham' series on Netflix will be well aware of the commercial value of Beckham throughout the noughties.
Pepsi not only leveraged Beckham to steal fame, it also leveraged some of football's greatest athletes of all time.
Pepsi's brand strategy is all about stealing fame (s/o Will Poskett 🔥 - IYKYK) and what better way to aggressively fight for market share and market-leading positioning than using the greatest talents in football?
Guess who Pepsi has also endorsed? The 🐐 - Lionel Messi.
They have a past of being unapologetically aggressive with celebrity endorsement, as they strive to associate Pepsi with the best in the world.
Check the comments for another classic Becks x Pepsi ad 👀
#davidbeckham#pepsi#brandstrategy
You're more similar to your competitors than you think.
"You don't need to be a winner in Formula One."
Indeed, this is not a sentiment held by most teams, but the thinking behind Chipotle Mexican Grill 's CMO, Chris Brandt.
There are many ways the teams in the paddock try to differentiate themselves.
↳ Content
↳ Reputation
↳ Sponsorships
With the Chipotle sponsorship, that's what Haas has aimed to do.
Usually, you need help to distinguish yourself from your competitors.
Chipotle is capitalizing on its partnership with MoneyGram Haas F1 Team partly because of Gunther Steiner's rise in stardom (although this season is going to be interesting)
And their potential reach increased in the US and visibility in the Middle East.
Instead of sponsors heading to teams like Red Bull, where they might have been priced out. They can run creative activations and campaigns that go against the grain.
It's the perfect way for Haas and Chiptole to separate themselves from their competition.
#sports#sportsbiz#linkedinsports#formula1
Happy Super Bowl Weekend!
The Transportation Insight planning team is making a difference by delivering beverage products to the big game. Our team planned and consolidated 19 orders into 7 truckload shipments traveling over 7,000 miles to keep the teams and fans hydrated at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday.
Good luck to the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers on Gameday! #gobeon#superbowl#gamedayready#logistics
An Excellent example of converting an adverse situation into favorable and become victorious.
Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and the 1996 Cricket World Cup: A Marketing Masterstroke
In 1996, Coca-Cola invested $10 million to become the official sponsor of the Cricket World Cup, aiming to cement its brand among cricket fans worldwide. They started to broadcast their ads on all the possible channels including print and TV.
Pepsi was also in the run to become the official drink of Cricket World Cup but they could not get it. In response to this, with a $5 million budget, they launched the iconic "Nothing Official About It" campaign and made every popular cricketer including Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne etc. to say this punch line.
This clever slogan resonated deeply with fans, subtly poking fun at Coca-Cola’s official status and capturing hearts with its playful spirit.
"This story highlights how strategic creativity can rival even the largest investments."
Here is the link of a few ads of Pepsi "Nothing official About it" campaign.
https://lnkd.in/gbez39qs
If possible, please watch and enjoy.
#Marketing#Innovation#adversity#creativity
TIME SHIFT
Football fans love watching the game at sports bars. What happens when matches happen in the early morning when those bars are shut?
Heineken has launched a campaign to turn select 24-hour laundromats into late-night / early morning sports-viewing locations where UEFA Champions League fans can watch the football matches.
Consumers can scan a time-sensitive QR-code on washing machines at local locations of WashEnjoy, one of South Korea’s largest laundromat franchises. The code will give them access to a live stream of the quarter and semi-final soccer matches on SPOTV, the only UEFA Champions League broadcaster in the region.
The idea for “LaundroMatch” is in keeping with Heineken’s UEFA Champions League campaign, “Cheers to the Real Hardcore Fans,” which depicts the lengths to which many of the sport’s fans will go to show their devotion, like naming their pets after their favorite players. The campaign is meant to redefine what it means to be a hardcore fan in a bid to make football more inclusive.
Watch here:
https://lnkd.in/gM2WiWyZ#fandom#beermarketing#sports#football#koreanfansThe HEINEKEN Company#brandexperience
Wrexham AFC have off-field superpowers that can provide sponsors with an unprecedented level of value.
In a new Super Bowl commercial for STōK Cold Brew Coffee created by Ryan Reynolds' Maximum Effort agency, Anthony Hopkins becomes Wrexham AFC's Mascot.
This creative new commercial is spreading like wild-fire across the internet, and is another example of how Wrexham AFC owners, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have created an unrivalled and significant competitive advantage for themselves and their sponsors.
Thanks to their Hollywood experience, expertise and reach, they’re able to:
1) Produce high-quality, creative content (or facilitate it) that gets cut-through, resulting in greater performing content that reaches more people.
2) Provide easy/easier access to high-profile celebrity talent, potentially in-kind. Rob and Ryan have both featured in STōK Cold Brew Coffee content before.
3) Distribute communications far and wide through their owned channels. Rob and Ryan use their own high-reaching channels to continuously extend the global reach of their team and sponsors.
With so much ad-investment around the Super Bowl, it's vital for brands to get creative in order to stand out to get bang-for-buck, and this new commercial seems to be one that will deliver a great ROI and be remembered.
📽 - Ryan Reynolds#sportsmarketing
Great sporting events beget great partnerships and advertisements.
And EURO 2024 is no different.
This Budweiser spot isn't particularly dynamic or innovative (referencing a multi-decade championship drought) but in leveraging England's "last living legend" from its 1966 championship team, cleverly branding their product with an unactionable call to action, and putting together a moody, optimistically spirited commercial, the spot works.
But does it work in England?
Curious to hear people's thoughts.
UEFA EURO 2024Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I#advertising
March, 2023. Kellogg Corporate HQ.
CEO: so we just bought a bowl game in Orlando. Pop Tarts is going to be the sponsor. What should we do?
Heidi M. Ray: how about we have a live, edible mascot that comes out of a huge toaster?
CEO: a Pop Tarts mascot? A large toaster?
Heidi: yes, with fireworks. And we sacrifice the Pop Tart mascot in a ritualistic eating of him by the winning players. Here’s my sketch.
CEO: you’re a genius Heidi. Do it.
Director, Public Policy for the Africa, Middle East and South Asia Region, PepsiCo
2moHow fab, Stephen!! If there's any billboard worth being on, its that one. :)