UEFA approved Financial Fair Play Regulations May 27, 2010 Finance & Economics UEFA's Executive Committee has today unanimously approved the new UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations, submitted to the committee with the support of all stakeholders in European football. Read More »
Sony launches World Cup 3D campaign May 26, 2010 Campaigns & Commercials Sony has unveiled a World Cup based marketing campaign to persuade customers to upgrade to its new range of 3D-ready TV sets. The Europe-wide campaign - which is based around the slogan ‘Do not adjust your set’ - will premiere on 11th, the opening day of the World Cup in South Africa. Read More »
AC Milan introduce new marketing concept May 26, 2010 Branding & Strategy, Partnership & Sponsorship Italian A.C. Milan and Infront Sports & Media, the club’s official marketing partner, have presented a new marketing concept starting with the 2010/2011 season. The most significant changes are the reduction from 42 to only 32 sponsors and the introduction of a clear, four-tier sponsorship hierarchy Read More »
Adidas revealed the new F50 adiZero May 11, 2010 Campaigns & Commercials, Technology Adidas kicked of its World Cup activity with an advertising campaign for its F5O adiZero football boots, featuring the likes of Lionel Messi and David Villa. Read More »
Football, Striptease and Marketing May 10, 2010 Campaigns & Commercials As revealed by The Spoiler, a gentleman's company youstrip.com is using the 2010 World Cup to promote its website through a "World Cup Strip". The premise appears to be simple enough - girls from a handful of World Cup nations slowly/awkwardly reveal their bosoms in the kitchen/bathroom. Read More »
Olympique de Marseille 2010/2011 shirt May 7, 2010 Merchandising & Kits Mamadou Niang presents the 2010/11 home kit made by Adidas, which OM will wear for the first time this Saturday against Lille. Read More »
Television wins the World Cup coverage battle May 4, 2010 Branding & Strategy, Technology Media analysts may be calling it the first digital World Cup, but research by Nielsen suggests that live TV broadcasts will be the weapon of choice for football fans hunting the big game in South Africa this summer. Read More »
6 Marketing strategies to exploit World Cup opportunities May 4, 2010 Branding & Strategy The FIFA World Cup is about to kick off in South Africa and official sponsors and partners are lining up to exploit its global opportunities. Brands are turning to six strategies to reap the benefits of match fever. Read More »