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Unity in Passion/#WalkOnAnfieldMH – Malaysia Airlines & Liverpool FC
The stand-out activation in Malaysia Airlines' three-season partnership with Liverpool was a spring 2018 contest that incentivised fans to create and share their unique Liverpool cheers.
18-19 Shirt Sponsorship – M88 & AFC Bournemouth
Bookmaker M88 activated its 2018-19 Bournemouth shirt sponsorship with initiatives spanning fan promotions, live events and a comic video series aimed at fans and customers in Asia.
Guinness World Records – MoPlay & Manchester United
Through late 2018 and early 2019, Manchester United’s global betting partner brought in several players to attempt two football skills world records.
All Red – Carlsberg & Liverpool FC
Long-time club sponsor Carlsberg celebrated the May 2019 anniversary of Liverpool going ‘all-red’ with a limited edition red-label red barley beer.
#SAPManCityHeroes – SAP & Manchester City
A digital campaign run by Manchester City, sponsor SAP and the Cityzens Giving programme, the activation ran from February to July 2019 and highlighted the fans who helped their communities thrive.
Visit Rwanda – Rwanda Development Board & Arsenal
In 2018-19, the Rwanda Development Board activated its deal with Arsenal via a suite of efforts aimed at making tourism a key contributor to the country’s economy.
Reward Yourself – Hotels.com & Tottenham Hotspur
Expedia-owned Hotels.com activated its rights at Spurs during the 2018-19 season with a programme that spanned digital signage, perimeter LEDs, big screens and interior television both at the club’s temporary Wembley home and then its new stadium.
Rewards Experiences – Marriott & Manchester United
Marriott signed as Manchester United’s first official hotel partner primarily to promote awareness of its new Marriott Bonvoy Rewards brand.
Fan Financial Statement – eToro & six Premier League clubs
In November 2019, eToro leveraged its six Premier League club sponsorships to promote the ‘Fan Financial Statement’, a report that showed how fans were – and weren't – getting value-for-money from their spending on football.
#PowerOn – Duracell & Chelsea FC
In December 2019, battery manufacturer Duracell became the first brand to sign-up to one of Chelsea’s trial, short-term partnerships.
Positively Different – Vitality & the England & Wales Cricket Board
In 2018, Vitality activated its T20 partnership with the England & Wales Cricket Board via a programme that ran throughout the summer.
Ashes summer – Specsavers & the England and Wales Cricket Board
Through the summer of 2019, Specsavers activated its England Test Match title sponsor rights via multiple strands including media engagement, VIP hospitality, on-site and at-stadium branding.
Data Snapshot: Six Nations Rugby
In 2019-20, SportBusiness Sponsorship estimates that brands are spending about €129.3m ($142.5m) across the Six Nations and its constituent national rugby unions, in 131 deals.
Yellow & Green Dream Tour – Visit Tampa Bay & Norwich City
Norwich City’s partnership with Visit Tampa Bay seeks to strengthen the proposition of Tampa Bay as a destination for UK holidaymakers.
Nestlé Professional aligns with Manchester City to promote meat-free products
Premier League champion Manchester City has aligned with the growing meat-free eating trend through its partnership with food and beverage specialists Nestlé Professional.
HSBC takes prominent place in Spurs second tier with CSR role
Global bank HSBC signed a five-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur that prioritises rights linked to the stadium-led regeneration of the local area.
#BluesChallenge – Blackwell Global & Everton
Blackwell Global leveraged its assets as Everton’s first Official Brokerage Partner through a player-fronted campaign that engaged traders through a contest incentivized via club-linked prizes.
Know No Borders/Bitcoin – Sportsbet.io & Watford
Cryptocurrency sportsbook Sportsbet.io activated its Watford sponsorship through a two-pronged (shirt and sleeve) campaign that set out to simultaneously build its brand and drive awareness of Bitcoin.
Clarity Sports hopes to ‘rekindle’ Thomas Cook Sport partnerships
Clarity, the business travel company that has taken on almost the entire staff of the defunct Thomas Cook Sport, is keen to restore the latter’s sponsorships with leading sports properties in the UK.
Driving Performance – Lotus & Norwich City
The 2019 tie-up between newly promoted Norwich and carmarker Lotus was unveiled with ‘Driving Performance’, a campaign spearheaded by a car chase video starring Darren Huckerby and Delia Smith.
Unsponsor #SaveOurShirts – Paddy Power & Huddersfield Town
Paddy Power leveraged its 2019-20 Huddersfield Town FC shirt sponsorship through a hoax kit launch campaign called “Unsponsor #SaveOurShirts”.
Saynts Festival – Under Armour & Southampton FC
Southampton launched its 2019-20 kit with 'Saynts Festival: The Greatest Kit Launch That Never Happened', a parody of Netflix’s documentary about Fyre Festival, the infamously failed music festival.
Kit Launch Platform – Fanatics, Luke 1977 & Aston Villa
Isobar and Aston Villa developed an immersive digital platform specifically to launch the club's 2018-19 kits.
Hyundai FC – Hyundai & Chelsea FC
Chelsea official automotive sponsor and sleeve sponsor Hyundai expanded its ‘supporters first’ #ForTheFans concept through the ‘Hyundai FC’ grassroots football programme.