British Airway: The Race - Ready for the Olympics 2012
We all wait with great excitement to see and experience the Olympic Games in London this summer. Some look forward to the actual games and matches others to follow the innumerable brands, which will all struggle to come across and get their share of the attention and buzz.
One brand and company can be pretty sure to get full bookings and probably maximum revenue and that’s British Airways. To tell the consumers and soon to be travellers that BA is ready to meet the demand and go full speed, BBH has made this humorous spot:
NIKE, UK: #MAKEITCOUNT in 2012 feat. Rio Ferdinand
Nike, UK probably looks forward to 2012 since it’s a great sports year with both the EURO 12 in Poland/Ukraine and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. To share the excitement Nike started looking forward to 2012 on New Year’s Eve with focus on how to #makeitcount:
“Tomorrow sees the start of a massive year for athletes across the UK. How are you going to up your game?”
Besides the film above Nike have made two films with two very different, yet experienced athletes – Rio Ferdinand and Paula Radcliffe. Rio Ferdinand has played over 250 games for Manchester United and has been capped by his country 81 times and
back in 2003 Paula Radcliffe ran the marathon in 2:15:25 - a time which has yet to be beaten by any woman in the world.
The two films show that the two selected pros haven’t lost their motivation and desire to win trophies or beat records and how they will make it count this year…
My name is Christine Dissing, I have a master in Marketing Communications Management from CBS in Copenhagen and work for SBS Media in the TV sales department. I live with my one and only in Cph and among a lots of things I like to run, watch soccer and to read all kinds of books.
I have a strong interest in branding and marketing communications in general and have a passion for great advertisements and concepts. I love when somebody have found a way to deliver their message in a new, twisted and intelligent manner that utilize a media to its full potential - both new and traditional.
On this blog I will write about the advertisements that got my attention in some way or the other. Please feel free to comment and give feedback :o)