Synergy Bags Beko’s Barcelona Brief
| We are thrilled to officially announce our appointment by Beko to activate their sponsorship of FC Barcelona. Featured in Sports Industry today, read the full article here. |
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“What people are looking for is raw authenticity”
| As Twitter turns ten, Synergy head of digital Josh Robinson talks to the Telegraph’s Simon Briggs about its appeal for sports fans. Click here for the article. |
Beko kicks off Official Partner of Play campaign with animated FC Barcelona superstars
Lionel Messi and his FC Barcelona teammates came face-to-face with unique, playful animations of themselves for the first time as Beko unveiled its new Official partner of play campaign worldwide. Global stars Messi, Luis Suárez, Gerard Piqué, Arda Turan and Marc-André ter Stegen will feature in a new short film from Beko, Premium Partner of FC Barcelona, alongside their animations. Fellow teammates Neymar Jr., Andrés Iniesta and Ivan Rakitić will also appear as animations across the campaign. The animated players will appear in advertising, in store, in-stadia, real-time social media for El Clásico (FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid on April 2nd 2016), on digital channels and in the media over the coming months. The campaign will feature money-can’t-buy opportunities for fans, including the chance for the ultimate play at Camp Nou. Official partner of play is built on FC Barcelona’s skilful, attacking football played with freedom and enjoyment both on and off the pitch, a style of play that epitomises the true spirit of football. As a brand, Beko supports people in their busy lives by providing faster, more efficient home appliances, giving them more time and freedom to ‘play’ every day with the spirit of FC Barcelona. The Official partner of play sits within a new brand positioning – the Official partner of the everyday – which establishes Beko as a truly consumer centric brand, at the heart of everyday life showing how people can rely on Beko as their everyday partner. Tülin Karabuk, CMO at Beko Global, said: “As FC Barcelona personifies the spirit of play and freedom, the Official partner of play is the perfect message for us to communicate our values to millions of fans around the world. We want to put a smile on their faces and engage with them about the sport they love. Beko knows that every day there are people who need solutions for their busy and often unplanned lives. Therefore, we ensure all of our products are designed with our consumers’ everyday needs in mind to give them more time to play.” Francesco Calvo, Chief Revenue Officer at FC Barcelona, commented: “We are delighted to work with our partners at Beko for the launch of this new campaign. Activations such as these help us to connect with our fans around the world. FC Barcelona has a tradition of playing with a smile, a fun style of attacking football and winning games with sublime moments of skills, so we think that this new campaign by Beko is very fitting for the club.” Watch a video introducing the eight FC Barcelona animated players at the YouTube link below: Download an image of Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Gerard Piqué, Arda Turan and Marc-André ter Stegen meeting their animations here: Download an image of the eight FC Barcelona animated players celebrating here: http://we.tl/Y4Ex1O6nuS Media relations contact: Steve Spencer Synergy Steve.spencer@synergy-sponsorship.com 0203 128 8847 |
‘This isn’t about a new logo: it’s about a new Premier League brand’
| Following the release of the Premier League’s new visual identity, Carsten Thode shares his view on the potential to evolve and re-imagine the Premier League brand. Read the City AM article here. |
In Pictures: Canterbury’s Rugby World Cup Roadshow
| Event magazine features Canterbury’s rugby-themed roadshow, co-created by Synergy, which has been touring England and Ireland in the lead-up to the Rugby World Cup. |
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Sponsorship rights need re-booting for the social media era
| In the latest edition of the Telegraph’s Business of Sport special features, Synergy CEO Tim Crow advises brands to be wary of how digital sponsorship assets are currently sold, and calls for rights holders to re-think their approach to integrating sponsors into their digital and social media. Click here to read the article. |
“F1 is clearly not evolving fast enough. The millennial generation has a completely different perspective on what it means to be a fan.”
| Synergy CSO Carsten Thode talks to Paddock magazine about Martini, Millennials, Social Media and why F1 needs to move on from the 20th century sponsorship model. Click here for the article. |
BMW dominates Ryder Cup sponsors’ social media mentions
The Drum covers a report by Brandwatch into social media activity around the Ryder Cup, which finds that Synergy client BMW was the most mentioned Ryder Cup sponsor. Click here for the article. |
