Brand Activation

Challenger Brand Creative Gets Heady With Valencia CF Partnership

November 13, 2015

With the global headphones market industry expected to peak at USD11.3b in 2017, brands in the category have been coming up with innovative ways to attract consumers.

ASN ANALYSIS: Activation Scorecard for SEA Games Sponsors (Part 2)

June 19, 2015

ASN continues its dissection of the sponsor activation in and around #SEAGames15, examining the creativity and effectiveness of the family of companies using the multi-sports event as a…

ASN ANALYSIS: Activation Scorecard for SEA Games Sponsors (Part 1)

June 18, 2015

With a sponsorship haul of USD60m, the 28th SEA Games which concluded this week was not short on sponsors... but how did those brands fare when it comes to…

Top 10 Indian Premier League (IPL) Trends Ahead of Season 8

April 6, 2015

Ahead of the IPL's season opening match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians on Wednesday, GroupM ESP, one of the biggest dealmakers in entertainment and sporting partnerships…

ASN VERDICT: Total must “Activate or Die" around its Category-breaking Badminton Deal

January 14, 2015

The recent news of French energy behemoth Total pumping in USD10m+ in a four-year deal with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) has created a buzz in the Asian…

ASN Verdict: FIFA World Cup Magic Spray spun off “creative ambush”

July 15, 2014

With the highest proportion of bearded footballers in living memory strutting around in the recent World Cup, things looked bleak for shaving foam brands…until the unlikely intervention from…

ASN Verdict: Hyundai FIFAWC 2014 Activation "needed more originality"

July 14, 2014

Well it's all over. The FIFA World Cup 2014 has run its course and this week ASN looks back at all the sponsor activation from around the world.…

Chevrolet Launch Man Utd Edition Cars in India

July 7, 2014

American automobile brand Chevrolet (GM.N), a major sponsor of the Red Devils, is banking on football fever in India, to drive up sales of its newly launched Manchester…

Samsung backs Chelsea’s global coaching clinic program

January 8, 2013

English Premier League club Chelsea and its major sponsorship, Korean consumer electronics giant, Samsung, have kicked off a new leveraging program that will see special coaching clinics hosted…

Multi-screening is a challenge but not a threat to TV advertising: research

October 14, 2012

Multi-screening - the act of using smartphones, table devices or laptops while watching television - is not likely to reduce the impact or value of television advertising, according…