Football

Malaysia Airlines Rises from the Ashes with Liverpool FC, Overwriting Domestic Strategy with Global Play

October 12, 2016

In a dramatic about face in Sponsorship strategy - and PR perceptions - Malaysia Airlines are on the verge of an aggressive marketing play in world sport, displacing…

Emerging Insurance Player Partners Foxes For Brand Awareness

October 5, 2016

Reigning EPL champions Leicester City FC continue to be a sponsorship magnet for Southeast Asian brands.

New Live Fantasy Sport App Scores Manchester City Partnership In Asia

September 27, 2016

Singapore-based live fantasy sport app Ballr, which will launch in October, has secured a partnership coup with English Premier League leaders Manchester City.

AirAsia Finally Boards The K-Wave Flight

September 16, 2016

Following Air Asia’s high profile collaboration with South Indian superstar Rajnikanth for his recent blockbuster Kabali, the airline is finally ready to board the K-wave bandwagon.

Manchester City Score Global Robot Partnership From Chinese Tech Firm

September 14, 2016

Fresh from a successful fan-led hackathon in the UK, Manchester City continues creating buzz in the tech world after signing a landmark partnership deal with Shenzhen-based tech firm…

Standard Chartered Leverages Liverpool Sponsorship With Virtual Reality

September 8, 2016

Global sports and entertainment marketing agency Octagon has pioneered a virtual reality (VR) activation for Standard Chartered Bank’s major sponsorship deal with Liverpool FC.

AFC Clocks A High-Profile Deal With Swiss Luxury Watchmaker

September 5, 2016

Swiss luxury watch brand Tag Heuer is rapidly cementing its position as one of the leading sponsors in the Asian sponsorship scene, and has now sealed a four-year…

Chinese National Football Teams Score Zegna As A Partner

August 30, 2016

Luxury Italian menswear brand Ermenegildo Zegna - one of the first to enter China’s fashion market in the 1990s - has secured a 4-year deal to be the…

ASEAN Snack Maker Breaks Into Sponsorship With Million Dollar Local Football Deal

August 23, 2016

Thai seaweed snack makers Tao Kae Noi will sponsor the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) to a tune of US$866k in cash as the national team prepares for…

Major Asian Bookmaker Scores Partnership With Newly Promoted EPL Club

August 10, 2016

Asian online bookmaker TLCBET has struck a deal with the English Premier League’s new boys Middlesborough to become the club’s official betting and gaming partner.