Sells Like Team Spirit: How Brands Celebrate U.S. Olympians
July 30, 2024
The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are underway and the whole world is watching! Naturally, we’ve got our eyes on the American athletes – but we’re not the only ones. Brands of all kinds are leveraging the Olympics by aligning themselves with individual athletes, a particular sport, or the entire U.S. team. With NIL (name/image/likeness) restrictions eased on college athletes, there’s more opportunity than ever to get into the team spirit. What follows are a few of the contextually relevant campaigns cheering athletes on.
As the U.S.A. Swimming Olympic Team held its trials in Indianapolis, pharma brand and event sponsor Lilly had an inspirational message for athletes via this window wrap on the nearby Artsgarden.
Out of home is an effective way to get more bang out of official sponsorship dollars. Promoting its partnership with the U.S.A. Gymnastics team during its trials in Minneapolis, Samsonite showcased male and female athletes just steps away from the Target Center, allowing fans the chance to snap and share a pic of their favorite.
Also in the Minneapolis Skyway, Nulo Pet Food featured its brand ambassador, four-time gold medalist and six-time world champion Simone Biles (and her fur babies, Lilo and Rambo), in liveboards, video urban panels, static backlit panels, and a wallscape near the Target Center. The creative included a QR code to generate engagement.
In addition to wall clings, liveboards, and VUPs inside the Skyway, cosmetics brand NYX shouted out Shilese Jones with an inspirational message on brightly-colored ads across two nearby wallscapes and this bulletin.
Another advertiser going outside and old-school is Xfinity, dual sponsor of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams. Their traditional static billboard featuring gold medalist Mallory Weggemann renders the Xfinity logo in stars-and-stripes livery that extends beyond the border of the canvas.
But advertisers don’t have to be in a city with a trial in order to boost their favs. Monmouth University deployed DOOH bulletins all across the state of New Jersey wishing good luck to Allie Wilson, the track and field star who ran the fastest 800 in the school’s history.
In San Francisco, official timekeeper OMEGA put up a wallscape in which 2024 gold medalist Gianmarco Gamberi high-jumps over the Arc de Triomph.
In New York City, Delta, the U.S. team’s official airline, took to this OUTFRONT PRIME unit adjacent to Madison Square Garden and Penn Station in a digital spot showcasing numerous athletes in action.
Michelob Ultra is another official sponsor, a fact the AB/InBev brand touts on this digital bulletin in Tampa.
Finally, our Moments content platform is also featuring Olympic Visions, a sports-inspired art collection curated by our partner Artsy. Watch for it on our Liveboards and Video Urban Panels.
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contextually relevant out of home advertising, brands can tap into excitement over the Olympics – or anything else that’s happening. Contact us now to learn more.
Author: Jay Fenster, Marketing Manager @ OUTFRONTLinks to third-party content are not endorsed by OUTFRONT Media.
