Cannes Lions
GEORGE PATTERSON Y&R, Melbourne / AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (AFL) / 2012
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BRIEF Create awareness and hype for the 2011 Australian Football League - Finals Series.SOLUTIONGame Signatures, a series of posters created from GPS player data. Throughout the Finals Series, players wore GPS trackers creating unique signatures as they played. A custom built ink plotter then drew the signature from the data, which the player then signed. Posters of the best performances were released each week of the finals with the promotion culminating in a one-off Game Signature of the Grand Final’s best player (MVP).
Execution
SOLUTION:We created Game Signatures, a series of posters created from GPS player data. Throughout the Finals Series, players wore GPS trackers creating unique signatures as they played. A custom built ink plotter then drew the signature from the data, which the player then signed. Posters of the best performances were released each week of the finals with tickets. The promotion culminating in a one-off Game Signature of the Grand Final’s best player (MVP).
Outcome
RESULTSThe 'player created' Game Signatures created a huge buzz around the finals and resulted in the highest attendance in the history of the sport.
Due to popular demand, Game Signatures is now set to become annual Official AFL Merchandise.The original signatures sold at auction for over $6,000 each, with all proceeds going to charity.
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