Cannes Lions
JWT DUBAI, Dubai / NIKE / 2014
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Description
Sports broadcasting is dominated by the cable stations, Al Jazeera Sports (recently rebranded
as BEin) and Abu Dhabi Sports.
YouTube is a massive medium across the Gulf, with, for instance, over 80% of the UAE
population visiting the channel and 35% accessing content daily.
Execution
We identified a tight audience of 240,000 football-obsessed teens and used targeted Facebook posts, YouTube advertising and influencers to reach them. Then we invited them to participate in the world's first high-rise football tournament, LVL UP.
A total of 32 teams participated, with 8 finalists. These teams themselves then distributed
content. Throughout the tournament, they acted as social beacons, sharing their story with their friends and
delivering organic views.
Outcome
There are 240,000 teens interested in football on Facebook
We targeted them with a media budget of $100,000
Facebook reach was 2.7 million impressions
Average reach of each Facebook post was 73% of our total audience
Half a million views on YouTube
TV Interviews at the LVL UP event with Al Jazeera Sport & Abu Dhabi Sport reached an
estimated audience of 50 million viewers
PR coverage of the campaign reached an additional 3 million impressions
Finally, we achieved 58% sell-through of all FC247 stock in the UAE
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