HERZOGENAURACH, Germany, March 11, 2015 – adidas today announced a new partnership with a global creative agency to lead its sport campaigns.
72andSunny
will serve as the lead global creative agency for adidas Sport
responsible for brand-level global campaigns with a strategic focus on
soccer, running, basketball and women's.
The agency was named to
Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies 2015" and is a two-time
"Agency of the Year" winner for Advertising Age and Adweek. adidas will
immediately begin working with 72andSunny across their Los Angeles and
Amsterdam offices. Both creative centers will contribute to the overall
long-term creative strategy and activation of adidas sport categories.
"Sport is the single most important asset for adidas, it defines our
brand," said Jocelyn Robiot, adidas Senior Vice President Brand
Management. "Our communication strategy moving forward will be
relentless and aggressive storytelling, so that we can take our
expression of sport to the next level. To achieve these ambitions, we
set out to work with the best. With their history of innovation and
creating cutting-edge campaigns, 72andSunny is the perfect partner to
help us demonstrate that adidas is the best sports brand in the world."
"We're thrilled to work with adidas not just because of their legacy,
but because their goal is nothing less than reframing modern sports and
brand marketing," said Glenn Cole, Chief Creative Officer of 72andSunny.
"They're like-minded competitive partners and we're excited about
winning with them."
Along with 72and Sunny, adidas will retain
its long-term and highly valued partnership with Carat of Dentsu Aegis
Network as its media agency of record worldwide, while Johannes
Leonardo, New York City, will continue to serve as the lead creative
agency for Originals.
About adidas
adidas is a global
designer, developer and marketer of athletic footwear, apparel and
accessories with the mission to be the best sports brand in the world.
For more information, visit www.adidas.com.
About 72andSunny
72andSunny
creates cultural impact on behalf of brands. The company is recognized
as one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies 2015" and is a
two-time "Agency of the Year" winner for Advertising Age and Adweek.
With offices in Los Angeles, Amsterdam and New York, 72andSunny services
clients including Activision, Axe, Carl's Jr./Hardee's, Carlsberg,
ESPN, Google, Samsung, Smirnoff, Sonos, Starbucks, Target, Tillamook and
truth.
For more information, visit www.72andsunny.com.
About the adidas Group
The
adidas Group is one of the global leaders within the sporting goods
industry, offering a broad range of products around the core brands:
adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade and Reebok-CCM Hockey. Headquartered in
Herzogenaurach, Germany, the Group has more than 53,000 employees and
generated sales of EUR 14.5 billion in 2014.
For more information, visit
www.adidas-Group.com.
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