Adidas Taps Squad of Female Athletes for Global Campaign
Created by 72andSunny, Series Continues Trend of Female-Centric Marketing From Sports Brands
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Adidas has created another campaign about creating. The sportswear brand unveiled a new series of films, called "I'm Here to Create" that features female athletes. The global campaign is part of the Sport16 initiative, and follows "Create Your Own," a series last summer that urged athletes to choose their own paths.
The new commercials will air globally with 15-and 30-second spots in over 50 countries, during popular events such as the Grammys and the Oscars. Each spot features a different female sports icon, like tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, WNBA All-Star Candace Parker, celebrity trainer Nicole Winhoffer, DJ Hannah Bronfman, ultra athlete Robin Arzon and supermodel Karlie Kloss, discussing her creative moments while engaging in various activities such as surfing, boxing, mothering or even meditating while perched in the middle of city traffic on a median. The first TV spot will debut this weekend.
"We really looked at this year as a moment in time to say we want to celebrate athletes who are reshaping the traditional views of sports through creativity," said Lia Vakoutis, Adidas' senior director of global communications. "We have this incredible squad of women with a really diverse group of storylines that are relatable to all athletes."
Adidas worked with 72andSunny on the new campaign. The Los Angeles-based agency won the Adidas global account last March; its "Create Your Own" initiative was the first creative work for the athletic brand, which had previously worked with 180 L.A.
"Sports and sports marketing have long celebrated effort and potential. But there is a third, less talked about element that makes great athletes -- creativity," said Jason Norcross, partner, and executive creative director at 72andSunny. "We think the idea of using creativity to reimagine and reshape yourself however you want will really resonate with women because when you look around the world, that's what so many women in sport are already doing."
Of course, Adidas isn't the first sports brand to recognize the value of including women in its marketing. Both Nike and Under Armour have recently touted campaigns with familiar female faces such as Carli Lloyd and Gisele Bundchen as part of an effort to bolster sales in the women's category. Indeed, earlier this year, Adidas introduced a new running sneaker, the Pure Boost X, that is just for women.
"We are obsessed with the versatile female athlete," said Nicole Vollebregt, head of women's at Adidas, in a statement. "In 2016, we will consistently roll out women-focused activations, partnerships, products and events that will allow us to further connect with this athlete on a personal level."
Read more about the Adidas women's campaign on Adage.com.
Credits
- Date
- Feb 04, 2016
- Brand :
- Adidas
- Client :
- Adidas
- Agency :
- 72andSunny
- Chief Creative Officer :
- Glenn Cole
- Group Creative Director :
- Jason Norcross
- Creative Director/ Copywriter :
- Josh Fell
- Creative Director/Designer :
- Chris Hutchinson
- Senior Copywriter :
- Josh Braithwaite
- Senior Designer :
- Ben Hodgin
- Writer :
- Ray Smiling
- Writer :
- Tyree Harris
- Designer :
- Kwaku Beke
- Junior Writer :
- Taylor Black
- Junior Designer :
- Clare Jensen
- Director :
- Tucker Walsh
- Production Company :
- m ss ng p eces
- Executive Producer :
- Brian Latt
- Line Producer :
- Myna Joseph
- Global Vice President, Global Communications :
- Ryan Morlan
- Senior Director, Global Brand Communications :
- Lia Stierwalt
- Director, Creative Shoot and Production :
- Kristin Mellqvist
- Designer :
- Gerardo Ortiz
- Group Director, Strategy :
- Matt Johnson
- Director, Strategy :
- Heather Lewis
- Senior Strategist :
- Marc Pardy
- Junior Strategist :
- Bogart Avila
- Group Brand Director :
- James Stephens
- Brand Director :
- Audrey Huber
- Brand Manager :
- Scott Swindler
- Brand Coordinator :
- Megan Russell
- Executive Film Producer :
- Jim Haight
- Senior Producer :
- Liliana Vega
- Junior Producer :
- Danny Nouri
- Production Coordinator :
- Erika Ruiz
- Business Affairs Director :
- Christina Rust
- Senior Business Affairs Manager :
- Andres Recalde
- Business Affairs Manager :
- Maggie Pijanowski
- Business Affairs Coordinator :
- Tempest Johnson
- Editorial Facility :
- HECHO EN 72
- Editorial Producer :
- Jerry Sukys
- Editorial Producer :
- Ryan Curtis
- Editor :
- Nick Gartner
- Editor :
- Timothy Hyten
- Editor :
- Stevo Chang
- Editor :
- Grant Lewis
- Editor :
- Craig Quinlan
- Editor :
- Chris Hall
- Editor :
- Hal Honigsberg
- Editor :
- Oliver Best
- Editorial Facility :
- The Whitehouse Post
- Editor :
- Corky Default
- Editor :
- Josh Bodnar
- Editor :
- Brandon Porter
- Assistant Editor :
- Tim Sekiguchi
- Assistant Editor :
- Jeremy Eichenbaum
- Assistant Editor :
- Carlos Crooks
- Assistant Editor :
- Craig Quinlan
- Assistant Editor :
- David MacDonald
- Assistant Editor :
- Ted Stanley
- Assistant Editor :
- Ethan Wells
- Motion Graphics Company :
- HECHO EN 72
- Lead Producer :
- David Won
- Producer :
- Sheima Hassanlou
- Production Coordinator :
- Caroline Anguiano
- Visual Effects Company :
- The Mission
- Visual Effects Producer :
- Diana Cheng
- Managing Director :
- Michael Pardee
- Executive Producer :
- Ellen Turner
- Lead Flame Artist :
- Joey Brattesani
- Flame Artist :
- Patrick Ferguson
- Flame Artist :
- Michael Vaglienty
- Flame Artist :
- Trent Shumway
- Flame Artist :
- Colleen Smith
- Flame Artist :
- Dave Sarbell
- Flame Artist :
- Andy Mac
- Mix Company :
- Formosa Group
- Mixer :
- John Bolen
- Assistant Mixer :
- Jeff King
- Executive Producer :
- Lauren Cascio
- Original Music and Sound Design :
- Human Worldwide
- Creative Director :
- Craig Deleon
- Creative Director :
- Gareth Williams
- Executive Producer :
- Jonathan Sanford
- Sound Designer :
- Gareth Williams
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