Title | WWE Moving Day |
Brief | In January 2020, WWE made the move to BT Sport after 30 years with Sky.Every UK fan needed to know that WWE had a new home. But with reduced budgets, BT Sport needed an idea that would maximise earned media.WWE Moving Day combined the chaos of WWE with the drama of a big house move, taking the world’s biggest sports entertainment brand across London from Sky in the West, to BT Sport in the East. For real.We turned a complicated rights deal into an immersive WWE storyline that broke out of fans’ screens and onto the streets.WWE superstars became our media as our multi-channel takeover dragged fans into the move and along for the ride. Culminating in a house-warming party, trashed by wrestling royalty.The move delivered £3,024,294 in earned media from PR alone. A 12:1 ROI, doubling the 2019 average viewing figures in the process. |
Agency |
Wunderman Thompson UK
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Campaign |
WWE Moving Day
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Advertiser |
BT
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Brand |
BT Sports
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Posted | December 2020 |
Business Sector | TV/Radio Programs & Stations
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Story | In January 2020, WWE made the move to BT Sport after 30 years with Sky.Every UK fan needed to know that WWE had a new home. But with reduced budgets, BT Sport needed an idea that would maximise earned media.WWE Moving Day combined the chaos of WWE with the drama of a big house move, taking the world’s biggest sports entertainment brand across London from Sky in the West, to BT Sport in the East. For real.We turned a complicated rights deal into an immersive WWE storyline that broke out of fans’ screens and onto the streets.WWE superstars became our media as our multi-channel takeover dragged fans into the move and along for the ride. Culminating in a house-warming party, trashed by wrestling royalty.The move delivered £3,024,294 in earned media from PR alone. A 12:1 ROI, doubling the 2019 average viewing figures in the process. |
Media Type |
Case Study
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Chief Creative Officer |
Steve Aldridge
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Creative Director |
Christopher Mckee
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Creative Director |
Richard Morgan
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Creative Team |
Josh Baggott
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Creative Team |
Sam Huckle
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Chief Client Officer |
Matt Steward
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Managing Partner |
Andy Lane
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Business Director |
Phil Watson
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Account Manager |
Natalie Wilson
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Production Company Producer |
Jonah Werth
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Event producer |
Chloe James
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Designer |
Tyler Hendy
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Designer |
Tom Kolodotschko
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Project Manager |
Nora Svedmark
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