Richard Morgan
Executive Creative Director at M&C Saatchi
Sydney, Australia
TitleWWE Moving Day
BriefIn 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.
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Campaign WWE Moving Day
Advertiser BT
Brand BT Sports
PostedDecember 2020
Business Sector TV/Radio Programs & Stations
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.
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