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City AM: Football regulator is reminder of uneasy link between class, control and the game
March 23rd 2024
Fans should be getting more help from brands in their fight to protect their clubs (and pockets), and not left to rely on the incoming football regulator.
More About Advertising: Dark Horses’ Matt Adams and Will Butler: Super Bowl 2024 ads that make us jealous
February 12th 2024
Writing a Super Bowl ad is like the Holy Grail for most creatives; it’s up there with Christmas ads in the UK, but maybe even better.
The Drum: Politics and sports have never been closer. For brands, silence isn't neutrality
January 19th 2024
Sports have long delivered for brands. They’re also a platform for politics, whether we like it or not. Brands better get ready to pick sides, explains Dark Horses’s Matt Readman.
Ad Forum: Nissan apologises to local residents of Mexican Formula E race track for the wild raucous noisiness of its fans…
January 12th 2024
….and distributes ear defenders to block out their noise on the day of the race
Marketing Beat: The Creative’s Choice: which ads made their mark in 2023 – and why?
January 11th 2024
So much in marketing and advertising is subjective – how best to use humour, the true power of storytelling, where the line of ‘good taste’ really lies… But the importance of identifying a strong creative is never really in doubt.
Marketing Beat: Harry Kane showcases seasonal footy joy in fresh Prime Video promotion
December 21st 2023
Harry Kane stars in a new Prime promotion, which shows him battling the festive blues, and being cheered up by Premier League fixtures on Prime.
THE DRUM: How Dark Horses used Twise to give virtual Fifa presidency candidate a voice
December 14th 2023
The generative audio chat AI tool was the key element behind the recent launch of the sports agency’s footballing crusader.
GUARDIAN:Meet the AI-created football expert aiming to teach Infantino a lesson
November 22nd 2023
‘Hope Sogni’ is launching a hypothetical Fifa election campaign to represent women and show game could be run differently
GUARDIAN: An AI Fifa president?
November 22nd 2023
Hope Sogni unveiled as hypothetical female candidate