The 2022 Soccer World Cup is less than 6 weeks away. Normally the World Cup takes place in the summer of the Northern Hemisphere and matches occur during the afternoon or evening. Not this time as the event coincides with the busiest marketing season of the year. How Hisense’s Manuel Medina Riverroll; T-Mobile’s Diego Osuna, Omnicom Media Group’s Michael Roca and UM’s David Queamante are planning World Cup advertising.
With the FIFA World Cup 2018 about to start, Portada touched base with members of the Agency Star Committee to find out how to make the best of the media opportunity. Interviewees: UM’s David Queamante, Horizon’s Karina Dobarro, and Canvas Worldwide’s Cynthia Dickson. Russia 2018 is not just a sports competition; for brands and agencies worldwide, every soccer match is an opportunity to target audiences through an important passion point.
After Friday’s World Cup Finals Draw in Costa do Sauipe in Bahia (Brazil) sports marketers continue to look into ways to best leverage the mega event: