Menu
Marketing and Sponsorship

Serena Williams Stars In New Gatorade Ad Encouraging Girls To Play Sports

Gatorade "released a new Serena Williams ad that appears to show the tennis star cradling her nearly three-month-old baby," according to E.J. Schultz of AD AGE. It was created by TBWA\Chiat\Day, L.A. The brand used women's style and lifestyle site Refinery29 "for research." In the spot, Williams is "portrayed as addressing her newborn," but the brand "had to arrange for a baby body double at the last minute." Williams says, "I won't mind if you play tennis badly. I won't mind if you never choose to pick up a racquet. But I beg you in this game of life please keep playing." The ad is part of a new campaign called "Sisters in Sweat," which "encourages girls to keep playing sports," even if they do not have "professional ambitions" (AD AGE, 11/20).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 3, 2024

Seismic change coming for NCAA? Churchill Downs rolls out major premium build out and Jeff Pash, a key advisor to Roger Goodell, steps down

Learfield's Cory Moss, MASN/ESPN's Ben McDonald, and Canelo

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Learfield's Cory Moss as he talks about his company’s collaboration on EA Sports College Football. Later in the show, we hear from MASN/ESPN baseball analyst Ben McDonald on how he sees the college and professional baseball scene shaking out. SBJ’s Adam Stern shares his thoughts on the upcoming Canelo-Mungia bout on Prime Video and DAZN.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2017/11/22/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Serena-Williams.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2017/11/22/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Serena-Williams.aspx

CLOSE