Insight
Until now, their accuracy and audacity has gone noticed but unmeasured meaning it’s hard to define who actually is the most impressive in the box.
Idea
The digital goal challenged players to score as many points as possible with the LED net measuring their shooting accuracy and responding with bespoke animations triggered by 16 motion sensor cameras which tracked the exact placement of shots as they rained in on goal. The score from the digital goal was topped up by judges and votes from the highly-engaged Facebook Live audience.
After a fierce battle, Portuguese international André Silva emerged victorious to lift the Strike Night belt. His opponent in the final was Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford who commented: “I can’t believe how cool it was. I felt like I was in a video game with the digital goal.”
Impact
The launch plan leveraged Nike athlete, retail and media partner channels resulting in 1.9 million views of the broadcast in its first day alone.
The campaign generated a combined social media reach of over 700 million, plus global newspaper and TV coverage.
AKQA is a design and innovation company that employs over 6,500 professionals across 20 countries. Named Digital Agency Global Network of the Year in Campaign’s 2023 Global Agency of the Year Awards, AKQA was also awarded the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Digital Craft in 2023, and the Grand Prix for Design in 2021. In 2023, AKQA was recognised as a winner in Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards. AKQA also won Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas in 2021, and 2022 and led Gartner’s research into global marketing agencies in 2021.