Tuesday, December 12, 2006

It Takes Five

It's rare for sports advertising campaigns to really harp on the good values of the game. Most of the time, sneaker companies are bent on selling their star players, and, as a consequence, their shoes. You watch Lebron James' Nike commercials, and you see they're all about him-- not the next, as the ad says, the first.

Adidas has gone the completely opposite direction with its "It Takes Five" campaign. They still have the requisite stars selling sneakers-- Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Tracy McGrady, Gilbert Arenas, and Chauncey Billups. But the thrust of the campaign isn't the stars themselves, but a concept these stars are selling-- that it is team ball, not individual greatness, that matters.

Hats off to Adidas and TBWA\Chiat\Day San Francisco for such a cool, relevant ad campaign.


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