Citi / Presidents Cup Sponsorship

NYC—the undisputed king of pizza, musical theater, four-letter words, and... golf?

OOH, Print, Digital, Social, Event, POS, Experiential

In 2017, The Presidents Cup, a biennial golf tournament that pits the U.S. team vs. a team of international players‚ came to the Greater New York City area—Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City, to be specific. Citi celebrated the event with an enormous local awareness campaign that featured billboards, transit hub takeovers, ferry wraps, and a number of on-site activations.

Presidents Cup Case Study

PRINT & OOH

NYC isn't exactly known as a golf mecca, so our concept celebrated "golf, New York-style," and featured the juxtaposition of golfers and images of the city—skylines, landmarks, and street scenes.

Transit Station Poster

Headlines employed this juxtaposition as well, and were often contextually relevant to their location or medium.

On West Broadway in SoHo

New York Waterways Ferry

At the entrance of the Holland Tunnel, heading to Jersey

On Wall Street

A video board near Madison Square Garden

Of course, we designed a special Presidents Cup edition Citi Bike.

THE 44-MILLION YARD CHALLENGE

To celebrate The Presidents Cup's charitable impact around the world, we teamed up with the PGA Tour to create "The 44-Million-Yard Challenge." New Yorkers were challenged to drive a virtual golf ball around the world by combining their drive distances at golf simulators around the city. Proceeds went to local charity No Kid Hungry. A spot featuring golfer Justin Thomas invited golfers of all skill levels to participate.

"Perfect Swing" / :60
Director: Zack Resnicoff

"Perfect Swing" / Six-Second Videos Compilation
Director: Zack Resnicoff

EXPERIENTIAL / PRESIDENTS CUP FAN EXPERIENCE

During the week of the tournament, the Oculus at World Trade Center hosted an enormous fan experience that featured golf simulators, putting greens, a 4D immersive dome, meet-and-greets, autograph signings, international cuisine, and more.

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EXPERIENTIAL / AT THE TOURNAMENT

Onsite activations featured much of the same, with three custom-built and branded Citi destinations: The Citi Cardmember Lounge, The Citi Chalet, and The Citi Interactive Zone.