WHATSAPPHoopchat
For March Madness, we set out to bring the heat of basketball banter from the group chat to real life. To do it, we created the first-ever basketball fan sports desk: a full-on set where two lucky Midwestern group chats had the chance to take their hot takes, wild predictions, and trash talk to the big stage.
This campaign aimed to get fans to move their hoops chatter over to WhatsApp, a more private and secure way to talk smack. So we gave them a reason to make the switch — the chance to become the voice of their own mini sports network. Each winning group got a fully produced segment at our custom-built Fan Desk, complete with pro hosts, lights, cameras, and all the action. The result? Real friends. Real debates. Real madness.
It wasn’t just a campaign. It was the first time March Madness fans got to see themselves as the stars of the show. Big thanks to our incredible team for helping Kofi and I bring our insane basketball superfan idea to life!
CREDITS
Emmeli Ostradahl & Aryan Aminzadeh, GCDs
Kamiin Valree, AD
Kofi Lost, CW
Hailey Borema, ACD
Em Frederick, ACD
JJ Tanaka, Content Capture & Editor