Just ahead of football season, Tide and NFL have announced a new sustainability-focused collaboration. Launched today, the new #TurnToCold campaign encourages the NFL’s fans to wash their laundry on the cold setting with Tide to cut energy costs and reduce emissions.
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Discusson Questions:
- What is fandom?
- What is sponsorship?
- Why do brands sponsor sports and entertainment?
- How do you think the levels of fandom among NFL fans might influence brand decisions relating to sponsorship?
- What is product endorsemement?
- How do you think brands determine which athletes and celebrities to align with?
- Why do you think Tide selected Steve Austin, Ice-T and Matt Ryan as brand ambassadors for this campaign?
- What is sustainability?
- Why do you think Tide is focused on sustainability as part of its NFL sponsorship?
- What is the message Tide is communicating to fans through this campaign?
- Why is Tide giving away washing machines?
- What is unique about the Tide washing machines? How does that relate to the concept of sponsorship and endorsement?
- What is a slogan or tagline? How might hashtags provide an extension of taglines and hashtags?
- According to information from this story, what hashtag is Tide using as part of this campaign? Why do you think Tide chose this hashtag?