Interesting stuff here. I am curious how it will play out.
HyperX Announces 2019 We’re All Gamers Ad Campaign Including Celebrity Influencers
Post Malone, Gordon Hayward, Joel Embiid, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pokimane, Shroud,
Daigo, De’Aaron Fox and Rush
Campaign will be part of HyperX’s presenting sponsorship of NBA Saturday Primetime
on ABC
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – Jan. 15, 2019 – HyperX (https://www.hyperxgaming.com/) ,
the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company (https://www.kingston.com/) , Inc.
and brand leader in gaming and eSports, today announced the first HyperX We’re All
Gamers ad campaign which will run across television, digital and social in 2019. The
campaign features a diverse talent roster including Post Malone, Joel Embiid,
Shroud, Gordon Hayward, Pokimane, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Daigo, De’Aaron Fox and
Cloud9’s Rush. It showcases the individual illustrated gaming spirit of each of the
personalities participating. Creative leadership is led by the agency Envoy.
As the new presenting sponsor of NBA Saturday Primetime telecasts, We’re All Gamers
television spots will begin on January 19 and will continue through the playoffs and
the NBA Finals on ABC and ESPN. In addition to commercial time, HyperX branding will
be integrated into game time outs. ESPN’s SportsCenter will also feature HyperX
virtual set integrations several times throughout the NBA season.
The We’re All Gamers campaign is designed to integrate into today’s dual-screen
world of watching on a big screen and looking down at a mobile device to watch the
game or during breaks in between gameplay. Here is a 30 second campaign examplewith four influencers and their gaming
spirits.
Influencer Quotes (in random order)
“Excited to be teaming up with HyperX and help push forward the gaming community.
Get your headset and let’s rock n roll boiii.” – Post Malone, award winning music
artist.
“No matter what I’m playing, I like to win. HyperX has captured that spirit with my
gaming persona. Watch me dominate.” – Joel Embiid, professional NBA basketball
player
“I’m excited to share this animation HyperX has created for me. Looking forward to
fragging more in 2019.” – Shroud, top streamer
“Seeing how HyperX transformed me for this campaign was so cool. Gaming brings out
the competitor in me, and I’m excited for everyone to see that come to life here.” –
Gordon Hayward, professional NBA basketball player
“HyperX helps me do what I love daily, looking forward to what’s in store for us in
2019!”– Pokemane, top streamer
“When I’m not competing on the field, I’m gaming. HyperX has created an amazing
persona for me that captures this passion. They even included Boujee on my chest!” –
JuJu Smith-Schuster, professional NFL football player
“It’s been great to see HyperX bring ‘The Beast’ philosophy to life in this
campaign. We all have a gaming spirit that comes out when we compete, and HyperX has
done an amazing job of capturing the idea that We’re All Gamers.” – Daigo, Street
Fighter champion
“HyperX has been there with me since I was drafted in 2017 and always takes care of
me. I’ve had fans make their own avatars of me before, so it feels good to finally
have an official one that I helped create and inspire.” – De’Aaron Fox,
professional NBA basketball player
“Striving to become the best at CSGO is something special. I attribute my alias to
the adrenaline rush I get from winning crucial moments in big games. It’s really
hard to match that feeling. HyperX helps me to achieve the thrill of winning.” –
Rush, professional CSGO player
In addition to commercial time and integrations on ESPN, campaign exposure may
include VOD and social media channels like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. The
campaign is designed for viewing in multiple segment lengths of 6, 15, 30 and
60-second spots. HyperX expects to expand the campaign to include more influencers
and celebrities throughout the year, including soccer players and others who are
passionate about gaming.
“The We’re All Gamers Campaign was developed to introduce HyperX to passionate NBA
and gaming fans,” said Daniel Kelley, corporate marketing director, HyperX. “Our
gaming influencer’s creativity exuded and helped us to develop their
HyperX-illustrated gaming spirits in the 2019 campaign.”
HyperX is a champion of all gamers. It doesn’t matter if they play on console or PC,
are NBA or NFL athletes, popular streamers or eSport professionals, or are even
music icons – the thrill of gaming is what truly unites them all, and HyperX helps
them game at their best. The integrated global We’re All Gamers campaign in 2019 is
expected to be the first of many new activities in promoting the HyperX brand to
consumer and lifestyle audiences.
