Standard Chartered celebrates 10 year partnership with Liverpool Football Club with a global campaign via TBWA\Singapore
TBWA\Singapore has created a global brand campaign for Standard Chartered as the Bank celebrates its ten-year lead partnership with Liverpool Football Club (LFC).
The film was created and produced by TBWA\Singapore, the global creative agency for Standard Chartered since 2005.
Andy Grant, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\Singapore said, “Standard Chartered are celebrating 10 years of an important partnership with Liverpool Football Club. We wanted to tell the incredible story of their unwavering support and commitment in an authentic way – through the eyes of one of their loyal fans.”
Emma Sheller, Global Head of Brand and Marketing, Standard Chartered said, “Liverpool is arguably the most decorated club in English football history, and we are soproud to have stood by as a partner these past ten years. This film marks an importantmilestone in a journey that reflects our commitment of being ‘Here for good’ andstanding by the Club through thick and thin.Our relationship goes above and beyond sponsorship – it is a shared connection basedon values and heritage that has enabled us to create unique, purposeful moments clients, communities and supporters across the world.”
Melissa Hill, Global Brand Director, TBWA\Singapore added, “This campaign is a testament to the strength of our TBWA\Collective in delivering world -class creativity to our Global clients. We applaud Standard Chartered for their consistent commitment to creating bold, fresh work.”
The film was shot in Liverpool – featuring local Liverpudlians and capturing recognisable sights and sounds in and around the city – from the Trent Alexander-Arnold mural to the roar of Anfield stadium. The soundtrack was recorded by music producer and singer Astraea, with a unique rendition of LFC famous anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ – originally a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. “You’ll Never Walk Alone” is also the football club’s official motto. The song will be released on Spotify with proceeds from streaming going to Standard Chartered’s charity Futuremakers.
Standard Chartered has been the main sponsor of Liverpool F.C. since 2010 and will extend to the end of the 2022-2023 season, making it the second-longest sponsorship deal in LFC history.
In 2018, to reinforce the partnership for another 4 years, the Bank announced the launch of Stand Red – as a call to unite global LFC fans in support of the Club, creating the #StandRed movement.
The Standard Chartered LFC partnership includes LFC World – a programme that takes the Club and its former players to Standard Chartered markets such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Shanghai; The Liverpool Ladies Football Club – a programme that empowers young girls in Africa through sport by providing them with financial education and
The global campaign launches across television, cinema, social media and LFC fan channels worldwide.
Credits –
Executive Creative Director: Hagan de Villiers & Andy Grant
Creative Director: Perry Essig & AS Anam
Associate Creative Director: Jeff O’Keefe
Senior Art Director: Paulo Cruz
Planner: Robin Nayak
Global Business Lead: Melissa Hill
Group Account Director: Benoit Freyburger
Brand Director: Julia Watson Donnert
Brand Manager: EuChuan Then
Brand Executive: Seana Carter
Project Director: Debora Minasi
Brand:
Standard Chartered
Emma Sheller – Global Head, Brand & Marketing
Caroline Darcy – Global Head, Sponsorship & Events
Louise Cullen – Project Lead, Brand Refresh
Miguel Betrisey – Head, Sponsorships
Marc Davies – Senior Manager, Sponsorships
Production:
SixToes
Executive Producers: Haydn Evans & Ryan Shanholtzer
SOMESUCH
Director – Rollo Jackson
Executive Producer – Scott O’Donnell
Producer – Tom Gardner
Production Manager – Maddy Perkins
Cinematographer – Bobby Shore
Production Designer – Sami Khan
Costume Stylist – Verity May Lane
Casting Director – Martin Gibbins
Liverpool Service Production
Sugarfree TV
Editorial:
The Whitehouse
Editor – Ryan Boucher
Post Production:
Time Based Arts
Colourist – Simone Grattarola
Sound Designer – Peter Duffy
Sound Mix – Factory Studios
Singapore Sound Mix – Song Zu
Head of Sound Design – Damian Waddell
Executive Producer – Donny Pereira
Singapore Post Production – Heckler
Executive Producer: Richard Mayo-Smith
Flame Artists: Pedro Santos, Sacha Schmidt
Music Supervision – Arnold Hattingh & Harley Beckmann-Hawksley @ Theodore / Wake The Town.
Artist: Astraea
Publisher: Peer Music / Concord Music Publishing
Label: MFMI
5 Comments
What’s the idea?
When there isn’t an idea in it, it’s basically a mood film.
The immaturity of the creative is plain for all to see.
S0-so ad for Liverpool, total rubbish ad for SC.
Sad effort from a brand that did one decent film right at the beginning.
Nothing after.
perfect recipe for an awful ad…zero strategy zero creative
This ad feels like someone had the idea, left the agency and someone else took over and lost the idea of the girls 1o year journey. Ingredients is there, the story feels lost.