Ahead of England’s final World Cup group game clash with Belgium – the first England match to be aired on ITV – 4C Insights reveals gambling brands are among the most popular advertising campaigns of the tournament so far according to social media insights.
Key findings Measured from 14th June to 25th June:
- Screwfix’s ad on ITV receives the highest positive sentiment 79%. The DIY brand’s “Legends of the Game” hails unsung heroes in the construction business.
- Gambling brands (Betfair, Paddy Power and Coral) are topping FIFA official sponsors in terms of engagement. Total nearly 250,000 engagements
- Paddy Power with its “Enough of the Nonsense” campaign, has the highest TV Social Lift score of 696%.
- I.e. the ad that is resonating the most among consumers and driving them to social
- Official sponsors of the England team, Budweiser, achieved one of the highest sentiment scores of all at 78%, with it’s “Light up the World Cup campaign.
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Measured from 14th June to 25th June, brands including Betfair, Coral and Paddy Power (measured by the number of social media engagements that were positive and not negative) achieved an average sentiment score of 71% from nearly 250,000 engagements.
As seen in The Times almost £500 million has already been bet in the past week with four out of five bets made during matches.
Notably, Paddy Power has also generated the highest TV social lift of any brand associated with the World Cup. Measuring the brand’s social media engagements in the five-minute period immediately after the start of a TV ad, Paddy Power ranks highest with a social lift score of 696%, with its “Enough of the Nonsense” campaign, that plays off the introduction of VAR technology to the game.
| Brand | TV Social Lift | Positive Sentiment |
| 1. Screwfix | 121% | 79% |
| 2. Budweiser | 182% | 78% |
| 3. Hyundai | 30% | 76% |
| 4. Lidl | 21% | 74% |
| 5. Qatar Airways | 28% | 74% |
| 6. Betfair | 42% | 72% |
| 7. Paddy Power | 696% | 71% |
| 8. Coca-Cola | 0% | 70% |
| 9. Coral | 80% | 69% |
| 10. Just Eat | 203% | 59% |
Kirsty Brice, Marketing Director EMEA at 4C Insights comments, “While gambling commercials can only be shown after the watershed at 9pm or during live sports fixtures, brands including Paddy Power have done exceptionally well to generate such a high social lift from as few as 18 TV ad spots. It’s a positive reflection on the relevance of this channel as mobile matures into its role as the second screen.”
ITV impact
With half of the matches shown exclusively on the BBC, advertisers have had to focus their broadcast efforts on ITV. Tonight, brand ads will for the first time this World Cup have the greatest reach to consumers in the UK as this will be the first England match ITV will broadcast.
Official sponsors of the England team, Budweiser, achieved one of the highest sentiment scores of all at 78%. The brand’s “Light up the World Cup” campaign depicts a series of drones carrying bottles of Bud to the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Alongside this, the brand is distributing eight million ‘red light’ cups, which contain audio detectors and LED lights that glow brighter when the sound level increases.
At 79%, the highest social sentiment score has been driven by fellow ITV sponsor Screwfix. The DIY brand’s “Legends of the Game” hails unsung heroes in the construction business who share the names of footballing legends. The brand generated nearly 12,000 social media engagements from just 26 ad spots.
Brice concludes, “Advertisers are creating integrated media plans combining TV with other channels such as social media. By taking a holistic approach to video marketing across screens, brands can stand out amongst distracted consumers with high-impact creative. The net effect for advertisers doing it well is a true ‘surround-sound’ experience that drives tangible brand impact.”
Methodology
TV Social Lift: measures each brand’s social media engagements in the five-minute period after the start of a TV ad, and compares them to the brand’s social media engagement rate in the five minutes prior to the ad airing. Ultimately, this is a measure of how much more likely a consumer is to engage with the brand on social media after seeing its ad on TV.
Sentiment: The number of social media engagements that were positive and not negative
Social Engagements: Number of Facebook and Twitter engagements for a brand
Positive Sentiment: The number of social media engagements that were positive and not negative
Source: www.4Cinsights.com