Tournament opens to find ping-pong champs of advertising
Today, creative agencies across Sydney are to be invited to a ping-pong tournament, organised by sound house Noise International.
The winner will receive, as well as a trophy, $1,500; $600 for second and $300 for third, plus spot prizes for best-dressed entrants.
A campaign to drum up interest in the tournament breaks today.
Created by M&C Saatchi and M&C’s digital arm Mark, a video – shot in the style of a Nike commercial with a comical twist – hopes to entice Sydney’s ad agencies to compete for the accolade of ping-pong champions of advertising.
The ad features Australian ping-pong stars Paul Pinkewich and Trent Carter.
As part of the campaign, an iPhone app will allow the sport to be played virtually using an iPhone 4. This will be delivered to the desks of creative directors today.
Agencies interested in competing are directed to a microsite where they can view the ad and register for the competition.
The Inter-Agency Ping Pong Smash will be held at Noise International’s office at 24 Lyndhurst Street in Glebe, Thursday evenings 19, 26 May and 2 June 2011, from 6.30pm.
The competition is being sponsored by M&C Saatchi, Mark, Doobalah, Dean Tirkot Photography, ARIA Catering, Ben Yabsley Photography, Toohey’s Extra Dry and Table Tennis World.
Credits:
- Creative agency: M&C Saatchi
- Digital agency: Mark
- iPhone app design: Doobalah
- Director: Dean Tirkot
Hey – when does it start, and where do we sign up?
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Erm…ignore last. Scrolling fail.
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Any opportunity for a humble recruiter to get in on this action? We’ve been training hard for just this occasion!
Maybe we could offer lower recruitment fees to agencies who beat us? (Note: this has not been authorised by my MD)
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No digital agencies on the “inter-agency” roster… LAME.
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Hi Huh,
This is a contest being organised by a sound studio. I can see why they might be most interested in inviting ad agencies, who would be their clients. I suspect there are very few digital agencies which invest much in sound studios. Why would you expect someone to pay for you to come to an event like this?
Cheers,
Tim – Mumbrella