How Adidas got people running to its ads

The streets of Stockholm became race tracks thanks to “checkpoint” posters.

por Maud Largeaud , AdForum

For five days in April, Adidas and Accenture Song filled the Stockholm streets with runners who competed for shoes, kit and tickets to a marathon. The route markers were advertising billboards that had been transformed into dynamic checkpoints, where participants could connect with their devices to check their progress, assess their speed and find new routes. Local running groups and influencers joined the innovative race, intensifying the competition and spreading the word.