Strategic Placements

January - June

Consistent Season-long NHL Presence

Strategic Targeted Media Placements

Synchrony had an always-on NHL media presence in 2023 that spanned in-game, NHL studio coverage, NHL’s page on ESPN.com, and Hulu. These strategically selected places combined with custom creative made meaningful impact on NHL fans, especially during the playoffs when the spots premiered in linear coverage among epic rivalries.

nhl in-game

Exclusive NHL regular season games streaming on ESPN+ and Hulu
Live units during NHL Playoffs (Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals, and Conference Finals) on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2
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“Save of the Game” features brought to you by Synchrony Savings Bank during regular season
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nhl studio the point

Units in ESPN’s studio program, The Point, on ESPN2
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“Saves of the Week” features brought to you by Synchrony Savings Bank during NHL Playoffs
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Live Commercials
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high impact media moments

15x HPTOs on ESPN NHL delivering 16.2M impressions and 4,932 clicks with an average CTR of 0.03%.

Social

8x social posts leveraging custom content from talent and ESPN flagship handles across X, Facebook, and Instagram. FB and IG delivered 8.6M impressions, 804 engagements, and 568.8K video views and X Twitter: 14.6k engagements, 19.1k video views.

Always-on media

Display

Rotational NHL display delivering 40.5M impressions driving 11,492 clicks with average CTR of 0.03%

ESPN Video

NHL short and long-form video on ESPN.com delivering 11.9M impressions and a CTR of 0.01% (livestreaming included in performance)

Hulu

Utilizing Disney 1P “Fans of NHL” and household income $100K+ targeting and the sequential ad experience to strategically reach NHL fans with brand creative and custom creative

July - August

Capitalizing on Women’s World Cup Cultural Moment

Strategic Targeted Media Placements

Synchrony surrounded the Women’s World Cup through soccer targeted video and display rotational placements and high impact HPTOs on the ESPNFC and ESPN Frontpage featuring custom content.

"Pre-Tournament": The Formation

2x 5-10 minute-long episodes about soccer positions distributed on YouTube, Facebook and ESPN.com with cutdowns and amplification on Instagram and YouTube Shorts. Delivered 7.2M impressions, 23.4K engagements, and 578.1K video views.

High Impact Media Moments

7x HPTOs on ESPNFC delivering 16.2M impressions and 4,932 clicks with an average CTR of 0.03%.

Social

8/1/23 – @ESPN
8/1/23 – @ESPN
7/19/23 – @AlyssaNaeher
7/21/23 – @espnW
7/24/23 – @ESPN

Always On Media

Display

Rotational Soccer display delivering 3.4M impressions (unfortunately clicks were not measured

ESPN Video

Soccer short and long-form video on ESPN.com delivering 634.9k impressions and VCR rate of 91.4%

Hulu

Utilizing Disney 1P “Fans of Soccer” and household income $100K+ targeting and the sequential ad experience to strategically reach Soccer fans with brand creative and custom creative.