The Sun: Football Legends

This case study describes how The Sun, a British tabloid newspaper, sought to establish a new digital revenue stream through the creation of an online social game.

The Sun: Football Legends

Shana Pearlman

Campaign details

Agency: JamBrand: The SunBrand Owner: News InternationalCampaign Duration: up to 3 monthsCountry: UKMedia Budget USD: Up to $500kChannels Used: Newspapers, Games and competitions, Internet - display, Social media, Word of mouth and viral.

Executive summary

The Sunhas the biggest readership of any English-language newspaper in the world. But like all newspapers, it's dealing with the questions of how to monetise its content in the digital age and how to supplant income lost to declining circulation. With these challenges...

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