IBM: Making data sexy

This case study explains how IBM, the technology company, used its sponsorship of the Australian Open tennis competition to raise awareness amongst business customers and consumers.

IBM: Making data sexy

Advertiser/Client Name: IBM Australia

Agency: OgilvyOne & DT Australia

Category: Information Technologies (IT)

Region Submitting To: Australia

Country Where Program Ran: Australia

Program Start Date: 01/19/14

Program End Date: 01/26/14

Product/Service Overview: Many people still think IBM make computers – even though the last IBM laptop was sold 10 years ago. Today, IBM’s business is data – capturing, analysing and making sense of vast volumes of data. In 2014, IBM’s Australian Open sponsorship was used as a live case study of this data capability.

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