McFit GmbH: McFit vs. FC Bayern Munich

A fitness studio chain, McFit, teamed up with FC Bayern Munich and adidas for this campaign, which centred on a football match between the "McFit Allstars" - featuring a specially-created comedy character - and Germany's biggest football team.

McFit GmbH: McFit vs. FC Bayern Munich

With over 100 locations and 800,000 members, McFit is one of the top 5 fitness studio chains in the world.

Nevertheless, McFit was often disregarded by the competition – especially in Germany and Austria – due to its discount concept.

McFit succeeded in garnering the largest number of members in the German/Austrian market with an affordable € 16.90 monthly rate. But in the area of revenue, McFit still fell short of the German/Austrian market leader Fitness First, which also happens to be the world's leading fitness studio chain.

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