Belfast Giants

Attendance's at sports meeting are generally low in Northern Ireland. This study traces the progress of the ice hockey team the Belfast Giants from its launch.
Agency: McCann-Erickson BelfastAuthors: Heather Carr, Carnel Coyle, Robert Lyle and Pamela Baird

Area Awards 2001 Bronze

Belfast Giants

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INTRODUCTION

Mr. Robert Zeller first brought the ice hockey concept to Northern Ireland in 1997. At that stage there was no arena, no team, no name, no brand and Northern Ireland was dominated by other sports. The case was that very few people in Northern Ireland had ever heard of Sekonda Superleague Ice Hockey.

The omens were not good. McCann Erickson Belfast was challenged...

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