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Fuse Sport’s Tongan rugby stunt beats the BAFTAs, Wembley and Glastonbury | Print |  Email to a friend
Thursday, 06 March 2008
Manchester-based sports marketing agency Fuse Sport has again beaten some big name competitors to secure the ‘best use of PR’ accolade at the Hollis Sponsorship Awards.

The team, nominated for their by now very familiar (to How-Do readers at least) Rugby World Cup campaign for client Paddy Power, triumphed in a field that included work for the new Wembley Stadium, Glastonbury and the BAFTAs.

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In doing so they also beat London agencies M & C Saatchi and SBI.

A delighted Adam Roland, one of the founders of the agency, commented: “For a Manchester agency to have beaten London-based marketing giants to this award is a phenomenal achievement for us.   

“It shows that the sports sponsorship world doesn’t just revolve around the capital, and we’re absolutely delighted to be bringing some silverware back up north.”

Fuse managed to get Paddy Power’s name up on the international media stage with its Tongan campaign – the focal point of which was persuading star player Epi Taione to change his name by deed poll to Paddy Power.

Independent media agency MediaVest Manchester owns a majority stake in Fuse.

www.fuse-sport.com



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 1 By Bored, on 06-03-2008 16:20
Please, please, please stop pushing this story. I am sure the bookies involved are very happy with the campaign but it's been done before so stop banging on about it. Shame on Hollis for rewarding this second-rate Julia Heineken - which was Steve Leigh's idea if you want to know.

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