Sports Industry
How we launched a paid social revolution for the Welsh Rugby Union
Sports and Leisure Industry
The WRU manages the national game for Wales. It oversees 320 member clubs, the Welsh national team, as well as national leagues and cups.
The Challenge
The WRU approached us with the challenge of increasing ticket sales for the Under Armour Autumn International Series.
In its first foray into paid digital media, the organisation trusted Liberty to bring home the win.
Our Approach
As part of our multi-channel approach to drive ticket sales, we used Facebook ads to appeal to the many personas across Wales that had an interest in Welsh Rugby. We created and implemented a strategy that:
- Used WRU data to target rugby fans who had previously attended games.
- Created detailed custom audience to find people who had never attended before.
- Created bespoke messaging for each target persona.
- Targeted Welsh ex-pat communities outside of Wales.
- Split tested imagery and messaging to better understand what resonated best with each target audience.
The Results
Our multi-channel approach worked and we were able to help sell thousands of tickets.
Best CPA Target By
21%
Year on year
Impressions
6,000,000+
Year on year
Launched
