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AND FINALLY… //06 5 TO FOLLOW 5 BIGGEST EVENTS OF 2015 WHAT’S HAPPENING IN JANUARY 1 17th JAN – 8th FEB NFL Superbowl – don’t miss the world’s 1 biggest annual sporting event on 1 February Orange 2 Cricket World Cup – Australia & New Zealand 2 @FIFAWWC – all the news ahead of the Women’s World Cup 3 @adidasfootball – will 2015 be as successful for adidas after their #allin campaign? 4 @Airbnb – will Airbnb announce more experiential partnerships in 2015? 5 @nfl – follow all the action leading up to the Superbowl on 1st Feb host this year’s biggest cricket event 19th JAN – 1st FEB Kia, Rolex 3 Women’s World Cup – can Germany follow their counterparts and retain the title? 19th JAN – 22nd JAN Mercedes-Benz 4 STRANGE BUT TRUE WORLD’S FIRST SPONSORED BABY! Rugby World Cup – England and Wales host this 6-week long tournament in Autumn 2015 5 24th JAN – 25th JAN Glastonbury Festival returns in 2015 – who will headline this year’s event? Dunlop JAPANESE POKEMON SQUAD We have seen some strange ambassadors over the years, but the Japan National Football Team had In March, Procter & Gamble detergent Dreft took an unexpected ambassador for their World Cup the unusual step of sponsoring the birth of Jonas campaign. In partnership with adidas and The Brothers singer Kevin Jonas’ daughter. The brand Pokemon Company, the national team announced broke the news via social media, Jonas and his wife that Pikachu would be the official mascot for the released the first photo of the new-born baby on Japanese football team for the 2014 FIFA World twitter. Cup in Brazil. Pikachu led a team of Pokemon and In the lead up to the birth, the couple also showed how they were using Dreft’s “Amazing Baby Days” via this video on YouTube. @MasterCardUK– watch as their Rugby World Cup activations develop was joined on the Pokemon squad by Meowth, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Chespin, Froakie, Fennekin, Pancham, Helioptile, and Litleo. Unfortunately Japan could not call on their services in the tournament, finishing bottom of the group!