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Susie Goodall: intelligent sponsorship on board

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A three-year partnership with the youngest sailor in the world’s toughest race.

The Impact

The results.

100000

Employees engaged in Susie’s endeavour

600000

Facebook views

$16M

PR value

The Drum

Sponsorship Campaign of the Year

The story

How we did it

The challenge

The Golden Globe Race is the world’s toughest - 30,000 miles, 300 days, non-stop and alone. DHL partnered with 29-year-old Susie Goodall, the youngest and only female competitor.

The strategy

After researching and benchmarking the partnership, we negotiated the best possible rights for DHL, then developed and rolled out the activation strategy across both internal and external channels.

Susie Goodall's red Rustler 36 yacht, number 73, on display indoors beside a board reading "Susie's Rustler 36 DHL Starlight".The yacht DHL Starlight under yellow sail, number 73, sailing past a crowded harbour wall of spectators.
Susie Goodall seated in the cockpit working a winch handle, in DHL-branded foul weather gear, with a green coastline behind.Susie Goodall smiling as she opens a DHL Express envelope beside a yellow DHL van carrying the line "Excellence. Simply delivered."

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