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D&AD Annual 2020

NBA – If
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Country

  • United States

Client

  • ESPN

Group Executive Creative Director

  • David DeCheser

Associate Creative Director

  • Chris Parker
  • Simon Gibson
  • Dan White

Group Creative Director

  • Marie Ronn

Senior Art Director

  • Jenny Brown

Senior Designer

  • Gabriel Towles

Design Director

  • Elizabeth Ferraro

Creative Director

  • Lucia Orlandi

Executive Strategy Director

  • Felicia Zhang

Associate Strategy Director

  • Aaron Harridge

Associate Director of Marketing Sciences

  • Clinton Wong

Senior Analyst of Marketing Sciences

  • Lauren Casella

Group Account Director

  • Nicolina Jennings

Account Director

  • Gabriela Laguna

Executive Production Director

  • Jeff Skutnik

Executive Producer

  • Matt Van Dzura

Director of Marketing and Communications

  • Kelly Harrison

Director of Business Affairs

  • Lynda Blaney-Smith

Sr. Manager of Business Affairs

  • Marrisa Burnett

Chief Marketing Officer

  • Laura Gentile

VP of Marketing

  • Emeka Ofodile

Senior Director of Marketing

  • Michael Kopech

Manager of Marketing

  • Christina Ryan

Coordinator of Marketing

  • Deontre Gray

Senior Director of Media

  • Inna Kern

Director of Media

  • Kimberly Aquilo

Director of Communications

  • Kristie Adler

VP of Communications

  • Amy Phillips

Media Agency

  • Starcom

Media Network Partner

  • Verizon Media

Advertising Agency

  • R/GA New York

Research with casual fans showed that an expected three-peat Warriors run was decreasing viewership motivation. But these perceptions were based on a hangover from previous seasons. Hardcore fans said the Warriors actually looked vulnerable. And the stats proved it. R/GA New York then noticed a pattern in how fans were expressing doubt. If the Raptors and Warriors meet in the finals, Toronto can win.