• More than money talks in sports sponsorship

    As a nation united by sport, brands are beginning to learn money alone won’t talk without aligned values and action. If recent events with major leagues and their players have shown us anything, it’s the next generation of athletes are standing by what they believe in – and they won’t let their values be superseded by money.

Simone Waugh

  • Managing Director, Publicis Queensland
Simone is a leader of brand growth across a breadth of industries including tourism, sport, health, education, road safety and food service and connecting systems, community and culture to lead change. Simone led the winning Brisbane 2032 Games Bid program of communications work with the Queensland Government and has created the Publicis2032 Hub, connected into the Publicis Olympic City Network including Paris2024 and LA2028. Publicis has recently launched the new Tourism and Events Queensland brand platform globally; created the Swimming Australia rebrand and positioning and marketing major events including Duel in the Pool and FINA World Short Course Melbourne December 2022; and is currently working with Paralympics Australia to create a brand roadmap towards 2032. Additionally Publicis has been working on creating cultural legacy in Queensland with the Queensland Music Trails upcoming launch and with First Nations People to create an Australian Landmark Our Story Place in Meenjin (Brisbane).

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More than money talks in sports sponsorship

As a nation united by sport, brands are beginning to learn money alone won’t talk without aligned values and action. If recent events with major leagues and their players have shown us anything, it’s the next generation of athletes are standing by what they believe in – and they won’t let their values be superseded by money.

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Managing Director, Publicis Queensland

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