CLIENT
EA Sports
Dana Marineau, Vice President, Global Creative Team
AGENCY
John Elder, President
Steve Stone, Executive Creative Director
Warren Cockrel, Creative Director
Anna Rowland, Creative Director
Matt Stafford, Digital Creative Director
Aaron Lang, Director of Client Services
Drew Ungvarsky, CEO
Eric Green, Account Director
Eamon Wyse, Production Director
SUMMARY
Madden NFL is the most successful sports video game franchise in history. But after 26 years, we had lost relevance. To get Madden back into the pop culture conversation, we created a real-time GIF engine powered by trash talk, called the GIFERATOR, which fanned the flames of rivalry throughout the NFL season. Between developing a new content platform, speaking in the language of our audience, and becoming a certified meme, Madden managed to capture the attention of the Internet while initiating a new generation into the Madden Madness.