We took millions of people (and two iconic brands) back in time. A trip to the past, inspired by the future.

Discover Your Air Network is a 90’s themed cable network celebrating Air Max Day. Inspired by Nike products combining retro design with futuristic elements, the campaign launched in partnership with Foot Locker, a global retailer with heritage in sneaker culture.

Our network didn’t run on TV. It took over social media, retail stores, partnerships and out-of-home, and created unforgettable collectors items.

It was a truly immersive experience: five shows, three commercials, our own cable boxes, remotes and network guides.

Nike is the world’s largest and most iconic sportswear brand, and Foot Locker is one of the world’s largest sneaker retailers. Foot Locker is constantly looking to stay relevant with a Gen-Z sneakerhead without alienating its millennial consumers.

Our goal was to leverage Nike’s Air Max Day to spotlight Foot Locker’s heritage as the go-to destination for sneakerheads.

We had two objectives.

Quantitatively: drive deeper engagement with our audiences, measured by meaningful viewing time on our content. Social media was the focus of the campaign, and most video on social is viewed for 3 seconds or less. Driving longer average view times was the best way to prove we captivated our audience, especially if we wanted to bring a cable network to life.

Qualitatively: connect with tastemakers in the sneaker community, knowing how influential they are to our audience.

A classic cable TV network, made for the internet.

Five original shows, including live shopping.

Three original commercials, inspired by classic Foot Locker ads.

Two dozen actors, athletes and influencers with over 35M total social media followers.

Cable Boxes filled with shoes.

And don’t forget the remote and TV guides.

We present to you: Discover Your Air Network.

We took shows Millennials loved in the 90s and reimagined them with the influencers Gen Z cares about today. Sitcoms, cartoons, fitness, news…even a live shopping experience on Twitch with a real 1-800 number to purchase exclusive product. We also created 90s-inspired Foot Locker spots to run on the network.

Cable-box-inspired seeding kits including the latest Air Max product were sent to influential tastemakers. Each box included a remote that played audio from the shows, and a TV guide featuring vintage-style Nike ads that also lived in retail and out-of-home.

We had two audiences, each equally important.

Gen Zs (13-20) obsessed with sneakers, always looking for the newest, coolest product, and often assume that if it’s sold at a retailer it’s not cool.

And older Millennials (21-34) who are out to collect rare products that have a story behind them.

We knew we needed a campaign that could appeal to both of them, and that would champion Foot Locker’s heritage.

A cable network gave us the perfect construct. Millennials know the classic show narratives, and each program featured modern day talent Gen Z loves. It’s also an immersive idea that would extend to in-store experiences, digital content and direct mail.

This was a massive production in a very tight window.

We took the idea from concept to execution in less than 6 weeks, including filming over a dozen total episodes of five original programs, three commercials, a live broadcast, cable-box themed influencer seeding kits with functioning remotes and TV guides, and a retrofitted retail store.

We cast two dozen influencers to star across the content, all of which required identification, outreach, negotiation and logistical planning to get the to set.

The campaign also balanced input and needs from Nike and Foot Locker, ensuring both brands were accurately positioned throughout the content. The final output was 20 total videos, including episodes and trailers for each show, a 1 hour live stream, 150 influencer seeding kits, remotes and TV guides, and a retrofitted Foot Locker store.

Our goals were to drive significant viewership (measured by time watched and completion rate), and to engage the cultural tastemakers who influence our audiences.

In the 12 days of the campaign, over 200,000 hours of Discover Your Air Network was viewed. The average view to completion rate on social media is less than 3%...ours was 21%.

In total we reached over 780M impressions and 10M engagements.

We also generated over 30K comments, including over 300 from verified influencers like Michael B. Jordan, Luka Sabbat, Fat Boy SSE, Sean Wotherspoon, Lloyd Banks, Justina Valentine, Kenneth Faried and B.Simone.