The Callaway Golf Company is an American global sporting goods
company that designs, manufactures, markets and sells golf
equipment, golf accessories and golf lifestyle-related products. For this reason, We Are Golf was my choice for
the tagline, which I placed directly under the V mark in the Callaway logo. Although Callaway is best known for their
Big Bertha Drivers and Fairway Woods, I chose to create a campaign featuring several golf balls from their lineup.
Most golf ads feature predictable photos of the product on the golf course, many with player endorsements.
To avoid this overused theme, I placed the ball in a variety of preposterous settings linking the abstraction to the
headline. Example: (Image) I replaced the yolk of an egg with a Callaway Hex Hot Golf Ball, indeed frying on hot
pavement. (Headline) Sizzlin’ Hot in Solar Yellow. Each image and headline reinforces the adjective before ball
speeds in the first line of copy (Callaway’s award-winning aerodynamically designed ...generates scorching ball
speeds and... ). As for Callaway’s new golf ball designed for women, (Solaire’s Pearluminous Pink Finish evokes
a stylish... ) reflects on the color along with its award-winning aerodynamic design. The hex pattern that encloses
each image enhances the golf ball’s award-winning design. To anchor each ball’s ad, I reworked the 12-ball pack
with a complementary design.
I selected Golf Magazine, the preeminent golfer’s publication, for my campaign. My placement—the back cover.
Besides home delivery, it is encountered at a multitude of other locations—newsstands, golf pro shops, health care
reception rooms, professional business offices, bank lobbies, libraries, fitness centers, barbershops, etc. With a
fifty percent chance that the magazine will appear back cover up at many of these locations, the ads will attract
attention and spark conversation even with the least likely audience. Also, I would enlarge the ads for wide format
print posters to complement in-store promotions, pro shop signage, and other sports venue displays.