Launching the LeBron 15 for Nike

A brand experience celebrating a legend

Challenge

Nike launched the fifteenth shoe in partnership with LeBron James at the start of the NBA season. They wanted to create a pop-up that would celebrate the new shoe, and the rich history of both Nike Basketball and LeBron’s previous player edition shoes.

Approach

Launching the LeBron 15 for Nike
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Results

The first visitors to the site enjoyed the unique opportunity to be the first to purchase "the 15" in its three colorways: "Ghost", "Ashes" and “Pride Ohio”. Over the course of the 3-day event, the abundance of content created and shared by fansmade it Nike's #1 instagrammed moment to date.

The pop-up was featured in leading online industry magazines, including Highsnobiety, Sneakernews and Hiphopwired.

LeBron himself stopped by for an on-site interview with Road Trippin', a popular podcast with over 43,000 subscribers, and shared the pop-up on his channels with over 33 Million followers.

@mrbeast I'm glad he didn't pass out 😅 Thanks @Shopify for this crazy experience! Hope those of you that went had a good time! #heist #money ♬ original sound - MrBeast

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