#PEPCITY is the first-of-its-kind, dome-enclosed space, featuring unique PepsiCo food and beverage offerings from Celebrity Chefs David Burke, Marc Forgione, & Michael Psilakis. Prince Royce’s performance is an extension of Pepsi’s “Hyped for Halftime” campaign, which is all about bringing unexpected moments to unsuspecting consumers.
Pepsi “Hyped for Halftime” Experiences at Super Bowl Boulevard
Pepsi will be present at Super Bowl Boulevard offering fans two different digital experiences to get them in the spirit of the game on Wednesday, January 29 to Saturday, February 1 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. Located on Broadway between 37th and 38thstreets, consumers can take part in a photo experience capturing what it’s like to run out of the tunnel and onto the field. Fans can also record a video with musical props on the stage of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. Consumers who visit the Pepsi experience station and scan their badge will be entered to win two tickets to Super Bowl XLVIX in Arizona.
At Game Day Fan Plaza, Pepsi will create a 360-degree photo experience where consumers get to be onstage as the star of their own halftime show – a ‘Live for Now’ moment captured from all angles.
Pepsi and Uber #HalftimeAnytime Experience
Pepsi and Uber are teaming up to bring the spirit of halftime to consumers as they travel through the city on Wednesday, January 29. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., registered users of the app can opt for a “halftime experience,” which will appear as a special badge. Consumers who sign up to get a free “halftime experience” will be greeted at their location with fun surprises including music, a marching band and cheerleaders.
Pepsi will be visible throughout New York City with innovative digital and out of home advertising creative including billboards with rotating LED screens in Times Square, takeovers at transportation hubs including the Grand Central, Penn Station and Times Square subway stations and a Pepsi wrapped Times Square (“S”) shuttle Train. In addition to NYC-based out-of-home advertising, Pepsi will have a newly constructed Pepsi sculpture just less than 40 feet long that will greet fans as they enter the Pepsi gate at MetLife Stadium.
All of the on-site activations in New York invite fans to celebrate and experience halftime to the fullest and also bring the brand’s Live For Now mindset and positioning to life.
PepsiCo’s relationship with the NFL is among the company’s longest running and most successful sports sponsorship. The Super Bowl represents the culmination of a season-long NFL activation for PepsiCo and its brands, which include Pepsi, Doritos, Gatorade, Quaker and Sabra.
