Adidas Avenue A

Our discovery process helped chart our course towards brand reinvention for female runners. We found that women were curating their wardrobes, inspired by both high and low culture.

They were also consuming fashion at a faster rate than in the past, while blurring the lines between workout clothing and everyday wear. With the dawn of the “athleisure” trend, each item was expected to serve multiple – and often widely ranging – purposes, from spinning class, to brunch with friends, and beyond.

Another defining truth as we conjured our female runner reboot: women were more influenced by other women than they were by brands.

Enter Avenue A, a quarterly subscription box for women runners, curated by women of true influence – and an adidas first. We recruited a diverse team of Curators who could help adidas be seen as culturally relevant and innovative by our audience, including Nicole Winhoffer (Madonna’s personal trainer), Morgan Brian (US soccer champion), and Rita Ora (singer/actress).

The pilot program relied on clever digital, social, and earned media to generate awareness. For each box, a Curator hand-picked premium items reflecting her personal energy and workout inspiration, then drove awareness across social by sharing photo and video content true to her personal brand while promoting her Avenue A box.

We developed a new eCommerce system for adidas, with contextual prompts to guide women through the buying process. Emails and eCRM kept subscribers informed about upcoming boxes, new products, and Avenue A news, all aimed at building a direct relationship with customers and keeping them loyal to the program.