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Normal doesn’t play here: Behind the 49ers’ new ad campaign

Published September 3, 2013 by Ryan Schieber

“Normal doesn’t play here,” goes the 49ers’ new advertising slogan, which was coined by local advertising firm HUb on behalf of our almost-defending champions. It’ll show up on billboards, on TV spots, in the paper, on sfgate.com, and on Facebook. So how to sum up the identity of a beloved sports franchise in a series of pithy, ad-ready catchphrases? We asked DJ O’Neil, CEO and creative director of HUb, and Ali Towle, Director of Marketing for the 49ers, to let us in on their secrets.