PhotoBae recently delivered a fully branded trading card activation for Clio’s summer social at Electric Shuffle.
The event brought Clio colleagues together from across the world, including team members visiting from Australia and Canada. With guests travelling internationally to attend, Clio wanted to create a fun and memorable social experience that encouraged everyone to interact, relax and enjoy the occasion.
Held at Electric Shuffle, the event combined competitive shuffleboard games, food, drinks and an AI-powered football trading card experience created by PhotoBae.
Joining in with the excitement surrounding the World Cup, we transformed guests into professional football players before printing their personalised images onto fully branded Clio trading cards.
Each card was then placed inside a protective plastic keepsake case, giving every guest a premium souvenir to take home.
Trading cards brings Colleagues Together
Clio’s summer social was an opportunity for colleagues from different countries and offices to meet in person, spend time together and strengthen working relationships.
Guests included colleagues travelling from Australia and Canada, making the event a particularly special occasion for the wider Clio team.
Electric Shuffle provided the perfect environment for the celebration. The venue combines digital technology with interactive shuffleboard games, allowing guests to compete against one another in a relaxed and social setting.
The shuffleboard games encouraged friendly competition and helped guests connect naturally throughout the evening.
PhotoBae’s trading card activation added another interactive element to the event. Guests could step away from the games, pose for a photograph and discover what they would look like as professional football players.
The finished cards quickly became a talking point, with colleagues comparing their AI transformations and sharing their personalised designs with one another.
A World Cup-Inspired Trading Card Activation
With World Cup excitement continuing to build, Clio wanted the activation to capture the energy, colour and atmosphere of international football.
Our AI football trading card experience was designed to make every guest feel like the star player.
Each participant had their photograph taken by the PhotoBae team. Our AI technology then transformed their portrait into a football-inspired image featuring professional kits, stadium backgrounds and dynamic sporting visuals.
The transformation retained the guest’s recognisable appearance while placing them into a creative football setting.
Their final image was then added to a bespoke Clio trading card design.
Rather than receiving a standard event photograph, guests became the face of their own football collectible.
The concept worked especially well for an international summer social, as football provided a fun and recognisable theme that guests from different countries could enjoy together.
Fully Branded Clio Trading Cards
Every element of the trading card activation was designed around Clio’s branding.
The completed cards featured Clio’s brand identity, colours and event styling, creating a polished and consistent appearance across every print.
The branding was carefully incorporated into the design while ensuring the guest remained the main focus of the finished card.
Personalised branded keepsakes are particularly effective at corporate events because they create a stronger emotional connection than standard promotional merchandise.
Guests are more likely to keep an item that features their own photograph or personalised artwork. This allows the company’s branding to remain visible long after the event has finished.
The finished Clio cards felt fun, personal and collectible while still providing clear brand recognition.
From Photograph to Plastic Keepsake
The guest journey was designed to be quick, simple and engaging.
First, each guest posed for their photograph at the PhotoBae activation. The image was then transformed through AI into a professional football player portrait.
Once the transformation was complete, the artwork was added to the branded trading card template and printed on-site.
Each printed card was placed inside a clear plastic protective case.
The plastic case helped create the appearance of a genuine sports trading card while also protecting the print from marks, creases or damage.
Guests were able to take their completed card away immediately, giving them a physical reminder of the summer social.
Many guests also photographed their cards and shared them with colleagues, helping the activation generate further engagement throughout the event.
An Interactive Experience at Electric Shuffle
Electric Shuffle was an ideal venue for Clio’s summer social.
Its combination of technology, shuffleboard games and social entertainment created an energetic atmosphere where guests could compete, socialise and enjoy time away from the workplace.
The PhotoBae activation complemented the venue by offering a personalised experience that guests could enjoy between shuffleboard games.
The football cards also supported the friendly competitive atmosphere of the event. Guests could compare their player images, discuss their designs and decide who looked most convincing as a professional footballer.
This helped the activation become part of the wider event experience rather than simply operating as a traditional photo booth.
A Memorable Corporate Event Activation
Clio’s summer social demonstrated how an AI trading card activation can bring together technology, entertainment and branded merchandise.
The experience gave international colleagues from Australia, Canada and beyond the opportunity to connect through games, friendly competition and personalised football transformations.
By combining AI-generated imagery, bespoke Clio branding, instant printing and premium plastic keepsake cases, PhotoBae created an activation that guests could enjoy during the event and remember afterwards.
The result was a fun and engaging corporate experience that perfectly complemented the shuffleboard games and lively atmosphere at Electric Shuffle.
PhotoBae provides bespoke trading card activations for summer socials, corporate events, brand campaigns, exhibitions, sporting events and employee engagement experiences throughout Manchester and across the UK.
