Events
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Engagement
U.S. Open Stadium Signage Pays Off for MassMutual
According to research conducted by ROI evaluation service company Joyce Julius & Associates, tennis sponsors got a big bang for their bucks with stadium signage during this year’s U.S. Open, as their logos appeared clear and in-focus for a combined 147 hours, 57 minutes during the 14 consecutive days of coverage afforded the tournament by CBS and USA Network.
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Engagement
Marriott’s Glass Room Hosts Four-Day Party
Marriott gives New Yorkers a view of its new room design with four days of entertainment taking place on a Times Square billboard. The glass room, built atop the billboard, showcases new bedding and décor that’s rolling into Marriott Hotel and Resorts …
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Engagement
Event Agency Outfits Tour Vehicle for Katrina Recovery
Event marketing agency Next Marketing this week sends one of its tour vehicles to Mississippi to help the American Red Cross reunite families separated by Hurricane Katrina. The Atlanta-based agency outfitted the 53-foot trailer with a satellite …
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Acquisition
Strawberry Shortcake Brand Sweetens Malls Via Tour, Sweeps
The Strawberry Shortcake brand is out with a new promotion touting its Berry Princess line with a 10-city meet-and-greet character mall tour and sweepstakes that will treat one grand-prize winner and a guest as “princesses” for the day. Next month, …
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Engagement
Simon Malls Host Care Bears
Simon Properties will host the Care Bears for a two-day blitz in 88 malls in November. The event, timed to National Care Week, targets preschool members of Simon’s Kidgits Club. The Nov. 5-6 promotion brings costumed Care Bears to Simon malls in 35 …
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Direct Marketing | Print
Ameriquest, Latino Marketing, Luis Miguel, Presence Marketing, Sponsorship
Looking at a chance to hit a growing demographic, Ameriquest Mortgage Co. has tapped into the Latino market as the presenting sponsor of the U.S. leg of Latin singer Luis Miguel’s Mexico en la Piel Tour, which kicked off Sept. 13 in Fresno, CA.
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Engagement
Burger King Searches for a Court King Via Basketball Tournament
Burger King Corp. is hitting the streets to crown a new “king” in basketball as part of a 15-college tournament tour. Burger King, with Kenny “The Jet” Smith, has launched the King of The Courts, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament that is traveling to 15 …
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Engagement
Old Spice Sponsors High School Football Rivalries
Old Spice is the presenting sponsor of a nationwide tour hitting the high school football games of top rivals. The SchoolSports Rivalry Tour, put on by SchoolSports magazine, will travel to 10 markets and set up camp at the “most heated” high school …
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Engagement
Whole Foods Woos Pregnant Women
Natural foods grocer Whole Foods Market this month unveils an education program for new and expectant moms.
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Acquisition
Court TV Boosts Parco P.I. Series Via Guerilla, Ad Campaign
Court TV is giving its new series, Parco P.I. a new look under a non-traditional advertising campaign targeting streets, bars and clubs. Parco P.I is a new reality/docu-drama that follows the Parco family of New York City as they crack cases …