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Brands Flock to USA Basketball with Sponsorships

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Chevrolet, Coca-Cola Co., McDonald's Corp., PepsiCo's Gatorade and Molten Worldwide Distributing have teamed up with USA Basketball the governing body for men's and women's basketball in the U.S., to sponsor exhibition games, special events and ...

La Quinta Boosts Brand Via Instant-Win Game

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La Quinta hotels are out with a new online-only campaign dangling an instant-win game to boost brand awareness and loyalty. The Irving, TX-based hotel chain is using the backdrop of a U.S. map showing La Quinta locations to tout its growth, and is ...

Mentos Bottles Geyser Fad

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Mentos maker Perfetti Van Melle USA this week launched a contest that capitalizes on a pop-culture fad that could shoot brand awareness sky-high. Someone, somewhere figured out that dropping a Mentos mint into a 2-liter bottle of pop makes the beverage ...

Cingular Races to NASCAR with Sweeps

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Cingular Wireless has dialed up a sweepstakes to support its sponsorship of NASCAR car No. 31, driven by Jeff Burton of Richard Childress Racing. Cingular's Race Talk sweeps is part of the wireless company's on-air polling program that airs through ...

Sara Lee Plates Sandwich Contest

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Sara Lee Food & Beverage is reprising its Sensational Sandwich Search contest dangling a grand-prize trip to "The Sandwich Islands": Hawaii. The August-September contest is timed to make the most out of back-to-school season and National Sandwich Month, ...

Ford Taps Music Artists for Promos

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Ford Motor Co. is tapping the popularity of first-season American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson and country music star Toby Keith by sponsoring the artists' concert series and unleashing promotions to drive concertgoers to the brand. Dearborn, MI-based ...

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In our latest Marketers on Fire LinkedIn Live, Anywhere Real Estate CMO Esther-Mireya Tejeda discusses consumer targeting strategies, the evolution of the CMO role and advice for aspiring C-suite marketers.



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