Author archive for Sandra O’Loughlin
MetroPCS Dials Up Black Friday Promo
MetroPCS, the no annual contract wireless provider, on Black Friday went where its customers could be found on the day after Thanksgiving—on the lines outside of malls waiting for stores to open. The effort reached an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 people and helped boost Black Friday sales of the Galaxy S3 handset, a recent addition...
Jamba Juice Leads ‘Twilight’ Workout
Thinking that the 1,500 campers living in a tent city awaiting the premiere of “Breaking Dawn – Part 2” would want to stretch a bit after sleeping on the asphalt surrounding Los Angeles’ Nokia Place, Jamba Juice, the specialty-smoothie retailer, on Nov. 9 gave them the opportunity to do just that. The film is the...
NASCAR Ties Students to Racing Science
As part of a strategy to grow its audience and engage with youth, NASCAR on November 16 brought 2,300 Dade County middle school students and teachers to Homestead Miami Speedway for a first-hand look at science, technology, engineering and math (a group of study topics collectively know as “STEM”)—all with a racing spin. The field...
Cheerwine Focuses on First Impressions
Cheerwine, a bubbly, wild cherry-flavored soft drink brand sold primarily in the South, and southern-based indie-rockers The Avett Brothers on Oct. 19 joined forces in a Legendary Giveback concert at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA. Net proceeds from the concert benefitted three organizations—Big Brothers Big Sisters, Operation Homefront and the University of Virginia...