B-to-C Events
HBO Promotes NYC Store with Wandering Carolers
HBO holiday helpers hit New York City’s most touristy spots to create buzz for its store on 42nd Street – and spread some holiday cheer.The company tapped Broadway singers and actors to execute the grassroots effort. The tune? An HBO-centric take on a Christmas classic created by changing the lyrics to include some of the...
Standing Out as a Sports Property Part I
To theme or not to theme that is the question all event marketers must ask themselves before designing an attendee experience at a property known for its passionate fan base. Car games at NASCAR. Football tosses at the Super Bowl. Golf swing clinics at the PGA Tour. Sure the tie-ins have kind of a duh-factor...
Sponsoring Olympic Athletes
As the countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games begins many brands are waiting with nervous anticipation to find out if the athletes they sponsored will make the cut. Will they get to be associated with legends in the making like Michael Phelps? Will their alternative sports star become the next Shaun White? Or will...
Honest Tea Steps Up Efforts To Support Wider Distribution
As part of a strategy to become more accessible and reach a broader audience Honest Tea in May will launch a yearlong 10-city guerrilla sampling tour. In addition a partnership with Jamis bikes will allow the brand to give away 1 000 bikes in random drawings as part of a retail and online sweepstakes that...