B-to-C Events
Amex Adds Online Element To Tribeca Film Festival Sponsorship
American Express a sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival since the event's inception in 2002 has added a few new wrinkles to its sponsorship: a new online film competition for budding filmmakers and new activities at the festival's family-themed street fair. The 15 Second Clips Competition invited participants to submit video shorts at Amex's...
Targeting: Dodge Sends College Students On Road Trip
Dodge this month sent three teams of college students on road trips each in their own Caliber hatchback wagon to generate attention for the new vehicle and raise funds for Doctors Without Borders. Teams from Boston College Northwestern University and Texas Christian University each hit three different markets en route to Miami where they...
Pop-ups: Motorola Uses Temporary Store As Part of Q Launch
To help introduce its new do-everything handheld device the Q Motorola has taken over a high-traffic storefront on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile for its first foray into pop-up retail dubbed Destination Q. Opened earlier this month the shop features a handful of podiums that show off the device’s different capabilities—communications media playing Internet and so on....
Sampling: Ben & Jerry’s Lets Consumers Send Ice Cream To Friends
A three-city sampling effort for Ben & Jerry’s new pre-packed ice cream cones got consumers to help spread the brand buzz. Sampling teams in New York City and Chicago (both earlier this month) and San Francisco (this week) distributed 50 000 full-size cones per market. The Ben & Jerry’s twist? In addition to standard...