B-to-C Events
Targeting: Nike+ Launches Virtual Half-marathon To Connect With Runners
When the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco sold out all 20 000 of its slots for the Oct. 21 event in a matter of hours the shoe maker reached out to its Nike+ consumer base to extend the marathon’s capacity to suburban streets running paths and anywhere else runners want to get their jog...
Sampling: Smoothie King Embarks On First Tour
Smoothie King Franchises’ first-ever event tour is focusing on getting consumers to take a taste of the company’s beverages. The events revolve around a fully customized van—named the Orange KaBAM Van after a menu item—where the Smoothie King crew whips up its fruity concoctions. Hitting fairs festivals and sporting events the tour unfolds into a...
Sponsorships: ING Expands Its Marathon Empire To The Mile High City
ING announced last week that it will add the Denver Marathon to its expanding portfolio of marathon sponsorships. The multiyear deal also makes the company the title sponsor of the ING Marathon Relay a four-person relay “race-within-a-race ” to be held on Oct. 14 the same day as the marathon.
How GE’s Water Tour Paid Off
GE Water trades in hundreds of trade shows for a paid proprietary event program. A look at how its first-ever World Water Tour is paying off Filters that turn salt water into drinking water. Mobile units that purify 600 gallons of water per minute. Miles of tiny membranes that reclaim waste water and save energy....