Sponsorships
Sports Marketing: Puma Creates Regional Golf-And-Gamble Scrambles
If PUMAPalooza doesn’t sound like your dad’s golf tournament then the marketing message is spot-on. Puma the German tennis shoe and athletic apparel company is launching a series of proprietary golf scramble events to shake up the game’s staid persona and get the word out about its recent entree into the golf category.
Sponsorships: Valspar Builds Awareness with US Open Tie
Paint and coatings manufacturer Valspar is hoping to create some visibility for its new consumer paint brand as a sponsor of the United States Tennis Association’s 2007 US Open.
Brand Marketers Build Awareness—and Goodwill—by Sponsoring Event Volunteers
Brand marketers build brand awareness—and goodwill—by sponsoring the actual event volunteers
Sports Marketing: Sunoco Targets NASCAR Fans
Sunoco is bringing together four of NASCAR’s top drivers—Dale Earnhardt Jr. Tony Stewart Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson—with Orange County Choppers (of Discovery Channel’s “American Chopper” fame) to design a custom motorcycle for each driver. Sunoco is the fuel category sponsor of both NASCAR and OCC. The drivers put their own personal touches on the...