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AOL Creates a Mini ‘Home’ to Offer Service Education
To bring its online capabilities to life, AOL embarked on a whirlwind tour of Cleveland, Philadelphia and Seattle, hitting 145 events in just under three months. The campaign was built around a mini “house” with three vignettes—a child’s room, entertainment center and kitchen. Trained staff demonstrated the service, customer service personnel fielded questions, and, for...
Inside ING’s First New York City Marathon Sponsorship
Other sponsors have attempted the New York City Marathon over the years, but none have come close to activating the largest one-day sporting event on Earth—attended by 2.5 million people and broadcast to 275 million viewers in 116 territories—like ING did last fall. The financial-services company, together with GMR Marketing, activated its first ING New York...
Nike’s Footrace Campaign Revives One Hit Wonders
Admit it: You were wondering what the heck happened to Tone Loc, years after “Funky Cold Medina.” Lucky for you, Nike unleashed its Run Hit Wonder 5K and 10K races. Recognizing there was no national platform of less-than-marathon races, Nike saw an opportunity and seized it. A Run Hit Wonder event might best be described—depending...
HP Outfits a Tractor Trailer into a Mobile Demo Studio
Designed to show small- to medium-sized printing enterprise customers, graphic design agencies, and paper manufacturers exactly what HP’s Digital Publishing Solutions division could offer, the Impressions Road Show began in late 2002 and spent all of 2003 making visits, booking business, and funneling leads from events through the company’s CRM filter over to sales reps....