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To build buzz for its coverage of the 2010 Winter X Games, ESPN launched the Snowcam experience on the slopes of Aspen, CO, in the week before the event, which ran January 28 to 31. The sports channel set up an "extreme" ski and snowboard track where brand ambassadors signed up skiers of all ages to strap on a pair of hi-def, helmet-mounted webcams called a Snowcam.

Today, four of the top women’s tennis players in the world will battle it out on court at the BNP Paribas Showdown for The Billie Jean Cup and $1.2 million in prize money. The tournament will also serve as a platform for numerous partnerships designed to increase awareness and participation in the sport itself.

The largest sponsor at the 2010 Winter Olympics is using the Games as a platform for brand growth, b-to-b hospitality, technology showcases and yes, sales generation.

To promote its title sponsorship of this month's USA Sevens North America's largest rugby tournament New Zealand's Steinlager beer launched the Crack One Open campaign an effort that plays off of the game’s rough reputation with x-ray images of broken bones.