Author archive for Jessica Heasley
Teva Hits Vail for a Mountain Games Sponsorship Program
MANY BRANDS rely on their biggest sponsorship properties as once-a-year platforms for launching new products making big announcements and getting face time with customers. But few take full advantage of all the ways a title sponsorship can carry their brand’s momentum throughout the rest of the year.
Steal This Idea: State Farm
Even in a down economy Californians still love cruisin’ in their squeaky-clean cars. So to make connections in the local market State Farm offered drivers something special for their gas-guzzling babies—spa therapy. From July 7 through Aug. 3 two Los Angeles car washes were transformed into Zen-inspired red and white pagodas where drivers received free...
Microsoft Opens Up Family Portrait Studios to Bond with Urban Moms
This April the Microsoft Windows brand for the first time turned to experiential marketing to give its Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live Spaces photo sharing and social networking services a boost in awareness. From April 19 through May 11 residents and visitors to New York City’s Brooklyn Heights and San Francisco’s Pacific Heights...
The Price Is Right: And Alltel Makes the Right Call
SINCE LAUNCHING ITS MY CIRCLE CAMPAIGN in 2006 Alltel Wireless has executed nine My Circle-themed consumer sweepstakes programs and has given away more than $1 million in prize packages. The brand’s eighth contest—the My Circle Pick & Roll Challenge—kicked off earlier this year. To enter consumers logged on to social networking website fanu.com to play...