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PlayStation Connects With Music Fans At Bamboozle
Sony Computer Entertainment America leveraged its first-ever sponsorship of The Bamboozle Festival—a two-day alternative music festival at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford NJ—this weekend with a variety of activations surrounding its PlayStation brand.“The consumer there is very young creative and forward-thinking ” Donna Armentor senior manager-lifestyle alliances and consumer events at PlayStation told...
Early Times Creates Giant Mint Julep At Derby
Early Times leveraged its sponsorship of the Kentucky Derby this year by creating what the company claims is the World’s Largest Mint Julep a six-foot tall glass filled with the traditional drink of the Derby ornamented with a sprig of mint and an Early Times branded stirring stick.The brand commissioned Indiana-based Weber Group to create...
A&E ‘Decontaminates’ Andromeda Fans
A&E is promoting its upcoming miniseries “The Andromeda Strain ” based on Michael Crichton’s 1969 bestseller about extraterrestrial germs run amok by enticing consumers into a custom-made “decontamination” chamber. The space-age chamber features a two-and-a-half minute trailer of the six-hour film which will air on the network in two parts over Memorial Day weekend.
Wells Fargo Connects In Movie Theaters
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage a division of Wells Fargo Bank last month reached thousands of real estate professionals in 29 markets via a live simulcast held in 50 multiplex movie theaters. The simulcast launched the company’s 2008 outreach to consumers and focused on first-time home buyers low- to moderate-income and multicultural consumers with key messages...