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Off Site from the NBA Jam Session: Volkswagen
About a mile away from the convention center Volkswagen engineered its own immersion to capitalize on All-Star Game fanfare. The automaker which is not an NBA sponsor took over a Tex-Mex restaurant and a parking lot across the street for the multifaceted VWIP Lounge. Here’s how it worked: Throughout All-Star weekend the eatery Cabo was...
Pilot Programs: Melitta Unwraps Euro Café In Philadelphia Rolls Sampling Effort
If a moveable European-style sidewalk café environment boosts sales in Philadelphia the concept could emerge as a bigger part of the marketing mix for Melitta USA. The coffee marketer the No. 5 premium brand last Saturday launched a six-week Euro Café Tour that will bring free java and pastries bistro tables and chairs and classical...
Legal Action: MasterCard Seeks Injunction Against FIFA
Two weeks after Visa announced a seven-year sponsorship of FIFA through 2014 the property's incumbent payment card partner MasterCard International is suing soccer's international governing body. The complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeks an injunction that would prevent FIFA from moving forward in the agreement with...
Pop-Up Shops: Nicorette Stops Short; Store Open For Four Days In NYC
GlaxoSmithKline opened a pop-up shop in New York City for four days in April to promote a new flavor of its Nicorette smoking-cessation chewing gum. The Nicorette Stop Shop now on its way to Atlanta Chicago Houston and Phoenix offers consumers one-on-one counseling sessions with certified smoking cessation counselors; a multimedia learning center (videos...