B-to-B Events

Harley-Davidson in January officially unveiled its new Forty-Eight motorcycle before a crowd of riders, media and chopper enthusiasts in the basement of New York’s hip Ace Hotel. The sneak preview took place one night before the New York Cycle World International Motorcycle Show, which took place Jan. 22 to 24 at the Javits Center. Harley-Davidson dealers attending a dealer meeting in Texas also got in on the action via video footage from the event and a live feed from the Motorcycle Show.

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.

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is one of the most anticipated magazines in the publishing year, but the Sports Illustrated Group, a subsidiary of Time Inc., was looking for more than just fleeting newsstand sales. So over the next few years, the magazine plans to turn the issue into a saleable asset.

At January’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, LEGO unveiled the LEGO Universe Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG), which is expected to bring the brand to life for thousands of online players all over the globe when it is launched later this year. The toy brand’s goal is to put the focus on building and creativity, this time by bringing the LEGO brick online.

Bravo’s series “Shear Genius” at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival presented a Shear Genius salon where celebrity stylists created hairstyles for A-listers and provided fans an inside peek at the show. The salon featured hair care products from Nexxus, which sponsors the series. Jonathan Antin, one of the judges on the show, and Nexxus creative director Kevin Mancuso styled the celebrity looks. The salon also partnered with Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss.