Launches
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B-to-C EventsProduct Launches: Jeep Finds Its Sweet Spot
Jeep will herald the arrival of the 2008 Jeep Liberty into dealer showrooms with a tasty event called Sweetest Day The Jeep Way.
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B-to-C EventsDisney Revives ‘Up’ House to Drive Oscar Buzz
For its May release of the animated movie “Up ” Disney created excitement in the fickle and saturated Los Angeles market by building a full-scale replica of the film’s iconic flying house at The Grove shopping center which boasts about 45 000 daily visitors. Now the house is back just in time to inspire voters before the Academy Awards.
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B-to-C EventsAnswering the Call of Duty for Release
On Nov. 9 IGN Activision GameStop and Microsoft Xbox 360 leased the entire south end of New York City’s Union Square Park and created a full-scale military experience featuring military vehicles laser light shows perimeter guards and external big-screens featuring live game play. The objective was to create a launch event by which all video game launches in the future would be compared to drive buyers to retail and to win some new gaming fans in the process.
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B-to-C EventsBuild-A-Bear Goes to the Movies
Build-A-Bear Workshop on Saturday Nov. 21 will offer select customers a sneak preview screening of its inaugural TV special “Holly and Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure.” The one-hour feature movie will air on Tuesday Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. EST/PST on ABC Family and is based on a book and series of webisodes that introduced Holly and Hal Moose last year.