B-to-C Events

La Costeña will wrap up its La Costeña Feel The Heat Jalapeño Eating Challenge Tour with a big-league finale in Chicago on Sept. 16. The event held in conjunction with the 2007 Major League Eating circuit and the International Federation of Competitive Eating will have competitors on the MLE circuit which includes Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island attempt to break the one-minute jalapeño eating record which currently stands at 16.

Allstate Tailgates To Boost Local Ties

Allstate’s Field Goal Net program (think good hands logo catching field goals at college games) has doubled since 2005 to include 60 schools and 16 bowl games. This year the program grows again with the addition of the Allstate Good Hands Net Mobile Tour which kicked off September 8 and will make 12 stops at college football games across the country.

Kiwis (that’s slang for New Zealanders) love their Speight’s Gold Medal Ale. So when an ex-pat named Tim Ellingham lamented to the beer maker that he couldn’t get his favorite lager in London the brand decided to ship it to him—in a custom-built fully operational Speight’s brew pub riding atop a cargo ship. It’s the beer’s first expansion into the international market.

Alltel’s My Circle First And Ten sweepstakes gives one fan from each of 16 collegiate and professional football teams a shot at winning $100 000. One randomly chosen competitor gets to take the field along with his or her “ten” (the people they call for free based on Alltel’s signature cellular plan) to complete a pass ten yards at a time. Spiral the final pass into a giant Motorola RAZR and not only does the winner and pals get $100 000 but 20 000 more attendees get six months of free service plus a new phone for 99 cents.

Samsung Electronics America is launching a program aimed at connecting with indie movie fans and filmmakers on a variety of levels.

Based on the platform True Vision Should Lose Nothing in Translation Samsung is partnering with Landmark theaters to connect with consumers. One example? Samsung is launching a competition for up and coming filmmakers whose films do not yet have distribution. The company along with Landmark’s Truly Indie program will provide the selected films with marketing support and distribution in five markets.