Sponsorships
Activation: Sharp Leverages New MLB Deal At All-Star Game
Sharp Electronics kicked off its three-year deal as the HDTV category sponsor of Major League Baseball with a major on-site presence at the 2007 MLB All-Star Game held last week in San Francisco. The company featured MLB content on its AQUOS HD LCD TVs in three locations including a 40-foot-by-40-foot sports den (think fantasy living...
Sponsorships: Wrigley’s Announces Deal With NBA
Wrigley’s is bringing five of its chewing gum brands together under one umbrella deal that will make the company—and its brands—the category sponsor for the NBA. As such the five brands—Big Red Doublemint Juicy Fruit Winterfresh and Wrigley’s Spearmint—will share status as the official chewing gum of the NBA.
Sports Marketing: Dale Earnhardt Jr. To Endorse New Adidas Clothing Line
At next February’s Daytona 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be wearing a new set of racing stripes. Three to be exact. Earnhardt Jr. last week announced a multiyear partnership with adidas which will include a line of Dale Jr. racing footwear apparel and accessories including his own racing suit and footwear plus a line of...
Activation: WaMu Offers Customers Special Perks At Sponsored Venues
WaMu is the latest in a line of banking companies—including Bank of America and American Express—to offer its customers special event-related perks with the simple flash of a card.