Hasbro’s Tiger Electronics is targeting pre-teens with its first-ever multimarket tour. The Tiger Electronics Totally Tech Tour invites kids to interact with the company’s products including the I-Dog a combination electronic pet and music player.
 

To back national media around its My Circle calling plan Alltel Wireless is building related activation around its college football sponsorships on 12 campuses.
 
To participate in the My Own Game program students write essays for the chance to have a college football game-day “sponsorship” named in their honor plus tickets to the game for the winner and 10 friends. Ten finalists at each school compete for votes from their university community; Alltel stages a pep rally on each campus and gives the candidates t-shirts buttons and a bike to help them campaign.
 

A three-pronged initiative started a few weeks ago is giving discount retailer Marshalls an opportunity to show off its merchandise to Chicago shoppers. The TJX Cos. chain started the effort by dressing models head-to-toe in apparel that’s available at the store and having them do everyday errands in high-traffic areas. The hook? Each piece of apparel had attached an oversized price tag so consumers could get a feel for the stores’ low prices.
 

Tag Heuer transformed The Waterfront a New York City event space into an art gallery for a press event and launch of a touring photography exhibit. Held Sept. 13 to coincide with Fashion Week the gathering kicked off with short talks by Tag Heuer ceo Jean-Christophe Babin and actress Uma Thurman a Tag spokeswoman. Attendees were treated to a burlesque show by performer Dita Von Teese a subject of one of the portraits and DJ Eve spun tunes for the dance floor.
 

Coors Brewing has signed a two-year sponsorship of the New Orleans Saints. One key component gives the company a Coors Light Cold Zone bar inside the Louisiana Superdome.