2008 Archives - Page 8 of 19 - Event Marketer
WE tv to Bridezillas: Let Them Eat Cake, For Money
Brides chomping down on cake in the middle of Times Square, of course the press is going to be there. WE Television wanted to get the attention of the morning shows to create buzz for the fourth season of “Bridezillas,” so it staged a wedding cake-eating contest. The participants—actual brides-to-be—had to eat as much cake...
Fisherman’s: Strong Lozenges, Strongman Mud Run
They came, they ran, they crawled, they jumped, they conquered. It was all part of the Fisherman’s Friend Strongman Run, a one-of-a-kind, demanding and cutting-edge experience that in February 2007 pushed 1,930 German participants to the limit as 12,000 spectators cheered them on. The runners overcame 11 obstacles, bounding up hills formed of bales of...
Lion Nathan Brewery Forms a New Sport—Beach Cricket
Lion Nathan Brewery and its XXXX Gold beer brand wanted to leverage Australians’ love of cricket, but its main competitor had a long-standing relationship with the national team and a virtual lock on major domestic and international competitions. So it created an entirely new sport called beach cricket. Twenty-three legends of the sport from Australia,...
Animal Planet’s Expo Brings a Theme Park to the People
To promote Animal Planet and Discovery Communications brands, the Animal Planet Expo hit the road taking its very own mobile theme park to the people. Stretching for 100,000 square feet, the mobile park offered families and pets activities tied to shows on Animal Planet. The tour traveled on two tractor-trailers, two 24-foot box trucks, a tow...