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Macanudo Takes Rolling Cigar Lounge to Top Retailers
In an effort to boost retail sales and reinforce its premium positioning, Macanudo took the American Passion Tour—a 45-foot cigar lounge on wheels—to top retail accounts. The rig’s interior was modeled after Manhattan’s ritzy Club Macanudo. The cigar maker let retailers host the mobile lounge at their stores in exchange for purchasing promotional packs of...
Alltel Hits Campgrounds to Reach NASCAR Fans
Alltel wanted to turn NASCAR fans into new customers, so the brand deployed its four-in-one Fan Bash tour at seven Nextel Cup races in 2004. The tour hit premium campgrounds near NASCAR racetracks for three days each between February and November. At the brand’s 200-foot-by-200-foot site, fans filled out a lead-gen card to get into...
Camp eBay Features Online Marketplace Education
In its first major event platform, eBay pulled a summer promotion down from cyberspace and scored a direct hit on the ground. It began with a Camp eBay sweeps developed to generate new users by rewarding members with online camp “badges” they could decode for a chance to win prizes. “[That] was a great idea...
CBS Whisks 1,000 Executives Away to the Super Bowl
Last January, CBS packed up three private 737 jets and took 1,000 executives and advertisers on the ultimate dream trip—a weekend of sun, fun and football in Miami’s South Beach that went totally over the top in terms of luxury, service and amenities. With gourmet dining, top-notch entertainment, not to mention Super Bowl XLI, the...