Type of Event: Buzz/word-of-mouth programs

Anyone who’s ever executed a program in the Big Apple knows how hard it is to impress  New Yorkers. They’ve seen it all when it comes to marketing campaigns. But State Farm hit it out of the park with its Call Your Shot promotion, a lead-generating, buzz-building event that delivered a one-two punch in Yankee […]

In an effort to generate word of mouth for its Windows Live websites and services among tech-savvy moms, Microsoft opened Windows Live Portrait Studio pop-ups in Brooklyn, NY and San Francisco neighborhoods known for their strong family demographics. The pop-ups were open for six weeks in April and May 2008, leading up to Mother’s Day. […]

T-Mobile’s five-city tour last March and April was all about making existing Sidekick customers feel like VIPs while bringing the brand to life for music-loving potential customers. Before each concert street teams hit pedestrian hubs in each market to drive consumers into retail stores where contest entries for tickets to the concerts were available. Also […]

General Motors Canada used the Winter Olympics to show off its full fleet, promote the upcoming launch of the eco-friendly Volt and drive leads. The automotive sponsor (associated with the Games since 1976) used a combination of mass blitz and targeted touches to both blanket Vancouver and encourage test-drives. The company, which donated some 4,600 […]

In what may be the fastest turnaround of an Olympic sponsorship deal ever, Procter & Gamble signed, sealed and then delivered its first-ever P&G Family Home in about 60 days. Taking over the USOC family program from now-departed sponsor Bank of America, the consumer-product giant turned a conference center on West Hastings Street into a […]