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The California Lottery in December held a private concert starring Michelle Branch for 200 guests. The concert was part of a promotion with Warner Bros. Records that included a new series of lottery scratcher tickets featuring Branch and WB artists Goo Goo Dolls, Seal and Taking Back Sunday.

By Lisa Goell Sinicki


Selling sponsorships into your b-to-b events is no longer an option—it’s a necessity. “Without sponsorships we’d drive up our cost our attendees’ cost or both ” says Lynn Connelly director of sponsorships at Office Depot.

June/July 2007

Motorola

Back then: Before moving on to marketing for Motorola in Latin America Omar Albertelli was senior manager-promotions events and sponsorships. The goal was to get kids to tune into its portable listening devices and the StudioMoto campaign provided the ultimate stage reaching 1.3 million consumers and creating more than 100 000 one-on-one conversations. The mobile tour garnered sales and recognition for the brand as well as the coveted Grand Ex Award.

August 2007

Best Buy

EM’s Executive Roundtable gets candid and on-the-record about the current state of the event landscape and where the industry is really going

The doors were closed. The coffee was poured. The conversation began.