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MANY BRANDS rely on their biggest sponsorship properties as once-a-year platforms for launching new products making big announcements and getting face time with customers. But few take full advantage of all the ways a title sponsorship can carry their brand’s momentum throughout the rest of the year.

Who she is: With 32 years on the job at HP 19 of them in trade shows and events Brungardt is an exception in a world where people usually jump from one company to another as they climb the corporate ladder. She strategizes with counterparts in corporate and other business units to set the framework for the company’s approach to events assessing cost effectiveness and the best ways to communicate messages while meeting corporate and brand objectives.

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EVENT SPONSORSHIP is an effective and efficient way for brands to reach their target audience—racecar fans via NASCAR baseball lovers via Major League Baseball. But sponsoring a regional event or a small team of people with specialized interests can offer a more laser focused consumer connection.

Who she Is: When Pollack joined Google four and a half years ago she was the first “official” events person at the company bringing 13 years of experience from the production side. That knowledge helped her build an in-house agency of nine people including herself as part of Creative Lab Google’s internal creative agency. Her group will handle 400 events this year supporting YouTube which Google acquired in 2006; enterprise and search-related events; investor relations and Google’s global communications and public affairs department.