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Houston’s NBA Jam Session drew more than 100 000 fans over five days to
the George R. Brown Convention Center just a block away from the
Toyota Center where the world’s best hoops players flashed their
skills on Feb. 18 and 19. More than 300 staff and 1 500 volunteers made
the Jam Session go and there was no mistaking the NBA’s role in
shaping every aspect of the event right down to brands’ presence. The
focal points of nearly every sponsor exhibit were a rubberized court a

If a moveable European-style sidewalk café environment boosts sales in
Philadelphia the concept could emerge as a bigger part of the
marketing mix for Melitta USA. The coffee marketer the No. 5 premium
brand last Saturday launched a six-week Euro Café Tour that will bring
free java and pastries bistro tables and chairs and classical music
to city streets and consumer events.

 

"We're looking at this not as a one-time program but as a new face for
the Melitta coffee brand " Chris Hillman marketing director told

Kao Brands' John Frieda hair care line made a mark at Friday's Daytime
Emmy Awards with the Luminous Color Glaze Fan Zone outside the Kodak
Theatre.

 

The branded area was mentioned and shown during the broadcast
pre-ceremony exposure included a music performance there by Rick
Springfield to open the show. In addition Emmy winners visited the
space after they get their awards. Tickets were made available to fans
through the soaps' fan clubs.  

 

GlaxoSmithKline opened a pop-up shop in New York City for four days in
April to promote a new flavor of its Nicorette smoking-cessation
chewing gum.

 

The Nicorette Stop Shop now on its way to Atlanta Chicago Houston
and Phoenix offers consumers one-on-one counseling sessions with
certified smoking cessation counselors; a multimedia learning center
(videos on nicotine replacement therapy podcasts with tools and tips
a computerized health assessment tool); and a retail area where smokers

American Express a sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival since the
event's inception in 2002 has added a few new wrinkles to its
sponsorship: a new online film competition for budding filmmakers and
new activities at the festival's family-themed street fair.

 

The 15 Second Clips Competition invited participants to submit video
shorts at Amex's mylifemycard.com site; the competition challenges
entrants to answer the questions featured in the "My Life. My Card." TV