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Unless you are a restaurant owner, special events vendors, advertising partner or hotel manager, you may have been wondering what, other than lots of traffic and crowded cold weather events, the 2014 Super bowl means to your community. Well this week some of that came to shape when the National Football League and NY/NJ Super …
Oreos and soccer go together, and so does Trident and futbol. At least they will in the future in one of the most intriguing, all-encompassing branding exercises announced this week. Mondelez International and Soccer United Marketing announced a wide ranging partnership that can be a game changer for both as they evolve together, a marriage …
A few weeks ago we were visiting the University of Maryland, College Park and we noticed something unusual…a pretty clean slate of real estate that is readily available but never used. It is not the space above urinals or under the top half of bunk beds…it is literally the ground we walk on. We live, …
There is no event more New York than the New York City Marathon. There is also no event in New York that annually draws a global participant base than the Marathon as well. So it should come as no surprise that the new title sponsor of the Marathon will be an Indian technology company, whose …
Watching the amazingly eloquent tributes done for Mariano Rivera these past few weeks has New Jersey Devils fans, and for that matter most of hockey at least pondering for a second, what will the sport do for Martin Brodeur when he makes his exit. While the Yankees future hall of famer is certainly beyond reproach …
Nicknames on uniforms, fans names on the court, athletes partnering with global brands that are emerging into the US marketplace, steady, healthy brand growth outside the regions of where franchises currently are, small market success, establishing an expansion marketplace without actually having to move a team, and, having a team turn to its fans for …
What do Tony Hawk, the San Francisco 49ers, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the State of New Jersey have in common? Philanthropy. While the quartet have probably never come up in casual conversation before, they did this past week when The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation bestowed the Stave Patterson Award on its three winners …
It had one of the greatest comebacks in sports, high speeds, crashes, horrific tragedy, billion dollar owners, space age technology, global brands and a picturesque setting. It even picked up a steady casual following because of its elongated schedule and its drama on and off the course. So where does The America’s Cup go from …
Is it an organized grassroots movement which will create as much change as debate or is it a disorganized group looking for attention but with no firm plan? A college athlete version of Occupy Wall Street, which will rally people, gain attention but not fully evoke change before citizens move on to whatever is next …
If you are a large scale player in the healthcare field these days, it certainly is not easy trying to set yourself apart. Trying to find a niche, delivering your message, and most importantly effectively and efficiently serving the needs of the consumer are all major challenges as the field goes through a constant ebb …
