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As London 2012 winds down, a look at some of the “little” wins…unusual brand exposure that helped skirt the Olympic rules with some innovation, timing and a little foresight. BMW HAS A SMART DRIVE: Maybe you have seen it during the field competitions, maybe not. It certainly hasn’t made it into a lot of the …
The NFL and the Olympic movement have had several crossover stars throughout the years…Willie Gault, Jim Thorpe, Bob Hayes among others have excelled in both athletics and football. Now Sanya Richards Ross and Holly Mangold have never ventured to the NFL gridiron in recent years as players, but Brand NFL helped give both some added …
This was inspired by my colleague Vince Wladika…we don’t agree on everything but when the moon and the stars are right… It has the best elements of soccer and basketball…it has contact…it is fast paced and highs scoring…it is measured in a manageable quarters with universal rules…it is arguably the most widely used training sport …
As th first weekend of the London Olympics came to a close, some unique opportunities arose…here are three: Masking A brand: Although not quite with the push that archery hs gotten through its roles in some recent blockbuster movies (Brave, The Avengers and The Hunger Games especially) fencing, with its inner-city appeal, has presented its …
The challenge to find unique, promotable, and sometimes profitable brand partners for second division soccer clubs can be daunting sometimes, especially when those above you grab some of the biggest lights, and with it the grandest brands. However here are two unique kit sponsorships…one that worked, one that didn’t that were definitely worth a spot …
Many consider it the third-most lucrative sports event in the world behind World Cup and the Olympics. Last week a preliminary race drew thousands to Rhode Island to see the state-of-the-art vehicles, with high tech appliances, big name sponsors and unbelievably skilled crews duke it out for a nice prelim purse. Yet for most of …
Visa, Wheaties, BP, Zico, BMW, Polo Ralph Lauren, Subway, Kelloggs, A T and T, McDonalds, Kraft. They are just some of the brands that have been part of perhaps the largest and most diverse pre-Olympic athlete branding and outreach campaigns ever. Anyone associated with London 2012, officially or in a non-official capacity, has found the …
It was just this past week when I heard a 10 year old boy at Sports Authority ask his dad “Why don’t we call soccer football like everyone else?” Now that’s not to say that the NFL needs to start ringing its hands and worry a great deal about brand issues, but it is another …
About eight years ago, Emirates Airways, looking to find a way to start connecting with an American sporting audience, joined forces with the Breeder’s Cup as a key sponsor. At the time, some looked at the partnership as a stretch by the airline, which had little presence in the United States but a bigger tie …
Last year if you said to a sports marketer the names “Lin Dickey” he or she may have thought you were talking about the former NFL quarterback Lynn Dickey and maybe some kind of retro fantasy camp idea for old Packers or Houston Oilers. Today, especially in the mega-market of New York, the names Lin…as …