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Subway Celebrates Spokesman’s 10-Year Weight Loss

Feb 15, 2008 6:05 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Tecate Drives Long Beach Grand Prix Events

Feb 13, 2008 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

Denny's Takes on Competitors with New Campaign

Feb 4, 2008 6:02 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Alcohol Watchdog Group Slams Super Bowl Beer Spots

Jan 31, 2008 6:05 AM, PROMO Xtra

Jeep Brings Virtual Garage Back to Winter X Games

Jan 25, 2008 6:02 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

Tic Tac Promotes Flavors Via Sampling Campaign, Tour

Jan 24, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes


CAMPAIGN SPOTLIGHT

Grease Takes To the Streets Via Buzz Campaign

PROMO XtraBy Amy Johannes

Brand ambassadors are hitting the streets of New York as part of a new campaign to hype up the talent competition show Grease: You’re the One that I Want....

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Issues, Research and Trends

The Morning After

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Kathleen M. Joyce

This year's Event Marketing Trends Report shows that one-offs just don't cut it any longer, as marketers extend brand relationships far beyond the event, looking for long-term returns...

Street Smart

Jan 1, 2006 12:00 PM

We asked a few event marketing agency execs to talk about their techie wish lists and their picks for the year's best work....

Buzz Gets Louder

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Betsy Spethmann

Marketers spent an estimated $166 billion on event marketing in 2004, up a healthy 9% for the year. Total 2004 spending wasn't the 15% to 20% jump that...

Live From PROMO Expo: Live Branded Entertainment Events Are Tops

Oct 19, 2005 6:08 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Are you experienced?

Jun 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Erik Hauser

It is amazing how renaming something can lend epiphany-like clarity to a subject. This is certainly the case with experience marketing. The term experience...

Crowd Control

Jan 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY PATRICIA ODELL

When Visa signs on as an event sponsor, it goes all out. It is currently in relationships with the Olympic Games, the National Football League, NASCAR,...


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TOP STORY

IHOP Celebrates 50 Years with Road Trip

Jun 5, 2008 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

International House of Pancakes (IHOP) is teaming up with Minor League Baseball to celebrate its upcoming 50th birthday via a cross-country summer road tour.

An IHOP-branded recreation vehicle is hitting the road to visit 61 baseball games nationwide through September. Under the Discover America Tour, the company will offer giveaways, including branded baseball cards featuring its nine new pancake flavors with a buy one, get one free coupon for a Discover America combo meal. The Most Valuable Pancake mascot will give away T-shirts and organize games for attendees.

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Maybelline Tour Offers Beauty Advice, Samples

May 19, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Patricia Odell

To make lips stand out, try a lip plumper with a sheer, vibrant color that pops....

Burger King Backs Jonas Brothers Tour

May 16, 2008 6:05 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Burger King Corp. is extending its association with music by sponsoring the Jonas Brothers’ upcoming “Burning Up Tour.”...

Zoom Stages Office Rallies to Spark NBA Gear Sales

May 16, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

Zoom Media and Marketing is aiming to fuel pro basketball playoff fever and National Basketball Association merchandise sales through a series of office pep rallies in Detroit and Boston this week....

NBC Holds Soggy Summer Lineup Event

May 13, 2008 6:05 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

Muscular members of “American Gladiator” braved a light rain in Times Square yesterday morning to boost the NBC All-American Summer programming lineup in a barbecue setting...

NBC Stages Times Square Barbecue to Plug Summer Lineup

May 12, 2008 6:00 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

NBC aims to spark viewers’ imaginations about its All-American Summer programming lineup with a barbecue in New York City’s Times Square today....

Mercedes-Benz Plays Role in ‘Sex and the City’

May 7, 2008 6:05 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

They won’t have any lines to read, but two Mercedes-Benz models will play visually prominent roles in the upcoming feature release, “Sex and the City.”...

Samsung, Voig.com Crown NYC ‘Guitar Hero Champ

May 6, 2008 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

In a tense, eight-hour competition in New York City last Friday, two contestants took home real Gibson Les Paul guitars after demonstrating their virtual licks playing the “Guitar Hero” video game...

Virgin Mobile Sponsoring Third Music Festival

May 6, 2008 6:02 AM, PROMO Xtra

Cellphone service provider Virgin Mobile returns with its third annual music festival Aug. 9-10 at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore...

A Midtown Castle for The Tudors

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Richard Tedesco

To provide the right ambiance for its premiere screening of The Tudors second season, Showtime commissioned a castle for midtown Manhattan. The premium...

Revolution Stages ‘Ultimate Athlete’ Competition for Men’s Fitness

May 1, 2008 6:02 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

Revolution is set to line up competitors for what’s being billed as the first annual ‘Ultimate Athlete’ event with primary sponsor Men’s Fitness magazine on Sunday....

Gillette Runs Contest to Find Sports Phenom

Apr 24, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

Playing off its relationship with golfer Tiger Woods, Gillette is running a contest to find exceptional athletes in any ball sport....

Bank of America Ties Olympic Sponsorship to Rewards, Events

Apr 23, 2008 6:04 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

Bank of America is giving people a chance to support America’s Olympic athletes through branded products, and an online campaign and tour....

LG, Alloy Media Give Musicians a Shot at Stardom

Apr 22, 2008 6:03 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Richard Tedesco

LG and Alloy Media + Marketing have launched a contest to give one aspiring musician a cash prize in a high-profile competition....

Jolt Soda Relaunches Brand with Sampling Program

Apr 18, 2008 6:02 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

Jolt Soda is hitting the streets of southern California with a guerrilla marketing and sampling campaign...

Muffins” Stage Protest at Bloom Supermarkets

Apr 17, 2008 6:02 AM, PROMO Xtra, By Amy Johannes

“Muffins” are staging a mock protest this week to promote Bloom supermarkets’ newest product Bloomberry Muffin Tops....

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