This post is sponsored by tbd. I like how Mashable handles sponsored posts. The value for the advertiser is the fact that the “ad” is embedded in the post, which means it reaches RSS subscribers. AdPulp has 6400+ RSS subscribers, so it’s no small thing to reach this segment of our readership. And for readers [...]
Metrics is the word of the day in client conference rooms and digital agencies throughout the land. But digital isn’t the only communications channel that’s being measured, or not measured, as the case may be. While client-side marketers say that measurement, evaluation and accountability are critical to measuring the success of sponsorship and event marketing [...]
The Oregonian is running a feature on work Portland marketing agency, The Great Society, is doing for Brooks Sports, the athletic shoe company based in Bothell, WA. The campaign, Run Happy Cavalcade of Curiosities is a running-inspired traveling carnival in support of Brooks’ sponsorship of Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, a series of races paired with [...]
Hyundai is an official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Here’s one of the brand’s new TV spots, from Korean-owned agency, Innocean, in support of the sponsorship.
Phil Rosenthal of Chicago Tribune reports that L.L. Bean is trading WGN-Ch. 9 sportswear in return for exposure on the channel. Label it what you will: If you wonder why some reporters at Chicago Tribune parent Tribune Co.’s WGN-Ch. 9 might be seen wearing jackets with both the station’s logo and that of L.L. Bean, [...]
Brands have stories to tell, and when the company in question can trace its role to pivotal moments in American history, the stories are aching to be told. Even more so when the stories can act as salve on an ugly, open wound. According to Bloomberg BusinessWeek, the “ad” above is part of a $4 [...]
Crooked Arrows is a new film about lacrosse due out in 2011. Here’s the film’s hook: A mixed-blood Native American, Joe Logan, eager to modernize his reservation, must first prove himself to his father, the traditionalist Tribal Chairman, by rediscovering his spirit. He is tasked with coaching the reservation’s high school lacrosse team which competes [...]
According to The Wall Street Journal, sports leagues around the country are inking some offbeat deals as they hunt for new sources of ad dollars, particularly to replace financial-services firms and auto makers. Hence, the new $10 million a year relationship between P&G and the National Football League. The multi-year pact, which P&G says is [...]
I’ll admit that a couple of years ago, I ditched my habit of watching “The Today Show” in favor of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” I kinda like it’s loose style, even if the guests tend to be the same. Now it seems, Starbucks likes it too and is making it official. From The New York Times: [...]
Chicago’s tallest building is about the be renamed the Willis Tower. No this isn’t a joke. Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that British-based Willis Group Holdings, an insurance broker, will acquire naming rights to the landmark. “Having our name associated with Chicago’s most iconic structure underscores our commitment to this great city, and recognizes [...]
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