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Sarah Hartman Nov 10
Sponsoring While Under Public Scrutiny: Two Different Approaches
In September 2009, Toyota announced the largest recall in the company’s history, bringing back 3.8 million vehicles. Subsequent recalls followed. In April 2010, BP came under global scrutiny in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig disaster and oil spill.
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Filed under: automotive, backlash, sports, activation
Courtney Reilly Nov 9
A Perfect Fit: Jockey’s Support of the Fight against “Cancer below the Waist”
On any given Saturday, I have a sneaking suspicion that most people will find themselves lying around in their underwear at some point throughout the day. On a recent Saturday, the Jockey brand challenged Chicagoans to take it outside.
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Filed under: cause marketing, nonprofit, strategic philanthropy, activation
Dan Kowitz Nov 1
The Power of Spider Webs in Sponsorship
The spider web has long been known to be one of the strongest materials on earth. One strand on its own does not serve much of a purpose, but when hundreds and thousands are woven together, the true strength emerges.
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Filed under: assets, activation
Jon Kander Oct 28
Sponsorship Messaging: Creating a Link between Sponsor and Property
Often, companies sponsoring non-endemic properties are able to create a link through a clever messaging campaign. Developing the messaging strategy for a non-endemic sponsorship campaign requires a three-step process:
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Filed under: motorsports, pro sports, sports, trends, activation
Lesa Ukman Oct 15
How Social Media Is Impacting Sponsorship, Part 4
Returning to a topic I have addressed in previous blog posts, I thought I would share some insights presented by the two major social networking players at last week’s Leaders in Football conference in London.
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Filed under: assets, digital media, new media, pro sports, activation
Diane Knoepke Oct 6
Your In-kind Sponsorship Agenda: Questions to Ask Before Signing
In-kind is on the brain. Big time. I’ve talked with no less than a half-dozen clients in the last ten days about one or more in-kind and/or barter sponsorship arrangements they are negotiating. In some cases, companies are trying to leverage product or promotional inventory to eliminate part or all of their cash outlay; in others, properties are targeting companies based on the potential for access to their product. Yet the common thread throughout our conversations has been more about the questions they need to be asking than the type of inventory they are negotiating.
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Filed under: in-kind, negotiating, valuation, activation
Jim Andrews Aug 31
Platform Exclusivity: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
One concept that I’ve seen properties begin to adopt lately, and which could become a larger sponsorship sales trend, is platform exclusivity. The idea is that only one corporate partner is permitted to activate in a specified channel or manner, e.g., mobile-device marketing, in-store retail promotions, use of video content, ticket giveaways, etc.
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Filed under: assets, negotiating, packaging, selling, trends, activation
Jim Andrews Aug 3
A Print Media Sponsorship That Actually Qualifies As A Sponsorship
When I receive word of a “sponsorship” or “marketing partnership” that has at its core a relationship between a corporation and a magazine publisher, I tend to disregard it as nothing more than a media buy that’s been given a gussied up name to try to generate some additional buzz.
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Filed under: assets, automotive, media sponsorship, retail, what is sponsorship, activation
Diane Knoepke Aug 2
Signs of Good Sponsorship: Old Style Shows Us How to Use the Most Old School of Sponsor Benefits
With family guests in town and Chicago’s perennial summer uptick in my and everyone else’s social calendar, the past couple weeks have been chock full of city fun: Cubs and Sox games (full disclosure: I bleed Cubby blue), symphony at Millennium Park, The Field Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Science & Industry. . .
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Filed under: beer, how to get sponsorship, local, sports, what is sponsorship, activation
Lesa Ukman Jul 29
P&G Example Shows Activation Leads To Bigger and Better Deals
Procter & Gamble's success at the Vancouver Olympic Games—which prompted its new TOP deal with the IOC—was a result of great activation of its USOC sponsorship.
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Filed under: international, olympics, activation