The Summer 2013 Partnership Activation Newsletter

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Welcome to the Summer 2013 Partnership Activation Newsletter! Thank you for your continued interest in Partnership Activation, as I truly take pride in pulling together the creative ideas, solutions and strategies in each newsletter for you. 

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This month's newsletter features a collection of insights, including:

  • Wimbledon's Big Data and Small Ads 
  • 10+ Must-See Ted Talks
  • Sports Content Insider - Presented by Freshwire
  • Navigate Research Spotlight: Mobile Video Likely to Make Big Strides in Sponsorship
  • The Portland Timbers' Spread the Love Campaign
  • Raycom Sports Leads the Way with ACC Game Graphics
  • Brand USA Reaches Fans Worldwide Via the World Baseball Classic
  • Wimbledon's Twitter Mirror
  • The SF Giants' @ Cafe
  • Hot Off the Press: Social Media in Sport Marketing
  • Creativity in the Sports Marketplace
  • July 2013 Partnership Activation Rising Stars
  • 5 Must-Follow #SportsBiz Handles on Twitter
  • 25+ Ways to Leverage Watch Partners
  • Paddy Power's Sky Tweets at the Ryder Cup
  • adidas' Rivalry Activation at the UEFA Champions League
  • A Close Look at the 2013 UEFA Champions League
  • StubHub's Innovative Stadium Activation
  • Pre-Season Marketing Ideas
  • The Partnership Activation Grab Bag
  • Branded Entertainment... At It's Finest

Click here to check out the Summer 2013 Partnership Activation Newsletter and connect with other readers in the official Partnership Activation LinkedIn Group, and follow Brian Gainor on Twitter for additional sponsorship/marketing tactics throughout the quarter!

Winter 2012 Partnership Activation Newsletter

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Welcome to the Winter 2012 Partnership Activation Newsletter! As I noted previously, I will continue to distribute the newsletter on a quarterly basis. Thanks for your continued support and I look forward to connecting with many of you soon!

Click here to purchase the Winter 2012 Partnership Activation Newsletter for $7.99. After reviewing the newsletter, please take a moment to share it with friends via email, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, personal blogs, and other platforms and modes of communication. Here is a shortened URL that you can use to include in tweets, etc:http://bit.ly/145Px7e 

This month's newsletter features a collection of insights, including:

  • Athlete Branding
  • 15+ Top Global Sports Business Conferences
  • Interactive Fan Technology at The Barca Museum
  • Freshwire - Sports Content Insider Tips
  • Navigate Research - Industry Spotlight
  • Chelsea Unseen: Behind-the-Scenes
  • Taylor University's Silent Night
  • adidas Kit Sponsorships
  • Laser Graffiti
  • Farmers Insurance's Love Float
  • SMU's Sport Management Graduate Program
  • Paciolan's Pinterest Page
  • Creativity in the Sports Marketplace
  • January 2013 Partnership Activation Rising Stars
  • The Milwaukee Bucks' #ShowMeYourMilwaukee Contest
  • The Washington Wizards' Cookie Challenge
  • A Close Look at the Chick-fil-A Bowl
  • 5 #SportsBiz Handles You Must Follow
  • 15+ Ways to Leverage Formal Attire Partners
  • Molson's Wake Up Call for NHL Fans 
  • Heineken's Bottle Wall
  • Partnership Activation Grab Bag
  • Idea Box

Click here to purchase the Winter 2012 Partnership Activation Newsletter, connect with other readers in the official Partnership Activation LinkedIn Group, and follow Brian Gainor on Twitter for additional sponsorship/marketing tactics throughout the month!

September 2011 Partnership Activation 2.0 Newsletter

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Welcome to the September 2011 Partnership Activation Newsletter! Thank you for your continued interest and support for Partnership Activation and the monthly newsletter.

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The coolest thing in this month's newsletter is the Nike Film Room... I HIGHLY recommend you check it out!

After reviewing the newsletter, please take a moment to share it with friends via email, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, personal blogs, and other platforms and modes of communication. Here is a shortened URL that you can use to include in tweets, etc: http://bit.ly/opnJZs

 This month's newsletter features a collection of insights, including:

  • A List of 10+ College Rivalry Sponsors
  • LSU's new Microbrew - Bandit Blonde
  • Best Practices from Formula 1
  • The State Farm Territorial Cup Series
  • Chelsea FC TV
  • Heineken's OOH Billboard Displays
  • ESPN UK's Billboard Twitter Engagement
  • Major League Soccer's Fathers Day Twitter Contest
  • Vitaminwater's "Are You Nash Enough?" Campaign
  • Sport Teams and Social Impact
  • Creativity in the Sports Marketplace
  • September 2011 Partnership Activation Rising Stars
  • Using Foursquare to Support the Local Community
  • "Going Big" With Your Activation
  • A Close Look at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
  • 5 #SportsBiz Twitter Handles You Must Follow
  • Create Ways to Generate Awareness in Tennis
  • The Nike Film Room
  • The Denver Broncos' Corporate Partner Pick 'Em Challenge
  • Adidas Calls on Dwight Howard to Dunk on a Giraffe
  • Red Bull Gives Surfing a New Viewpoint with Flares
  • Five Non-Traditional Ways to Leverage QR Codes in Sports

Click here to purchase the September 2011 Partnership Activation Newsletter, connect with other readers in the official Partnership Activation LinkedIn Group, and follow Brian Gainor on Twitter for additional sponsorship/marketing tactics throughout the month!

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The Boost Mobile Knicks Groove Truck Hits the Streets in NYC

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The New York Knicks have teamed up with Boost Mobile to create a mobile tour that serves as a focal point of the team's community efforts. The two entities are partnering on a Boost Mobile Knicks Groove Truck grassroots initiative that brings the excitement of Knicks basketball to the local community and private events.

The Knicks Groove Truck is a branded box truck equipped with televisions and basketball hoops built into the side, that travels throughout the city hosting basketball clinics, skill competitions, XBOX 360 game tournaments, and free throw and 3-Point shooting contests for fans to enjoy. All participants who engage with the Groove Truck's offerings can win Knicks-branded premium items, tickets, merchandise, and more. The Knicks plan to take the vehicle to 100+ events, including street fairs, festivals, schools, basketball tournaments, and private parties.

Boost Mobile signed on as the Official Wireless Telecommunications Partner of the New York Knicks in October 2010 and are leveraging their marketing partnership in the community (Groove Truck, player appearances at retail, March to the Garden 3-on-3 tournament, Knicks poetry slam, Knicks Bowl) as well as in-arena with a Boost Mobile Celebrity Row initiative that features Knicks reporter Jill Martin interviewing celebrities seated courtside for games at the Garden. Knicks fans and Boost customers can win opportunities to experience Boost Mobile Celebrity Row and win chances to receive A-list treatment.

Check out some photos of the truck below. The Knicks did a really nice job teaming up with SkinzWraps to wrap the vehicle and include details about their social media offerings on the back door. The Knicks truly understand the power of social media!

The Future of Stadium Signage - For Auto Partners

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Honda recently teamed up with GT Media, JC Decaux, and Puca to develop an innovative outdoor messaging campaign designed to engage young, male consumers and demonstrate the innovative attributes of its automobiles.

To generate buzz around the launch of the new Civic R Series in Ireland, Honda displayed a large, interactive billboard in the trendy streets of Dublin that allowed consumers to actually start the car (featured on the billboard) by texting "START" to a designated shortcode (51500). Upon doing so, the call-to-action signalled the lights on the car to light up and smoke to exit from the car's exhaust pipes on the billboard.

Consumers that engaged with the billboard received a bounce back link to a Honda mobile brochure, providing additional details about the car, and also had an opportunity to receive a free ringtone of the car's engine roar if they engaged with the billboard via Bluetooth technology. The four-week campaign ran during June 2010.

Honda's innovative billboard technology serves as a great benchmark for sports organizations looking for new ways to take their signage to the next level, notably in baseball. While a billboard with interactive elements could not be run in-stadium during play, there is plenty of down time during games (between innings, pre-game, post-game, pitching changes, etc.) when brands could engage with fans via SMS technology without having to feature personnel on-site to operate the signage.

Look for a number of sports organizations to begin experimenting with SMS technology to take their stadium signage and brand activation to the next level!

Source: Puca

October 2010 Partnership Activation 2.0 Newsletter

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Thank you for coming to check out PartnershipActivation.com. I am excited to share with you the new October 2010 Partnership Activation 2.0 Newsletter.

I am truly excited about the content featured in this month's newsletter. I want to thank you for your continued support and willingness to share the newsletter and content featured on the site with your friends and colleagues. It's remarkable that in just 2+ years, newsletter readership has spread to 60+ countries across the globe- a true testament to your support!

This month's newsletter features a collection of insights, including:

  • The Fist Pump Cam
  • Creative Promotional Tactics from Across the NFL
  • Special Vehicles to Leverage Athlete Endorsers
  • St. Louis Rams' Green Week
  • The Leverage Daily Buzz
  • A Look at the October 2010 Partnership Activation Rising Stars
  • Brands Doing an Effective Job Leveraging Athlete Endorsers
  • College Music Videos (I Love My Ducks / Teach Me How To Bucky)
  • Versus' New Outdoor NHL Campaign
  • 2010 Ryder Cup Insights
  • Creative Activation Tactics
  • The Coors Light Beer Box
  • Unique Ways to Leverage Pizza Companies as Partners

Click here to check out the October 2010 Newsletter now and be sure to also join the Official Partnership Activation - Users Connect! LinkedIn Group today!

One side note for this month, I encourage you to consider attending the 5th Annual Ivy Sports Symposium on Friday, November 19th in Princeton, NJ. The event, which costs $50 for students, $150 for alumni, and $200 for industry professionals, is truly one of the best sports conferences in the United States!

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Red Bull Continues to Revolutionize Sports

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Brands looking for new ways to make an impactful impression on consumers without spending a significant amount of money on team/league partnerships should closely monitor Red Bull's activation and spending in the sports space.

The energy drink provider is leveraging core partnerships to create a collection of unbelievable, "ownable" sports, consumer facing initiatives, and activation tactics.

Red Bull recently unveiled three amazing initiatives in basketball, snowboarding, and racing. Check them out below:

Red Bull King of the Rock Finals - 1v1 Basketball Competition on Alcatrez (featuring Rondo)

Red Bull held a "King of the Rock" 1-on-1 basketball tournament in The Yard on Alcatrez on September 18th. Red Bull brought in 64 contestants to compete in the first official sporting event ever held on Alcatrez, marking the first time basketball had been played there since inmates left the island 50+ years ago. The contestants competed in an all-out competition for the right to be crowned "King of the Rock" and collect a $10,000 prize. The Red Bull King of the Rock Finals was covered on Fox Sports West, Fox Sports Arizona, and Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.

 

Red Bull -  "Off the Planet" Snowboarding Initiative

Red Bull teamed up with ENESS, a group of Melbourne-based installation artists, to bring a new perspective to snowboarding and action sports. Red Bull called on a team of snowboarders and skiers, including Russell Henshaw and Simon Dumont, to perform stunts and tricks in the air. While the action sports enthusiasts did their thing, ENESS filmed the spectacle with an infrared camera and mapped in 3D visuals and a 21' inflatable sphere to make it appear to viewers that the snowboarders were flying sky high over the world. It's hard to explain - you just have to see it for yourself... Red Bull is leveraging interactve projection art and technology to give action sports a whole new look.

Red Bull Presents the 2010 Kimi Raikkonen Challenge

Red Bull recently allowed fans a chance to test the skills of Kimi Raikkonen, a former Formula 1 driver who is described as "the fastest driver on the planet", in a time trial racing competition through the Lera Chitose Outlet, an indoor Japanese shopping center. The event, backed by several sponsors, encouraged consumers 20+ to come out and test their go kart manuevering skills to see if they could top Raikkonen's time while traveling at speeds up to 130 kilometer per hour. Red Bull allowed 100 consumers to participate, with the top (10) performers earning a chance to compete in the finals against the former champion.  

The stunt attracted thousands of onlookers and could serve as a benchmark for NASCAR and Indy Car teams looking for new ways to engage fans at retail. Check out Raikkonen's run at the indoor shopping center below:

 

Partnership Activation - January 2010 Newsletter

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Are you looking for the latest and great best practices in the sports marketplace? Are you looking for new ways to leverage corporate partners?

Take a moment to check out the new January 2010 Partnership Activation 2.0 monthly newsletter. If you like what you see, please pass it along to four (4) friends in the industry.

This month's newsletter features a collection of insights, including:

  • Fan-Athlete Challenges
  • Non-Traditional Billboard Tactics
  • 27th Annual IEG Sponsorship Conference
  • Navigate Marketing's Take on the NY Jets Alcohol Ban
  • Details on Ron Seaver's Sponsorship E-Tips Newsletter
  • The January 2010 Recipients of the Partnership Activation Rising Stars Program
  • 2009 Grey Cup
  • Ways to Leverage a T-Mobile Partnership
  • Creative Activation Tactics

If you are interested in signing up for the newsletter, please send an email with "Subscribe" in the subject line to newsletter@partnershipactivation.com. In the body of the email, please include your name, company affiliation, and contact information when subscribing.

Check out the January 2010 Issue now... and don't forget to pass it along to some friends!

Partnership Activation 2.0 - November Newsletter

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Are you looking for the latest and great best practices in the sports marketplace? Are you looking for new ways to leverage corporate partners?

Take a moment to check out the November 2009 Partnership Activation 2.0 monthly newsletter. If you like what you see, please pass it along to three (3) new industry contacts who also may enjoy some of the insights shared in the newsletter.

This month's newsletter features a collection of insights, including:

  • Canstruction Events
  • Giving Meaning to Retail
  • Creating a Superstar Experience for Fans
  • Farmers Insurance Group Partnership Spotlight
  • Details on The Business of Sports Network
  • The November Recipients of the Partnership Activation Rising Stars Program
  • 2009 NFL International Series Insights
  • Ways to Leverage a Corona Partnership
  • Creative Activation Tactics

Check out the November 2009 Issue now... and don't forget to pass it along to some friends!

Also, this month, we are excited to announce a special Holiday offer from our partners at adidas Eyewear for 25% off retail prices. To take advantage of this special deal, log on to www.promotive.com and enter the code 057C-5FDD-DAED-F443 in the “have a code” box.  Once you enter the code, register and receive 25% off any pair of sunglasses you purchase!

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The 10 Best Sports Billboard Themes of 2009

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Partnership Activation has compiled a top 10 list of the best sports billboard themes of 2009. The deck is filled with a collection of tremendous out-of-home marketing ideas that will help you grow your brand. With billboards becoming an integral part of the marketing mix, this is a must-see! 

Hint: to be able to see the deck clearly, click "Full" in the menu bar below the powerpoint below - If you would like to download a copy of the presentation, please click HERE.