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Q&A: Verizon’s VP-Sponsorships Talks NHL Partnership, Enhanced Fan Experiences

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Nick Kelly, VP-Sponsorships, Verizon Verizon customers can win seats in the brand’s Hotspot section at MetLife Stadium. With hockey season in full swing, Verizon announced the renewal of a multiyear sponsorship with the NHL on Feb. Event Marketer: What is Verizon most excited about with this NHL partnership renewal?

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Wimbledon Crosses the Pond with its Sponsors to Engage U.S. Fans at ‘The Hill in New York’

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This year’s The Hill in New York, held at Brooklyn Bridge Park, July 14-16, featured a livestream of the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Finals on the big screen through U.S. On-site activations are befitting of the British palette for low-key sponsorships. The brand has its sights on activating The Hill in other markets.

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Sponsorship Outlook: 10 Hot Properties to Watch in 2024

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To help get the juices flowing for 2024, we analyzed 10 hot properties that offer prime sponsorship opportunities, and in some cases, new audiences worth tapping into. Now, marketers are in the mix, too, taking over real estate on the promenade below the convention center where the meeting takes place. The key to sponsorship?

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Four Sponsorship Tactics Chase Leveraged at the US Open to Increase Engagement

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Here, we explore the four key facets of the brand’s sponsorship program. From the US Open Archives: How evian Cruised into the US Open with a Floating Tennis Court Sports Sponsorship Q&A: How American Express Keeps it Fresh at the US Open Fan Engagement: Five Brands That Aced the US Open 1. Schoff says.

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Sports Sponsorship: 10 Ways Brands are Tackling the Tailgating Scene

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Its mobile tour is rolling into sporting events in nine markets, with 14 “tentpole stops” and surprise mid-week jaunts also on the agenda. The program encompassed sponsorships of more than 50 college football teams, and on-site activations that spanned performances by top djs, photo moments, interactive games and a whole lot of cold ones.

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How Canine Wellness Brand Get Joy Saved New York City’s Beloved Halloween Dog Parade

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“There were a lot of frustrated New Yorkers and dog lovers that had been a part of this parade and feel that this iconic event in New York City is so critical for both themselves and their companions. So it didn’t take us long to raise our hand. And that’s what we did.” –Tom Instead, two weeks before the Oct.

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The Brief: Ketchup Insurance and Firehouse Takeovers

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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW THIS WEEK This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover ketchup insurance, frozen firehouses and a new culinary conference. NBC MARKETERS ARE HONORING 25 YEARS OF ‘SVU’: THESE ARE THEIR STORIES Superfans of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”—we have a Code Blue.