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Mars hits sweet spot with NASCAR marketing gong
MARS INCORPORATED was handed the 2012 NASCAR Marketing Achievement Award in Las Vegas this week in recognition of its 23-year association to the sport
Etihad flies past Emirates online
LAST WEEK, Arsenal FC announced a new £150m deal which granted Emirates, the Dubai-based national airline carrier, a five-year extension to their shirt partnership with the club and an extension to the …
NHL lockout is lose-lose for sponsors
SPONSORS vs THE NHL LOCKOUT: Last week, the National Hockey League (NHL) scrapped another two weeks of the regular season and junked the 2013 All-Star Game in Columbus, Ohio, scheduled for January
Action sports merge into the mainstream
ACTION SPORTS HAVE until now attracted corporate partners from a select few business sectors
Aon touches down in London with NFL UK
CURRENT MANCHESTER UNITED shirt sponsor Aon signed up as an official partner of the National Football League (NFL) in the UK, October 23
Can sport cash in on professional services?
IN THE COMPETITION for least recalled London 2012 sponsor, law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer may take the prize, but that hasn’t stopped it winning new work.
Lloyds activation does the business
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP has revealed the method behind its award-winning Tier One partnership with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)
Branding the mobile opportunity in-venue
IS THERE VALUE in brand association with interactive content for mobile devices in-venue? And, if so, how much does the smartphone revolution add to the mix?
Regional deal connects Barca with Nokia India customers
FC Barcelona has signed its first regional sponsorship deal in the Indian market with Nokia India, the number one mobile phone brand in the country
Cosmos return threatens Red Bull
SPORTS MARKETING VETERAN Seamus O’Brien is confident of success in the New York area sponsorship market as he takes on the might of Red Bull with the reborn New York Cosmos soccer franchise.
Red Bull more cost-effective than Ferrari
RED BULL vs FERRARI: This Sunday, the F1 World Champion 2012 will be crowned in Brazil as Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel attempts to hold off a late challenge from Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.
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Under Armour gets active on Facebook
OVER THE LAST six months, Facebook has been changing the algorithm of its news feed, which means that a brand could have lost up to 90 per cent of the reach of their pages
Turkish Airlines is spreading its wings
CULTURE LOVERS are forever pointing out instances where life imitates art as testimony to the insights that artists can provide. Now, there is evidence that sponsorship has similar predictive powers (only without all the luvvies) as emerging airline sponsors start to dominate in the real world too.
Tottenham sponsor flatters to deceive
IN THE LEXICON of the football commentator, the phrase “flatters to deceive” is a Frontiers favourite. Of
Credit Suisse gives Roger Federer chance to relax but UBS is still raciest Swiss bank
FRONTIERS HAS TRACKED the ups and downs of Roger Federer’s career with interest.
Coca-Cola to shake up F1 with Burn brand
Coca-Cola’s long-awaited entry to Formula One sponsorship finally came to light this week after it was revealed the company’s energy drink brand Burn would become a sponsor of the Lotus F1 team.
All Blacks fans grapple with AIG deal
THE NEW ZEALAND All Blacks played their first rugby international match with the AIG name on their shirt-fronts last week
Imperfect partners? Chelsea FC and Sauber F1
CHELSEA FC vs SAUBER F1: This week Chelsea FC confirmed a partnership agreement with Sauber F1 that would see the two organisations join forces on commercial activities and the cross-promotion of their…