Even the tiniest change in demographics or a soft showing in certain regions can send the most sanguine Hollywood studio executives scrambling for answers and solutions. There was no preparing, however, for the COVID-19 crisis, which resulted in unprecedented theater closures. Click here to read the story at hollywoodreporter.com. Discussion Read more…
For a third year, the National Hockey League is soliciting applications from fans ages 13-17 for a youth advisory board. The NHL Power Players help advise the NHL on hockey-related topics important to their generation. Click here to read the story at mediapost.com. Discussion Questions: What is market segmentation? Based Read more…
If Brian Kelly has his way, boxing fans might be tempted to go out and buy some tacos or window shop electric cars in between rounds of the next televised title fight. As the new chief revenue officer of Top Rank, one of the world’s largest boxing promoters, Kelly is Read more…
At this rate, if you win the Rocket Mortgage Classic, you become a company pitchman, too. Rocket Mortgage announced Monday it has signed world No. 5 golfer Bryson DeChambeau, the reigning champion at Detroit Golf Club, to a corporate-sponsorship deal. Starting this week at the Masters at Augusta National Golf Read more…
Burger King is targeting the gamer cohort through an immersive virtual experience that links back to real-world rewards. By embedding The Menu Court in NBA 2K21, the brand has a chance to engage consumers who are spending massive amounts of time playing on consoles while cooped up at home during Read more…
As part of a four-year marketing and licensing partnership between the NBA and Mondelez International, limited edition Oreo cookies featuring the logos of six dynastic NBA franchises will roll out on store shelves starting March 29. Photo courtesy of Mondelez International. The NBA and Mondelez International announced a multiyear licensing and marketing Read more…
Who, exactly, is Disney’s Cruella made for? Marketing. It is the oft-overlooked yet integral engine of Hollywood success. It is the pre-cursor to hype, the stoker of expectations. Click here to read the story at observer.com. Discussion Questions: The article begins by stating “Marketing. It is the oft-overlooked yet integral Read more…
Today, the Recording Academy proudly announced its official marketing partners for the 2021 GRAMMY Awards show, officially known as the 63rd GRAMMY Awards. Bulova, Facebook, IBM, JBL, Mastercard, Pandora, PEOPLE, and SiriusXM are all supporters of this year’s GRAMMY Awards, as well as events taking place throughout GRAMMY Week. “We are fortunate to be putting on the 63rd Read more…
US-based mass media company Discovery has expanded its content and advertising partnership with Snapchat to bring Olympic Games coverage to the photo and video sharing platform’s European users. The agreement covers the Tokyo 2020 Games, still penciled in for this summer, and the Beijing 2022 Winter Games. Click here to Read more…
Collaborating to inspire the next generation of female athletes, Nike announces a new grant initiative with the NFL that commits a total of $5 million in product to growing flag football within high school athletics. This multi-year initiative will provide a one-time donation of up to $100,000 in product to Read more…