Among the most perplexing questions in sports is why the NFL opted to use an ancient and often confusing numbering system to denote its marquee game LVII years ago.
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Discussion Questions:
- What is sponsorship?
- Why do businesses and brands invest in sponsorship?
- Why do they sponsor the NFL or Super Bowl?
- What rights do they receive as an official NFL or Super Bowl sponsor?
- What is ambush marketing?
- Is ambush marketing legal?
- What are ethics?
- Do you think ambush marketing is ethical? Why or why not?
- When does ambush marketing typically occur?
- What are the different ways a business or brand could engage in ambush marketing?
- Based on what you learned from this story, what is Heinz doing from a marketing perspective around the Super Bowl?
- Why does the NFL use roman numerals to name each Super Bowl?
- What is a publicity stunt?
- Do you think this represents an example of a publicity stunt from Heinz? Why or why not?
- Given that Heinz is not an NFL or Super Bowl sponsor, do you think this story provides an example of ambush marketing? Why or why not?