PAGE ONE
SPORTS MARKETING
KEEPING SCORE

What Excited Marketers Most About April?
NBA Playoffs Begin 23.2%
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Begin 23.2%
NCAA Final Four March 31-April 2 14.3%
NFL Draft April 26-28 12.5%
MLB Openers April 2-8 10.7%
The Masters April 5-8 7.3%
Boston Marathon April 16 3.6%
Other: 5.4%

Duracell "Champions"

    follow me on Twitter

    Ad Agencies

    • Puma Seeks Hollywood Star

    • Ali In The Ring With IMG

      Legendary boxer and humanitarian Muhammad Ali signs a deal with IMG Licensing to expand his reach in Europe and Asia. MORE

    • DGC Names New President

      Howard Schacter brings a wealth of experience to DGC, including working with Sarah Jessica Parker, Venus Williams, Live Nation and HBO. MORE

    • Ad Agency Joins MLB Roster

      Hill Holliday will get its turn at bat as the new agency of record for Major League Baseball. MORE

    • MSG Inks Phizzle

      Madison Square Garden calls on Phizzle to activate mobile marketing campaigns this season for fans of the New York Knicks and Rangers. MORE

    • PromaxBDA Awards

    • UFL Signs BBDO

      Former NFL ad agency BBDO, New York, will take the field with the UFL in 2010 for the league's first national marketing campaign. MORE

    • Arnold Gets Balance

      Athletic footwear and active wear company New Balance is set to run with new marketing from Arnold Worldwide, replacing BBDO as lead agency. MORE

    • WISE Women 2010

      Jean Afterman of the New York Yankees, Roxanne Jones of ESPN Publishing and Jennifer Storms of Gatorade have been named the three WISE women of 2010. MORE

    • Ponturo Leverage

      Tony Ponturo, former top sports and entertainment marketing executive at Anheuser-Busch and now head of Ponturo Management, joins Leverage Agency as equity partner and chairman. MORE

    • Fathead Cenergy

      Fathead hires Cenergy, East Aurora, NY, on a project basis for the launch of Fathead MLB Tradeables. MORE

    • Gatorade TBWA

      Kevin Garnett, Serena Williams and other stars meet Kevin, Serena and other regular folks in a G2 campaign from TBWA\Chiat\Day, Los Angeles. MORE

    • Kmart Draftfcb

      Draftfcb and Kmart have teamed with Al Harrington of the New York Knicks for a campaign to support the $34.99 line of Protege basketball shoes. MORE

    • LA Inc Kobe

      Kobe Bryant, David Beckham and other Los Angeles athletes and celebs star in a push for the City of Angels. MORE