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Super Bowl Event Marketing

It's Super Bowl Sunday!! A time when advertising comes into focus. This year, however, I'm thinking less about the commercials and more about event marketing around Super Bowl X...

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It's Super Bowl Sunday!!  A time when advertising comes into focus.  This year, however, I'm thinking less about the commercials and more about event marketing around Super Bowl XLIV. There are opportunities for your business to piggyback on the excitement of a big event.  DirectTV has implemented a well-timed marketing tactic by setting up tables in Sam's Club and offering a SuperBowl promotion.  This is a great strategy for DirectTV!  Football fans, one of the drivers behind HDTV adoption, often consider upgrading their TV sets before the SuperBowl and DirectTV can sweeten their purchase by offering attractive HD sports packages. Shopping for new TVs is one side-effect of the SuperBowl, and there are certainly others.  Let's consider food consumed on Super Bowl Sunday. Hot wings, pizza, chips, dips, and beer are foods that come to my mind. If you're a chicken wing supplier, demand leading up to the SuperBowl is bound to rise.  Chicken wing suppliers and distributors can raise their prices and enjoy better margins than other times of the year.  If you run a hotel in Miami, host of Super Bowl XLIV, demand for hotel rooms and other entertainment venues will be high too.  Plan accordingly. My advice, think about upcoming events in your area and implement aligned event marketing tactics to capitalize on the event's excitement. What event marketing tactics have been effective for your business?