Sports Sponsorships

Client: Anheuser-Busch Inc., St. Louis
Introduction: January 2002
Number of displays: 3,500
Distribution: Off-premise accounts
Construction/Materials: Vacuum-formed red styrene, decals
P-O-P company: Array Marketing Group, Los Angeles, KCS Industries division
Comments: This replica of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car reinforces Budweiser's continued association with NASCAR.

Integrating licensed properties into P-O-P materials can help push impulse sales and enhance the brand image. But it takes planning, time and a willingness to work with property owners on their terms.

Client: Bayer Corp., Consumer Care Division, Elkhart, Ind.
Introduction: December 2001
Number of displays: 5,000
Distribution: Supermarkets and drugstores
Construction/Materials: E-flute and B-flute corrugated, five-color printing
P-O-P company: Smurfit-Stone Display Group, Jackson, Wis.
Comments: Bold NASCAR graphics on this shelf display build awareness for Bayer's gift-with-purchase offer of a collectible die-cast race car.

Client: Link Snacks Inc., Minong, Wis.
Introduction: Spring 2002
Number of displays: 6,500
Distribution: C-stores nationwide
Construction/Materials: Corrugated
Comments: Floorstands for jack Link's snacks promote a sweepstakes contest for a chance to win a ride with NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace.
P-O-P companies: Weyerhaeuser Co., Minneapolis

$50 million marketing budget helps company promote new shoe line

Client: The Keebler Co., Elmhurst, Ill.
Introduction: April 2002
Number of displays: 2,650
Distribution: Supermarkets nationwide
Construction/Materials: Litho-mounted and direct-print corrugated
Comments: Keebler promotes Cheez-It's association with NASCAR with these corrugated floor displays.
P-O-P company: Smurfit-Stone Display Division, Adams, Wis.

Client: T.V. Guide, Radnor, Pa.
Producer: Taurus Display Corp., Cherry Hill, N.J.
Comments: While typical magazine displays consist of a stock corrugated base and header card, this uniquely shaped floorstand helped to highlight T.V. Guide's NASCAR preview.

Pete's Brewing Co. promotes new packaging design through P-O-P