Archive for February, 2011

By Stefen Lovelace


It’s been more than a week since Blake Griffin’s iconic game-winning dunk over a car during the NBA’s All Star Weekend, and people are still talking about it.  More importantly for Kia – the official sponsor of the NBA and the automaker of the car Griffin jumped over – is that the company continues to benefit from this genius branding move.

This year’s dunk contest drew a 4.4 national viewing rating, a 13 percent increase over last year’s total, meaning Kia saw a tremendous benefit just from the amount of eyes on this year’s contest.  In just one week, the dunk had roughly four million views on YouTube. (more…)

By Matt Saler

It is with excitement and eagerness that we announce the IMRE sports practice. For years we’ve returned from weekends to discuss game outcomes, commented on ad campaigns around the water cooler and daydreamed about stepping off the sidelines and getting into the game of sports marketing. In the past, we’ve been lucky to work with some of our current clients on their sports sponsorships to master this unique industry.

Our employees are the fans, the athletes, the industry supporters and our team of experts is thrilled to take on their new role: the crucial connection between brands and sports sponsorships.

At IMRE, we understand the fan because we are the fan. We’re combining our skills in public relations, creative, research, social marketing, event coordination, emerging media and application development with our love of sports.

Every week, we’ll be bringing you new perspectives on the relationship between fans and brands. Check back for compliments, questions and critiques and do not be afraid to share your opinion.


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