Super Bowl XVLII - Space Babies Sneak Peak

Exactly 72 hours from 6:30 PM Today January 31, 2013 a football will be kicked off at the New Orleans Superdome and an estimated 130 million people will be watching the biggest game in American sports.

The Super Bowl has become somewhat of a national holiday. Family and friends all gather with unimaginable amounts of food and drinks to spare, to cheer on their conference team! Super Bowl XLVII will be presenting the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. With an audience that amounts to be almost half of the population we can only imagine the media and advertisement possibility. A simple 30 second commercial can cost a few billion dollars. Not only is the game talked about for the next couple of months but the commercials have also become just as popular as the game itself. KIA recently released their sneak peak commercial (below) and as we all know, KIA has the power to surprise!

Dolphins Business Alliance Trade Show

MIAMI --

2012 Dolphins Business Alliance Trade Show was on December 4th at Sun Life Stadium. This year, former Coach Shula was honored by being awarded the DBA Alumni Honoree Award. Don Shula is known as the only coach in the National Football League to have coached a perfect season.

The trade show took place in “Dolphins Prime” which is the most elite club seating dining area. While enjoying hors d’oervres, attendees had access to Super Bowl Trophies and had a chance to meet with Dolphins players, alumni and cheerleaders. Some of the players present were Riche Incognito (68), Brian Hartline (82), RJ Stanford (25) and Quarter Back Matt Moore (8).

Over 700 South Florida business professionals took advantage of this one of a kind networking and trade show opportunity. Mercedes-Benz was present at this event show casing the sleek 2013 SLK. Linking provided Promotional Specialists to be onsite with the vehicles. Specialists enticed the attendees to enjoy the comfortable leather seats in the SLK and participate in the Mercedes-Benz Guest Survey.

So Far This Season

So far this season, The University of Miami football team has had an amazing start in the fan zone. Linking Events and Kia Motors (and its local dealers) have been at attendance at each of the home games this season. Linking Events is responsible for the logistics, planning and coordinating of the activation as well as providing promotional specialists.

 

Specialists, well versed in each of the KIA Motors vehicles, are present in each game. Linking Promotional Specialists encourage guest to interact in all tailgating activities, including signing up with KIA Motors to with a $100 Visa Gift Card and have an opportunity to sit and ask questions about the display vehicles.

Linking Events has accompanied the canes and their fans by being part of the famous tailgating celebrations. So far this year we’ve had “family weekend”, visits from the UM cheerleaders and marching band that attracted fans for Photo opportunity with the vehicles. One of the best treats was having KIA Motors place a 2013 Optima on the field center stage for all to see during the North Carolina State Home Game on September 29, 2012

 

The latest tailgating experience was the well awaited homecoming game between UM and FSU where the fan zone was on fire!

KIA Motors is there at every home game supporting our University of Miami Football Team. Come help Linking Events and KIA Motors cheer on the Hurricanes as they take on their next opponent!

Here We Go Again!

Football season has finally begun and Linking Events is there to celebrate once more!

In the past 3 years, Linking Events has been activating for Mercedes-Benz during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers home games. This year the Tampa Bay Buccaneers return with bigger and better opportunities. The first game of the season this year, with a win of 10-16, was against the Panthers.

As the very excited crowd started their tailgate festivities, Linking Events was there to represent  Mercedes-Benz inside the club level entrance on the east wing. This year we introduced interactive iPad counters to the mix for a more hands on guest experience.

Our Promotional specialists were responsible for speaking to football fans about the 2013 Mercedes-Benz E-Class on display along with lead generation. Linking Promotional Specialists encouraged fans to participate in a Mercedes-Benz survey to receive a trendy sports hat.

 Linking Events Team will be back when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers go against the Washington Red Skins on September 30^th 2012.

 We hope to see you there!

Mercedes-Benz Swim 2012

Linking Model Showcasing Red Carter Design during Morning
Show, PR event during Swim Week 2009

Mercedes-Benz, kicks-off  their Fashion Week Swim in Miami today for its eighth consecutive season. The official kick off party will take place at 8:00 p.m. at The Raleigh Hotel on Miami Beach, the host hotel for this event. The week dedicated to presenting the world's most fashionable swimwear ends July 23, and the number of designers for this week is at an all-time high. The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim has long been a go-to event for swimwear designers to showcase their product, and for buyers and editors to begin piecing together the upcoming swimwear collections. This year, the five day event will see 30 international designers. Notable showcases will be presented by Lisa Blue, Agua Bendita, Nicoleta, BCBG Swimwear, Cote D'Or Swimwear, White Sands Australia, and Vitamin A by Amahlia Stevens, whom received the distinguished title of "Mercedes-Benz presents" designer. 

PR Event
Red Carter and Linking Agency Director
At NBC 6

Linking Events, Corp. would like to wish Mercedes-Benz and all of those presenting their swimwear collections the best of luck during this fashionable week ahead. 

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The Use of iPads for Lead Generation

As technology continues to grow, Linking Events has made efforts to expand their own technology; we will now be offering the option of using iPads for lead generation. While paper surveys have always been efficient, this new form of collection can ease the use of data entry and maintain a professional look at events. Surveys can either be provided by the client, or Linking Events is ready to prepare customized survey for each event. 

The Pros of iPads:

- iPads, while requiring more promotional specialists and slightly more time, make sure that every field has been filled out on the survey and people cannot skip over important questions.

- iPads make for a sleek and professional look for the client, and never get messy or fly away during outdoor events.

-iPads eliminate the use of data entry, as Linking Events will be able to provide all responses in an easy to read and filter Excel format.

- This new wave of technology, and the iPad's popularity in general, will catch the attention of event goers and can accumulate more responses just on looks alone.

- No longer will you have to worry about being able to read the surveys: because they are typed, they will always be legible!

For more information, please contact Linking Events at 469.518.6695. Be sure to visit our website at www.linkingevents.com. 

Linking Events Activates for Brumos, Featuring Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus and smart

 

This past weekend, the Jacksonville International Car and Truck Show took place, and Brumos was in attendance with representatives from Linking Events. The Brumos Companies is originally a racing team, but now continues to lead the automobile industry with their lengthy line of dealerships, including Porsche, Lexus, Mercedez-Benz, SMART, and most recently, Sprinter.

 

Brumos has sold and raced Porsche's since the 1950's and is the only car dealership that can give you certification by race driver and Porsche legend, Hurley Haywood. He assures that all Porsche's have been test driven and approved to his standards. The Lexus of Jacksonville is a 14 time "Elite of Lexus" award winner, and the Brumos Motor Cars, official Mercedes-Benz dealership, has been committed to excellence for over 30 years. They are recently the winners of the "Best Place to Work" award for the Northeast of Florida by the Jacksonville Business Journal.

During this 2012 auto show Brumos brought out and showcased the Mercedes-Benz 2012 ML350, C250 Coupe, and E350-Cabriolet; Sprinter vans; the Lexus 2013 GS,  2012 RX, CT 200 Hybrid, IS CONV, and CT200h; the Porsche 2012 911-2dr RWD Coupe Carrera S, Cayman R, Panamera, and Cayenne S; and the SMART car.  During the car show guest had the opportunity to ask questions and sign up with one of Linking’s promotional specialists, who used an Apple iPad to enter them in a prize package giveaway. Prizes included two tickets to Hello, Dolly, a $200 gift package to The Capital Grille or two tickets to FSCJ Artist Series: The Blues Brothers Revue.

Be sure to visit our website at www.linkingevents.com.