Marketing the B-boy

Marketing the B-boy

Advertisers love to use hip-hop to target the attention of young audiences.  Of the four elements of hip-hop–graffiti, rap, DJing, breakdance–none has been more showcased by advertisers than breaking.  And no other dance form has seen the highs and lows in popularity that breaking (or b-boying) has over the past three decades.  It is the [...]

Professional Cycling Marketing Tactics

Professional Cycling Marketing Tactics

The 2009 Tour de France — a 3 week cycling race around France — ended this past Sunday with many viewers wondering, “What the heck is Astana?” Astana, as it turns out, is a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan, named after its capital city Astana. It is also the sponsor of this year’s Tour [...]