117K New Jobs Created Last Month, Here's 5 Awesome Sponsorship Ones

117K new jobs were created in July according to the Labor Department this morning. Here's 5 that could take your sponsorship career to the next level. For more on these openings and many others, join SponsorPitch and check out our jobs section daily. Events & Experiential Marketing Manager at Audi of America The Events & Experiential Marketing Manager is responsible for showcasing t...

San Jose Solar Company Goes Overseas For Major Sponsorship Deal

SunPower's last sponsorship powered a snowmobile trek across Antarctica. The San Jose-based solar company, who's core technology was conceived by a Stanford University engineering class, has taken a more traditional approach to sponsorship this time around. The U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems has signed a three-year contract with the German socce...

QR Codes On Beach Volleyball Bikini Bottoms. What's Next?

Having just dumped one of the world's most well-known football teams, Betfair seems to have found the place where immediate gratification meets quick response. The online gaming company, never one to shy away from a novel activation tactic, is aiming to get the attention of a heavy male demographic by placing QR codes on the bikini bottoms of British volleyball stars, Zara Dampney and Shauna Mu...

Jones Soda Out, Coke In at Barclays Center

Despite cutting a seven year deal with Jones Soda in 2007, Barclays Center has named Coca-Cola has the official carbonated soft drink provider of the Barclays Center of Brooklyn. The New York Post writes that fans pushed for the switch to Coke products after arena officials announced the original deal with Jones Soda, but the soda maker's recent financial difficulties and management shake-up ...

Live Nation Sponsorship Revenue Up 24% in First Six Months of '11

Live entertainment giant, Live Nation, reported better than expected earnings, supported in part by better ticket sales and strong growth across its ecommerce and sponsorship operations. Net income in the second quarter came to $13.3 million, compared with a loss of $32.8 million the second quarter of last year, while revenue grew 23 percent in the second quarter to $1.56 billion. Meanwhile, ...

Clearly, Deion Sanders Hasn't Lost His Touch With Corporate America

Deion Sanders helped pioneer the modern idea of commercial endorsements back in the 90's. So it comes as no surprise that as part of his induction to the Hall of Fame last weekend, he thanked his corporate sponsor Under Armour in his Hall of Fame speech (to the dismay of some), wore a UA lapel and for his first official party as Hall of Famer, had not one, but six corporate sponsors: Grey Goose...

Chevy Stars in EA's New Madden Demo

Electronic Arts today announced a collaboration with Chevrolet to feature the 2011 Chevy Cruze in the demo of Madden NFL 12, inviting gamers to experience a playable preview of the game. The Madden NFL 12 demo launched today on Microsoft's Xbox LIVE and Sony's PlayStation Network. The Chevy Cruze brand integration is powered by EA Signal. EA Signal builds upon the traditional game demo, addin...

An Easier Way To Share The Stuff You Find Interesting on SponsorPitch

You'll probably notice the new little blue bar at the top of the screen. We've added that to make it easier for you to share the articles, searches, and profiles you find interesting and useful with others. So say you find a property search for New York relevant to some of your colleagues looking for opportunities in New York. You can simply click the green button in the top left corner and cho...

Is this MA's First High School Naming Rights Deal?

Seems hard to believe, but the Gloucester Times is reporting that a new proposal to sell naming rights to the local high school's football field, which held its first game in 1933, "would apparently be the first in Massachusetts or perhaps New England that would bear a corporate name." The proceeds from the sponsorship will be used to offset the $3.5 million needed in stadium repairs (that's $5...

Solar Company Makes A Play For U.S. Market Share With New Soccer Deal

Not satisfied with being a sponsor of the FIFA World Cup and FC Bayern Munich, Yingli Green Energy is extending its soccer sponsorship to the States. Today it announced a multi-year agreement with U.S. Soccer that establishes Yingli Green Energy as the first Official Renewable Energy Partner of U.S. Soccer and the U.S. Men's, Women's, and Youth National Teams through the end of 2014. The partne...