The Atlanta Braves began selling exclusive tickets yesterday for the Braves Batting Practice Experience, where fans, who also have a game ticket, come down to an exclusive area of the field directly behind the batting cage to watch the Braves take batting practice up close and personal.
Guests will see approximately 30-45 minutes of Braves batting practice and about 10-15 minutes of visitors batting practice. Tickets are $50 and will be limited to 75 people per session. Braves season ticket holders can purchase tickets for $40 and groups of 20 or more receive a $10 discount per ticket.
"We are always trying to make the game experience for our fans as unique as possible," said Derek Schiller, Braves Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "We're opening up an area of the field that was off limits before, and I think our fans will enjoy how close they get to the action."
Fans interested in the Braves Batting Practice Experience can purchase tickets in advance through www.braves.com/battingpractice up to one hour before batting practice begins.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Coke Zero Gives NCAA(R) Basketball Fans the Chance to 'Taste' Thirty Seconds of Fame During National Championship Broadcast
/PRNewswire/ -- Are you as mad as a drink with Real Coke Taste and Zero Calories? Think you can bounce up and down faster than Duke University's Cameron Crazies? Convinced you can recite your school's fight song more passionately and intensely than thousands of University of Kansas fans chanting "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk?" If so, now's the time to prove it by putting your school passion on display for the entire NCAA basketball world to see.
Coke Zero, the Official Fan Refreshment of the NCAA, is celebrating NCAA March Madness(R) by calling on college basketball fans to demonstrate their passion for their favorite team for a chance to be featured in a Coke Zero "Taste the Madness" television vignette. A special vignette featuring the best fan entries will air nationally during the CBS broadcast of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship immediately prior to tipoff. Between now and the NCAA Men's Final Four(R), fans can log onto the Coke Zero "March Madabase" -- a database of NCAA basketball fan rituals -- at www.tastethemadness.com to upload their most animated and fanatical videos and photos supporting their favorite NCAA college basketball team.
As determined by a Coke Zero panel of judges, the best entries submitted to the Coke Zero March Madabase, which will be hosted on ncaa.com, will be incorporated into the 30-second vignette that debuts on April 6. Judges will be looking for creativity, intensity, unpredictability, passion and authenticity, and those that rewrite the rulebook, just like Coke Zero did with its Real Coke Taste and Zero Calories.
The new Coke Zero vignette will be the third in a series that has featured Duke's Cameron Crazies and Kansas' "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk."
"NCAA basketball fans have loyalty and enthusiasm for their favorite teams that's unmatched in any other sport," said Bill Kelly, senior vice president, Coca-Cola Trademark Brands, Coca-Cola North America. "Just like Coke Zero set itself apart from other beverages with its combination of Real Coke Taste and Zero calories, the NCAA basketball fanatics we select for the 'Taste the Madness' vignette will stand out through their distinct displays of school spirit and unparalleled fan madness."
To launch Taste the Madness, Coke Zero has assembled a venerable group of NCAA basketball fans who will be featured prominently on the website. From Arkansas to North Carolina to UCLA, these students represent some of the top NCAA basketball programs and traditions in the country and are widely known on their campuses as leaders when it comes to demonstrating school spirit. These "Mad Majors" will submit their own videos and photos at www.tastethemadness.com and inspire other fans on their campuses and across the country to do the same for the chance to be featured in the Coke Zero vignette. In March, Coke Zero will select four of the Mad Majors to represent the brand at the 2009 NCAA Men's Final Four in Detroit and task them with documenting fan activities and uploading content to the March Madabase.
Coke Zero has also partnered with CBS college basketball studio analyst Seth Davis to help promote the Taste the Madness program. Davis is no stranger to the great lengths that fans will go to in order to support their favorite teams, as he was a distinguished member of the Cameron Crazies while a student at Duke University. Additionally, former University of Notre Dame player Bill Laimbeer, who led the school to its only NCAA Men's Final Four trip in 1979, will represent the program in Detroit during this year's national semifinals and championship game.
Coca-Cola is an Official NCAA Corporate Champion, the Official Fan Refreshment of the NCAA and a partner with the NCAA in a 12-year association which includes beverage marketing and media rights to 88 NCAA championships.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Expedia to Award Eight Lucky Fans With VIP Suite Tickets to Super Bowl XLIII
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Expedia, the world's leading online travel company and the Official Travel Team of the NFL, today announced a special on-the-ground Super Bowl promotion that will give football fans in Tampa Bay a chance to win a grand prize of luxury club level suite tickets to The Big Game.
The Expedia(R) "Super Bowl Suite Spot Giveaway" will take place outside the Florida Aquarium, at the "Let it Fly" interactive at NFL Experience and in other high-traffic areas throughout Tampa Bay, starting Thursday, January 29. In order to play, fans must be spotted wearing a bright yellow "Expedia VIP Access Pass," which they can pick up at various locations throughout Tampa Bay -- or print at www.expedia.com/superbowlvip. Fans who print their own passes are encouraged to add their own decorations in order to stand out and be more easily spotted. Everyone who plays the Super Bowl Suite Spot Giveaway is a winner, as each VIP Access Pass includes a $50 coupon toward a three-night hotel stay or hotel package booked on Expedia.com(R).
"For football fans, the chance to watch the Super Bowl from a Club Level suite at Raymond James Stadium is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," said Sean Kell, general manager of Expedia.com. "Expedia's Super Bowl Suite Spot Giveaway will make Super Bowl dreams come true for a few people, but it will also bring the dream of a vacation getaway closer to everyone who plays."
In addition to downloading them from www.expedia.com/superbowlvip, fans can secure a yellow VIP Access Pass from one of several locations, including the Florida Aquarium, Channelside Bay Plaza, Ybor City or the NFL Experience. Unmarked Expedia "spotters" will award one pair of tickets on Thursday, January 29, one pair of tickets on Friday, January 30 and two pairs of tickets on Saturday, January 31.
On top of giving eight lucky fans the Super Bowl experience of a lifetime, Expedia is also giving back to the environment. For the second year in a row, Expedia is offsetting the carbon emissions produced by NFL players and staff flying to Tampa Bay through its TerraPass carbon offsetting program. Expedia travelers can do the same - for their flight to the Super Bowl or any other time they fly. To learn more about reducing carbon footprints with TerraPass and other earth-friendly travel options, visit Expedia's Green Store at www.expedia.com/gogreen.
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Fan Vote to Determine Player Super Bowl Ad
SSG Note: Voting is now open until December 3rd.
Thirteen Atlanta Falcons told their stories. Now, fans can help turn one of them into the NFL’s Super Bowl commercial at NFL.com/SuperAd.
Babineaux and Turner are featured in a head-to-head competition against their rivals from the NFC South in the NFL’s “Super Ad: Believe In Now” promotion.
NFL Films traveled to NFL training camps and team facilities to capture the players’ stories. Now fans will have the opportunity to hear these unique tales and get an exclusive look at some of their favorite NFL players, such as:
-Babineaux, who talks about playing football with his brother as kids in their living room.
-Turner, who relives gaining more than 200 yards in his first game as a starter.
Fans can visit the Falcons section to also see: Erik Coleman, Thomas DeCoud, Jamaal Fudge, Brent Grimes, David Irons, Grady Jackson, Michael Koenen, Jerious Norwood, Chris Redman, Matt Ryan and Roddy White.
Fans will vote on the 24 stories from NFC players on nfl.com/superad from November 20 – December 3. Four NFC stories, one from each division, will be selected to continue to the Championship Round where they will compete against four videos from the AFC as well as one wildcard video. The Championship Round runs from December 18, 2008 – January 4, 2009. Fans will have eighteen days to vote for their favorites with a Super Bowl appearance on the line.
Fans can visit the “All Videos” section to watch all 215 NFL players’ stories posted on nfl.com/superad. Fans will then watch the winning pitch, and the player who told it, during Super Bowl XLIII on Sunday, February 1 on NBC.
By AtlantaFalcons.com
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