Celebrity Marketing, Inc.
(CMI) is a full service professional sports marketing company that
represents professional athletes and corporations in sports marketing
related activities. During the last twenty years CMI has built
the reputation as a great partner for both athletes and corporations.
CMI exclusively represents the marketing,
public relations and charitable interests Ray Bourque, Troy Brown,
Kevin Faulk, Kyle McLaren, Sergei Samsonov, Tim Thomas and Milan
Lucic. CMI has built both long lasting spokesperson relationships
and specific marketing campaigns on behalf of these players with
companies that include: TD Banknorth, Nike, Itech, Dunkin Donuts,
The Otto Club, Verizon Wireless, Wal-Mart, Upper Deck, Bob's Stores,
Verizon Yellow Pages, Long’s Jewelers to name a few.
CMI consults and manages the sports
marketing interests for corporations. CMI exclusively negotiated
on behalf of TD Banknorth both Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics long
term sponsorship agreements. CMI also served on the successful negotiating
team for TD Banknorth's pursuit of the naming rights agreement of
the now TD Banknorth Garden. While managing all the assets within
the endorsement agreements of Ray Bourque, Troy Brown, Jason Varitek
and the TD Banknorth naming rights agreement, Bruins Sponsorship
and Celtics sponsorships for TD Banknorth, CMI developed the "Kids'
Club House" and community initiative.
CMI currently manages over 85 TD Banknorth
Garden events annually including logistics, in arena HD production,
TV and local media press. CMI also manages store openings and
player appearances nationally for Dunkin Donuts these programs
have included: commercial use of players, speaking engagements,
negotiating arena sponsorships, player appearances, live radio
remotes and logistics. For these clients and others CMI has produced
both TV and radio spots, add campaigns, logo designs, web-site
layouts, corporate brochures and marketing materials as well as
giveaway items.
Utilizing cause marketing to help benefit
charities, celebrity profiles and corporations is one of CMI's most
successful and full filing strengths. CMI has produced over 500 events
which mostly benefit charities and incorporates celebrities. CMI's
signature events have included: the Bourque Golf, Troy Brown Celebrity
Bingo, Jason Varitek Putt Putt, The New England Sand Sculpting Festival,
Ray Bourque Celebrity Gala, Denver CO., Boston University Alumni
Golf Tournament, the Ferncroft Jr. Golf Classic hosted by Don Sweeney.
These events were developed and produced, from conception to completion,
by CMI for its clients. They have been extremely successful - selling
out on most occasions. As a result, each event has netted significant
funds for their respective charities gained great exposure for the
celebrities and both entertained corporate sponsors' clients and
highlighted corporate sponsors' charitable profile.
After all this our biggest asset is
the relationships we have and the everyday mindset that much like "a
teammate is a teammate". A CMI Partner is a "Partner" and
we go to no end to support our teammates and partners. We pride ourselves
in always thinking about how we can help benefit the people that
are our Corporate Partners and Celebrity Teammates. Helping our Partners
succeed through CMI's Sports Marketing efforts or through the utilization
of our network is of up most importance to us and one of CMI's greatest
strengths.
No matter what program we produce we try and go the extra mile to
create a win win situation whether it is with our Celebrity clients
and corporations or business to business. It's these efforts that
result in CMI being asked consistently to not only bring in a celebrity
to promote a corporation but to also have CMI consult the corporation
on the utilization of the Celebrity and other sports marketing assets
to further enhance the goals of the corporation. In a lot of instances
businesses that would not have the where with all or expertise to
utilize a celebrity or sports marketing based program turn to CMI
because we can complete the entire loop for a successful sports marketing
program.
Sports Marketing is the utilization
sports related assets (e.g., professional athletes, teams, sports
venues, leagues, events, coaches, etc.) to market non-sports related
products (e.g., banks, restaurants, utility companies, builders,
car clubs, consumer goods, etc.). Let us do this for you!