Advertising: For Opening Day, a Campaign to Love Baseball

A salute to opening day will start the effort, by BBDO New York, which will focus on young stars and how attending games can provide lifetime memories.

    



Despite Loss, SFX Draws Corporations As Sponsors

SFX, whose portfolio includes festivals around the world, reported that last year it had $170 million in revenue and a net loss of $119 million.

    

Advertising: To Draw Millennials, a Stronger Beer Made to Suggest Spirits

Miller Fortune, at 6.9 percent alcohol by volume, is meant to appeal to a generation that buys distilled spirits more than its older siblings.

    



For Super Bowl, It’s Back to Basics for Anheuser-Busch

The Anheuser-Busch division of Anheuser-Busch InBev has a game plan for Super Bowl XLVIII that focuses on Bud Light and Budweiser.

    



Advertising: Dastardly, British and Brand New to the Super Bowl

Jaguar is using three British actors known for their roles as villains to give its F-Type coupe a sophisticated cool factor at the biggest ad event of the American calendar.

    



SFX Entertainment Enters Sponsorship Deal With Anheuser-Busch InBev

Anheuser-Busch’s sponsorship could be worth $25 million next year and $35 million in 2015 as SFX’s dance festivals grow, said Benjamin E. Mogil, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus.

    



Advertising: Super Bowl Concerts Will Spill Well Past the Meadowlands

Corporate-sponsored concerts around the big game include the Foo Fighters and the Roots, courtesy of Bud Light; Red Hot Chili Peppers, presented by CBS Radio; and John Legend and Band of Horses, put on by Citibank.

    



Super Bowl Advertising Is Already Sold Out, Fox Executives Say

Concluding ad sales nearly two months before kickoff is unusually early and is a sign of an improving economy and interest in a New York-area game.

    



Bud Light Hires John Krasinski to Riff on ‘Hold My Beer’ Meme

The actor known for his role on “The Office” is part of a team creating YouTube clips on the popular theme of “hold my beer.”

    



News From the Advertising Industry for the Week of Nov. 11

Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies.

    



News From the Advertising Industry for the Week of Nov. 4

Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies.

    



Advertising: Commercials With a Gay Emphasis Are Moving to Mainstream Media

Until recently, ads with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender themes were usually limited to media those consumers watched and read.

    

Advertising: Ads That Speak the Language of Social Media

The new starring role of social media in ads signals that agencies and advertisers believe they are prevalent enough to refer to without the risk of being misunderstood.