Showing posts with label Public Relations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Relations. Show all posts

Thursday, March 20, 2008

All Terrain Retained by Chicago Machine (Major League Lacrosse)


March 20, 2008




Chicago-based firm to provide public relations and marketing support

Chicago, IL – All Terrain Public Relations, a division of Chicago-based All Terrain, a full-service marketing agency, announced today that it has been retained by the Chicago Machine, Chicago’s professional outdoor Major League Lacrosse team, as public relations and marketing counsel. All Terrain will work to increase the visibility of the Chicago Machine team and its players and increase attendance at Chicago Machine Games at Toyota Park through sports and non-sports media.

“Lacrosse is one of America’s fastest growing sports with a 68% increase in participation nationally at the high school and college level since 2001,” said Brook Jay, All Terrain President. “In just their third season, the Chicago Machine has attracted top-level lacrosse players from throughout North America; players that make the team competitive and the games exciting to watch. We are excited to be working directly with management and the players to introduce more fans to this great sport.” The Chicago Machine account will be managed by Kevin Boyer, All Terrain’s Director of Public Relations and Marketing.

“Lacrosse is attracting new players and fans because of its fast-pace, combining the best of basketball, soccer and hockey,” said John Meister, Team President of the Chicago Machine. “We are excited to have engaged All Terrain as part of our marketing strategies to increase interest in the sport, the team and raise the profile of our players.”

About All Terrain
All Terrain Public Relations is a division of All Terrain, a 10-year-old full-service marketing agency that personalizes and connects brands with relevant consumers across a full spectrum of formats. From one night only experiential events to integrated multi-site, multi-city, multi-platform campaigns, our distinctive solutions yield high returns because we engage people in ways that build meaning and loyalty. All Terrain clients include major brands such as General Motors, Anheuser-Busch, Red Bull, Tribune Company, Stolichnaya, and Pernod-Ricard. All Terrain Public Relations was founded in 2007 and clients include Chicago Blackhawks Hockey, Underwriters Laboratories, Apostrophe Brands/Kilo Kai Rum, and Jameson Irish Whiskey.

About the Chicago Machine
The Chicago Machine are Chicago’s outdoor professional men’s lacrosse team, members of the Western Conference of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). Now in their third season, the Chicago Machine play at Toyota Park, 15 minutes southwest of Downtown Chicago. Led by head coach John Combs, the team is has top players from nationally ranked college programs such as Notre Dame, Cornell, UMass, Virginia, Navy and Syracuse. The Chicago Machine open their third season at home on Sunday, May 18, 2008, against conference rival San Francisco Dragons. Season tickets and individual game tickets are now available. For game schedule, ticketing, team and player information, visit http://www.chicagomachine.com/.


Media Contact: Kevin G. Boyer, (312) 588-3713, Kevin.boyer@allterrain.net



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Thursday, August 2, 2007

All Terrain Marketing Launches PR Division

All Terrain Marketing Launches
Public Relations Division
Senior Chicago PR and Marketing Exec
Tapped to Lead New Department


Chicago, IL – Brook Jay and Sarah Eck-Thompson, founders of All Terrain, the fast-growing Chicago-based experiential and lifestyle marketing agency, announced today the creation of a new public relations division – All Terrain Public Relations. Leading the division as the new Director of Public Relations and Marketing is Kevin Boyer, former principal of Chicago-based Third Coast Marketing, and also chief marketing officer of the successful Chicago 2006 Gay Games.


“All Terrain has always offered high-quality public relations services to our clients, albeit through third party agencies,” said President/CMO Brook Jay. “Serving our clients with in-house PR professionals will yield greater client benefits due to synergies with the rest of our marketing team.”

All Terrain Public Relations will support existing All Terrain accounts requiring media relations services and will assist companies with corporate reputation; product, service or event visibility, crisis communication; and non-traditional public relations campaigns.


Leading All Terrain’s new Public Relations division will be Kevin Boyer, a marketing and communications professional with more than 15 years of experience. Boyer was the chief marketing officer of the 2006 Chicago Gay Games, a quadrennial sports and culture festival with more athletes than the Olympics.

As CMO and chief media representative, he created and managed a multi-million dollar public relations and marketing campaign with outreach in 100 countries and eight languages and represented the Chicago host organization in hundreds of TV, radio, print and online interviews. Boyer brings his successful marketing consulting practice at Third Coast Marketing with him to All Terrain where he assumes the title director of public relations and marketing.


“We are thrilled to have a professional of Kevin’s caliber and reputation joining our team at All Terrain,” said Jay. “His extensive background in media relations and strategic marketing will yield immediate results for our company and clients.” Boyer will also support All Terrain sales and marketing efforts, especially in the areas of sports, entertainment, travel, tourism, hospitality, food & beverage and gay/lesbian marketing.


To contact All Terrain Public Relations, call 312.421.7672 or email Kevin.Boyer@allterrain.net.


About All Terrain

All Terrain is an agile, integrated marketing agency that activates, personalizes and connects major brands with relevant consumers. Brook Jay and Sarah Eck-Thompson co-founded All Terrain nine years ago and in the process helped launch a whole new marketing category – Experiential Marketing. All Terrain is now a highly-recognized agency offering special event production, multi-site, multi-disciplinary promotional campaigns, strategic brand positioning, field teams, point-of-sale, events, e-marketing, mobile marketing, advertising, sampling, public relations, influencer advocacy and entertainment. They serve name-brand clients including GMC, Buick, Saturn, Diageo – the country’s largest spirits distributor, the Tribune Company, Anheuser-Busch, Sofitel Chicago, Underwriter Laboratories and more.


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