Coca-Cola sponsored events and marketing initiatives at
Super Bowl XXXI include the Coca-Cola NFL "Red Zone Super
Bowl Tickets for Life" promo, where one NFL fan who played
the Red Zone game during the regular season will be awarded
a lifetime of tickets to the Super Bowl; Coca Cola Presents:
"Taste of the NFL VI," a charity dinner featuring former
players from each NFL city; Coca-Cola and Sprint's NFL
Experience, the league's interactive theme park; and a
commemorative Super Bowl XXXI bottle (Coca-Cola).
JAMBALAYA TIME: USA TODAY's "Super Bowl Ad Watch"
profiles Dirt Devil's 15-second Meldrum & Fewsmith spots
which take a scene from Fred Astaire's movie, "Royal
Wedding," and superimpose Astaire dancing with a Dirt Devil
Broom Vac, Ultra Hand Vac and Ultra MVP vacuum (USA TODAY,
1/14)....Packer QB Brett Favre said each Packers player gets
two free tickets to the Super Bowl, and can purchase up to
28 more at face value, $275 (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL,
1/14)....Wilson Team Sports has produced an official game
ball to be used exclusively in Super Bowl XXXI. The balls
carry the Super Bowl XXXI logo and the participating teams'
names (Wilson)....NFL Properties' interactive shopping
kiosks at the NFL Experience allows fans using Visa cards to
purchase "NFL at Home" products (NFL)....CNBC's Sally
Jenkins, on Packers commercial success: "You can trace Green
Bay's commercial success directly to the arrival of Mike
Holmgren, Brett Favre and Reggie White. ... In 1992 they
were the 20th best selling merchandise team in the league
... In five years they've become number two. ... There's no
question that the cleanliness of the Packers' image is
helping them right now" ("Sports View," CNBC, 1/13).
