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Chevy Tops MLB All-Star Game Sponsors; State Farm Tops Derby

Chevrolet Garners Most Exposure
From MLB All-Star Broadcast
Chevrolet received the most brand exposure from Fox' broadcast of the MLB All-Star Game, registering 98 detections worth nearly $5.0M, according to Image Impact.  Budweiser was a close second, receiving $4.8M in value from 78 detections, including a boost from backstop rotational signage behind home plate during the NL's rally in the bottom of the 9th inning that delivered 60% of the brand's total exposure value.  Fox delivered a total value of $35.3M to 54 different brands from 845 detections, up from $23.1M for the '06 All-Star Game for 42 different brands from 760 detections.  The backstop rotational was the most valuable location during the broadcast, providing a potential $15.2M in value. The broadcast also had 71 audio mentions totaling $5.3M in value, with Chevrolet receiving the most with 16, followed by AT&T, the title sponsor of the host venue, with 12. The following presents the top sponsor exposure values from Image Impact for the MLB All-Star Game.

MLB ALL-STAR GAME TOP SPONSORS BY MONETARY VALUE
RK
SPONSOR
DETECTIONS
TOTAL DURATION
QUALITY INDEX (QI)
MONETARY VALUE (MV)
1
Chevrolet
98
7:12
0.729
$4,981,733.32
2
Budweiser
78
7:42
0.687
$4,798,811.14
3
Taco Bell
76
7:52
0.598
$4,103,764.47
4
Bank of America
83
4:50
0.509
$2,591,219.97
5
AT&T
74
4:43
0.468
$2,218,208.39
6
MasterCard
35
3:21
0.544
$1,656,706.94
7
Actober.com
26
2:34
0.593
$1,625,417.41
8
DirecTV
22
2:02
0.762
$1,380,133.76
9
Sharp
28
1:51
0.614
$1,150,023.26
10
Gillette Fusion
18
1:33
0.712
$1,028,116.07

HOME RUN DERBY: Title sponsor State Farm was the big winner during ESPN's coverage of the Home Run Derby, garnering 479 detections worth over $6.4M in value, representing 40% of the broadcast's total of $16.1M.  The Jumbotron in center field was the most valuable source location, totaling 631 detections worth $4.2M, while backstop rotational signage during the Derby delivered $3.3M from 224 detections.

MLB HOME RUN DERBY TOP SPONSORS BY MONETARY VALUE
RK
SPONSOR
DETECTIONS
TOTAL DURATION
QUALITY INDEX (QI)
MONETARY VALUE (MV)
1
State Farm
479
54:33
0.415
$6,436,179.14
2
Gatorade
247
14:13
0.238
$1,032,693.11
3
Budweiser
116
12:36
0.257
$906,564.89
4
Visa
98
11:12
0.241
$702,074.40
5
Yahoo
101
10:48
0.232
$686,265.67
6
Toyota
107
11:48
0.194
$646,157.58
7
Safeway
98
11:39
0.195
$644,142.80
8
Sony PlayStation
99
11:20
0.204
$630,098.62
9
CHW Health Services
83
10:09
0.22
$590,426.40
10
Bud Light
108
6:26
0.264
$515,624.01

NOTES: QI (Quality Index ) is indicative of detection's impact potential based on observable presentation attributes such as duration, size, isolation, and presentation type. QI values range between 0.0 and 1.0.  MV (Monetary Value) is a quality adjusted value of sponsorship presentations benchmarked against the broadcast's negotiated 30-second ad rate.  The average 30-second ad rate was $138,713 for the Home Run Derby and $448,500 for the All-Star Game (Image Impact).


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