Camp Taylor could have quite the Super Bowl weekend. So could the University of Nevada at Reno.
Unfamiliar with both? San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is not -- and that’s why both just might have a very good weekend, and beyond.
The potential impact that a Super Bowl-winning quarterback can have on pretty much every entity associated with him is huge. Camp Taylor is the charity with which Kaepernick is affiliated. UNR is where he went to college.
Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer has seen such an impact. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, MVP of Super Bowl XLV, joined forces with the charity in 2010. MACC attributes $750,000 in donations to Rodgers’ involvement with the group since May 2010.
His first “An Evening with Aaron Rodgers” quickly sold out in Milwaukee, with 200 people in attendance. Later, MACC was mentioned in a national publication for the first time when Rodgers talked about the organization in a Sports Illustrated piece. Eric Wright, executive director of research for Joyce Julius & Associates, says paying for such national exposure in the magazine alone would have cost the charity up to $40,000. MACC has also been featured in the Green Bay Packers game program and on an ESPN "E:60" report. The second and third annual “An Evening with Aaron Rodgers” events in 2011 and 2012 quickly sold out just as the first did.
BOKS, a before-school physical activity program, also experienced the trickle-down effect when program supporter Eli Manning competed in the Super Bowl last year and was named MVP. Manning went on “Live! With Kelly” and discussed BOKS; the media exposure was worth $20,000, Joyce Julius says. BOKS’ website saw traffic jump by more than 2,000 percent, with sustained higher traffic numbers for days after the appearance.
Mike Samuels, the University of Nevada’s associate athletic director for marketing, says the athletic department and the university are already benefiting from Kaepernick’s time in the spotlight.
“It’s a bit intangible, but I promise you we’ll see an increase in applications to University of Nevada, because every time he plays they mention that he went to Nevada, and his football coach at Nevada invented the pistol [style of offense],” said Samuels. “We get a lot of free publicity from Colin [Kaepernick] and that offense. People hear it, they jump online and check us out.”
Nevada is also using a drawing for four tickets and pregame field passes to the 49ers' home opener to entice fans to renew or purchase season tickets for Wolf Pack football. Anyone purchasing two or more tickets is entered into the drawing.
Ole Miss, Manning’s alma mater, is no stranger to using the publicity surrounding Super Bowl athletes to sell tickets. Last year, Ole Miss put up a series of billboards and purchased banner ads on websites they knew were frequented by their audience.
“We were coming off a challenging year athletically, so we saw that as a great opportunity to really inject some positivity into our fan base and to really kind of -- for lack of a better phrase -- beat our chest a little bit about we have a lot going on here at Ole Miss,” said Michael Thompson, senior associate athletic director for communications and marketing at Ole Miss.
The first billboard went up the week before the NFL conference championship games, when former Rebels Manning, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Michael Oher and Patrick Willis were playing.
“It was at a time when we were getting ready to renew season tickets,” said Thompson. “While we don’t have any real data, we definitely thought it could only help. It got some great play on message boards and social media.”
Unfamiliar with both? San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is not -- and that’s why both just might have a very good weekend, and beyond.
The potential impact that a Super Bowl-winning quarterback can have on pretty much every entity associated with him is huge. Camp Taylor is the charity with which Kaepernick is affiliated. UNR is where he went to college.
Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer has seen such an impact. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, MVP of Super Bowl XLV, joined forces with the charity in 2010. MACC attributes $750,000 in donations to Rodgers’ involvement with the group since May 2010.
His first “An Evening with Aaron Rodgers” quickly sold out in Milwaukee, with 200 people in attendance. Later, MACC was mentioned in a national publication for the first time when Rodgers talked about the organization in a Sports Illustrated piece. Eric Wright, executive director of research for Joyce Julius & Associates, says paying for such national exposure in the magazine alone would have cost the charity up to $40,000. MACC has also been featured in the Green Bay Packers game program and on an ESPN "E:60" report. The second and third annual “An Evening with Aaron Rodgers” events in 2011 and 2012 quickly sold out just as the first did.
BOKS, a before-school physical activity program, also experienced the trickle-down effect when program supporter Eli Manning competed in the Super Bowl last year and was named MVP. Manning went on “Live! With Kelly” and discussed BOKS; the media exposure was worth $20,000, Joyce Julius says. BOKS’ website saw traffic jump by more than 2,000 percent, with sustained higher traffic numbers for days after the appearance.
Mike Samuels, the University of Nevada’s associate athletic director for marketing, says the athletic department and the university are already benefiting from Kaepernick’s time in the spotlight.
“It’s a bit intangible, but I promise you we’ll see an increase in applications to University of Nevada, because every time he plays they mention that he went to Nevada, and his football coach at Nevada invented the pistol [style of offense],” said Samuels. “We get a lot of free publicity from Colin [Kaepernick] and that offense. People hear it, they jump online and check us out.”
Nevada is also using a drawing for four tickets and pregame field passes to the 49ers' home opener to entice fans to renew or purchase season tickets for Wolf Pack football. Anyone purchasing two or more tickets is entered into the drawing.
Ole Miss, Manning’s alma mater, is no stranger to using the publicity surrounding Super Bowl athletes to sell tickets. Last year, Ole Miss put up a series of billboards and purchased banner ads on websites they knew were frequented by their audience.
“We were coming off a challenging year athletically, so we saw that as a great opportunity to really inject some positivity into our fan base and to really kind of -- for lack of a better phrase -- beat our chest a little bit about we have a lot going on here at Ole Miss,” said Michael Thompson, senior associate athletic director for communications and marketing at Ole Miss.
The first billboard went up the week before the NFL conference championship games, when former Rebels Manning, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Michael Oher and Patrick Willis were playing.
“It was at a time when we were getting ready to renew season tickets,” said Thompson. “While we don’t have any real data, we definitely thought it could only help. It got some great play on message boards and social media.”

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Geno Smith in his Jets uniform http://t.co/n4UMHxaa1c (via @NFLPA_photos)
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Cardinals giving away these high socks to fans today (via @BDAinc) http://t.co/8sGG47p0yd
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Shocked at the amount of athletes in recent years that have had public wedding registries.
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Just think its funny that fans are buying gifts for @RGIII. Never thought for a second that he solicited them.
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Seriously? RT @RGIII Thank you to the Fans who are helping buy ALL the items from our wedding registry at Bed Bath & Beyond (H/T @bairet)
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Noticing more gas station mini marts? Inside sales are 15% of total sales but 25% of profits, according to @jonathanmaze.
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Vikings new stadium roof is clear but will clean itself http://t.co/8SfZOA9huK (H/T @breakground)
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Replica of Forbes Field main gate removed in Pittsburgh: http://t.co/ISPkpGRTVH
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Think the NY Times needs some thicker black lines http://t.co/59J9DxFyYK
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Net for lone Powerball winner after taxes with lump sum payout is closer to $225M (H/T @SportsTaxMan)
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Is Seton Hall's softball coach out of control? Some upsetting stories: http://t.co/LYaomEWy6c.
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RT @jason_kint: pray for new baseball stadium donation. RT @CBSNewYork: Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Tampa Bay Suburb http://t.co/QHz4u…
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A "make you stop" Zico ad using surfer Bethany Hamilton http://t.co/ys4mNCu6eK
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Triple Crown or bust RT @DRFPrivman Bandwagon cometh, bandwagon taketh away. 5 reporters watching as Orb leaves Pimlico.
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It would take the average citizen of Zephyrhills approximately 17,700 years to earn what 1 of them will make w/Powerball win
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1 Powerball winner. Zephyrhills, Fla. No state income tax makes after tax lump sum payout $300 million.
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1 Powerball winner. Zypherhills, Fla. No state income tax makes after tax lump sum payout $300 million.
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Geno Smith bobblehead given out by the @wv_power tonight http://t.co/T9d9z0ZSSg
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Omaha Storm Chasers gave out George Brett pine tar bobblearms tonight http://t.co/riB9rUj1hb (via @HuskerInsanity)
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Powerball numbers: 22 10 13 14 52. Powerball is 11.
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Carmelo Anthony made 23 TIMES what Lance Stephenson made this season.
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Huge event on the eating circuit tomorrow: The @NikoNikosGreek World Gyro Eating Contest in Houston. Big names like Chestnut will be there.
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Spike Lee got his 2 seats from Donnie Walsh. Face value of those seats are $1K each.
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Kellogg’s has signed a deal to put its characters like Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam on collegiate merchandise
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POLL RESULTS: Most people say they spent less than $10 on Powerball tickets for tonight http://t.co/GYB3gksNEv
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A.J. Burnett camo bobblehead night in Pittsburgh tonight http://t.co/ixbGY8RPgX (H/T @BDAinc)
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Huge MT @chengelis Someone at Griese/Hutchinson/Woodson charity just bid $31K for a suite at this year's OSU game at Michigan.
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Jets fans down on Sanchez, Geno Smith jerseys hit stores like Modells this week.
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POLL: How much did you spend on tonight's Powerball tickets? #0 #LessThan10 #11TO20 #Morethan20
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Oxbow trainer D. Wayne Lukas says to celebrate horse’s win he’s going to stop at Wendy’s twice. Not sure of connection but good free ad.
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Charlotte Motor Speedway selling Powerball tickets before All Star Race tonight http://t.co/Tb2kleyE96 (via @deezykilpeezy)
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Looks like @JManziel2 ran in the 5th at a track in Oklahoma today (H/T @robshahan) http://t.co/yn2fzxphFe
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For the 7th time in the last decade, the Belmont Stakes will have no Triple Crown hopeful on the line.
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Michael Phelps’ agent Peter Carlisle tells me there are no plans at this time for a comeback.
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The only 2 seats without a free Pacers T shirt tonight are these 2, bought by Spike Lee. http://t.co/ChXkjs8VbE
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Happy to help, even across the pond RT @dbhoops Thanks from the UK! Left Orb alone and went with Oxbow.
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Now that’s how you make a call #Oxbow
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The last time a horse won the Triple Crown, this movie was a week away from debuting http://t.co/ikDo25ZC6Q
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Makes sense that oldest jockey Gary Stevens is wearing a joint care brand on his pants. Problem? Actistatin is for dogs.
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Love a smaller brand sponsoring a jockey pants. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse sponsoring Mike Smith like it did last year.
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Since you don’t get much credit for picking Orb, I’m taking Oxbow today.
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Tonight's shirt for Pacers fans http://t.co/mivMx6U61J
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The guys @Sportsbook_com tell me 63% of the $ they’ve taken in on the Preakness is on Orb to win.
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The last living Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew, died 11 years ago.
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POLL: Do you think Orb will win the Preakness and go to Belmont with a shot of the Triple Crown? #YES #NO
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MUST SEE slogan by Charmin today at the Charlotte Motor Speedway http://t.co/Le9OwBu6ze (via @trippmickle)
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MUST SEE slogan by Charming today at the Charlotte Motor Speedway http://t.co/Le9OwBu6ze (via @trippmickle)
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Hockey Night In Canada is now being broadcast in Punjabi http://t.co/rFpAAuLg5B
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New Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive says season ticket prices will remain the same if renewed by June 19.
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