Hass Avocado Board taps Joe Montana for Super Bowl promotion
January 5, 2011
Estimating that 69.6 million pounds of Hass avocados will be consumed
during this year's Super Bowl festivities, the Hass Avocado Board is
implementing a marketing campaign to further encourage consumer
purchases of Hass avocados leading up to and during this key sales period.
Building on the success of last year’s program, HAB has again tapped football
legend Joe Montana to serve as the program’s spokesperson.
"Guacamole and football go hand in hand, so it’s no surprise that the big game is one of the biggest consumption days of the year for Hass avocados," Jose Luis Obregon, executive director of board, said in a Jan. 5 press release. “This is our sixth year implementing a program in support of the big game, and each year we continue to build on the previous year’s success to further encourage consumer demand of the fruit. Through consistent marketing support by the Hass avocado industry and retailers, Hass avocados have become a staple in the big game menus.”
Continuing his partnership with HAB, legendary NFL quarterback and four- time Super Bowl champion Joe Montana will serve as the official spokesperson for the big game campaign. The sports legend has worked with HAB to develop another signature guacamole recipe - Joe Montana’s Tomatillo Touchdown Guacamole – that is being distributed to consumer media nationwide. He also will participate in interviews with top-tier sports media on-site in Dallas (the location of the Big Game) in the days leading up to the championship game.
“Joe Montana is synonymous with football greatness,” Mr. Obregon added in the press release. “We had a successful campaign with Joe as our spokesperson last year and are excited to continue the partnership for this year’s program.”
To help consumers build their Big Game parties with Hass avocados, HAB’s consumer web site will feature a host of recipes and party planning tips. Additionally, HAB will create a Big Game micro site that will feature Joe Montana’s signature guacamole recipe, as well as other game day-inspired dishes. As an added feature, avocado enthusiasts will have the opportunity to create a “recipe playbook,” where they can store all of their game-day recipes in one location, as well as have the option to share their recipes with friends via social media channels.
The program also will be supported by on-line advertising leading up to the big game to capture traffic of shoppers searching for recipes and party planning ideas. HAB also will encourage consumers to add Hass avocados to their shopping lists though a big game-themed recipe e-newsletter sent to more than 50,000 fans that will be distributed in January.
"Guacamole and football go hand in hand, so it’s no surprise that the big game is one of the biggest consumption days of the year for Hass avocados," Jose Luis Obregon, executive director of board, said in a Jan. 5 press release. “This is our sixth year implementing a program in support of the big game, and each year we continue to build on the previous year’s success to further encourage consumer demand of the fruit. Through consistent marketing support by the Hass avocado industry and retailers, Hass avocados have become a staple in the big game menus.”
Continuing his partnership with HAB, legendary NFL quarterback and four- time Super Bowl champion Joe Montana will serve as the official spokesperson for the big game campaign. The sports legend has worked with HAB to develop another signature guacamole recipe - Joe Montana’s Tomatillo Touchdown Guacamole – that is being distributed to consumer media nationwide. He also will participate in interviews with top-tier sports media on-site in Dallas (the location of the Big Game) in the days leading up to the championship game.
“Joe Montana is synonymous with football greatness,” Mr. Obregon added in the press release. “We had a successful campaign with Joe as our spokesperson last year and are excited to continue the partnership for this year’s program.”
To help consumers build their Big Game parties with Hass avocados, HAB’s consumer web site will feature a host of recipes and party planning tips. Additionally, HAB will create a Big Game micro site that will feature Joe Montana’s signature guacamole recipe, as well as other game day-inspired dishes. As an added feature, avocado enthusiasts will have the opportunity to create a “recipe playbook,” where they can store all of their game-day recipes in one location, as well as have the option to share their recipes with friends via social media channels.
The program also will be supported by on-line advertising leading up to the big game to capture traffic of shoppers searching for recipes and party planning ideas. HAB also will encourage consumers to add Hass avocados to their shopping lists though a big game-themed recipe e-newsletter sent to more than 50,000 fans that will be distributed in January.