Spark Brings The "Wow" Factor To Destination & Events Marketing.
2009 Crab Cake Cook-Off Commercial
2009 Crab Cake Festival Highlights Video
- The New Jersey Seafood Festival in Belmar consistently draws over 100,000 visitors and wins national recognition. The Belmar Tourism Commission turned to Spark for event promotion and enhancement, bringing a much-loved event more attractions, sponsors and pizzazz.
- Spark wrote two successful grant applications and raised over $400,000 in sponsorships and state matching funds for the destination marketing group that is now the Jersey Shore Convention Bureau.
- Madison Marquette, the national real estate development firm working to re-envision and revive the world famous Asbury Park boardwalk relied upon Spark to win positive media attention for the project and promote special events that drew the public back to the seaside city.
- When a local hotel underwent a renovation and facility upgrade, Spark got the word out through media placements, public relations and grand reopening event planning.
- Media and entertainment giants The Star-Ledger and Monmouth Park Racetrack partner with Spark in development and promotion of immensely popular food events such as the New Jersey Crab Cake festival that bring new visitors to the track.
- Over 900 commercial spots for the New Jersey Crab Cake Festival produced by Spark aired on the Food Network, ESPN, the Travel Channel and other TV networks in New York City and throughout New Jersey. The media blitz in which hundred of spots were tagged to Bobby Flay Grill-It tune in spots was funded by a NJ State Travel & Tourism Cooperative Marketing Grant obtained by Spark.
