PURCHASE, N.Y., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) and the National Football League (NFL) today announced that Pepsi will sponsor the Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show set for Sunday, February 3, 2013 in New Orleans. The announcement of this multi-year deal follows the renewal of PepsiCo's long-term agreement with the NFL last year that includes brands Pepsi, Gatorade, Frito Lay, Quaker and Tropicana.
During this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show, Pepsi will bring its signature style of consumer engagement to pop culture's biggest stage. Pepsi will also have 60 seconds of advertising inventory during the Super Bowl XLVII broadcast on CBS. PepsiCo and the NFL have enjoyed a long-standing relationship, which has spanned nearly three decades and has successfully aligned several of PepsiCo's brands with the NFL.
"Pepsi's deep-rooted heritage with the Super Bowl and with music truly makes this relationship a natural fit," said Adam Harter, VP Consumer Engagement, PepsiCo Beverages. "As the most watched and highly-anticipated entertainment event of the year, the Super Bowl Halftime show is right at the heart of sports and music. We are excited to provide a fully integrated fan engagement experience for NFL and Pepsi fans."
This relationship marks an important extension of Pepsi's "Live for Now" campaign, which looks to capture the excitement of the moment and deliver experiences and content that is current in pop culture. "On Super Bowl Sunday, the Big Game is at the center of the pop culture conversation. This is the perfect opportunity to inspire and invite Pepsi fans to Live for Now," continued Harter.
Pepsi will serve as a true partner to the NFL in shaping and enriching the fan viewing experience of the halftime performance. In this spirit, those in the stadium and watching at home will have a deeper and more unique level of engagement that only Pepsi can provide. Through in-store activations, digital engagement and televised and in-person interaction with fans, Pepsi's Super Bowl Halftime Show sponsorship will join other PepsiCo brands such as Doritos in continuing to break new ground in the area of consumer engagement tied to the Big Game.
"We are pleased to expand our relationship with Pepsi to include the Super Bowl halftime show," said Keith Turner, NFL's Senior Vice President, Sponsorship & Media Sales. "The NFL and Pepsi have a history of bringing fans closer to the game through music. We look forward to working with Pepsi to develop new and innovative ways to engage our fans starting with the Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show in New Orleans."
PepsiCo's multi-faceted partnership with the NFL is part of brand Pepsi's impressive roster of existing deals with major sports properties. Pepsi also has 16 NFL team deals in place, including its newly announced partnership with the Pittsburgh Steelers. All of Pepsi's sports partnerships are supported with television, print, and radio advertisement, in-store retail activations, digital engagement, and breakthrough consumer engagement programs that provide fans with unique and interesting ways to enjoy their favorite sport.
To learn more about the "Live for Now" campaign, visit www.pepsi.com.
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with net revenues of more than $65 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. Our main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. PepsiCo's people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth by investing in a healthier future for people and our planet, which we believe also, means a more successful future for PepsiCo. We call this commitment Performance with Purpose: PepsiCo's promise to provide a wide range of foods and beverages for local tastes; to find innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment by conserving energy and water and reducing packaging volume; to provide a great workplace for our associates; and to respect, support and invest in the local communities where we operate. For more information, please visit www.pepsico.com.
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