Marketers Find U.S. Open To Be a Compelling Match
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When executives at the paint company Valspar Corp. decided nearly a year ago they wanted to focus heavily on a new line of paints geared toward homeowners, they went shopping for a sporting event to sponsor. The company weighed everything from the Super Bowl to college basketball’s March Madness before deciding the U.S. Open would be the venue for their multimillion-dollar branding campaign.
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