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PMG Clients Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman are working together on "Hulk
Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling", set to air in October, 2008. Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Hart and Eric Bischoff will serve as the judges on the show, and Rodman will be one of the celebrity wrestlers. The roles of the coaches will be taken by former pro wrestlers Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and Brian Knobbs.
The celebrities who joined the cast of the show will have to face challenges such as "mastering complex wrestling moves, talking trash and working a live audience." The series starts on CMT this fall.
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Prince Marketing Group, selected to represent the intellectual property of the late Evel Knievel, negotiated a licensing agreeement with Batwin + Robin Productions on behalf of the Harley-Davidson Museum. The licensed footage included one :30 clip from "Viva Knievel" for inclusion in a six-minute video installation entitled "Bridge" for exhibition exclusively within the museum. Additionally, two clips were licensed from Evel Knievel's Spectacular Jumps. The Harley-Davidson Museum opened on July 12, 2008 in the company's hometown, Milwaukee. The museum has a collection of 400 bikes, including ones that belonged to Evel Knievel and Elvis Presley.
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Prince Marketing Group has negotiated three-year licensing deals with video game industry giant, Electronic Arts, for clients Smokin’ Joe Frazier and Roy Jones Jr. They will be among several legends featured in the interactive entertainment software, "Fight Night 4". The fourth installment of the highly successful boxing game is descended from the lineage of the Knockout Kings series of games.
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Prince Marketing Group client Hulk Hogan will take part in a live internet signing on www.liveautographs.com website, where fans and collectors will be able to purchase hand-signed memorabilia by the Hulkster himself. In an industry first, fans will also be able to purchase a personal video message from Hulk through their website. LiveAutographs enables fans to interact with Hogan, and, for the first time, their technology allows fans to witness the experience of the signing from their personal computer and be guaranteed they are receiving truly authentic autographed merchandise. The signing will be captured on video and authenticated with a security-encrypted barcode on an accompanying DVD that will match the barcode on the signed memorabilia, protecting both the fan and the celebrity. |
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Philadelphia-based Magna Legal Services provides end-to-end legal support services to law firms, corporations and governmental agencies throughout the nation. On Thursday, April 24th, Walt Frazier hosted a cocktail hour during their “Streamlining Relationships with Outside Counsel” seminar. During the legal educational conference, Frazier shared his thoughts on partnership and relationship building. The Hall-of-Famer spoke about the Knicks and their championship teams in 1970 and 1973, as well as the pieces that it took to put them together. Afterwards, Frazier signed autographs and took photographs with each and every attending guest. The event was an invitation only opportunity, and was attended by Fortune 100 companies and executives at the one-day conference.
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Prince Marketing Group has announced that they have agreed to a licensing agreement with Gameloft on behalf of their client, Hulk Hogan. Gameloft, a leading publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, confirmed that Hulkamania Wrestling will make its way to the wrestling ring on your mobile phone in August 2008. “Hulkamania is alive and well and I’m excited to give my fans a mobile game that is true to my experiences in wrestling,” said Hulk Hogan. “I’m confident that Gameloft will inject their signature style to produce the ultimate wrestling game for all my fans to enjoy on the go.”
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Prince Marketing Group client Smokin' Joe Frazier signed a limited amount of signatures and posed for pictures with fans on May 2nd & 3rd at Field of Dreams in the Las Vegas-based Caesars Forum Shop. Frazier's appearance lasted three hours each day, with thousands of fans lining up to meet the champ. As Frazier spoke and signed autographs at the Field of Dreams memorabilia store inside the Forum Shops on Friday, another sports legend, Pete Rose, stopped by to say hello and offer Frazier some baked treats. "He's 'The Greatest Jr.,' " Rose said of Frazier. "Ali's the Greatest, and Joe's the Greatest Jr." The legendary heavyweight champion is always a huge crowd favorite with autograph seekers and fans seeking to meet one of the true legends in the boxing community.
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More than 85 of the world’s best motocross riders will compete in the debut of the Moto X World Championships, April 12-13 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. Prize money and the title of Moto X Champion are up for grabs as well as the prestigious, first-time Evel Knievel Award and a custom Knievel Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
“ESPN is proud to bring the legacy of Evel Knievel to the Moto X World Championships,” said Rick Alessandri, managing director, X Games Franchise. “Evel did so much for the sport of motocross, and it is only fitting to have an award based on performance for his namesake at this new X event.”
Freestyle motocross icon and Moto X World Championships competitor Brian Deegan, who holds the record for most Moto X medals at X Games with 10, said: “There really isn't anyone around today who is as hardcore as Evel Knievel was.”
During the Moto X Freestyle final Sunday at 4 p.m. PT on ESPN2, fans will be encouraged to cast a vote for Most Outstanding Rider via text messaging from a cell phone or logging on to www.expn.com. The winner will be announced after the final.
Steve Simon, a principal at the Prince Marketing Group, represented the Knievel family in helping to create this opportunity with the Moto X World Championships and ESPN.
The new annual event will feature the best Moto X riders in the world competing for the title of Moto X World Champion in a variety of disciplines, including Freestyle, SuperMoto, Speed & Style, Best Trick, Step Up and Moto X Racing. Eight hours of live coverage of the Moto X World Championships will be featured on ESPN and ESPN2 – all available in high definition. Extensive additional coverage will be provided via ESPN360.com and EXPN.com.
Information on all X Games events, including updated athletes lists, can be found at www.expn.com for fans or at www.espneventmedia.com for media only. |
Prince Marketing Group recently announced the addition of WWE Hall-of-Famer, Hot Rod Rowdy Roddy Piper. With wrestling currently bigger than ever, and Hulk Hogan already on their roster, Prince Marketing Group is a logical organization for handling Piper’s marketing and appearances. Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan, perhaps wrestling’s greatest rivalry of all-time, is the Ali and Frazier of the wrestling world. “We look forward to these two legends branding themselves together with some incredible campaigns”, says Nick Cordasco, agent for Roddy Piper. The Hot Rod is available for meet & greets, motivational speeches, or even reviving his infamous Piper’s Pit. |
Prince Marketing Group secured Hulk Hogan to host the annual T-Mobile Employee Sales Conference in Denver, Colorado on January 31, 2008. Along with Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Hulk participated in interviews and hosted a question and answer session for all T-Mobile representatives. Hogan also conducted a meet and greet session for T-Mobile’s top 50 sales representatives. In attendance was T-Mobile’s COO who, along with sales representatives, was cheering on Hogan upon his introduction.
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Over the last several months, Scottie Pippen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Isiah Thomas and the New York Times have expressed their opinion that Dennis Rodman belongs in the NBA Hall of Fame upon reaching eligibility. AOL's Fanhouse reasons that "he belongs in, and I don't think it's even close." They provide the following statistics to support their claim: 5 NBA championships, 2-time All-Star, 2-time Defensive Player of the Year, 7-time NBA 1st team All-Defensive Team, 10th All-Time in NBA history in rebounds per game, 33rd in NBA history in all-time Field Goal percentage, led the NBA six times in offensive rebounds, three times in defensive rebounds, all-time leader in NBA history in Rebound Rate (the percentage of missed shots rebounded while a player was on the floor, kept since 1971) with 23.44. No one is within 2.5 percentage points of him, all while doing all of this at 6'8".
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Prince Marketing Group has successful negotiated deals for Dennis Rodman and Lee Majors, best known as Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man. Both celebrities filmed commercials that will be part of Trivia Skill's national campaign.
Trivia Skills is an on-line trivia game that will launch in the early part of 2008.
 
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Prince Marketing Group has confirmed that they have successfully negotiated a licensing deal on behalf of Joe Montana with the legendary and revered Sportkings. Montana will be signing 250 autographs directly on specially crafted trading cards. Montana has agreed to grant them his name and likeness over the two-year term. Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000, "Joe Cool" is the latest superstar athlete to join the trading card set, which currently includes additional Prince Marketing Group clients Hulk Hogan, Magic Johnson, Roy Jones Jr., Joe Frazier and Evel Knievel. |  |
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Darren Prince has announced that Prince Marketing Group has negotiated
a two year licensing deal with Topps, the legendary trading card company,
for client and NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson. The deal will include
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Dennis Rodman has signed a two-year non-exclusive deal with "Da Bulls" footwear in China. Rodman's images are to be featured on billboards and print ads in Shanghai and Beijing. The deal also includes an appearance in China for Rodman to participate in a shoot for a television commercial. Prince Marketing Group has completed a photoshoot and will provide ten photo images each year. The agreement was reached with Starway Sports & Culture Development of Beijing. |
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On Friday, September 21st, 2007, Prince Marketing Group was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal in an article titled "How Two Guys
Plan to Unite America on July 4 - The Idea Is to Wave Towels For National Reconciliation; Hulk Hogan Wants You." The article describes the inception of the "National Wave" and it's spokesperson, Prince Marketing Group's Hulk Hogan. Additionally, Prince Marketing Group's involvement is detailed, from providing marketing services to the Freedom Group of America to contacting other celebrities and sponsors. |
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Prince Marketing Group has successfully negotiated a production deal featuring boxing legend and current IBC light heavyweight boxing champ Roy Jones Jr. to star in a Reality TV series based on his fishing prowess. Jones Jr., an award winning and lifelong fisherman will offer tips and insight on how to become a better fisherman. The pilot was co-created by Jones Jr. and Mercedes Ganon while industry veteran Scott Messick serves as Executive Producer.
Aside from training in the gym, Jones finds that one of his passions outside of the ring prepares him as well – and has manifested itself in the form of the pilot. “Fishing is an underrated sport and I think my status and ability will help give fishing the attention it deserves,” says Roy Jones Jr. “Most people don’t know that I fish while training because it allows me to focus recharge both mentally and physically.”
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EBay, the online auction giant recently launched an integrated campaign crafted by BBDO, New York, that positions eBay as the place where winners, and those who want to be winners, go. The effort includes a new tagline, "Shop victoriously."
In the 45-second TV commercial "Fox Hunt," successfully negotiated by Prince Marketing Group, people wearing incomplete fox-hunting outfits ride through the woods chasing items that could be found on eBay, such as an Evel Knievel lunchbox. As the lunchbox is cornered in a foxhole, a man and woman dismount and race towards it. The woman holds it above her head. The spot ends with a shot of her sitting in front of her wall-mounted collection of lunchboxes.
The spots will run on Sunday Night Football on ESPN and other prime-time sports events on broadcast and cable. |
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To view the 5:45 minute clip of Hulk Hogan delivering a motivational speech for Harris Teeter executives, completely unaware that he would appearing on that day.
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Smokin' Joe Frazier traveled to Finland on October of 2007 to host a television program, in which he supervised the training of two contestants. Frazier visited the program to teach the actors how to box, and the segment was edited to eight segments. During his time on the set, Frazier put his fists on display. While warming up with the heavy bag, Frazier knocked it completely off of the hinge and almost knocked over one of the contestants. This feat was the talk of Finland for the duration of his visit.
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Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan wants to unite America by bringing together famously feuding pairs. Hogan has signed on to be the spokesperson for "The National Wave," according to his agent, Darren Prince. Hogan will pair up twelve personalities who have not seen eye-to-eye over the years and ask them to set aside their differences for 15 minutes. They will set an example for the rest of the country by uniting together as Americans with a byline stating, "If these two can unite for our country….then we all can." This uniting campaign is expected to inspire Americans to participate in the July 4, 2008 “National Wave”, where they will also put aside their differences and unite for 15 minutes at 9:00 pm EST by waving “The Official Uniting Towel of America” and in turn, create the largest rally towel wave in history. All proceeds from sponsorships of the campaign, which launches on Labor Day, 2007, will be split equally to each celebrity participant's charity.*
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Darren Prince was featured in the August 2007 issue of Home Business, the home-based entrepreneur's magazine. The article features ten entrepreneurs that shared their tips for success. The individuals' business success stories will inspire readers to strive to reach their own entrepreneurial dreams and financial goals. The article goes on to mention that almost two-thirds of millionaires are self-employed entrepreneurs like Prince, many of whom started their businesses from their own home. All of the entrepreneurs had business ideas and went forward using hard work and perseverance to develop them to where they are today. |
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Prince Marketing Group has come to terms with Sports Kings on a licensing deal for a one-year period. PMG has reached an agreement on behalf of five clients - Hulk Hogan, Magic Johnson, Roy Jones Jr., Joe Frazier and Evel Knievel. Each superstar will sign a limited number of trading cards and will additionally grant their name and likeness over the term. |
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Prince Marketing Group has secured licensing deals for Dennis Rodman with both Topps and The Upper Deck Company. The deal was negotiated for one year. Rodman will grant his image and likeness and autograph a limited amount of cards.
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Dennis Rodman with PMG President Darren Prince featured on ESPN The Pulse
10 Minute Video
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Prince Marketing Group has secured a licensing deal with Allen and Ginter Topps trading cards for one year for Smokin' Joe Frazier. These unique cards celebrate the original Allen & Ginter, with Champions throughout the World, including Bruce Lee, Joe Frazier, Laila Ali, Greg Louganis and Freddy Adu. Frazier has signed a limited number of cards to be inserted in random packages. |
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Prince Marketing Group has reached a deal with Spike TV for Roy Jones Jr. and Dave Winfield to participate in the sports-themed reality series Pros vs. Joes. The popular series is scheduled to begin its second season on January 25th, 2007.
Pros vs. Joes features regular guys competing in a variety of sports against an incredible array of sports legends.
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