ME Produces Blockbuster Events for NASCAR/Ford Championship Weekend
ME Productions congratulates our entire team on these spectacular events, in particular sales managers Dominique Donofrio and Jennifer Freedman, and Creative Director Jef Hernandez:
Fast cars, good food, and hot entertainment were the name of the game during Ford Championship Weekend (November 15 - 18, 2007).
Sports Illustrated Invades SoBe
Over on South Beach, members of the racing community, celebrities, and athletes partied Miami-style with Sports Illustrated at The Fifth before heading off to the track for the weekend to witness the finale of the Nextel Cup Series.
ME Productions transformed South Beach’s the Fifth into Club SI to jump-start Ford Championship Weekend.
ME Productions transformed the venue into the specially branded “Club SI.” They began outside by adding Club SI signage and gobo lighting to the side of the building, along with four Ford production vehicles, both on the red carpet and suspended on ramps above it. Inside, guests walked through a fog screen and into the venue’s intimate bilevel space. The Fifth’s high-energy bartenders served drinks below So Cool Events’ suspended ice sculpture of the club name while caterwaiters served assorted hors d’oeuvres, courtesy of the club.
“We used a lot of red, orange, and yellow hues to convey a fiery inferno, yet chic theme”, said Jennifer Freedman of ME Productions.
The Miami Heat Dancers were among the many notable faces at Club SI.
Miami’s DJ Irie and guest DJ Funkmaster Flex entertained the group, remixing dance favorites as the Miami Heat Dancers, in Sports Illustrated attire, performed atop illuminated acrylic columns throughout the space. Guests were also treated to a special performance by the Wallflowers, which served as the climax of the evening.
It’s Miller Time
Up the beach from Club SI, ME Productions once again transformed one of SoBe’s best venues with bevy of branding. Mansion played host to more than 400 people to celebrate “Miami Lites,” an event campaign developed by ME Productions after being recruited by GMR Marketing, Miller Lite’s alliance marketing agency.
New Century Dance Company dancers in spandex racing-themed costumes and Miller bikinis performed for guests.
Inside the nightclub, ME hung 12 giant air-filled spheres from the ceiling, onto which they projected custom-made graphics that changed colors throughout the evening. The team also constructed a 30-foot projection wall around the DJ booth that featured Miller graphics and racing clips.
Throughout the night, guests sipped their Miller Lites while lounging on white couches (on which branded Miller Lite pillows had been placed) and off-white, branded plexiglass high-top tables illuminated with LEDs. Performers from New Century Dance Company danced atop Mansion’s platforms. Eggwhites Catering served sliced prime rib, boneless pork loin, sliced marinated chicken, and more.
ME Productions strategically placed flat-screen monitors throughout Mansion, which continuously played multimedia clips from both Nascar and Miller Lite commercials.
Further up the beach, at Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort in Sunny Isles, the Miami Lites Weekend continued poolside. Guests entered the pool area through a checkered-flag-inspired entryway and were greeted by a racing model perched on a branded Miller cube waving flags.
Catering stations provided by the Trump International Sonesta Resort were outfitted in black-and-white checkered stretch spandex and featured hubcap centerpieces and orange traffic cones.
Various branded seating areas, catering stations with tropical fare, and portable bars were placed around the perimeter of the lagoon-shaped pool-onto which a Miller logo was also with gobos. The 400 guests chilled out to reggae band the Monarchs.