SUPER-CHARGE YOUR 2014

Is the Super Bowl Super?        Economic Impact Not All Its Cracked Up to Be Super Bowl XLVIII will take place this Sunday in New York City, between the AFC Champion Denver Broncos and the NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks. The Denver team, led by the record setting Quarterback Peyton Manning, is slightly favored over the defensive stalwart Seattle Seahawks, in a battle for NFL bragging rights. Chances for for cold, winter weather aside, the other debate brewing about this year's Super Bowl is the economic impact the big game has on the hosting city. The NFL will tell you the benefits are huge, but other studies show the impact is not what you may think. Check out this report from Associated Press.     A Super Bowl Economic Boom           for NYC? Not So Much... NEW YORK January 27, 2014 (AP) By MEGHAN BARR Associated Press Will the snowy New York City area really reap an estimated $600 million economic boost from the Super Bowl? Probably not. Despite such lofty predictions, sports economists say the financial impact of the Super Bowl could fall far below expectations, in part because visitors often spend their cash at NFL-sponsored or corporate events rather than at tourist attractions. Some hotels say Super Bowl bookings are running behind what they hoped for, prompting them to ease demands for minimum stays and room deposits. And academic studies show that at best, past Super Bowls generated tens of millions, not hundreds of millions. Read More... Super-Charge Your Marketing in 2014 You don't have to be a major player in the advertising world to reap benefits from the big game being played Sunday in New York City. Many small businesses, including this one, are riding the coattails of the NFL elite and using Social Media to gain some inexpensive marketing traction from the NFL annual extraganza. As you'll see in this article from Social Media Today, social media is re-defining the Super Bowl, and its marketing value to small business America. Read More... Who do you like in the Big Game? Seattle or Denver? Make your vote known. The high flying, record setting Broncos, or the ferocious defensive minded Seahawks. Go to our Facebook Page, be nice and give us a Like, then go to the Big Game Giveaway tab and vote for your winning team, and you could win a FREE Cellphone! Big Game Give Away "Your Success is Our Success!"