Well, where do I even begin…Yesterday was such a fun and rewarding day at the 2009 Philadelphia Marathon! The PhillyJobs.com crew arrived bright and early (well actually, it was still pitch black) to set up our Cheer Zone at 21st and Chestnut. With over 15 helpers, we quickly began to “take over” our street corner filling both sides of the street with pop-up tents, tons of PhillyJobs.com signage, bright red balloons and of course lots of smiling facing faces.
Dressed in bright red PhillyJobs jackets, we took our positions and eagerly waited for the action to start. We even had a team mascot for the day – Lucas – a rescued boxer/pit bull mix who was there in full support wearing his PhillyJobs.com t-shirt!
The first runners began to pass through our Cheer Zone about a half hour into the race. From then on, our goal was to have as much fun as possible cheering on the runners, passing out complimentary orange slices, pretzels and hot chocolate, pumping up the crowd, and singing along to energizing music (sometimes dancing too!)
One of my favorite parts of the day was when Mayor Nutter stopped by to join in the fun!! He spent close to an hour at our Cheer Zone cheering just as loud (or even louder) than most of the spectators out there. In fact, I’m pretty sure he was even singing along to some of the tunes PhillyJobs.com provided for the day! Mayor Nutter took the time to high-five many of the runners who passed by and was nice enough to pose for a few pictures holding a PhillyJobs.com sign!
To top it all off, PhillyJobs.com sponsored four people who ran the Philadelphia Marathon: Justin, David, Soon & Tonio. We couldn’t be more proud of our runners who did an excellent job of representing the company and running a great race! They also reported back that PhillyJobs.com had the best presence of any Cheer Zone along the course, which is a great way to be remembered by the 18,000 other marathoners!
All in all, the 2009 Philadelphia Marathon was a HUGE success! The Marathon sponsorship provided us with a multitude of branding opportunities, right in the heart of Philadelphia. We are confident that this event, along with continued advertising and promotions, will help establish PhillyJobs.com as the “go-to” employment site for the Greater Philadelphia area.
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