Kudos Zappos
I’d like to take this time to personally thank Zappos.com for stepping up to the plate and being the presenting sponsor of this year’s Rock-n-Roll Las Vegas Marathon. The were the presenting sponsor back in 2007 when the Las Vegas Marathon was being run by Devine Sports and then did not sponsor the 2008 – for good reasons.
Devine Sports didn’t pay their bills and were close to not even being able to stage the 2008 event. They owed the city, vendors and even the race winners money from the previous years event. In order to pay their debts, they had to sell the Los Angeles Marathon and the Chicago 1/2 Marathon. If I were Zappos, I wouldn’t have wanted any part of Devine Sports either!!!
Now that the Competitor Group is running the event Zappos is back on board. As a local company, I’m proud to be running under their banner this year and I hope this is a relationship that continues for years to come!!!
Advertising footnote: If you’re driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, you’ll notice a lot of Adopt a Highway signs with the Zappos.com logo on it – 29 of the first 34 miles to be exact (yes I counted, it’s a long trip). With companies trying to save dollars, I can’t think of a better way to get your name viewed by the driving public every single mile.
Tags: Chicago 1/2 Marathon, Devine Sports, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Marathon, Rock-n-Roll Las Vegas Marathon, The Competitor Group, Zappos, Zappos.com