The K-State Sports Marketing Club sponsored U.S. Cellular to come to Bosco Student Plaza for a spirit rally Thursday afternoon.
Mike Wolfe, senior in marketing and the club’s president, said U.S. Cellular needed a sponsor so it could come to the campus to do the rally. However, it was also a great opportunity to promote the new club.
Activities at the event included an inflatable bungee run, a green screen photo station and free T-shirts.
Wolfe said the club was created by himself and two other students when they noticed a need for marketing students to promote themselves, giving them a chance to use their marketing skills for different sports organizations in the area.
“It is a really great chance to be out here today and promote the club and try to get our numbers up,” said Daniel Oppy, senior in marketing. “We are a very brand new club; this is our first year so there are no dues. It is a great time to join. We are open to all majors.”
Oppy said the club has helped out several major sports organizations, including the Kansas City Royals. The club did a little marketing research for the Royals and received free tickets in exchange.
“It was really a great opportunity for us; it was almost like a mini-internship,” Wolfe said. “We are currently in talks with the Kansas City Chiefs to help them with marketing.”
The club meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and has 15 members. The organization also has a page on Facebook.com.
Upcoming events for the club include helping U.S. Cellular at the K-State game on Saturday at its tailgate party. Club members are also planning a hometown heroes basketball game at a women’s basketball game in January. The game is scheduled to feature the Riley County Police Department, Emergency Medical Services and the Manhattan Fire Department.
