{"id":18388,"date":"2024-02-10T06:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T13:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=18388"},"modified":"2024-02-09T11:31:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T18:31:58","slug":"super-parade-opportunity-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=18388","title":{"rendered":"Super Parade Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most holidays have parades.&nbsp; People like parades.&nbsp; They like to be in parades.&nbsp; But Superbowl Sunday doesn\u2019t have a parade even though it is close to being our countries biggest holiday.&nbsp; This oversight seems like a big opportunity for a sunbelt city like San Diego, Albuquerque, El Paso or Tucson.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4096.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"5671\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=5671\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4096.jpg?fit=3648%2C2736&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3648,2736\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1325570455&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.636&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4096\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4096.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4096-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5671\" title=\"IMG_4096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4096.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4096.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4096.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4096.jpg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How would it work.&nbsp; Bands, Floats and Sponsors followed by a chance for all the participants to watch the game on the Jumbotron in the local enclosed stadium.&nbsp; I imagine a Rose Parade type event without the flower theme. Floats with fashion, entertainment, commercial and technology based themes.&nbsp; More high tech than Macy\u2019s balloons and definitely more TV friendly than the Rose Parade.&nbsp; Each float and band would have three minutes or so in the limelight.&nbsp; Half of the time the camera would be on the parade entry and half would be on their commercial.&nbsp; Some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Victoria\u2019s Secret no brainer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waffle House Tasting float<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ace Hardware National band<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whatever the hot new movie is.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The State of Colorado Tourism bureau.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emirates Air<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main attraction for the sponsors would be a chance to have an affordable ad near the Super Bowl.&nbsp; The TV Network would have a very low cost but potentially high profit product.&nbsp; The bands would be delighted to march and the sponsoring city would sell 100,000 hotel room nights at very little cost after the initial roll-out.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4103.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" data-attachment-id=\"5672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=5672\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4103.jpg?fit=940%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4103\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4103.jpg?fit=700%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4103-300x191.jpg?resize=300%2C191\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5672\" title=\"IMG_4103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4103.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4103.jpg?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only question in my mind is why hasn\u2019t someone thought of this before.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4113.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" data-attachment-id=\"5673\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=5673\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4113.jpg?fit=940%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4113\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4113.jpg?fit=700%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4113-300x191.jpg?resize=300%2C191\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5673\" title=\"IMG_4113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4113.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/IMG_4113.jpg?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a repost of a 2012 Superbowl post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BTW I am picking Kansas City by two touchdowns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most holidays have parades.&nbsp; People like parades.&nbsp; They like to be in parades.&nbsp; But Superbowl Sunday doesn\u2019t have a parade even though it is close to being our countries biggest holiday.&nbsp; This oversight seems like a big opportunity for a sunbelt city like San Diego, Albuquerque, El Paso or Tucson. 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