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Sports Marketing: Intersport Launches Multicultural Division

Chicago-based Intersport has launched incito!, a multicultural division within the 26-year-old sports and entertainment marketing agency.

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Chicago-based Intersport has launched incito!, a multicultural division within the 26-year-old sports and entertainment marketing agency. incito! – a Latin word meaning to excite/inspire/engage – leverages cultural passion points, such as sports, entertainment, cause, music and cultural heritage, to connect brands to Hispanics, African-Americans and Asian-Americans. incito! is uniquely capable of delivering full-scale ideas because of Intersport's rich history and expertise in the marketing space.

Intersport's two divisions – Sponsorship & Event Marketing and Television & Digital Media – combine to provide fully-integrated marketing platforms (events, television, digital and social media) for the world's biggest brands.  incito! is led by Senior Vice President Michael Rodriguez, who brings nearly 15 years of agency and sales experience to the division, the last five of which are squarely rooted in the multicultural space. Prior to incito!, Rodriguez created, developed and served as the President of Wave – the multicultural agency of The Marketing Arm.

In 2011, as a precursor to the launch of incito!, Intersport helped Allstate with a multicultural event marketing initiative aimed at providing college and career resources for high school-aged Hispanic students in the Chicagoland area. Intersport activated 10 New Futuro college workshops, culminating with the New Futuro Summit at the University of Illinois-Chicago. The event featured a partnership with Univision and nearly 50 regional colleges and universities, as well as showcased Allstate's commitment to advancing Hispanic youths. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn was among many local and state dignitaries who showed up to support New Futuro. In 2012, Intersport is helping New Futuro expand outside the state of Illinois, activating in regional cities such as Houston,  Los Angeles,  Miami and New York.

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