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Volvo Targets Tweens In Twilight: New Moon

Volvo Targets Tweens In Twilight: New Moon

A couple of months ago, we mentioned that Volvo had paid for product placement arranged to have its products placed in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Now that the movie is prepping for a November release, Volvo has upped its marketing game by launching WhatDrivesEdward.com. The microsite highlights the Volvo/Twilight alliance and gives visitors a chance to win tickets to the film's Los Angeles premiere as well as a brand-new Volvo XC60.

And that's great. As the second film based on the absurdly popular Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer, we're sure that New Moon will do well at the box office, so if it's exposure that Volvo wants, they're on...

A couple of months ago, we mentioned that Volvo had paid for product placement arranged to have its products placed in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Now that the movie is prepping for a November release, Volvo has upped its marketing game by launching WhatDrivesEdward.com. The microsite highlights the Volvo/Twilight alliance and gives visitors a chance to win tickets to the film's Los Angeles premiere as well as a brand-new Volvo XC60. And that's great. As the second film based on the absurdly popular Twilight novels by Stephenie Meyer, we're sure that New Moon will do well at the box office, so if it's exposure that Volvo wants, they're on... Read More

2010 North American Car of the Year: Your Ballots, Please

2010 North American Car of the Year: Your Ballots, Please

It's almost that time--if it were the Academy Awards, the accounting team from PriceWaterhouseCoopers would be sidling up to the podium with an envelope for Whoopi or Billy or Steve or, God forbid, Dave, to open.

It's just a few weeks before the 50 jurors on the committee cast their ballots for the North American Car and Truck of the Year. And it's your chance to tell us here at High Gear Media what you'd vote for Car of the Year, before I dole out my points and pick my personal favorites.

You know how it works: a few months ago, we shared the list of COTY/TOTY nominees that made the cut from the long list of vehicles new or improved for...

It's almost that time--if it were the Academy Awards, the accounting team from PriceWaterhouseCoopers would be sidling up to the podium with an envelope for Whoopi or Billy or Steve or, God forbid, Dave, to open. It's just a few weeks before the 50 jurors on the committee cast their ballots for the North American Car and Truck of the Year. And it's your chance to tell us here at High Gear Media what you'd vote for Car of the Year, before I dole out my points and pick my personal favorites. You know how it works: a few months ago, we shared the list of COTY/TOTY nominees that made the cut from the long list of vehicles new or improved for... Read More

Write About Cars, Win Cool Audi Gear With High Gear Media!

Write About Cars, Win Cool Audi Gear With High Gear Media!

High Gear Media's the only place on the Web, where you can write about cars alongside the pros. This week, we're kicking off a new contest to get you to join the growing number of gearheads posting blogs, reviews and pics of their favorite machines--and this time we're hooking the best writers up with great Audi swag.

In case you missed it, last month's HGM new-writer award Vince Burlapp won an iPod Touch for posts that appear now on the High Gear Media network of sites.

Now it’s your turn to beat Vince at his own game. This month, if you write and post to High Gear Media's network, you could win this collector's edition “100 Years of Audi”...

High Gear Media's the only place on the Web, where you can write about cars alongside the pros. This week, we're kicking off a new contest to get you to join the growing number of gearheads posting blogs, reviews and pics of their favorite machines--and this time we're hooking the best writers up with great Audi swag. In case you missed it, last month's HGM new-writer award Vince Burlapp won an iPod Touch for posts that appear now on the High Gear Media network of sites. Now it’s your turn to beat Vince at his own game. This month, if you write and post to High Gear Media's network, you could win this collector's edition “100 Years of Audi”... Read More