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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Loop’d Network
press@loopd.com
1.888.874.3374 ext. 111 2010 Sponsorship Season Kicks off on the Loop’d Network
Connecting athletes and brands for product support in 2010 SAN DIEGO, CA – September 24, 2009 – Loop’d Network, the largest online network for action sports, today announces the launch of the 2010 sponsorship season for many sports like motocross, BMX, mountain bike and snow. Loop’d provides athletes and companies from across the globe a connection point, sponsorship management tools and resources to obtain their sponsorship goals. Loop’d has also launched its all new Sponsorship Resource Guide for athletes to improve their chances of connecting with the right brands and gaining valuable insight for self-promotion and marketability. The main goal for athletes is to help them promote themselves, their accomplishments and pump up their online profiles to increase their “sponsorability” to brands. Loop’d has worked with its brand partners to compile a wealth of sponsorship resources available on the network for athletes. This fall brings the launch of two new programs - First, its ‘Brand Insider’ program allows athletes to connect with brands when not eligible for sponsorship to receive exclusive access to news, deals, product promotions and updates from their favorite brands. Second, the launch of its all new eCommerce platform allowing brands to sell products online either directly or via their online retail partners helping to improve the overall buying experience for athletes. “Sponsorship and loyalty programs have always been an integral part of the sports’ D.N.A. helping advance young athletes’ careers and creating valuable grassroots marketing programs for brands to stretch their marketing budgets further,” said Scott Tilton, CEO of Loop’d Network. “In these challenging economic times we’re all in the same boat. Both brands and athletes have to be smart about their budgets and find ways to be creative to support each others’ goals.” Traditionally, sponsorship season begins as the race season wraps up when athletes have fresh results and accomplishments heading into the new season. Sponsorship levels and agreements vary by company, but can range anywhere from product discounts to free products and beyond (based on talent and marketability). Just a few of the hundreds of participating brands offering athlete support for 2010 on the Loop’d Network include Monster Energy, SRH, Diamondback, No Fear, Scott USA, Freestyle, Osiris, Oneal, Spy, Rockwell, Kicker, Dunlop Tires, AXO, Freestyle, Fuel Clothing, Twin Air, Renthal, SixSixOne and Globe. For a complete list, visit http://www.loopd.com/Search/Companies.aspx. Loop’d is the authority on connecting up and coming athletes with sponsorship opportunities and brands with a highly talented pool of young athletes. Today, there are more than 500,000 registered members and 400 companies across all motor, action and endurance sports and a 1.5M+ sponsorship connections made to date. To view the all new Sponsorship Resource Guide, visit: http://sponsorship.loopd.com/members/shwebsite/sponsorshipguide.aspx. About Loop’d Network
Loop’d Network is the largest online network for action sports. Loop’d provides a place for athletes to promote themselves, connect with other athletes and to connect with brands for loyalty programs and deals on products. For more information, visit www.loopd.com. # # #
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It just got easier. 
You may have noticed that we changed up the site navigation… and then some. Why? We want to get you to the most important places on the network - FASTER. Here’s the details on the new sections:
Home:
All of ‘your’ stuff; photos, videos, friends and most important – your dashboard (the spot to see everything that’s going on and manage all your stuff)…
Members:
Connect with friends or meet new people by; sport, type, time or location…
Brands:
Connect with brands you’re into, just roll over the ‘i’ and apply for sponsorship or become an insider to get deals and first look at news and new products…
Sports:
The sport hubs are the one-stop for all things about your sport…photos, videos, sponsorship opportunities and more…all sorted by the sports you choose
Shops:
Access all of YOUR deals (sponsorship deals, brand insider deals), and check out all of the other brands with shops on the network (we’re adding more every week)
ALSO... check out the new HOOK-UPS section – an up to the minute list of all the deals happening right now on the network…
Profile, Inbox, Settings:
Don’t worry – your Inbox and Profile are still accessible from every page on the network – we just moved them to the top right…
Enjoy...
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Just released - the new all-in-one communication tool.
Blogs, Broadcasts, Status Updates...it was becoming a bit confusing. To make it easier, we rolled the three into one feature - POST UPDATE.
Now you can Update your status, create session logs, promote yourself, shout out your friends & brands or use it however you want to communicate with the people you're connected to on the network. On top of that, we've made it really easy to attach photos, videos and links to your updates.
Your updates will immediately be fed to your friends/ brands activity feeds. In addition, you can view yours and other people's updates under the "Updates" tab in the Profile section with a chance to comment or reply. You can also access a complete archive of all your past posts.
Here's the details:
1) Write up to 1000 characters (do you really have that much to say)
2) Attach up to 4 photos, 1 video and 5 links on each Update. Anything you upload while using the Post Update feature, will be added to your galleries.
3) After you hit "Post Update" your post will be sent and you'll see the time and date stamp as well as the first few words of your latest post.
4) Click more | share ... a) To see what the post looks like in the activity feed b) To delete your latest post c) To Share on other social networks d) update all your social nets
Share
Sick of updating all your social networks individually? You can choose to share each post after you click "Post Update" or you can set up your account to feed all your updates to your other accounts all the time. (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and over 30 others) Easy and effective...in other words it's where you can tell us and the world the what about what's going on with you.
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Want to contribute to the Athlete Recovery Fund? Just watch the video below and send your friends to this link to watch it: http://parkjamsessions.transworld.net/athlete-recovery-fund-video/
Ball Park Franks has stepped up and agreed to donate $1 each time this video is viewed in it’s entirety, up to $100,000. So forward this video to your friends, family and everyone you know and you will help raise money for the Athlete Recovery Fund. Special thanks to Ball Park Franks, Alli, Alliance of Action Sports and TransWorld Media for help in making this happen.
About ARF
Athlete Recovery Fund began in the wake of the 2007 season. Action sports athletes suffered some of the biggest injuries in history. At the time, there was nothing in place to provide benefits for these athletes. Athlete Recovery Fund is the only official 501 (C) 3 charity that provides benefits to injured skaters, BMXers and freestyle motocross riders. For more information, visit athleterecoveryfund.com
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Loop'd is in Tennessee for the biggest amateur motocross race of the year - Loretta Lynn's. While we're down here, we figured we'd bring you some updates on the racing and the vibe in the air.
Yesterday was a hot one both racing wise and temperature wise.... The first motos of the Championships started today highlighted by Team Dunlop's Adam Cianciarulo flying to victory in the 85cc 12-13 stock class. Early in the the moto AC felt the pressure from Justin Hill until a fall from Hill allowed AC to move on to a easy moto win. In the 450 B Stock class California's Nick Paluzzi ran away for the moto win followed by fellow Californian Bryce Vallee.
The first moto of the 450A Pro Sport was easily taken by Canada's Dean Wilson followed by California's Travis Baker in second and Shawn Rife in Third. The best racing of the day by far came in the 250 A Pro Sport Class. American Honda's Taylor Futrell pulled the holeshot and opened up a sizeable gap on the field. Jason Anderson started off the Moto in 7th position and Blake Baggett was in around 10th after the first lap. Both riders put on a serious charge to the front and were by far the class of the field. Anderson over took the lead midway through the moto only to succumb to a mechanical failure while leading with a lap and a half in the race. Bagget charged hard all moto and in the last corner of the moto Baggett made a great move to take the lead right before the checkered flag. The top 3 for the moto went 1st-Blake Baggett, 2nd- Taylor Futrell and Les Smith in 3rd.
Check the Full Loretta's Day One Photo Gallery >
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Live from X Games 15... The Loop'd Network crew is at X Games 15 in Los Angeles, CA right now and we're bringing the action to you LIVE straight from our X Fest Tent behind the all new skate superpark.
Check us out starting at 2:15pm PST on Friday RIGHT HERE
The action continues all weekend, so tune in...
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 Loop’d is proud to announce that the Official ESPN X Games Community is on our network. Join the community and connect with other X Games fans, check out photos, videos, news, event guides and more…
Take X Games quizzes in Moto, Skate, BMX and Rally to win one of four backstage experiences for two (These are the best tickets ESPN has ever given away).
Join Now >
To find out all things X Games happening on the Loop’d network go to our X Games directory page
> Enter the Monster Army “M Claw” contest to win autographed Kyle Loza stuff
> Tell Ipath about your favorite Bob Burnquist X Games Moment for a chance to win 5 pairs of shoes and an autographed skate deck.
> Watch the Loop'd Live Webcast from July 30 - August 2
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San Diego, CA June 18, 2009 - Transworld Media and Loop’d Network today announced a partnership to deliver premium content and services to its online viewers. The partnership includes the launch of Transworld profiles on Loop’d and a sponsorship resource section for athletes on Transworld websites.
As part of the partnership, Transworld content will be integrated into the motocross, BMX, ATV, skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding sport hubs on Loop’d providing a wide variety of up-to-the-minute highlights for its members. Loop’d members will have the ability to opt-in to receive content and news updates from their favorite Transworld titles. Loop’d will provide its sponsorship wire feed and related content on all Transworld sites for athletes to learn about new opportunities and best practices for finding and promoting their sponsors. As part of this partnership, any Loop’d member who registers for a premium account will automatically receive a subscription to the Transworld magazine of their choice. “We have had a great relationship with the team at Transworld over the past couple years and look forward to expanding our partnership together,” said Scott Tilton, CEO at Loop’d. “A partnership between us helps Transworld get additional reach to our growing audience of action sports athletes while providing additional value to our members and brand partners on Transworld’s sites.” “Reaching and engaging action sports athletes and fans is top priority in all that we do at Transworld, and Loop’d is a great platform to achieve that goal,” said Liam Ferguson, Group Publisher of Transworld Media. “Distributing our content to Loop’d members presents additional opportunities for us to drive awareness of our titles and additional value to our advertisers as they continue to look for new ways to connect with action sports fans in the digital environment.”
For additional information, please visit www.loopd.com or www.transworld.net.
About Loop’d Network
Loop’d Network (www.loopd.com) is an action sports and youth-lifestyle online network. Loop’d provides a place for athletes to browse and share content, connect with brands, promote themselves and interact with over 500,000 registered members from across the globe. About Transworld Media
Transworld Media is the world’s leading action sports media brand and publisher of action sports publications and Web sites in terms of advertising, audience, and brand recognition. Based in San Diego, California, Transworld properties reach a combined monthly audience of more than 5 million teens, one of the most challenging audiences to reach through traditional media. The division’s magazines – all leading publications in their categories – include Transworld SKATEboarding, Transworld SURF, Transworld SNOWboarding, Ride BMX, Transworld Motocross, and QUAD Off-Road Magazine. These six consumer titles, as well as the monthly trade magazine Transworld Business, are the print foundation of a multi-media platform including action sports films, leading events, and the Transworld sites, forming the largest action sports community online. Transworld is a division of the Bonnier Corporation. Bonnier Corporation (www.bonniercorp.com) is one of the largest consumer-publishing groups in America and the leading media company serving passionate, highly engaged audiences through more than 40 special-interest magazines and related multimedia projects and events.
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Wanna be the first to get the inside scoop? Go to your favorite brands on the network and hit “Become an Insider”. If accepted, you’ll be on the inside track to get priveledged info about:
+ New Contests
+ Upcoming Events
+ Special Deals
+ New Product Releases
+ Sponsorship Opportunities
If you were already a “Friend of Brand” you will automatically become a Brand Insider. Let’s think about this…Are you really friends with a brand? Do you do lunch? Do you call a brand to go hang out?
Now you know why we switched things up a bit. It just makes more sense!
Go find a brand...
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For all you current and future AXO fans out there, AXO Cafe is serving up riders 24 hours a day. Join the community to talk about AXO products, interact with other AXO riders and get the latest on AXO news, gear and sponsorship opportunities.
Check it Out ...
As a key brand partner of the Loop’d Moto, ATV, Mountain Bike and BMX hubs, the AXO Café community will keep members up to date with new AXO Footwear, Gear and Causal wear. Along with giving its members exclusive chances to win great prizes through our monthly contest. Community members will be able to upload there photos and videos directly to the site for other members and sponsored athletes to view and comment on.
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