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MA – April 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / TD
Garden, home arena of the NHL’s Boston Bruins and NBA’s Boston Celtics,
announces the launch of the TD Garden
Business Network, an industry-first B2B network to digitally connect
the arena’s Premium Club members and corporate partners, beneath the banners
and beyond. The network will also extend to business leaders in the Greater
Boston area with a new TD Garden mobile app and enhanced in-venue networking
opportunities via LinkedIn
lounge events within The Premium Club at TD Garden.
“We
continually strive to remain one of the most innovative arenas in the country
and provide our guests with the best experiences possible,” said Amy
Latimer, President of TD Garden. “This new B2B network furthers our
commitment to providing our corporate community with even more valuable
opportunities to grow their business at TD Garden.”
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The
new network will feature several benefits and features for local business
executives, including:
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A new
mobile app, set to be released for iPhone and Android devices in time for
the Bruins playoffs, featuring the industry’s most advanced LinkedIn integration.
Network members will now be able to see LinkedIn contacts and group members
in attendance at TD Garden events, as well as become digitally introduced
to fellow club members.
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An expanded
B2B digital media presence, including new LinkedIn showcase pages, TD Garden
Business Network LinkedIn member group, Twitter integration (@TDGardenBiz,
#TDGardenBiz) and content hub at TDGardenBiz.com.
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In-arena
meet-ups in a LinkedIn lounge within The Premium Club at TD Garden, including
unique business networking events with high-profile local and national
business leaders.
TD Garden
currently ranks as the #2 most socially-engaged arena in the country (behind
only LA’s Staples Center), according to industry publication Venues Today.
The launch of the TD Garden Business Network follows the successful lead
of the Boston Bruins Digital Entertainment Network (D.E.N.), a first-in-pro-sports
initiative that integrated all of the NHL team’s social media platforms
and currently delivers original/entertaining content to more than 3 million
monthly uniques.
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About
Delaware North Companies Boston
Delaware
North Companies Boston is owner and operator of TD Garden, home arena
to two of the most storied franchises in pro sports, the NHL’s Boston Bruins
and the NBA’s Boston Celtics. Since its grand opening in 1995, TD Garden
has welcomed more than 30 million people to its world-renowned concerts,
sporting events, family shows, wrestling, ice shows and more. Home to approximately
200 public events annually, the state-of-the-art TD Garden is a year-round,
19,600-seat arena, fully equipped with three (3) private restaurants –
Banners Harbor View, Legends Club and the Premium Club Bistro – 90 executive
suites, 1100 club seats, and a multi-million dollar high definition video
scoreboard (Garden HDX). For information about the TD Garden, visit www.TDGarden.com.
About
Delaware North Companies
Delaware
North Companies is one of the largest and most admired privately held hospitality
companies in the world. Founded and owned by the Jacobs family for nearly
100 years, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family
of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware
North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel
Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North
Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD
Garden. Delaware North Companies has revenue exceeding $2.9 billion annually
and 55,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States,
Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information,
visit
www.DelawareNorth.com.
Media
Contact:
Tricia
McCorkle
Director
of Public Relations
TD
Garden
617-624-1865
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