The only presidential and veep debates the International Bottled Water Association didn’t sponsor this year were the ones held on Saturday Night Live.
Besides that, you could find IBWA’s private-label water – available for free – at the debates in Mississippi, St. Louis, Nashville and New York.
The only presidential and veep debates the International Bottled Water Association didn’t sponsor this year were the ones held on Saturday Night Live.
Besides that, you could find IBWA’s private-label water – available for free – at the debates in Mississippi, St. Louis, Nashville and New York.
For companies that sponsor the debates – Anheuser-Busch, EDS, and IBWA – it’s a great way to reach out and be a corporate citizen. There’s no public recognition, there’s no access to candidates and names aren’t mentioned on the air – it’s just good practice.
Joe Doss, president of the International Bottled Water Association, tells theNew York Times that the Alexandra, Va.-based group – along with about 1,500 bottles of water – donates the services of its government affairs director, who works at the debates. Adds Doss:
“The debates are a great cause and a good opportunity for us…It gives us visibility having our name as a sponsor, and it’s good for us to be associated with something so visible.”