SAN DIEGO, Calif. –

In an era when collegiate athletics enjoys unprecedented success, the Mountain West Conference is committed to emphasizing the core value at the heart of competition—good sportsmanship.

The Mountain West’s innovative Sportsmanship Initiative is the centerpiece of a comprehensive campaign designed to develop an environment that fosters appropriate behavior from all Conference constituencies.

In 2011, this effort was spearheaded by a series of 27 cross-channel and in-venue sportsmanship PSAs, customized for each member institution. Produced by Loma Media, the spots featured on-camera appearances by the Conference’s football and basketball head coaches supported by action footage in a contemporary “mixed media” design. The football versions also featured stars from each institution, including MW Offensive Player of the Year, Kellen Moore of Boise State, and MW Defensive Player of the Year, Tank Carder of TCU.

“All-Star” versions, comprised of the top personalities from across the Mountain West, were created for national and regional in-game broadcast. The integrated campaign was branded as “Sportsmanship Is the Heart of the Game” to emphasize the critical role that sportsmanship plays both on and off the field.
“The leadership of the Mountain West Conference has considered sportsmanship to be vital to both the athletic and educational mission of the league since its inception,” Associate Commissioner Dan Butterly noted. “Loma Media has provided us with a creative, comprehensive and uniquely customized sportsmanship program that’s been well-received at all levels.”

The sportsmanship campaign was but one part of a full array of services provided by Loma Media in support of the most comprehensive branding and outreach initiative in league history. As the basis for this initiative, Loma Media solicited the opinions of more than 8,000 constituents including members of the Mountain West Board of Directors, athletic administrators, coaches, fans and members of the media. Loma Media has also provided the conference with an upgrade to its advertising and outreach strategies, employing an NFL Films-style look and feel to the Conference’s television, radio and print campaigns.

About Loma Media

Loma Media creates strategic motion media solutions that deliver measurable results to world-class organizations and emerging businesses alike. Around the globe, across the web, Loma specializes in the design, production and distribution of compelling communications content that makes a difference. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Loma Media also has operational presence in Austin, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC/Baltimore.

Loma Media is on the web at www.lomamedia.com.

Company Contact:
Janet Dahle
Executive Vice President
619-215-5661
jdahle@lomamedia.com

SAN DIEGO, Calif. –

Upon completion of a sweeping $27 million renovation, Sycuan Casino envisioned a dramatic broadcast campaign to showcase “a new standard” for southern California casinos.

Enter Loma Media. Working in tandem with agency partner HardRain Productions, Loma developed a unique concept driven by an original score (recorded live in classic “big band” style) to evoke a fondly remembered era of sophisticated entertainment.

A cast of 75 was featured in the four day production, which interspersed sweeping panoramas of the sparkling new casino with more intimate scenarios to provide an exciting overview of a fresh, state-of-the-art entertainment experience… “Casino Re-imagined.”

“We wanted to create an exciting, accessible narrative,” said Loma principal and creative director John DeBello. “The pictures tell the story, with a flow of constant camera movement achieved by integrating Steadicam, jib, and dolly sequences.”

The result? An inviting combination of Vegas elegance and local friendliness…with immediate market impact.

Sycuan’s all-new Game Day Sports Bar debuted in a pair of complementary spots that tout San Diego’s ultimate sports experience. The humorous campaign starred Frank Caliendo doing his signature John Madden impression, southern California sports legend Steve Garvey, a bevy of TV & radio personalities, and one uniquely Famous Chicken.

For DeBello and the San Diego Chicken, it marked a reunion of sorts—the first time they’d worked together since the Chicken ‘saved the world’ in DeBello’s cult-classic spoof “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.” “He still looks the same,” said DeBello, admiringly. “Wish I could say that.”

About Loma Media

Loma Media creates strategic motion media solutions that deliver measurable results to world-class organizations and emerging businesses alike. Around the globe, across the web, Loma specializes in the design, production and distribution of compelling communications content that makes a difference. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Loma Media also has operational presence in Austin, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC/Baltimore.

Loma Media is on the web at www.lomamedia.com.

Company Contact:
Janet Dahle
Executive Vice President
619-215-5661
jdahle@lomamedia.com