Panini America On Location: A Massive Gallery of Super Bowl XLV Week Activities
DALLAS -- More than six inches of overnight snow has turned this already-frozen Friday in North Texas into something of a freaky Friday, just three days removed from the showcase that is Super Bowl XLV. For those of us at Panini America, things are just starting to heat up. Indeed, with enough events and enough activation to keep us on…
On the Routing Table: February 3, 2011
Leave it to the revealing hearth of the Panini America Routing Table to provide warmth and comfort during this strangely frozen week in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Days marked by wintry mixes, sub-20-degree temperatures and below-zero wind chills left many of us working from home this week. But when I was finally able to make it into the office, I…
Panini America On Location: Week 2 Kicks Off at the 2011 NFL Experience
DALLAS -- It's a frigid 16 degrees outside the Dallas Convention Center. Inside, things are starting to heat up as the 2011 NFL Experience enters its second week. Virtually every school in North Texas has been closed the last two days as the Metroplex copes with a once-every-two-decades winter storm. The good news: That means more foot traffic inside the NFL Experience, where…
An Interview (and Autograph Signing) with Washington Wizards Superstar John Wall
Just hours before delivering another signature, stat-sheet-stuffing performance Monday night in a 102-92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks (17 points, 10 assists, four rebounds, one steal), Washington Wizards rookie superstar John Wall was tucked away in the lobby of a posh Dallas hotel leaving his mark in other ways. Like, indelibly, with the smooth strokes of his Staedtler-clutching right hand…
Panini America Responds to 2010 Certified Football Replacement Situation
Last week, some members of the trading card community vocally expressed their displeasure regarding a Sam Bradford Mirror Black 1/1 from 2010 Certified Football being used a customer service replacement. Today, Panini America offers an official statement on the issue . . . (more…)
The NBA, Panini America Join Forces Again for Starting 5 Hobby Shop Promotion
The calendar flipping to February can mean only one thing (well, it can mean a few things; but for those of us with collecting genes, it means at least one thing): Basketball cards are about to take center stage – uh, center court – at hobby shops around the country. The NBA and Panini America have joined forces again this…
The Final Reveal: 2010 Donruss Football Rated Rookie Autograph SP Quantities
Early last week we provided a list of the 72 short-printed autographs available in the 2010 Donruss Football Rated Rookie boxed set. Our one misstep, apparently, was not including the respective quantities to accompany that short-print list. This morning, we intend to start our week off properly by correcting that wrong. Therefore, below you'll find a list that looks eerily similar to…
Panini Unwrapped . . . On Wheels: The Carolina Hurricanes’ Jamie McBain
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xQdDyrAe_I&w=560&h=345]RALEIGH, N.C. -- While en route to an autograph signing at the Panini America booth inside the 2011 NHL All-Star Fan Fair, Carolina Hurricanes rookie defenseman Jamie McBain takes time to open some packs . . . and answer some questions. We won't tell you about the part where Panini America's own Chris Reed, behind the wheel for our drive, took…
Panini America On Location: A Raucous NHL All-Star Weekend in Raleigh, N.C.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- We just thought Friday was wild and woolly during the first day of 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend. Turns out it was nothing more than an ice-breaking appetizer. Indeed the weekend gave way to a frenzied, festive free-for-fall that featured show-stealing Panini America activation at both the Raleigh Convention Center for NHL Fan Fair and at the RBC Center for a massive sampling opportunity…
Panini America On Location: Sights from the 2011 NFL Experience
With the big game now officially a week away, Saturday at the NFL Experience has "officially" become the kickoff to Super Bowl week. With snow predicted next week in North Texas, the Dallas Convention Center was smoking hot as pigskin fanatics gazed upon more than 850,000 square feet of football heaven. With so much to see, I only had time…