The International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) is pleased to announce that Bruce Erley, CFEE, APR, President & CEO of Creative Strategies Group, has been elected as the 2012 Chairman of the IFEA World Board of Directors. Erley was welcomed as the new chair at a ceremonial passing of the gavel during the IFEA’s 56th Annual Convention & Expo in Fort Worth, Texas in October.  His... Read More

Remember those back to school days as a kid when the teacher had you write an essay titled “What I did this summer?”  Well here at CSG we thought it would be fun to look back on our jam packed summer. What We Did This Summer: As always it was another busy season for us here at CSG starting with the Coldwell Banker Denver Century Ride and ending with the Cinch Jeans Rocky Mountain Showdown. In... Read More

Click the link below to see what CSG is doing to align sponsors with our various properties. A big thanks to the IEG Sponsorship Report for reaching out to us for this article! IEG Sponsorship Report-CSG See article starting on page  8 entitled ” Best Practices: Aligning Sponsorship Sales With Corporate Budget Planning”  Read More

Be sure to join our own, Bruce Erley, as he presents the Super Spring Sponsorship Seminar, more info found below:  Read More

In 2010, CSG was selected by Colorado Preservation, Inc. to design, structure and manage a cause marketing campaign to raise $12 million to restore the Colorado State Capitol Dome. CSG created the campaign name “Share in the Care Colorado,” managed the brand development and designed the partnership packages. This movie trailer is for a hour long documentary being developed by Havey Productions... Read More

Check out this video complied by Creative Strategies Group, the sponsorship agency for Denver Big Air. You can see everything ranging from the epic jumps to sweet sponsorship assets. Enjoy! Music titled “Paper Planes” by M.I.A. Denver Big Air 2011-CSG from CSG Sponsorship on Vimeo.  Read More

Join CSG and travel along with their experience from the 2010 9NEWS Parade of Lights from Downtown Denver. It was a great time for all involved!  Read More

This coming spring you might notice the Colorado State Capitol will have scaffolding erected surrounding the gold dome so many Coloradoans are accustomed to seeing in the heart of downtown Denver. Over the years since its construction in 1908 Mother Nature has gotten the best of the dome’s cast iron superstructure and for it to be enjoyed by many generations to come the restoration has to begin... Read More

Denver Big Air Winter Sports Expo Exhibitor Information On January 25th and 26th, preceding the SIA Snow Show as well as the annual X Games in Aspen, skiers and snowboarders will be soaring into the nighttime sky in downtown Denver’s Civic Center Park off one of the biggest man-made ramps ever constructed.  A collaborative venture of the Metro Denver Sports Commission, the City of Denver and the... Read More

Enjoy this video created by KOSI 101 on their experience of the 2010 9NEWS Parade of Lights. Stay tuned for CSG’s video on the Parade of Lights in the upcoming days!  Read More

We are proud to welcome back Bank of the West as the Title Sponsor of the 2011 Colorado Garden & Home Show who was CSG’s first client…a wonderful 15 year partnership and friendship! See article here  Read More

Live from Creative Strategies Group Headquarters see a demonstration of Smart Market’s latest product that is sure to add value to any sponsorship or event.  Read More

Expanding to meet its growing roster of clients, CSG is pleased to announce the additions of Patrick Ripko and Phil Worcester to its staff. Ripko joined the sales department as a Sponsorship Sales Associate in mid August and Worcester joined the account services department as Account Services Coordinator in early November. With Patrick’s decade in the hospitality industry, including stints at four... Read More

Starting with the 2010-2011 season CSG is delighted to add the Colorado Ballet to the events it represents. In its 50th Anniversary year the Colorado Ballet is one of the states oldest and most successful arts institutions and the only organization of its size and stature to produce classical ballet here in Colorado. CSG principal Bruce Erley has just completed a comprehensive property audit and sponsorship... Read More

www.denverbigair.com January 25 & 26, 2011 Civic Center Park Downtown Denver The final element is now in place.  In 2010 Denver became ground zero for the winter sports world as the SnowSports Industries America (SIA) “Snow Show” moved the industry’s preeminent annaul exposition to the Colorado Convention Center.  Now the consumer can join in on the excitement of snow sports and passion... Read More