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Vans' Interactive "Be Here" Campaign Shares Voices From Around the Globe on NYC Times Square Digital Billboard

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  Published in House and Home on Tuesday, December 15th 2009 at 12:08 GMT by Market Wire
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CYPRESS, CA--(Marketwire - December 15, 2009) - Vans introduces "Be Here," an interactive campaign that allows potentially millions of young people from around the world to share their image along with thoughts, hopes and personal messages with a global audience via the [ vans.com/behere ] website with the best submissions getting live airtime on a giant video screen at New York City's iconic Times Square. During this holiday season, from December 15 until January 5, participants can submit messages and photos by logging on to [ vans.com/behere ] or by emailing [ behere@vans.com ]. U.S. residents can also send texts to @vans + message to 87884. The cross-channel campaign runs on a place-based social media distribution platform built by LocaModa, Inc.

"As 2009 comes to a close, this is a truly unique opportunity for Vans to share the thoughts of potentially millions of young people in an original and expressive way," said Doug Palladini, Vans Vice President of Marketing. "Vans is opening a window into the minds of global youth culture via the screen in Times Square to share individual creative expression, a cornerstone of the Vans brand."

While every appropriate message will appear on the vans.com/behere site, the best submissions and accompanying images will be run in almost real time on a massive live video screen in Times Square during ten minutes of special Vans programming each hour, 24 hours per day. Participants are notified of their moment of fame via email with a link which allows them to view the photo of their message on the Times Square Billboard and share it via Facebook or corresponding url. They can also watch for their messages on live streaming video on vans.com as well as Vans' Facebook and MySpace pages.

Messages can be simple greetings to loved ones or could be inspired by topics of the day such as reflections on 2009 and hopes for the upcoming year. With the global scope of the campaign, English, Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese languages are supported.

Vans, the leader in action sports footwear and apparel, is a brand of VF Corporation (NYSE: [ VFC ]). Vans collections, which include active footwear, apparel and accessories, snowboard boots and outerwear and the Pro-tec line of protective gear, are sold in the United States through more than 200 company owned stores and factory outlets as well as independent retailers. Internationally, Vans sells its goods in approximately 50 countries through a network of distributors, sales agents and foreign offices. Vans supports and promotes the action sports lifestyle through such events and destinations as, the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing™, The Vans Downtown Showdown, the Pro-tec Pool Party and the Vans Warped Tour®.

For more information and to participate in Vans' global video message board, visit [ www.vans.com/behere ]