A Big Break For Bango

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The ripple effects of the lockout in the National Basketball Association has reached advertising, as agencies are unable to feature their clients’ star spokespeople as long as the rift between players and owners persists.
Meyer & Wallis in Milwaukee, which in years past has used Glen “Big Dog” Robinson or one of his teammates in ads for the Milwaukee Bucks, decided to focus instead on the team’s peripheral stars. That proved a big break for “Bango,” the team’s dancing deer mascot, and Energee, the franchise’s sexy dance team.

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