Nearly two years ago, Starbucks senior store design manager Jonathan Alpert and his team learned of a potential new Starbucks site in Los Angeles. It was an unusual location – an empty old gas station on a fenced-off corner of Highland and Willoughby. “At the very beginning we knew this was something special,” said Alpert. […]
Wrigley Hong Kong has recently launched a series of online videos, developed by BBDO Hong Kong, as part of a campaign across YouTube and Facebook channels on behalf of the Wrigley’s brand, Extra. Rooted in an insight from everyday life, the four-minute online video, featuring a team of renowned Hong Kong YouTubers, Bomba, demonstrates a […]
The FAB Awards – International Food and Beverage Creative and Effectiveness Awards – are pleased to announce that Google UK Ltd will sponsor both The FAB Agency of the Year Award and The FAB Brand of the Year Award at the 17th FAB Awards in May 2015. Commenting on the partnership The FAB Awards Chairman, N.Nayar […]
Pearlfisher London has redesigned innocent’s on-the-go juice line, and introduced the drinks brand’s carafe design to the range. The brief, which spans creative strategy, graphic and structural packaging design, was to use design to inject the bottles with a “challenger spirit” that disrupts the sector and creates increases sales potential. Dan Gladden, Pearlfisher design director, […]
Fast-food chain Carl’s Jr. took its relationship with 72andSunny to the next level by allowing the agency to actually create its new spicy burger. 72andSunny not only conceptualized the ‘Thickburger El Diablo’ burger but also developed the ingredients list, named it, and designed packaging, along with its traditional marketing duties. The burger includes jalapeño poppers, […]
The 4 Pines Brewing Co.’s ‘Bastard Children of the British Empire’ is 200 years of Pale Ale history in a box as told through six very special ales, with each bottle telling the next chapter in the adventure of Pale Ale. The ‘Story of Pale Ale’ box tells the true story of the illegitimate offspring […]
In too many beer ads, women are portrayed in sexualized, objectified stereotypes—more often than not, they are scantily clad. In some cases, these ads not only seem to condone, but actually encourage sexual harassment. “We are advertising creatives working in a very sexist environment, and we started to grow uncomfortable with it,” says Thais Fabris, […]
It’s hard to imagine summer at Starbucks without thinking of a cold Starbucks Frappuccino blended beverage and the green straw. Take a trip back two decades to the birth of the iconic summer beverage. In 1993, Starbucks had just a handful of stores in Los Angeles and fewer than 300 across the U.S. and Canada, […]
WWE fans are anticipating a spectacular show of strength and determination from Roman Reigns during the main event at WWE’s pop culture extravaganza, WrestleMania 31, on March 29 – but what if he’s running on empty? Turns out, there’s not a lot of fight in Reigns when hunger strikes. Reigns gave the world a glimpse […]
H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create The Kraft Heinz Company, forming the third largest food and beverage company in North America with an unparalleled portfolio of iconic brands. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by both […]