Carling is poking fun at Apple in the latest phase of its £9.6m marketing strategy to recapture the humour of its 90s ads. The brewer is rolling out print ads, created in partnership with advertising agency Creature, featuring a pint of Carling in an Apple-style docking station with the strapline “Un-upgradeable”. It then mimics literature […]
Celebrating ancient Celtic traditions, Guinness & Co. announced that Guinness Red Harvest Stout, a new, limited edition seasonal beer, will be available in the United States this fall. This new craft brew, which captures the spirit of the fall season, provides a change of pace from the array of pumpkin beers often available this time […]
Belvedere Vodka is set to launch its first ever cinema campaign in the UK, which looks to promote the brand’s product and lifestyle credentials. Created by BBDO New York, the £300,000 campaign is called ‘A Night Out’ and is set to appear in cinemas throughout September and October. Nick Ambridge, senior brand manager for Belvedere […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8BRLP0aNMI Diageo is pumping £34 million into the marketing of its Guinness brand over the next 12 months as part of a plan to boost its “quality” association. The investment drive will be spearheaded by a new TV campaign, created by AMV BBDO, which will focus on the surge of the Guinness pint. In echoes […]
Heineken believes all men have a legendary traveller inside them, just waiting to come out. For the past three months, Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam have been putting this theory to the test with Dropped, a series of episodic adventures plucking real men out of their daily lives and dropping them into the great unknown. This last gruelling […]
Pernod Ricard has signalled it is preparing a major push to reach more drinkers through humour and create excitement in wine after increased marketing spend in its last financial year buoyed a poor performance in Western Europe. The Absolut maker revealed a “stability” in consumer spending in its core markets for the year to 30 […]
PepsiCo Beverages Italy, has selected Rexam‘s Fusion aluminum bottle as its pack of choice for their limited edition Pepsi Beyoncé bottle. Chosen for its stand out shape and the graphic potential available from Rexam’s high definition printing, the Fusion aluminum bottle encapsulates the global partnership between PepsiCo and Beyoncé, and Pepsi’s close association with the […]
More than 15 emerging artists transformed Divisadero Street (between Hayes and Grove) into a public interactive art exhibit as part of Absolute’s Open Canvas initiative. From coast to coast, Absolute is inspiring creative risk-taking by collaborating with, and empowering, local artists to transform entire street blocks into art pieces. The initiative first launched in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, […]
A new study of traveler behavior reveals that the way to tourists’ wallets may be through their stomachs. Conducted by the travel market research firm Mandala Research and sponsored by the World Food Travel Association and other tourism organizations, the study shows that almost a third (30%) deliberately choose destinations based on the availability of […]
BrandOpus has designed the branding and packaging for Twinings tea brand’s new Signature Blends range. The consultancy describes the range, which comprises 14 teas, as ‘super-premium’ and representing ‘the pinnacle of teas and infusions’. A gold version of the Twinings master brand logo is used throughout the branding and packaging, with each variant represented by […]