Bulletproof has given Ritz crackers a new look by refreshing the brand’s identity and redesigning its packaging. The consultancy was appointed in January by Mondeléz International, which owns Ritz, and was asked to overhaul the European portfolio of the cracker. Bulletproof looked at the history of the brand, its current equities and new product developments […]
Crisp brand Tyrrells is running an on-pack promotion with a bizarre array of prizes, including Des as a middle name, an “uncomfortably long handshake” and a tattoo of your boss. Should the winner not be tempted by the 24 money-can’t-buy prizes on offer, they can opt instead for £25,000 in cash. The promotion is appearing […]
Heineken announced the extension of its sponsorship with the UEFA Champions League. The new agreement, means that Heineken the leading international, premium beer brand will continue as an official partner of the world’s most prestigious club football competition up to and including the 2017 / 2018 season. Heineken has been an integral partner of the UEFA […]
Reflex Nutrition has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to partner with the release of ‘The Wolverine‘ on DVD as part of its biggest ad campaign to support its Instant Whey PRO protein drink. The print, social, digital and on-pack campaign will encourage people to go to the Reflex Nutrition Facebook Page in order […]
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a TV ad for Sainsbury’s after ruling it misleadingly told consumers they need not shop around at Tesco and Asda for the best branded deals. The ad, promoting Sainsbury’s Brand Match money-back guarantee, depicted customers shopping, with the TV screen split into three and a section each representing Sainsbury’s, […]
The boyfriend of singer Adele has lost a challenge against Pepsi subsidiary South Beach Beverage Company after arguing that the name of the soft drink giant’s SoBe Lifewater was too similar to his Life bottled water product. Simon Konecki, who has a one-year-old son with Adele, had launched proceedings against South Beach, arguing that the […]
Weetabix has launched a campaign starring Jack Wilshere, the Arsenal and England footballer, Rebecca Adlington, the double Olympic gold medallist swimmer, and Jason Kenny, the triple Olympic gold medal-winning track cyclist. The campaign will include three online documentaries featuring Wilshere, Adlington and Kenny’s mothers talking about how important eating healthily was when the sports stars […]
Nestlé has announced it will achieve zero waste in all of its 150 European factories by 2020. This means that no factory waste will go to landfill or be incinerated without energy being recovered from the process. “The decision to achieve zero waste illustrates Nestlé’s commitment to environmentally sustainable business practices,” said Laurent Freixe, Nestlé […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h_sOE_y2FM&feature=share&list=PLnaDuH6eNKoFEzResQRasGYR0E5A_gn6q Baileys is releasing a TV spot as part of a £10 million push across Western Europe to promote its Chocolate Luxe drink. The new drink is a mixture of Baileys Irish Cream and Belgian Chocolate, and was created by Anthony Wilson, the principal liquid developer at its parent company Diageo and whose father helped […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAGZOPK1UkM Unilever snack brand Pot Noodle has escaped censure from the ad watchdog, despite two complaints from members of the public that it was “offensive” and “encouraged harmful discriminatory behaviour and treatment towards transsexual people”. The ad, created by Mother, featured a male actor with visible stubble wearing various outfits. The character was shown in […]