McDonald’s Germany has worked with augmented reality company Metaio to launch ‘McMission’, an augmented reality app aiming to educate McDonald’s fans about the company’s commitment to sustainability. The app launch coincides with the release of McDonald’s third Corporate Responsibility Report and features four interactive mini-games, where visitors can learn about the societal and environmental initiatives […]
Heineken is beginning to test crowd sourced ideas for products designed for older drinkers, such as bottle shapes and beer recipes as it looks to innovation to offset ongoing declines in Western Europe. The brewer is to consult consumers and beer experts on three ideas – a range of beers containing iron, a new bottle […]
According to Underconsideration, US restaurant chain T.G.I. Friday’s has rolled out a new logo. Launched together with a new URL, NewFridays.com, the new logo features a sleeker and more modern look. The restaurant brand dropped its punctuations in its name—from “T.G.I. Friday’s” to “TGI Fridays”—and its original shape, to have its retained bold red-and-white diagonal […]
Cadbury Eclairs is looking to promote its two new flavours – Orange Twist and Hazelnut Twist – through an experiential roadshow featuring a string quartet. The campaign, created by Arc London, features the musicians playing classical music that twists and turns into well-known pop and rock tunes, to show the ‘twist’ in the sweets. Claire […]
Jack in the Box, one of the USA’s leading hamburger chains, today announced the launch of a new summer promotional campaign utilizing the mobile video platform Vine. Developed by their digital agency of record, Struck, the campaign consists of 101 videos showing Jack in the Box customers how to “Go Big,” a promotional theme reflected […]
Subway Restaurants, the world’s largest restaurant brand, introduced international soccer icon Pele as the brand’s newest “Famous Fan”. Commonly recognized as the greatest soccer player in history, the Brazilian hero is known and loved throughout the world. He joins a wide-ranging list of athletes with champion pedigrees including Michael Phelps, Apolo Ohno, Nastia Liukin, Ryan […]
Manchester United Football Club and PepsiCo announced a multi-year regional sponsorship agreement in Asia-Pacific. Under terms of the agreement, PepsiCo will become the Official Soft Drinks Partner of Manchester United in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Brunei. PepsiCo will hold exclusive rights to use Manchester United branding on its products and point of […]
Sainsbury’s has responded to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling not to ban the Tesco Price Promise, following its complaint that it was ‘misleading’ in its comparison claims. The Sainsbury’s print ad campaign is expected to roll out using the slogan “same price, different values” in relation to where their own-brand produce is sourced, claiming […]
Ice-cream and lolly sales soared by as much as fourfold in the first two weeks of July as the summer weather reached its peak, leaving some shops and suppliers short of stock. The revival was a welcome boost for an under-pressure industry hit by a dismal 2012 as well as a long-term sales decline. Last […]
Aesop, the brand storytelling agency has created a unique live event for Birra Moretti – the authentic Italian beer brand – as part of an ongoing integrated campaign. Building on the success of last year’s Pizza in the Piazza – which brought, great food, great company and great beer to some of London’s lunchtime hotspots […]