McDonald’s Pledges 250,000 Kits in Grassroots Football Deal

McDonald’s Pledges 250,000 Kits in Grassroots Football Deal

McDonald’s has renewed its sponsorship of the UK’s football associations for a further four years, pledging to supply 250,000 kits to local football clubs. The fast-food chain, which first signed up as the Football Association’s (FA) Community Partner in 2002, said it remains committed to raising the standards of football facilities at a grassroots level. […]

Chipotle Continues to Innovate with Twitter & Facebook Mystery URL Promo

Chipotle Continues to Innovate with Twitter & Facebook Mystery URL Promo

Mexican food chain Chipotle UK has promised to give away 14,000 burritos over the course of seven days in August, in a promotion driven by Facebook and Twitter. The restaurant chain has become renowned for its innovative approach to marketing, having gained global recognition at this year’s Cannes Lions for a short film highlighting the […]

Grolsch Lifts the Lid on Bluetooth Bottlecaps Providing Free Movies

Grolsch Lifts the Lid on Bluetooth Bottlecaps Providing Free Movies

Grolsch beer has launched a digital initiative called the ‘Movie Unlocker’, which provides free movies for customers who link bottles to their smartphones using cap-mounted bluetooth in a scheme designed by Russian app developer Heads and Hands. Using a Bluetooth beacon in the bottlecap activated when tapped against a mobile device Grolsch has advanced its […]

Budweiser Hunts for Buskers in Global Talent Search Backed by Jay Z & Rihanna

Budweiser Hunts for Buskers in Global Talent Search Backed by Jay Z & Rihanna

Budweiser is on a global hunt for undiscovered musical talent and is trawling the streets and subways of cities including London and New York to create the “ultimate busker band”, in a campaign backed by global superstars Jay Z and Rihanna. The lager brand is launching the initiative, which spans 85 countries, under the banner […]

Reebok Moves Into Bacon For CrossFit Promotion

Reebok Moves Into Bacon For CrossFit Promotion

It’s a brand extension designed to raise eyebrows and whet appetites. Reebok has entered the bacon market with the launch of a campaign promoting its sponsorship of the Reebok CrossFit Games. The Reebok CrossFit Games is a US tournament in which athletes compete for recognition as “The Fittest on Earth”. This year the sports brand […]

McDonald’s Sochi Website Hijacked by Gay Activist to Protest Sponsorship

McDonald’s Sochi Website Hijacked by Gay Activist to Protest Sponsorship

Scott Wooledge, an LGBT activist, has launched a parody version of McDonald’s Cheers to Sochi website in frustration of the Olympic sponsors not condemning Russia’s anti-gay laws. The website is hosted at cheerstosochi.org and has a near identical web address to the McDonald’s website URL and aims to act as a resource for people to confront the […]

Manchester United Signs up Trendy Liqueur Brand Aperol

Manchester United Signs up Trendy Liqueur Brand Aperol

Manchester United has signed up fashionable Italian liqueur Aperol as its official global spirits partner. The deal, which runs from this month until the end of the 2016/2017 season, will see Aperol branding displayed on the Old Trafford digital advertising boards during Premier League, FA Cup and Capital One Cup home matches. Aperol’s signature drink […]

Absolut Unveils ‘Content-rich’ Trends Website

Absolut Unveils ‘Content-rich’ Trends Website

Absolut has revamped its website in a bid to engage fans by offering them content focused on real-time cutting-edge trends and collaborations. The new mobile-optimised site will seek to “immerse fans in the world of Absolut with fresh content focusing on cocktail culture and creative executions”, according to the vodka brand’s owner Pernod Ricard. Localised […]