Diageo is returning Johnnie Walker to UK TV screens for the first time in 50 years this Christmas as part of a multimillion marketing strategy to encourage younger drinkers to extend brands such as Baileys and Smirnoff to new drinking occasions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1xD9d71mMU&feature=youtu.be The drinks maker is unifying upcoming campaigns for top spirits brands Smirnoff, Baileys […]
To mark the launch of Farmershub.co.uk, the new site dedicated to the latest news and debate from the British farming community, PepsiCo UK has built an animated, sustainable sculpture, combining photography and video to tell the story behind Walkers crisps. The animation was created by Royal College of Arts graduate, Sarah Beeby, and captures the […]
Springetts Brand Design Consultants has designed the branding and packaging for a new range of chilled ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook seafood called The Funky Fish Kitchen. The 11 strong range is produced by Young’s and sold exclusively through Asda. The packaging features a bold, iconic , eye catching fish illustration which aims to make natural fish […]
Dunkin’ Donuts has appointed Nexus/H as its lead marketing and creative agency ahead of its second attempt to crack the UK market. The US doughnut and coffee chain announced a deal last month to open 150 restaurants in the UK over the next five years in an attempt to take on competitors such as Krispy […]
BrandOpus has designed the limited edition 80th anniversary packaging for Twinings English Breakfast tea, which the consultancy says was the ‘first designer tea’. The tea was created in 1933 to accompany the popular breakfast choices of the day. BrandOpus has worked with Twinings on a number of previous projects including the Signature Blends range, Everyday […]
Fortnum & Mason approached Decide (formerly tdg The Design Group) in the Autum of 2011 to redesign their entire tea range to improve shopper navigation at shelf by effectively communicating the various tea categories in a variety of formats (loose tea and tea bags) in an attractive and engaging manner capitalising on Fortnum & Mason’s heritage […]
Warburtons will launch the latest marketing campaign to promote its Half and Half product range next month. Led by creative agency WCRS, the campaign will include a television advert directed by James Griffiths (Moxie Pictures) based on the story of a little boy writing to Jonathan Warburton to inform him of the role his bread […]
When UK Starbucks chains debuted their new ‘Duffin’ pastry—a doughnut-muffin fusion with a raspberry jam filling, they didn’t know how much of a ruckus it would cause. Shortly after the debut, local English bakery Bea’s of Bloomsbury declared it a ripoff, claiming to have been making ‘duffins’ long before Starbucks started selling them. The bakery […]
A change of environment can enhance the experience of enjoying whisky by up to 20%, according to the world’s first scientific study exploring the senses and taste of whisky. The study has exciting implications for people enjoying whisky in their own homes, and for the way pubs, bars and restaurants could be designed in the […]
AB InBev, Heineken, Molson Coors and Fuller’s are broadening their use of digital in the on-trade to try and create an upfront value proposition capable of wooing drinkers rather than just relying on quirky bar-side marketing “gimmicks”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlnjXlm2sm0 Beer brands are at the forefront of digital innovation with marketing initiatives such as Facebook apps and […]