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 […]
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 […]
Bear, the healthy snack brand, has launched a new multi-platform advertising campaign with B&B, which looks to target mums during the back to school period. Looking to promote both the YoYo brand, as well as the new Alphabites cereal, there will be a different creative for each, along with 25 key family events with National […]
Krave has revealed that its ‘tweet when u eat’ campaign has generated a total of 76,498 Twitter and Facebook posts; with eight per cent of those involved saying that they eat the cereal. The research, carried out by Crimson Hexagon using its ForSight system, found 54 per cent of users have engaged with the Krave […]
Dieters look away – everybody else feast your eyes on Cadbury’s latest treat for the whole family; a ten foot-tall castle made from Cadbury Dairy Milk Pebbles. The Cadbury Dairy Milk Pebbles Castle – on display at Cadbury World, in Bournville, between Friday 23 and Tuesday 27 August – has been built using over 90,000 […]
Unilever-owned food brand Knorr is launching an online portal to recruit food enthusiasts to act as advocates as part of a wider £12m marketing push to raise its profile in the UK. The food maker is switching from promoting the convenience of its products to creating campaigns that push its quality and taste credentials. The […]
Unilever-owned snack Pot Noodle has had a post on its Facebook page banned for being “crass and degrading” towards women. The Advertising Standards Authority received two types of complaints about three Piri Piri Pot Noodles ads that appeared on the Pot Noodle Facebook page. It upheld one of the complaints for one of the ads, […]
Weetabix has unveiled a new £4 million integrated marketing push, following two children and their grandpa creating mayhem in the house while mum and dad are out. Created by BBH, the campaign will include cinema and radio activity, a Disney children’s TV partnership, and significant in store activity consisting of on pack promotion and retailer-exclusive […]
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 […]
A Harrogate-based digital display specialist has successfully completed a major contract with one of the world’s most iconic fish and chip shop chain. As part of a £1 million investment in new technology, Harry Ramsden’s appointed ILED Media – who specialise in the full service delivery of digital display solutions – to install LCD digital […]