Mars, Incorporated announced their plans to combine Mars Chocolate and Wrigley segments to create Mars Wrigley Confectionery. Mars Wrigley Confectionery will include some of the world’s best loved brands in Chocolate (Snickers, M&M’s, Dove, Galaxy, Maltesers, Twix), Gum and Mints (Doublemint, Extra, Orbit, 5, Altoids, Lifesavers), and Fruity Confections (Skittles, Starburst). Martin Radvan, current Global President of […]
There are 32 teams in the NFL but only two teams in the Super Bowl. Skittles wants to give every football fan something to root for on February 7, so they’re offering the chance to “Root for The Rainbow” during the game. And, when a rainbow appears in San Francisco during the Super Bowl fans may […]
The newest two-minute film from Energy BBDO is the latest installment in the wildly successful “Give Extra, get extra” campaign for Wrigley, which has helped drive double digit growth for the gum’s base business since launching in 2013, according to Nielsen data. Like the first installment of the campaign, the new spot is focused on […]
Wrigley Hong Kong has recently launched a series of online videos, developed by BBDO Hong Kong, as part of a campaign across YouTube and Facebook channels on behalf of the Wrigley’s brand, Extra. Rooted in an insight from everyday life, the four-minute online video, featuring a team of renowned Hong Kong YouTubers, Bomba, demonstrates a […]
Super Bowl XLIX just got awesomer: The Skittles brand announced that it will be airing its first-ever Super Bowl ad, and it will be celebrating its first official inclusion in The Big Game in a variety of unexpected ways in the weeks leading up to the Feb. 1 kickoff. As an official sponsor of the NFL, Skittles […]
In celebration of America’s favorite beverage on National Coffee Day, Orbit gum is bringing a just brushed clean feeling to the masses. Orbit gum, made by Wrigley, a subsidiary of Mars, Inc., has teamed up with one of comedy’s rising stars, Jay Pharoah, to deliver one million pieces of sugarfree gum nationwide on Monday, September […]
What is photogenic, patriotic and celebrity all at once? The obvious answer is 421 Canadians coming together to break the Guiness World Records record for the most Selfies taken in one hour. This Canada Day, with the help of Degrassi star Melinda Shankar, Skittles made it happen – and it was selfie heaven. On the […]
Skittles has teamed up with the greatest fruit-slicing game in the world and, this July, is set to entertain its fans with a new on-pack promotion, telling avid gamers how to download new Fruit Ninja vs. Skittles to their Smartphone for free. The new and exclusive game, which launches in the UK next month, will […]
One of the world’s largest chewing gum companies, Wrigley, has added some ‘oomph’ into its products—as an alternative to traditional caffeinated beverages, such as coffee, tea and energy drinks. The gum called ‘Alert Energy Caffeine Gum’ contains 40 milligrams of caffeine, about half the caffeine content found in a small cup of coffee. Described as […]
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation today announced the addition of ten new countries to its international ‘Litter Less’ education campaign led by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).This addition brings the number of participating countries to 25 globally and kicks off the second of a three-year, $3.1 million USD campaign. It aims to help […]
