Coke Zero is launching a new U.S. campaign, revolving around the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The brand, which was created as a male-targeted diet version of Coca-Cola, is highlighting this “men” twist in the new advertising effort, developed by Droga5. The tagline of the new campaign, “It’s Not Your Fault,” plays around the men’s right to be in the game, even when they are at work.
Year: 2013
Samsung has unveiled its highly anticipated new smartphone, Galaxy S4, which is the lightest and the most sophisticated model in the Galaxy family. Being a successor to the company’s Galaxy S III, the new flagship phone has a sleeker and more refined design, Dual Camera, a wider 5-inch screen with 1920×1080 resolution, and a stronger textured body case. The new product, unveiled yesterday during a live-streaming show in New York, will be available in 55 countries on 327 different carriers starting April. The price hasn’t been announced yet.
BBC is rolling out its new global marketing effort and a new brand positioning for BBC World News and BBC.com. The campaign entitled «Live the Story» is launching across multiple media platforms including television, press (with interactive press ads), online, radio as well as out-of-come and experiential media. With the new cross-country and cross-channel marketing initiative, BBC is celebrating its ability to cover the hottest topics of the day, delivering news from every corner of the world.
Jaguar UK has teamed up with agency We Are Social to launch an engaging social-media initiative, built around desires. The new 2-week promotion, launched this Monday for the British audience, is devised to promote the brand’s new F-TYPE sports car ahead of its launch on the UK market later this year.
The shocking ads trend seems to be on the rise now. Following Nivea with its latest “terrorist” prank in the airport and Heineken with its “worst job interview,” Carlsberg has put some people to a tough, stressful test, too. The beer brand asked a group of young men to call their best friends in the middle of the night, between 1:00 and 5:00 AM, asking them to get out of bed and bring 300 euros to pay a card debt. Of course, only faithful friends could do such a favor.
Adidas celebrates women with a new campaign dubbed “all in for #mygirls,” which is rolling out across the globe as part of the brand’s biggest marketing campaign “all in” started in 2011. The brand kicked off the new girls-focused promotion on March 8 to coincide with International Women’s Day, celebrated in some countries.