Celebrated director Jonas Åkerlund, who collaborated with such brands as Stoli, Dior and Martini to name but a few, has created a movie for H&M. The Swedish apparel retailer focuses on style and exquisiteness in a new 5:45 film starring actor Joel Kinnaman, promoting the Fall/Winter 2012 collection for men. The brand tells a story of a guy, who is riding in a cab along rainy night streets of London and sees many interpretations of himself (even on banknotes and graffiti murals) everywhere in different apparel.
Author: Anna Rudenko
Following the international release of the ad titled “Paint the Town Black” dedicated to Arthur’s Day, the Guinness brand goes on promoting the black colour in the USA by launching a new promotion across the country. The US market is packed with lager brands, including Miller Lite and Bud Light to name but a few, so introducing Guinness Black Lager, a new light beer brand in this category, a year ago was quite challenging. Still, the brand, which has become famous for its Irish Stout, managed to find the key to success on the market. Today, October 15, Guinness is rolling out a new promotion, in which the light black drink is positioned as a dark and refreshing, two qualities, which usually never meet.
BMW Financial Services is fulfilling of the dearest dreams of any drivers by launching a community Facebook application called «The Ultimate Drive.» The new feature will allow people behind the wheel to share the best routes and greatest roads with the large community of the drivers. The new free-of-charge app to get a detailed look at the route using Google Street View as well as integrate the experience within The Ultimate Drive with other route-sharing apps from BMW Financial Services.
There are many ways to support a good cause with the public help. Brands help by spreading awareness about the cause, encouraging fans to donate money to some non-profit, doubling the donation by adding as much as has already been collected, or donating money for likes or comments. The last is the approach selected by Ralph Lauren for its new initiative related to the company’s Pink Pony Fund. The fashion brand will be giving $1 to the Pink Pony Fund of the Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation for every comment made on the brand’s Tumblr page.
The Purina brand, which is more often associated with cat’s food, released a campaign to promote its nutrition mixtures for smaller animals such as rabbits, birds, hamsters, etc. The marketing initiative dubbed “Big Thoughts From Small Animals” was developed by Colle+McVoy—it includes a series of six short videos and promotion on the Purina’s Small Animal Food Facebook page.
Google is committed to provide audience with numerous opportunities to broaden their cultural horizons. In 2010, as part of its Art Project, the Internet giant opened the doors of the most celebrated museums around the globe online, allowing users to view art masterpieces in detail on their computer screen, and in May 2012 it invited to explore the wonders of the world online. This spring, Google also unveiled an online platform dedicated to Nelson Mandela’s life and work, and now it invites the audience to explore 42 exhibitions about people’s stories “behind major events of the last century, including Apartheid, D-Day and the Holocaust,” says Google Blog.
Pearlfisher has devised and developed a strategy, name, tone of voice and iconic brand identity for Jamie Oliver’s Better Food Foundation, an initiative created for helping spread healthy eating habits across the globe. Today, a range of deceases originate from bad diets, and the Better Food Foundation is committed to contribute to establishing a world were high-quality food matters and people consume more healthy products to lead more productive and happy lives.
In the UK, Procter & Gamble is releasing a new campaign for its detergent brand Ariel, which will revolve around apparel stories told by various people. The promotion, developed by Saatchi & Saatchi, bears the strapline “That’s my Ariel, what’s yours?” to highlight the personal connection between the brand and people who use its products. The campaign, which includes TVCs, print, PR and digital promotion on the brand’s fresh page (registered on September 10) on Facebook, launches on October 15.
Google pays tribute to small businesses in the UK by rolling out a new product, the AdWords Credit Card, which enables them to pay for the AdWords service and coordinate the spending. The internet giant has launched a dedicated page www.google.co.uk/adwords/businesscredit, where users can learn more about the new program, launched on Sunday, October 7.
Electrolux has released a range of small kitchen appliances to celebrate vibrant colours. Psychologists confirm that colour influences on people’s mood, still traditional palette of kitchen appliances goes in boring shades of white, grey or even black. Electrolux has committed to change it by the release of the limited-edition Go Colour! range, which includes a coffee maker, toaster, water kettle, hand mixer, blender and stick mixer.