The number of alcohol brands seems to be equal or even larger than the amount of juice or dairy labels, and while they don’t have the major virtue—alcohol doesn’t make people healthier in the traditional way—these labels try their best to offer something in return, from rendering financial support to entertaining.
Author: Anna Rudenko
Diesel is covering the Calvi on the Rocks music festival, which has been taking place in Corsica for the 10th consecutive year. The casual apparel brand, which is one of the sponsors of this music event, has launched a dedicated tab on its Facebook page, where users are invited to explore highlights from the 6-day festival, which closes today, July 11.
After testing its Refreshers energy beverages line across the USA, Starbucks Coffee Company finally takes the new product made from green coffee extract (sourced from unroasted 100% arabica beans) and real fruit juice to the international market. From now on, the Very Berry Hibiscus and Cool Lime flavors of Handcrafted Refreshers beverages will be available to consumers in the US and Canada as well as other 15 countries across the globe. Other formats of the new re-energizing drink— lightly carbonated RTD and VIA instant beverages—have also been launched by Starbucks, but their availability depends on the market.
Successful approaches are worth to be used again and again. The Coors Light beer brand is teaming up with the action films star Jean Claude Van Damme for a new extension of their marketing collaboration, which was launched last year. The new integrated advertising campaign will be rolling out in digital (Facebook and YouTube) and on TV across the UK market.
Burger King is making an unexpected step to attract consumers these Olympics weeks, aiming to battle with its major rival, McDonald’s, the official sponsor of the London 2012 Games. The chain’s ‘Flameship’ venue in Leicester Square has been turned into a gallery of one masterpiece as the company’s is displaying ‘Flame Grilled’ work by big-name artist Damien Hirst at least until the end of the year, but not for ever, according to Marketing.
Louis Vuitton positions itself as a travelling expert and regularly releases new guide projects to help people who are going on a trip, either by describing the merits of various cities or by giving tips on how to get ready for the voyage. The brand has recently launched The Art of Packing interactive hub on its official website to provide people from all around the globe with valuable tips on packing.
Jack Daniel’s celebrates Independence Day in the USA with a true representation of what craft really is. The whisky brand’s annual tradition is to collaborate with independent artists to create a series of man-crafted posters ahead of July 4—in 2011, Jack Daniel’s unveiled letterpress prints, and now it is taking the idea further and presents a bunch of hand-made posters to mark the occasion. To add the atmosphere of authenticity, the three artists, who partnered with the brand this year, created five unique posters with their own hands using traditional techniques, including embroidery, fred cutting, painting and more.
Heineken demonstrates how the beer can improve the settings. The iconic beer brand, which impressed the audience with its hilarious ad films ‘The Entrance’ and ‘The Date,’ developed by Wieden & Kennedy, now extends its Heineken Legend storyline with a 1:30 spot, created by TBWA/Neboko Amsterdam. In the new spot, in which one may find some similarities with Stella Artois’ ‘Apartomatic’ advert, the interiors of a dirty, gloomy, almost empty and bar is changed dramatically as Heineken beer is poured into a glass.