Old Navy has introduced an apparel catalogue of the next generation—the casual wear giant has tapped New Kids on the Block pop star Jordan Knight to sing songs about the summer collection pieces, including bikini tops, cargo shorts, dresses and tees to name but a few. Of course, the singing tribute to the seasonal wardrobe is just a joke, devised Crispin Porter + Bogusky, the agency behind the brand’s latest campaign, to add to the ‘funnovation’ atmosphere the brand creates.
Author: Anna Rudenko
The fashion giant Prada has recently teamed up with artist and designer Vahram Muratyan to create an unparallel presentation of the new items of the brand’s latest collection. The fashion house unveiled a series of animated pictures by Muratyan, in which accessories got integrated into the everyday environment in a totally unexpected way. The ‘Parallel Universes’ experience has been taken to the official Prada website, where images can be views and shared via social media by clicking on the buttons.
Following the example of many alcohol brands, which collaborate with music bands or artists—Jack Daniel’s and Jim Beam to name just a few, Diageo’s whiskey brand Bushmills launches a website featuring visual collaborations electro-funk duo Chromeo and other artists such as Bon Iver and Foy Vance. Their tracks can be heard on the new website, which was created and launched by Pulse Group to strengthen the Irish whiskey brand positioning and make it more appealing to a younger generation of drinkers.
Cadbury, which was among the first brands which started their preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games (it launched the Spots v Stripes campaign back in 2010), is to open a free sports and chocolate fan zone, interactive Cadbury House at Hyde Park ahead of the event. The space will be open to visitors for over two weeks, from July 27 through August 12, and will deliver ultimate sweet&sportive experience to people who will be in the capital during the Games.
Voting for one of the presidential candidates, people usually place economic, social or political programs on the top, but the environmental issue influences the picture of our future as well. The outdoor, surf and sport-related apparel manufacturer Patagonia, which focuses on ecology in most of its promotions, has launched a new campaign titled Vote the Environment, encouraging Americans to consider candidates’ environmental records before voting in November.
Honda makes curiosity a new theme of its new promotion, which has been created to support the auto brand’s carmaker’s sponsorship of documentaries on the U.K.’s Channel 4. The cars manufacturer has teamed up with Wieden+Kennedy London for a series of simple but impressive spots, which are revolving around things around us that inspired many of Honda’s engineering and design solutions in both vehicle and motorbike lines and lawn & garden ranges.
Seattle’s Best Coffee is on the lookout for undiscovered talents in the coffee industry. The Starbucks‘ owned company has teamed up with celebrity chef Jeff Mauro to launched a cost-to-coast search for the most extravagant and imaginative coffee drink. The Red Cup Showdown competition has become part of the state fears, which will be travelling across the US this summer—the new contest, fronted by the chief himself, will stop at five locations. Finally, the grand winner will be determined, who will be handed$10,000 and get the chance to have their coffee drink sold Seattle’s Best Coffee cafés across the country.
Effie Worldwide and Warc, the global online provider of ideas and evidence to marketing people, unveiled the list of the most effective marketers of the 2011, derived from almost 2,000 finalists and winning entries to 39 Effie Award competitions worldwide, which unveiled leaders in the field for the past 12 months. The Effie Effectiveness Index, which was launched in 2011, “recognizes the architects of the most effective marketing communications ideas from around the world.” The Index shows winners both by the business type category (Most Effective Marketers, Most Effective Brands, Most Effective Agency Networks, etc.) and by region.
Mountain Dew pays tribute to one of the iconic franchises in the cinema world, the Batman films, and celebrates the arrival of the latest (and the last) installment in the Dark Knight trilogy with a digital twist. Ahead of the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in the USA, slated for July 20, the soft drinks brand launched a dedicated community DEWGothamCity.com, which features exclusive and never-before-seen Dark Knight content, which shreds light on the events which happened within eight years between the trilogy’s second and third films.