In 2009 Cadbury Milk was set to become Fairtrade certified, and now all the products from the line are market with a special symbol. To raise awareness of fair trade, the company has released a free album called «Big Swap» featuring an exclusive track from the pop star Paolo Nutini as well as five songs by The Big Band Ghana and 2 by other bands.
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This week, Milton Hershey School and The Hershey Company are celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week by asking people everywhere to say Thank You for the little things people do for them. From February 15-21, go to www.thehersheylegacy.com to share a virtual Hershey’s bar and some Hershey’s Happiness with friends and family.
The Cadbury‘s Picnic Bar has launched a sweet challenge «It’s No Picnic» for people who love to eat fast. The brand hasn’t been in the promotional field for six years and now, with the help of the George Patterson Y&R agency from Melbourne it came forth. The Australian Internet users can upload their 30-second video or record it from the webcam on the site, and have make a commercial. All the uploaded spots will be rated and the most stunning ones are going to be aired on the national TV.
Snickers has presented its “More Nuts” digital promotion, dedicated to the “Get Some Nuts” follow-up for the British market. Previously, it was announced that the campaign for the new variety with more nuts than before cost £1 million. In January the brands only outlined the general idea of the projects, and now we can see how those have been implemented on the Daily Mirror website.
The online version of American newspaper USA Today has presented the Ad Meter shortly after the Super Ball game was finished. With the help of online voting they are going to determine which of the 63 commercials aired during the game was most adored by people. As for now the Snickers spot is beating five Doritos, one Budweiser, two Coca-Cola, one Dr. Pepper and one Dove Men+Care commercial among others.
Oscar Mayer, Kraft Foods brand, has launched a nice campaign called Good Mood Mission. The visitors of the mini-site are encouraged to participate in the project aiming at gathering food for Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. The brand offers the visitors to add their good mood to the gallery and tell the world what makes them happy. For each mood the company will donate one pound to the charity, and the ultimate goal is 2 million pounds.
The famous chocolate brand Godiva is encouraging its fans to share love through the specifically created mini-site Godiva Give Love. It gives the users a chance to send a virtual Valentine card today and automatically get the chance of getting a prize — a pair of identical special edition 36-piece Godiva Valentine Day Ballotins, one for the winner and one for his or her dearest person.