To boost sales during its key selling season, Foot Locker, Inc. has launched a new advertising and integrated marketing campaign created BBDO, which gave birth to the company’s Approved umbrella.
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The CoverGirl brand has tapped another hilarious lady as its ambassadress, who will share her talent and inspiring female consumers with her beauty and charm. Last week, rock star P!nk joined the brand’s family, and now the cosmetics label welcomes a new face, Janelle Monáe, who is on “a unique mission to encourage women to use all their artistic powers to play, change, and transform,” says the press release.
Gap’s new global marketing campaign for this fall, Shine developed in partnership with Ogilvy, gains momentum. Gap rolls out its new fall collection called ‘Icon Redefined’ in a series of short films featuring different musicians and dancers who wear Gap’s iconic garments but with a modern twist and in rich color palette.
Coca-Cola’s Relentless Energy Drink brand has released its first commercial starring rapper Professor Green, who was announced its ambassador earlier this summer. The musician, who last year also became the face of PUMA, is an ideal match for the energy drink since he embodies the product’s bold and rebellious spirit and attitude, and this is reflected in the advert, which aired last week.
Following the last year’s successful collaboration with a modern visual artist KAWS on a limited-edition label design, Hennessy has teamed up with famed NYC-based artist Futura for a series of new creations such as a new limited edition bottle and a custom pair of Converse Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers that accompanies the bottle.
Mountain Dew continues its partnership with musician Lil Wayne as part of its DEWeezy campaign. The company has also partnered with action sports youth development agency STOKED to launch www.deweezy.com, a hub for fans where they can learn more about the project and help to bring the next DEW/Lil Wayne commercial to life.