Landor Associates was crowned a global winner in Diageo’s Marketing Brilliance Awards, at an awards ceremony held at the Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel in London. The agency won in the category of Best ‘Innovation’ Agency for the “Smirnoff Mixed Drinks” program.
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Ahead of St. Patrick’s Day (March 17), Guinness has released a series of tongue-in-cheek adverts, encapsulating the theme of sharing happiness and joy as part of the campaign, which is running under the straplines ‘Share a Smile, it’s St Patrick’s Day’ and ‘17th March, the Friendliest Day of the Year.’ The saint is widely known as the patron of Ireland, and Guinness, which is associated with this country like no other brand, celebrates the event annually for over 15 years with a bunch of activities and new products (for 2011, for example, it released a new special sauce produced in partnership with Heinz).
Ahead of the upcoming St Patrick’s Day (17 March), brands are busy launching new products and editions to celebrate the big holiday. The Guinness beer and the Jameson whisky are traditionally considered as the most Irish trademarks, and they just couldn’t miss the date. As part of the upcoming celebration, the brands have announced two products which are totally dedicated to the holiday—HP Guinness Sauce, designed by leading London brand consultancy Bulletproof, and limited edition Jameson bottle, created in collaboration with acclaimed designer Paul Daly.
Diageo’s Johnnie Walker launched a massive advertising campaign in China revolving around the ‘Keep walking’ motto. The new promotional push dubbed ‘Yulu’ (or ‘Words of a Journey’), the brand’s largest ever effort of this kind on the market, sees 12 Chinese pioneers—including an artist, a real estate businessman, a fashion designer and a blogger—representing different areas of business and art and telling their inspirational life stories.