There has been a recent trend for brand owners to focus on revitalising traditional British names and rekindle the consumers’ love for these favourites. Such activity couldn’t have come at a better time, with a recent Super Brands study showing that UK brands are also those that resonate most with the consumer.
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Reebok is releasing a new product, Reebok Bacon, developed just for those who belong to the CrossFit Community. The new product comes in a box featuring a pig in Reebok sneakers, and celebrates the 2014 Reebok CrossFit Games, which launched last week. Bacon perfectly fits into the Paleolithic diet that allows bacon as one of the best protein-packed indulgences loved by many Reebok professional and amateur athletes.
Special K, the low-fat breakfasts and snacks brand from the Kellogg’s portfolio, is taking on the women’s bad habit of treating themselves aggressively with self-depreciation talks. The brand collaborated with Leo Burnet to launch the campaign dubbed “Shhhhut down fat talk” that explains how damaging self-humiliation can be. The effort includes the “Fast Talk” video and promotion on the brand’s Facebook page and Twitter profile.
UNIQLO has released a cooking app for iPad and iPhone that matches outfit, food and music. For the “UNIQLO RECIPE” project the brand has tapped 6 emerging chefs from USA, three men and three women, to develop original and simple dishes inspired by the label’s LifeWear ethos, “Clothes for a better life, for everyone, every day.”