The documentary “Latinos Living the American Dream” produced and directed by Eva Longoria Parker in partnership with the Pepsi YO SUMO initiative premiered yesterday, October 21, at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in LA. The documentary highlights the accomplishments and impact that Hispanics have in shaping the landscape of the United States. The feature is a culmination of Pepsi’s YO SUMO (I Add Up/I Count) movement which encourages Latinos to go beyond being counted and show how they add value to this country, in the year of the Census.
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PepsiCo, Inc. and Brand Affinity Technologies (BAT), the company reinventing endorsement and celebrity marketing, are working together on new approaches to engage consumers via their favorite athletes and celebrities. As part of the relationship PepsiCo is leveraging BAT’s Platform, which houses deep celebrity affinity intelligence, and has also partnered with BAT as the first sponsor of its netBAT content experience (www.netbat.com).
Doritos unveiled its highly anticipated collaboration with multi-award winning artist Rihanna. Through an augmented reality music experience that showcases the multiple facets of her personality and style, Doritos is debuting the special single, «Who’s That Chick?,» by David Guetta featuring Rihanna. To create a truly global scope, the experience at www.doritoslatenight.com also includes exclusive performances by a collection of additional recording artists from around the world.
PepsiCo Unveils Global Plans to Revolutionize Farming with New i-crop ‘Precision-Farming’ Technology
PepsiCo announced plans to roll-out its new i-crop farming technology on a global basis. The web-based tool, which was developed by PepsiCo in conjunction with Cambridge University, United Kingdom, is a crop management system that will enable PepsiCo’s farmers around the world to monitor, manage and reduce their water use and carbon emissions, while also maximizing potential yield and quality.
International Design Consultancy P&W has enjoyed further success at the Pentawards this year. The consultancy’s range of Kids cereals for Tesco’s fast-growing US chain Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has won a bronze Pentaward, presented at the official Pentawards ceremony at the Shanghai EXPO 2010. The three-strong range, Cookie Bites, Cocoa Sharks and Apple & Cinnamon Smiles, is designed to achieve cut-through in a category replete with bright colors, artificial flavors and cartoon characters, including well-known licenses such as The Flintstones, and TV «stars» such as Count Chocula.
Seneca Food’s Aunt Nellie’s brand of pickled vegetables enjoys a large and loyal following of older consumers. With rising interest in the farm-fresh movement from a younger generation, Seneca was perfectly positioned to speak to a broader demographic. In order for the brand to remain relevant and differentiated at shelf and appeal to a larger consumer pool, Seneca turned to international brand and design consultancy, Dragon Rouge, to develop a contemporized packaging design to appeal to younger consumers.