Getting ready for London 2012 Olympics, Coca-Cola rolls out a global integrated campaign, Move to the Beat. The campaign will demonstrate the 2012 Games and sport in general in a way to inspire young people around the world.
Olympic Games
Any huge event, be it a concert tour, royal wedding or sport activity, offers brilliant opportunities to marketers. Next year, London will host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, which makes companies busy these days, getting ready for new clients and partners from abroad. A range of brands including Cadbury, BMW, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola have already started the promotional activity, and now the governments also steps in with a new campaign dedicated to the event. On September 21, the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced the GREAT promotion, which is led by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and aimed at showcasing the best in the country to attract new investors and tourists.
The Glacéau vitaminwater brand, known for its bold claiming which was criticized by public and banned by the advertising watchdog ASA, has now come up with a new campaign, which surely won’t generate any negative buzz. The Coca-Cola Company’s colorful drink has launched a new promotional project ahead of London 2012, encouraging fans to join in the creative process of developing a new flavour. The crowd-sourcing project, running on Facebook, is fronted by English signer Jessie J, the new brand ambassador and a ‘Flavour Creator,’ she will also help launch the consumer generated product, the ninth in the brand’s line-up, shortly before the Olympic Games.
Coca-Cola Great Britain is today launching a new PlantBottle packaging. To celebrate the eco-event the company tasked designer Wayne Hemingway (who is also developing a new uniform for McDonalds) to help communicate the environmental message to consumers, creating a limited-edition umbrella, with fabric made entirely from 100% recycled plastic bottles. The umbrellas are exclusively being sold at Harvey Nichols.
Cadbury, the official treat provider of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is announcing a new phase of the Olympic sponsorship campaign, which continues its Spots V Stripes initiative. As part of the new extension dubbed ‘Keep Team GB Pumped,’ the £8m campaign running on TV, digital platforms and experiential media, Cadbury launches consumer engagement activity and introduces themed versions of its favourite products as well as Olympic mascot shaped chocolates and Bassetts Jelly Mascots this month.
