Lay’s potato chips, a brand from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division, launched a nationwide campaign asking Americans to help create the world’s largest “Happiness Exhibit” – a digital work of art made entirely from consumer submitted photos that showcase simple happy moments.
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The Walkers brand (Frito-Lay) is promoting its crisps with the help of a huge integral campaign, launched both on digital and TV platforms. The brand says that any sandwich will taste yet better if it’s made with its crisps. The “geographical centre” of the campaign is a little English town of Sandwich, in Kent County.
Pepsi «We Inspire» is an interactive online community that encourages women to share their sources of inspiration and taps into their powerful bond through a platform built just for them. Recognized with an NAACP Award on Friday, February 26, 2010 for advancing positive multicultural images in advertising and media, the «We Inspire» program is gaining momentum as a meaningful movement touching the lives of women from all walks of life.
Doritos create the most large-scale augmented reality project ever seen. The Brazil department of the brand is celebrating the success of the Sweet Chili campaign, which has been joined by more than 250 000 consumers. The tagline of the project is “Release your Doritos Lover”, and with a CuboCC augmented reality the brand decided to show how huge this lover might be.
A month ago, on January 31 the world first heard the song by Akon and Keri Hilson, which became the anthem of the football campaign launched by Pepsi. From the Grammy Awards the single «Oh, Africa» stepped onto the digital ground and just recently the brand has released a commercial with the song as a soundtrack.
In the USA the next official census is set for 2010. But Pepsi decided not to wait for statistics and started its own project Yo Sumo, encouraging the US Latinos to sign up and tell about themselves, their lives, dreams and aspirations. The movement is launched “to give a voice to all Latinos and show the world that we’re not just many, but we have a strong influence on culture in this country, while simultaneously encouraging everyone to do their part”. Bare listing is dull, Pepsi’s documentary is not. “Start to count, and stop being counted”, says the brand.
Pepsi Canada is supporting the annual Juno Awards and encourages its fans to take part in selecting the most favourite singers and groups of the country. This time the company is awarding those who vote as well. The visitors of the micro-site are invited to vote and automatically become the participants of the draw.
Doritos tortilla chips and Major League Gaming (MLG) unveiled the Pro-Gaming Combine – the first-ever nationwide skills challenge in competitive video gaming history. Starting on February 23 video game pros can log on to www.doritoscombine.com and purchase team passes from MLG for the debut Doritos MLG Pro-Gaming Combine in Nashville March 26-28, 2010.