A city as a source of the ‘creative spark’. Urban streets as basis for bold and massive campaigns. For many decades, smaller towns and megalopolises have been inspiring advertising agencies behind multiple marketing projects, which on the one hand are targeted at promoting brands and, on the other hand, encourage consumers to compare different cities, unveil creativity and strong dedication to sport, cinema and quests, or even bring rural accents to urban settings. We at Popsop have reviewed global brands’ ad activity during 2010 and first two months of 2011 to see how they’ve been embedding city into their promotions. Now, we are presenting our 3-part study dedicated to the subject. The first section of this review will highlight competitions, cross-city studies, urban sport-related promotions, which have been taking place within big cities around the globe and in a way were dedicated to them.
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Bacardi Limited, which is one of the recognized leaders on the international spirits market, unveiled its third Corporate Responsibility Report titled ‘Spirit for Life,’ which highlights the company’s achievements in social and environmental areas during fiscal year 2009/2010. The 37-pages overview touches on global environmental efficiencies, increased engagement with responsible suppliers, an expansion of the Bermuda-based company’s award-winning ‘Champions Drink Responsibly’ campaign, and its active role in helping local communities through employee volunteer projects.
By Cheryl Swanson, Principal at Toniq LLC
With a new decade upon us, we thought this would be a great time to consider what socio-cultural shifts and resulting trends resonating today will gain strength moving forward. For CPG, HBA, any industry really, it is important to know what ideas will gain traction and what trends will fade away. Here, we have listed our favorite trends that we believe will continue to foster, from consumers to design.