Cadbury is launching a “bubble-inspired” campaign “The Frothybeast” to promote its new product, Wispa Hot Chocolate, across the UK. The push by Fallon London is fronted by the brand’s new fictional spokesperson, an Italian hunk with a foamy chocolate hair and beard style, who “epitomises the playful and fun nature” of the new product.
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Volkswagen has added a new portion of blue shade to its “Think Blue.” approach with the launch of the new international campaign “Think Blue.Book.”. The new promotion, which starts with an eco up! commercial, traditionally celebrates the sustainable technologies used in Volkswagen’s new fuel-efficient, low-emission models. A few other videos are set to follow in the coming months.
Kraft discovers the sexy side of cooking in the new “Let’s Get Zesty” campaign launched for the Kraft Italian Dressings range in the U.S. The promotion by BEING Los Angeles is fronted by a hot guy, the Zesty Guy (apparently, a cousin of Old Spice Guy), who unleashes his macho charisma while cooking simple dishes like salad or pizza. The product itself seems to play a supporting role in the humorous promotion, serving as a tool to help the hot cooking guy show more of his prefect body.
Nissan is kicking off a new pan-European campaign under the “Urban Thrill Rides” tagline to promote the city car, a new Nissan Juke n-tec, available in European showrooms from March. The effort, developed by TBWAG1, writes a new charter in the “urban” narration, started by the brand years ago. It reveals the car’s adventurous personality and demonstrates how easily it integrates into the megalopolises’ life, ruled by high speed. The “Urban Thrill Rides” push is launching across more than 20 European countries starting April.
The digital music-streaming service Spotify has launched a U.S. campaign to reach a broader audience. The new “For Music” promotion, developed by Droga5, includes two commercials on TV and in the digital space. The first 30-second ad aired during NBC’s season premiere “The Voice” on March 25, and the extended version arrived on the same day during other shows. The service’s first-ever campaign will also include display and video ads to be launched on major online platforms such as Yahoo, AOL and Viacom networks.
Gillette is focusing on women’s preferences towards chest hair styles in the brand’s new U.S. campaign for the Fusion ProGlide Styler. The promotion taglined “What Women Want” highlights three most common men’s below-the-neck grooming and briefly explains how to create them using the trimmer-razor hybrid, released in 2012 as a result of collaboration between Gillette and Braun. The promotion includes the “Get the Look Women Want” commercial by BBDO New York, which is already available on the brand’s YouTube channel. The push launches broadly across print, TV and online starting April 1.
Coke Zero is launching a new U.S. campaign, revolving around the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The brand, which was created as a male-targeted diet version of Coca-Cola, is highlighting this “men” twist in the new advertising effort, developed by Droga5. The tagline of the new campaign, “It’s Not Your Fault,” plays around the men’s right to be in the game, even when they are at work.