Creative: Page 45


  • Illustration promoting McDonald's Camp McDonald's mobile app experience running in July.
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    McDonald's stakes out virtual summer camp in mobile app

    Featuring merchandise, menu hacks and music performances, the 27-day effort offers another sign the chain views its app as a linchpin to winning Gen Z.

    By June 30, 2022
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    Coke teams up with Marshmello for limited-edition flavor

    The brand’s first flavor co-created with an artist is the latest effort to come out of the Coca-Cola Creations platform that launched earlier this year.

    By June 30, 2022
  • Trendline

    Consumer Packaged Goods

    If CPGs can adeptly adjust to emerging mandates, they have an opportunity to strengthen their brands.  

    By Marketing Dive staff
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    Reddit ramps up advertising with first US TV campaign

    “Find your people” pushes the platform’s community-centered message by meeting consumers where they are — on the couch.

    By June 29, 2022
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    Old Spice teams with Arby's to tackle 'meat sweats'

    Along with a new spot, the collaboration includes a limited-edition kit featuring a roast beef-patterned sweat suit and two cans of antiperspirant.

    By Updated June 29, 2022
  • Save A Lot ad for its private label
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    Retrieved from YouTube on June 29, 2022
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    Save A Lot puts private brands front and center in new ad campaign

    The video spots, which show store brands muscling out their mainstream equivalents, underscore the growing importance of private label in connecting with shoppers amid ongoing high inflation.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • June 29, 2022
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    Sweetgreen launches digital feature to reward customers for meeting goals

    The chain partnered with TikTok creator Emmanuel Duverneau to create content on the platform as part of a campaign designed by its in-house agency.

    By Julie Littman • June 28, 2022
  • CEO of Dentsu, Wendy Clark and Ryan Reynolds on stage during the Ryan Reynolds on Next Generation Storytelling session at Cannes Lions.
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    Cannes Lions returns energized but in tension with real-world problems

    Economic concerns and environmental protests rubbed up against the “we’re back” attitude of advertising’s glitziest confab.

    By June 27, 2022
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    Bacardi unveils line of wearable QR codes to promote up-and-coming artists

    The rum brand partnered with a streetwear label and a Grammy Award-winning record producer to create a clothing line that links to a new album.

    By June 24, 2022
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    Metaverse madness: What brands are doing to cut through the noise

    As marketers rush to plant a flag on the still-nascent space, lessons about what is and isn't working have begun to emerge.

    June 24, 2022
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    Kraft rebrands macaroni and cheese to promote comfort food positioning

    Changes are subtle, including adopting the commonly used “Mac & Cheese” name, but could resonate with consumers who value positivity and self-care.

    By June 23, 2022
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    Miller Lite honors female brewer Mary Lisle with limited-edition cans

    The Fourth of July packaging play seeks to reach female consumers while educating the public on an overlooked aspect of the history of U.S. brewing.

    By June 23, 2022
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    Q&A

    Why Heineken is ramping up investment in consumer experiences

    CMO Jonnie Cahill explained how the beer brand is partnering with Formula 1 and professional soccer as the value of in-person engagement grows.

    By June 21, 2022
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    Wendy's streamlines national-to-local social advertising with Tiger Pistol

    The QSR chain has teamed with the largest third-party publisher of collaborative social ads to transform its local ad strategy.

    By June 21, 2022
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    Campaign Trail: Liquid Death pranks taste testers with pricey — but disgusting — beverages

    The edgy brand blindfolded real people and had them compare flavored water to high-priced liquids like squid ink and lobster Béarnaise sauce.

    By June 17, 2022
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    Stella Artois sets sights on dinnertime as work-life divide remains blurred

    Acknowledging how working from home has altered the dining experience, the Anheuser-Busch beer linked with Instacart to help consumers prepare meals.

    By June 16, 2022
  • Female professional giving a high five to her colleague in conference room. Group of colleagues celebrating success in a meeting..
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    Jacob Lund/Getty via Getty Images
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    Consumers are looking for humor but brands aren't delivering, survey says

    Nearly half of consumers haven’t felt true happiness in two years, and many are looking to brands to deliver joy through ads and experiences, Oracle found.

    By June 15, 2022
  • Chobani oatmilk race track
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    Chobani launches intergalactic oat milk race on Roblox

    The brand is promoting its line of oat milk products with a metaverse race benefiting Hunger Free America.

    By June 14, 2022
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    L'Oréal's Garnier doubles down on esports with Team Vitality

    The partnership demonstrates how brands from verticals not usually associated with esports are getting in on the action to engage younger consumers.

    By June 14, 2022
  • Several people in medieval attire surround a knight on a horse.
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    Anheuser-Busch

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    Bud Light, Wieden + Kennedy part ways as beer marketer puts creative under review

    The shop behind iconic campaigns like the viral “Dilly Dilly” effort declined to participate in the process, teeing up a fresh chapter for Bud Light’s marketing.

    By June 13, 2022
  • Bourbon planters
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    Diageo's Bulleit plants environmental change at Tribeca Festival

    Hand-painted bourbon barrel planters, along with a limited-run vinyl of music performances, will be available for sale after the festival.

    By June 10, 2022
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    Timberland brings boot innovation to the metaverse with Fortnite island

    The custom space features a virtual iteration of its real-world design lab and varied biomes for visitors to explore wearing experimental “Metaboots.”

    By June 10, 2022
  • A Budweiser Pass NFT
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    Budweiser, Zed Run race into new partnership with Clydesdale NFTs

    The tie-up also makes the brand the official beer of the digital horse racing platform, another sign of parent AB InBev’s growing metaverse investments. 

    By June 9, 2022
  • Forever 21 x Barbie launches in-store, online and in the metaverse.
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    Forever 21, Barbie launch summer collection available in the metaverse

    The limited-edition Barbie Summer 2022 Collection will be available online, in stores and at the Forever 21 Shop City on Roblox.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 9, 2022
  • Still from Bubly's short film Coming Home
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    PepsiCo's Bubly illustrates importance of LGBTQ chosen families for Pride

    A video short calls attention to how safe spaces form bonds in the community, while the brand is issuing financial grants to struggling venues.

    By June 7, 2022
  • Wonderful Pistachios with Marvel's Groot
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    Wonderful Pistachios deploys baby Groot for plant-based protein push

    A campaign features custom packaging exclusive to Walmart in the U.S. and lines up with a new Disney+ series centered on the cutesy, tree-like character.

    By June 6, 2022