Topgolf is launching a new Angry Birds collaboration today that brings the mobile game to life in a virtual reality-like environment. Using Topgolf’s Toptracer ball-tracing technology—the same used by the PGA Tour—guests can partner with their favorite Angry Birds character to demolish virtual structures, defeat pigs and earn points and Read more…
Surrogate advertising. It’s the term one sports executive used when describing Thursday’s sports betting media deal with Turner Sports featuring DraftKings and FanDuel. The executive said the sports wagering companies are still competing for brand exposure and market share to position their future paths to revenue. Click here to read Read more…
Imagine the collective sigh of relief from Gap Inc.’s employees and shareholders on June 26. After a Bangladesh factory scandal, a bungled collaboration with designer Telfar Clemens, and employee layoffs and furloughs, their stock price spiked 42% in one day — its highest swing since 1980. Earlier that day, the Read more…
Disney has major plans for the Avatar franchise, beginning with the release of Avatar 2 in 2022, and the series could even be bigger than Star Wars in the 2020s. Disney’s takeover of 21st Century Fox was completed in March 2019, bringing them, among other things, a wealth of new Read more…
Major League Soccer’s Orlando City SC, which played its first season in Major League Soccer in 2015, is on the verge of being sold for about $400 million, according to a source with knowledge of the transaction. If the sale goes through, it would represent a windfall for owner Flávio Read more…
Your Amazon Prime Day packages will look different than the boxes you’re used to — and they’ll come with an unexpected surprise. Between now and Halloween, Amazon will ship boxes with a new eco-friendly design that has a large white pumpkin on the side. Click here to read the story Read more…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her “authentic” personality will be a cornerstone of the plan to “rebrand” Chicago and help the city recover from the economic havoc wreaked by the coronavirus, the city’s chief marketing officer said Thursday. Michael Fassnacht, a former commercial advertising whiz, donated his time to work on Read more…
Accenture is launching what it’s calling the company’s biggest brand change in a decade, aided by a $90 million annual media budget that’s triple the normal spend. The campaign, titled “Let There Be Change,” was developed by creative agency Droga5, which Accenture acquired last year. The campaign was developed alongside Read more…
Bacon lovers, there’s a new face mask for you. Hormel Foods, known for its Black Label Bacon, announced the launch of “Breathable Bacon,” what it calls “a revolutionary face mask featuring the latest in pork-scented technology.” Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Discussion Questions: What is publicity? Why Read more…
Balsam Hill, renowned for its meticulously designed, lifelike, artificial Christmas Trees, partners with fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom this holiday season to create winter wonderland Christmas tree lots in 21 Nordstrom stores in 13 states. A first-time partnership for both companies, this venture is also the first time Balsam Hill has Read more…