Marketing Currents is a weekly current events news service that highlights unique and relevant business and marketing campaigns throughout the school year. The questions provided for student discussion will help to create a bridge between industry strategies/trends and the topics you are covering in class.
Austin Wells loves to travel the world. But he doesn’t like long flights, jet lag or an unsettled routine. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions:
In October, Delta Air Lines and Starbucks announced a partnership that allowed SkyMiles members to link their account with their Starbucks Rewards account and earn additional benefits in both programs. Click here to read the story at inc.com. Discussion Questions:
New York (CNN) In the pantheon of sodas, Dr Pepper is the odd one out: It doesn’t have the popularity or sales of Coca-Cola or Pepsi, you can’t use it in a standard cocktail, and it doesn’t fall neatly into a category like cola or root beer. Click here to read the story at Read more…
This ranking is determined by measuring growth in purchasing consideration over the course of 2022. The “Growth” score represents the net shift between the share of consumers who said they were considering purchasing from the brand in January 2022 and the share who said the same in October. Morning Consult Brand Intelligence tracks Read more…
We all know about the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile. It’s perhaps the most famous food-shaped promotional vehicle in the world. Click here to read the story at magazine.promomarketing.com. Discussion Questions:
After scouring the world’s biggest tech show for all the most innovative products we could find, we’ve settled on a list of the best ones from CES 2023. Our team found lots of gadgets that we were interested in and some that we might even buy or recommend later this Read more…
Chipotle Mexican Grill is celebrating the start of 2023 with a new lineup of burrito bowls and an augmented reality (AR) campaign, developed in partnership with Snapchat and designed to promote physical and mental health among the brand’s customers in the new year. Click here to read the story at Read more…
Consumers have had a rough go of it in 2022, setting the stage for a dim outlook this holiday season. As the world contends with war, inflation and the enduring complexities of pandemic life, marketers this year have frequently turned the clocks back to transport people to better times. Click here Read more…
Roku is counting on its growing consumer base beyond 70 million customers as it launches its own line of televisions, CEO Anthony Wood told CNBC on Thursday. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions:
At CES, the consumer tech industry’s big tech show, L’Oréal unveiled two new digital products designed to help with a traditionally analog task: applying makeup. Click here to read the story at fastcompany.com. Discussion Questions: