Looking to make Taco Bell synonymous with tacos across the globe, the fast food giant today kicked off two new major marketing initiatives. The first aims to grow global awareness by taking ownership of the taco emoji that lives on all of our phones. The second taps into Discord’s highly
One person’s trash can feed someone else in need … and likely wasn’t even trash in the first place. An estimated 1.4 billion tons of food is wasted each year, with 40 million tons coming from the U.S., more than any other country in the world, per Dole Sunshine. Click
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 saw more false advertising food and beverage cases filed than any year prior, continuing a trend in this area. One hundred seventy-seven actions were filed in 2019, up from 164 in 2018, and 145 in 2016 and 2017. To put these numbers in context, there
Doja Cat might be this year’s host of the MTV Video Music Awards, but she’s adding another major gig to her belt — she’s the star of Pepsi’s newest commercial, in which she plays Sandy Olsson from Grease, and sings the 1978 movie’s classic track “You’re the One That I
Burger King’s celebrity collabs celebrate the company’s new artificial ingredient ban. Starting on Sunday, Sept. 12, the fast food giant is permanently banning 120 artificial ingredients from their food menus, in an effort to further what a press release called “the brand’s commitment to deliver real food to their customers.”
With vaccines promising a soon-coming return to normal travel and office commutes, telehealth company Ro, parent company of direct-to-consumer men’s health brand Roman, has started reinvesting in subway ads. Like most brands at the beginning of pandemic lockdown, Ro paused out-of-home advertising for months. Click here to read the story
VMLY&R is giving young talent a chance these days. Very young talent. The agency’s new Wendy’s ad was “written and directed” by Julien Jantos, whose mom Megan posted his initial sketches on Twitter. “Free @Wendys ad written by their biggest fan (aka my son),” Megan wrote. Click here to read the story
Target is unveiling a new brand campaign tomorrow under the tagline “What we value most shouldn’t cost more.” The new tagline is a sentiment that perfectly aligns with the banner’s brand promise “Expect More. Pay Less,” Cara Sylvester said in her first interview since being named chief marketing and digital officer in
KFC is bringing back its popular ‘It’s finger lickin’ good’ tagline for the first time since dropping it last year. The line was temporarily withdrawn as the brand decided it was “inappropriate” to encourage finger licking in the middle of a pandemic asit breached hygiene advice. Click here to read the
After more than a decade, Visit Myrtle Beach is rebranding the popular East Coast destination as “The Beach” and launching a corresponding marketing campaign, “You Belong At The Beach,” just in time for summer and as COVID-19 restrictions begin to loosen. Click here to read the story at travelpulse.com. Discussion Questions: What
Pretty cool…watch Tottenham Hotspur Stadium conversion to football. The stadium has a retractable pitch with an NFL field underneath the soccer pitch…pretty wild.
Tomorrow: 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭. 🏈
