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.
Pizza Hut is getting in on the “girl math” social media trend by discounting a number of popular menu items and teaming with a well-known influencer. Click here to read the story at themessenger.com. Discussion Questions:
Buddy the Elf, what’s your favorite color? Pottery Barn launched its new colorful and cheerful home collaboration inspired by the classic holiday film “Elf.” Click here to read the story at foxbusiness.com. Discussion Questions:
If you are a connoisseur of fancy coffee and fancy coffee shops (or even just fancy-ish), you’ve probably noticed that the price of your favorite drink is higher than it used to be. Click here to read the story at vox.com. Discussion Questions:
Well now families can have it both ways. Play-Doh’s latest campaign allows families to create pretend Play-Doh meals, using the brand’s new ‘Busy Chef’s Restaurant’ play set, and watch their creations be transformed into real life meals at their pop-up ‘Restaurant of Imagination’. Click here to read the story at Read more…
Burger chain, Wendy’s UK, has launched podcast miniseries highlighting the scary reality of competitor fast food experiences with a comedic spin. Click here to read the story at mobilemarketingmagazine.com. Discussion Questions:
It’s Friday the 13th and Sour Punch® is asking fans to test their luck with a new spooky (and spicy) treat. Introducing Sour Punch® Ghost Pepper Roulette™, a new and fun interactive snacking experience that could be a trick or a treat. Click here to read the story at prnewswire.com. Read more…
There’s nothing Mexican about chicken nuggets, but that doesn’t bother Taco Bell. Starting today, October 12, the chain is testing Crispy Chicken Nuggets in select stores as the chain plans to disrupt a category where it sees weakness. Click here to read the story at businessinsider.com. Discussion Questions:
When dinner burns or the power is out, customers can order a medium two-topping pizza for free through Feb. 11. Click here to read the story at yahoo.com. Discussion Questions:
Crocs Shoes last week unveiled what it’s calling “the most widely requested Crocs shoe designs in brand history”: a classic cowboy boot. Click here to read the story at theguardian.com. Discussion Questions:
Starbucks first introduced the Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) on October 10, 2003, and over the past 20 years, it has ignited a cultural movement around the love of all things pumpkin spice and fall. Click here to read the story at stories.starbucks.com. * Teacher Note: Consider pairing this news story Read more…