As a means to compete with its rivals in the fast casual market, Taco Bell announced earlier this week that it will begin serving alcohol in one of its Chicago locations.
Mobile Ad Market Set to Exceed $100 Billion in 2016
The Wall Street Journal recently announced that the mobile add market is anticipated to reach $100 billion next year. For the first time, over half of the digital ad market (and about 16.5% of total advertising spending) will be attributed to mobile ads in 2016. This represents a quantum leap in the global mobile ad market of 430% from just 2013.
The Millennial Mindset: How Marketers Can Reach This Influential Generation
Millennials are currently the largest US population with an estimated purchasing power of $1.68 trillion. Members of this generation differ significantly from those who have come before them, and it is imperative that marketers understand how to effectively reach them.
Top-Level Domains (TLD) Key to Online Marketing Strategy
With only 11% of the web visible, it is extremely important to optimize your website for maximum visibility within Goggle’s search engine. The main way to do this to have a highly coveted .com domain name.
Bud Light Takes its “Up for Whatever” Campaign Too Far
Anheuser-Busch InBev is swarming in criticism stemming from part of its “Up for Whatever” campaign, by BBDO. The company has published 140 scroll messages on its bottles since the campaign’s inception two years ago. One of the messages came under fire last week, “the perfect beer for removing ‘no’ from your vocabulary,” which has been linked to rape culture.
Hulu CEO Announces Strategy for More Focused and Competitive Brand
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins presented to 2,000 attendees at its NewFront presentation last week. The company announced its plans to created a more focused and competitive brand. Among them are to drop the “Plus” from “Hulu Plus,” stream all nine seasons of Seinfeld, and produce an array of original series in an attempt to join the ranks of its competitors Netflix and Amazon.
A Series of Lawsuits Prompts SeaWorld to Launch Marketing Campaign Emphasizing Killer Whale Care
SeaWorld has faced intense criticism following the 2013 release of Blackfish, a documentary on the controversial captivity on killer whales. More recently, the company is faced with three class action lawsuits in as many weeks, causing SeaWorld to launch a marketing campaign focusing on the care of its killer whales.
“Scent Branding” Makes it Way to Federal Trademark Officials
The Wall Street Journal recently published an interesting article on companies that have tried to trademark aromas, some successfully and others not. In an increasingly cluttered and competitive environment, companies are doing whatever they can […]
Coca-Cola to Reintroduce Popular “Share a Coke” Campaign, This Time with More Names and Package Varieties
Coca-Cola is bringing back its successful “Share a Coke” initiative, first launched in Australia in 2011 and brought to the US in 2014. This time, the company will include over three times the names and expand its package varieties in an attempt to increase sales volume primarily from Millennials.
Companies Found Creative Marketing Opportunities this April Fool’s Day
April Fool’s Day is a small holiday that presents a big opportunity for companies to promote themselves in creative ways. This April Fool’s Day, many corporations announced mock products and/or made fake commercials in order to gain brand recognition and publicity.
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