Michaels Crafts a Retail Media Network

Arts and crafts retailer Michaels has officially jumped on the retail media network bandwagon. In partnership with advertising company Criteo, Michaels’ network will offer sponsored products and display ads on Michaels.com, as well as off-site advertising. According to the company, the end result will be a better customer experience with “increased discovery of relevant products…

Archer Roose: Snake Rewards

Archer Roose and actress Elizabeth Banks have launched an unexpected initiative — a wild, new take on the Corporate Rewards program. One where consumers are mailed a real, live snake after purchasing 100,000 cases of Archer Roose wine.

This outlandish campaign was first leaked on Super Bowl Sunday when the brand quietly released a cryptic, toll-free hotline on social media. The number, 1-855-3SNAKES prompted consumers to call in where they received a pre-recorded message teasing the program.

On February 14, the campaign launched with a video that first appeared on the company’s website, emails, blog, and social media (organic and paid on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc,) Consumers were directed to the website archerroose.com/snakerewards where they could learn the details of the program and even browse the impressive display of deadly snakes they could receive (while supplies last.)

Video of Elizabeth Banks Introduces The Snake Rewards Program

Video of Elizabeth Banks Rolls Out New, Reptile Free Rewards Program

BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT: ELDEN RING

Though shattered, it shall guide thee. Though fractured, it yet calls. Enact thy will. Become Lord. Seek the Elden Ring.

Video of ELDEN RING – Rise, Tarnished | Official Launch Trailer

Video of ELDEN RING – Overview Trailer

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Twitter responds to Ukraine crisis with tips on deleting account

Twitter advised users to be careful about disclosing personal information, and to disable tweet location data.

Inside KFC’s Marketing Strategy With a New CMO, Creative and Media Agencies

In a single six-month period, KFC has upended its bucket of marketing, with a total overhaul of its agency relationships, strategy and leadership. Nick Chavez took the reins as KFC’s new CMO last November, selecting MullenLowe and Spark Foundry as its new creative and media agencies. Despite the turnover, one constant remains: Chavez confirmed to…

Bent Water Brewing: Bent Water

Bent Water Brewing Print Ad - Bent Water
Bent Water Brewing Print Ad - Bent Water
Bent Water Brewing Print Ad - Bent Water
Bent Water Brewing Print Ad - Bent Water

Bent Water Brewing is known for its hypnotically patterned can design. The brewer has brought this aesthetic to a campaign that will be used across POP in liquor stores across the east coast and midwest, sales sheets, social media, and signage to welcome customers to the on-site brewery taproom. The tone reflects Bent Water’s populist and unpretentious, yet meticulous and creative, approach to craft brewing.

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee: Show the World

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is partnering with Paralympic champion Andrew Kurka and Paralympian Joy Rondeau to promote the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games with spots from Saatchi & Saatchi launched during the Winter Olympics’ closing ceremony.

This campaign is a continuation of the USOPC’s first-ever Paralympic awareness campaign, a creative partnership with Saatchi and Saatchi, entitled “Show the World,” which first launched ahead of last summer’s Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

The fast-paced, powerful spots aim to put Paralympians and their amazing athletic feats front-and-center – maintaining their humanity without a narrative driven by disability. Increasing awareness and bringing excitement to the Games, the campaign will showcase how the Winter Paralympics are impossible to miss, showing the world that Paralympic athletes are proudly part of Team USA.

Video of Show the World: 2022 Winter Paralympics

La Vosgienne: Still the best way to enjoy nature.

The famous French sweet pine drops brand in the vintage tin is back in the advertising spotlight with a new brand positioning illustrated by a saga of three short and funny films created by Ogilvy Paris.

Nature: beautiful but also sometimes cruel.

With these three films, La Vosgienne wanted to illustrate what nature in real life can be like, often idealized, especially on social networks. The brand is addressing a new target audience, enamored by nature and adventure of escapades and new experiences. And, if life in nature is often synonymous with escapes and freedom, La Vosgienne reminds us that it can sometimes be rough and unpredictable. Certainly not as sweet as a pine sap candy.

And because the best jokes are the shortest, La Vosgienne needed no more than 10 seconds to make us smile. After its cult campaigns from the 90s featuring Dominique Lavanant or Chantal Lauby, La Vosgienne remains true to its DNA in these three offbeat humor films.

Video of La Vosgienne – Wake up

Video of La Vosgienne – Wolf

Video of La Vosgienne – Tent

Estee Lauder suspends president John Demsey over racial slur on Instagram

The social media post on Feb. 21 included a mock children’s book cover featuring Sesame Street characters.

Instagram: How to Manage Your Activity Status

Instagram has an Activity Status feature that allows users to see when other Instagram users were last active in the application. This information can be viewed from within the direct message inbox in the Instagram app. Users can hide their Activity Status if they don’t want other users to be able to see when they…

As Russia Invades, Agency Networks Look for Ways to Support Ukrainian Teams and Partners

As Russian troops moved into Ukraine in the early hours of this morning, international advertising businesses such as WPP, Dentsu and Publicis sounded concerns for their employees and professional partners based within the country. In the build-up to Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, world leaders had begun issuing economic sanctions against the aggressor in a…

Marketers Aren’t Waiting Around for Meta to Solve Its Apple Conversion Problem

After a torrent of bad news–most notably a disappointing earnings report that sent shares tumbling–Meta finally had something good to share with the advertising community last week: It had improved its underreporting of iOS web conversions to 8%, down from 15% in September. Advertisers were, for the most part, nonplussed. “We were adapting to this…

WarnerMedia-Discovery Merger Will ‘Probably’ Close Before the Upfront

Warner Bros. Discovery is becoming closer and closer to a reality, with the upcoming Discovery and WarnerMedia merger on track to close in early Q2–and “probably” ahead of the upfront–Discovery executives said Thursday morning during the company’s fourth quarter earnings call. “Hopefully, we’ll be closed before the upfront, it looks like that’ll probably be the…

Comcast is the Latest TV Data Provider to Join VideoAmps Hub

Comcast Advertising, the largest multichannel video distributor, announced today that it’s providing media measurement company VideoAmp a license to use its TV set-top box viewership data for its platform in a multiyear contract. This will improve the accuracy of the company’s tools for advertisers in identifying TV audiences as it has more data to cross-reference…

GreenPeace Brazil: LosSantos+3ºc

An intervention of the servers of the famous game GTA, which takes the effects of the climate crisis to the biggest city of the metaverse.

To warn against the risks of the worsening climate crisis and raise awareness throughout the world?about its urgency and measures adaptation in cities, Greenpeace Brazil took the real impacts of the environmental crisis into the metaverse. The modded map will be available to users between February 22nd and 25th on the Kings Roleplay server and will bring environmental, social and economic changes, as well as exclusive missions with a socio-environmental focus. In order to pressure state governors to declare a climate emergency, the audience can access a hotsite that gathers information about the environmental crisis and there users are allow to donate to the cause and sign the organization’s new petition.

Los Santos +3ºC, the most famous city in the gaming universe, and its citizens will suffer the consequences of extreme events, such as flooded areas, dry reservoirs, air pollution and a drastic decrease in fauna and flora. In addition, characters will be required to wear masks, will tire faster, and will have unique missions such as rescuing climate refugees and transporting clean water.

Video of GreenPeace LosSantos +3°C

McDonald's: Meant to be classic

McDonald’s™ is classic. And so are the paintings of Pierre-Auguste Renoir & Edouard Manet . These masterpieces have been transformed into an advertising canvas for this classic brand, where the characters find themselves reborn into the modern world, interacting with the McDonald’s products. This campaign is meant to be classic!

Harvey's: Burger Boss

Underdog Canadian quick service restaurant chain, Harvey’s lives in category dominated by giants. Brands like McDonalds, Tim Horton’s and Wendy’s who, all have significantly more locations across the country along with the added marketing resources dedicated to supporting them. Adding to Harvey’s challenges was how it had been spending what little precious marketing dollars it had on short-term, price-value based tactics, like flyers, at the expense of long-term brand growth.

Customization has long been a point of difference for Harvey’s and being able to top your burger just the way you want it is what makes the Harvey’s experience so great. Unfortunately, due to being drowned out by the competition and a focus on deals over differentiation, this fact was starting to be lost on younger QSR customers. Our goal for this campaign was to re-enforce that for them.

Volkswagen: See everything. Miss nothing.

Volkswagen Print Ad - See everything. Miss nothing.

The innovative IQ.Light LED matrix headlights feature interactive light control that makes night-time driving more comfortable, while boosting safety to the maximum. See everything, miss nothing.

Comcast will let Nielsen rival VideoAmp use its huge data set

Nation’s biggest cable provider, while shrinking, offers major addition to VideoAmp coverage as it vies to handle TV deals.