Matthew Fields
Gummi Bursts Juice Up TV, Online
Brand Marketing
NEW YORK As Mars expands its line of Starburst candies with the addition of Gummi Bursts, an integrated ad campaign comprising TV and online elements was unleashed this week using [...]
Starburst Juices Up Lineup With Gummi Bursts
Brand Marketing
As Mars expands its line of Starburst candies with the addition of Gummi Bursts, an integrated ad campaign comprising TV and online elements was unleashed this week under the tagline [...]
Mintel: Frozen Novelty Desserts Heating Up
Brand Marketing
A recent report from Mintel forecasts that the bulk of growth in the matured ice cream market will occur via the frozen novelties category. Old-fashioned, regular ice cream recorded a [...]
The Athlete’s Foot Gets a Makeover
Brand Marketing
As The Athlete’s Foot moves forward with a major rebranding program, parent company NexCen Brands has appointed Darius Billings as director of retail brand marketing and merchandising at NexCen Franchise [...]
Study: At-Work Consumers New Target for Advertisers
Brand Marketing
A new consumer intelligence study suggests that American marketers should focus on the workplace for advertisements in deference to in-home initiatives. Americans are now spending 60% of their waking hours [...]
Bank of America Hopes for a Hit with All-Star Promos
Brand Marketing
With the 79th Major League Baseball All-Star Game fast approaching at Yankee Stadium, Bank of America is hoping its promotional activities leading up to the game will keep its brand [...]
Aveda Founder’s New Venture: Hairspray So Organic You Can Drink It
Brand Marketing
Years ago, Saturday Night Live ran a fake ad for a product called Shimmer that was both a floor wax and a dessert topping. Now Horst Rechelbacher, the man who [...]
Disney Licensed Merchandise Sales to Hit $30 Billion
Brand Marketing
Licensed merchandise sales are hot at the “House of Mouse.” Disney announced this week at the International Licensing Expo in New York that its global retail sales of licensed merchandise [...]
In-Game Ads Head to PlayStation 3
Performance Marketing
NEW YORK Sony is opening up its PlayStation 3 platform to allow brands to advertise on the medium. The deal could be worth $100 million over three years to Sony [...]
In-Game Ads Head to PlayStation 3
Performance Marketing
Sony is opening up its PlayStation 3 platform to allow brands to advertise on the medium. The deal could be worth $100 million over three years to Sony Computer Entertainment [...]