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.
With many Americans avoiding spring break travel because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Cheez-It wants to deliver a spring break experience directly to someone’s door for a new promotion. Earlier this week, Cheez-It launched its “Cheez-It Grooves Spring Break-In-A-Box” sweepstakes, which promises to deliver “all the benefits a spring break vacation provides” to the winner. Click here to Read more…
Even before Dunkin’ was paying her, TikTok’s top star, Charli D’Amelio, was a superfan of the brand. In many of her early videos, she’s seen holding an iced Dunkin’ coffee before breaking into a dance. Click here to read the story at businessinsider.com. Discussion Questions: What does it mean to have Read more…
Lexus aims to show how its 2021 IS sedan can be part of a complete lifestyle of health and well-being with its “Retreats in Motion” experience. Amid studies showing that many Americans are stressed from the pandemic and worried about the future, Lexus’ luxury road trip can provide a much-needed respite to Read more…
Walmart, other retailers, as well as tech companies, continue to heavily invest in seamless ways to incorporate shoppable content in different channels. Instagram recently launched “Shopping in Reels” in December, which allows users to purchase products tagged within the Reels. Click here to read the story at marketing dive.com. Discusson Questions: What Read more…
Lowe’s has a history of showing up for communities in times of crisis. Its Bucket Brigade helps communities in need by providing necessary supplies to those affected by natural disasters like the California wildfires. So, as the pandemic started to hit the United States and the country went into lock-down, Marisa Thalberg, Read more…
Target said Tuesday that it hopes to build on recent growth by investing about $4 billion annually over the next few years to speed along new stores, remodel existing ones and increase its ability to quickly fulfill online orders. That represents a step up for the retailer, which invested about $2.65 Read more…
The happy painter Bob Ross was brought on to this earth to soothe. For over a decade, up until his death in 1995, Ross brought painting to the masses with his step-by-step guide to creating landscapes, captivating the world with gentle musings such as ”we don’t make mistakes – we Read more…
Elf Cosmetics and Chipotle just announced a joint makeup line launching March 10. The brands will sell four limited edition makeup products, along with an “eyes chips face” bowl at Chipotle. The collection includes a $16 Chipotle eye shadow palette with 12 colors “inspired by classic Chipotle ingredients, including white rice, brown Read more…
As the weather warms up, we’ll all be looking for new, tasty ways to cool down. And some exciting frozen desserts are hitting the freezer aisle in just a few weeks. M&M’s parent company, Mars Wrigley, announced that they are expanding the M&M’s ice cream cookie sandwich collection with two new Read more…
Ikea is turning decluttering into a game with a new augmented reality“escape room” on Snapchat that tasks users with organizing items with the furniture giant’s products. The entire experience takes place in a miniature model of a bedroom that can be superimposed on a tabletop, floor or other flat surface through a Read more…