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.
Target said it will pause sales of Pokémon cards and sports trading cards, citing safety concerns for shoppers and employees. In a statement emailed to USA TODAY, the retailing giant said the cards will still be available to purchase on its website. Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Read more…
KFC is bringing back its popular ‘It’s finger lickin’ good’ tagline for the first time since dropping it last year. The line was temporarily withdrawn as the brand decided it was “inappropriate” to encourage finger licking in the middle of a pandemic asit breached hygiene advice. Click here to read the Read more…
Graduates, Thursday is your day. It may not be graduation day, but it’s a chance for graduating high school and college seniors to get a dozen doughnuts for free at Krispy Kreme, no purchase necessary and while supplies last. Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Discussion Questions: What Read more…
Puppuccinos may soon officially be part of Starbucks’ menu, a new trademark filing suggests. The coffee giant applied to trademark the term “puppuccino” with the US Patent and Trademark Office on May 4. Click here to read the story at businessinsider.com. Discussion Questions: What is a brand? What is brand protection? How Read more…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $30 million tourism marketing blitz to start in June, the city’s largest-ever campaign to recharge a moribund industry that at one time employed 400,000 workers and injected $70 billion into the local economy. Click here to read the story at bloomberg.com. Read more…
After more than a decade, Visit Myrtle Beach is rebranding the popular East Coast destination as “The Beach” and launching a corresponding marketing campaign, “You Belong At The Beach,” just in time for summer and as COVID-19 restrictions begin to loosen. Click here to read the story at travelpulse.com. Discussion Questions: What Read more…
TikTok doesn’t want advertisers to create ads for its platform. At its NewFront presentation on Thursday, TikTok told marketers that in order to be successful with its audience, they have to show up natively on the platform. Click here to read the story at campaignlive.com. Discussion Questions: Why would a Read more…
In the post-Kardashian era, the marketing power of social media, especially among younger consumers, has become undeniable. That leaves brands that cater to teens and young adults no choice but to turn to influencers, who can easily collect tens of millions in social media followers. Click here to read the Read more…
Fitness brand Peloton – known for its high-tech stationary bikes and cult-like following – announced Wednesday a recall of both its Tread and Tread+ treadmills following the death of a child and some 70 reported incidents associated with the products. Click here to read the story at thedrum.com. Discussion Questions: Read more…
Pepsi has debuted a virtual quick service restaurant concept that seeks to pair the brand’s colas with a variety of complementary foods, such as burgers, chicken sandwiches and ribs. Click here to read the story at retailwire.com. Discussion Questions: What is a quick service restaurant? What is distribution? Why do you think Read more…