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.
Bella Boye is the proud owner of a limited-edition Stanley x Starbucks quencher, the shiny pink tumbler that is going viral online. Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Discussion Questions:
Pepsi is encouraging fans to “get wild” in a campaign promoting its Pepsi Wild Cherry soda. The initiative, which consists of two 30-second spots, arrives just in time for NFL Wild Card Weekend, the start of the league’s highly-anticipated postseason. Click here to read the story at thedrum.com. Discussion Questions:
OpenAI’s GPT Store, where users can share their custom chatbots, finally launched Wednesday after a monthslong delay. Click here to read the story at theverge.com. Discussion Questions:
Marriott Bonvoy is taking a risk with such an unusual marketing strategy for the hotel industry. It could work or it could be a flop — but at least they’re trying new ways of reaching a younger audience. Click here to read the story at skift.com. Discussion Questions:
Walmart is greatly expanding its drone delivery services in North Texas. The service is already in operation from about a dozen stores in Dallas, Plano, Frisco, and Rowlett. Click here to read the story at fox4news.com. Discussion Questions:
Peloton will develop custom content for TikTok as part of a new agreement with the popular social media app, according to a press release. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Questions:
Morning Consult calculates the difference between the share of consumers who were considering purchasing from a brand in October 2023 and the same share in January 2023. Click here to read the story at thehustle.co. Discussion Questions:
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the world’s premier consumer tech trade show, a melting pot of cool innovations, marketing hype, and futuristic visions. Every year, CES becomes a battleground for emerging technologies and a showcase for the next big thing. Click here to read the story at thedrum.com. Discussion Read more…
Online sales had a record holiday shopping season, according to the latest data from Adobe Analytics. Consumers spent $222.1 billion online, helped by shopping via smartphones and a surge in Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL). Click here to read the story at fastcompany.com. Discussion Questions:
After a busy holiday season of hosting, toasting and just go-go-going, there’s nothing better or more rewarding than reclining into a peaceful January. But will friends and family recognize and respect your much-needed downtime? Click here to read the story at prnewswire.com. Discussion Questions: M1L3 (Branding):