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.
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):
The surprising partnership between Kellanova’s Pringles brand and upscale caviar marketer The Caviar Co. was born in the real world, but viral attention on social media resulted in heightened awareness of the duo’s potato chip-caviar collection. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Questions:
In 2023, brand collabs were inescapable. While some made sense conceptually, others have truly haunted us since we first laid eyes on them…here’s looking at you, Velveeta martini. We can’t believe that was last year; where does the time go? Click here to read the story at marketingbrew.com. Discussion Questions:
Teacher Note: Consider visiting Wendy’s Facebook page in class before discussing this news story. here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/wendys. I don’t know if you spend much time scrolling the Facebook feeds of fast-food restaurants, but if you haven’t visited Wendy’s page lately, you should. It’s complete chaos. None of it Read more…
“Avocados don’t get boring at all,” Alvaro Luque, the president and CEO of Avocados from Mexico, told Business Insider. Click here to read the story at businessinsider.com. Discussion Questions:
Chameleon Organic Coffee®, the original purveyors of consciously crafted bottled cold-brew coffee, today announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with Girl Scouts of the USA, the largest girl-led organization in the world, to introduce delicious variations of Chameleon’s award-winning cold-brew, featuring Girl Scout Cookie™ inspired flavors, launching in Read more…
Five months after McDonald’s announced the impending arrival of CosMc’s — a spinoff QSR chain “with the DNA of McDonald’s but its own unique personality” — the company has pulled back the curtain on the mystery restaurant. Click here to read the story at marketingdive.com. Discussion Questions:
If you’re a dog owner and you’ve been thinking that there just aren’t enough flavored beverages for pooches, worry no more. Click here to read the story at yahoo.com. Discussion Questions:
The holidays have arrived, and Uber is driving spirits with festive new offerings. The rideshare company on Tuesday announced its exclusive holiday offerings, which are available for booking through December via the Uber and Uber Eats apps. Click here to read the story at foxbusiness.com. Discussion Questions: