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.
We all know about the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile. It’s perhaps the most famous food-shaped promotional vehicle in the world. Click here to read the story at magazine.promomarketing.com. Discussion Questions:
After scouring the world’s biggest tech show for all the most innovative products we could find, we’ve settled on a list of the best ones from CES 2023. Our team found lots of gadgets that we were interested in and some that we might even buy or recommend later this Read more…
Chipotle Mexican Grill is celebrating the start of 2023 with a new lineup of burrito bowls and an augmented reality (AR) campaign, developed in partnership with Snapchat and designed to promote physical and mental health among the brand’s customers in the new year. Click here to read the story at Read more…
Consumers have had a rough go of it in 2022, setting the stage for a dim outlook this holiday season. As the world contends with war, inflation and the enduring complexities of pandemic life, marketers this year have frequently turned the clocks back to transport people to better times. Click here Read more…
Roku is counting on its growing consumer base beyond 70 million customers as it launches its own line of televisions, CEO Anthony Wood told CNBC on Thursday. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions:
At CES, the consumer tech industry’s big tech show, L’Oréal unveiled two new digital products designed to help with a traditionally analog task: applying makeup. Click here to read the story at fastcompany.com. Discussion Questions:
It’s a tough week to be a Southwest Airlines influencer. Take Kody and Kyler McCormick, brothers who have been making videos and social media posts boosting Southwest for years, in exchange for vouchers or cash from their favorite airline. Click here to read the story at nytimes.com. Discussion Questions:
When they’re good, they’re iconic. When they’re bad — well, at least you can usually laugh. We’re talking destination campaigns — when travel hotspots make a bid for your hard-earned vacation cash by producing extravagant videos and entire websites to grab your attention. Click here to read the story at Read more…
McDonald’s new test restaurant near Fort Worth, Texas could be the future of fast-food operators: Instead of human workers handing you a bag at the drive-thru, an automatic conveyer belt brings your order to the window. Click here to read the story at cbsnews.com. Discussion Questions:
“There’s a reason why it’s such a company priority,” said Alex Bodman, Spotify’s global vp of creative. “We don’t just see an increased user base day on day. We also see a lot of people coming back to the platform.” (Bodman declined to offer further details around growth and usage.) Read more…