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.
Fisher-Price has created a virtual museum on Instagram to celebrate its toy stories. The toymaker, founded in 1930, has created an explorable online archive with more than 90 exhibits organized by decade, including the rolling Snoopy Sniffer from 1938 and wearable Roller Skates, first introduced in 1983. Click here to Read more…
As Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox prepare to unveil their next-generation products, the stakes are sky-high for both companies. But in the latest round of console wars between the hardware giants, Sony and Microsoft are playing very different games. Xbox Series X is out Nov. 10, followed two days later Read more…
The Hershey-owned brand is asking Instagram users to provide information about where to bring the “Trick-or-Treat Door,” an effort that likely will raise awareness for its stunt campaign. As people share posts in the photo-sharing app, there’s a greater likelihood other consumers will see the campaign and participate with their Read more…
It’s not likely you’ll ever brag how long you’ve had your toothbrush, but marketers also don’t usually advise a brand to advertise a product’s planned obsolescence. Start-up Goodwell Co. is now proclaiming in its first-ever ad campaign that it proudly sells “Toothbrushes that don’t last.” Click here to read the Read more…
Your Amazon Prime Day packages will look different than the boxes you’re used to — and they’ll come with an unexpected surprise. Between now and Halloween, Amazon will ship boxes with a new eco-friendly design that has a large white pumpkin on the side. Click here to read the story Read more…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her “authentic” personality will be a cornerstone of the plan to “rebrand” Chicago and help the city recover from the economic havoc wreaked by the coronavirus, the city’s chief marketing officer said Thursday. Michael Fassnacht, a former commercial advertising whiz, donated his time to work on Read more…
Accenture is launching what it’s calling the company’s biggest brand change in a decade, aided by a $90 million annual media budget that’s triple the normal spend. The campaign, titled “Let There Be Change,” was developed by creative agency Droga5, which Accenture acquired last year. The campaign was developed alongside Read more…
Bacon lovers, there’s a new face mask for you. Hormel Foods, known for its Black Label Bacon, announced the launch of “Breathable Bacon,” what it calls “a revolutionary face mask featuring the latest in pork-scented technology.” Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Discussion Questions: What is publicity? Why Read more…
Balsam Hill, renowned for its meticulously designed, lifelike, artificial Christmas Trees, partners with fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom this holiday season to create winter wonderland Christmas tree lots in 21 Nordstrom stores in 13 states. A first-time partnership for both companies, this venture is also the first time Balsam Hill has Read more…
The Big Mac might be McDonald’s most famous item, but a lot of people don’t know much about it. Check out the history of the fast-food chain’s beloved burger. McDonald’s is loving celebrity partnerships. Click here to read the story from foxbusiness.com. Discussion Questions: What is celebrity endorsement? Why do Read more…