Grand Central Marketing Archives - Event Marketer
Meow Mix Launches a ‘Think Like a Cat’ Game Show
To create awareness for its Think Like a Cat campaign, Meow Mix produced a cat-themed TV show called the “Think Like a Cat” game show. It aired on Nov. 15 on the Game Show Network. Leading up to the show, the brand stirred up buzz with two promotions: an eight-city audition tour and an orange-carpet...
OfficeMax Elf Mob Invades Union Square
To drive awareness of elfyourself.com its popular holiday e-greeting site OfficeMax in December 2009 unleashed an elf “invasion” in New York City’s Union Square that had 400 green-clad dancing elves descend upon the park by subway, Segway, motorcycle, pedicab, stretch limo and double-decker busses for a four-minute surprise flash mob and impromptu dance performance. ElfYourself...
NASCAR Parks Stock Cars Across NYC to Generate Buzz
NASCAR kicked off its annual year-end awards bash in high fashion, turning the streets of Manhattan into a track for its top 10 Nextel Cup drivers. For a week leading up to the awards, the drivers’ cars were parked at points across the city, with radio and newspaper ads hyping the event. Donald Trump waved...
Meow Mix Cat Cafe Has Consumers Fe-line Fine
What was Meow Mix doing signing a two-week lease for a 2,500 square-foot storefront in a high-traffic area in Manhattan? Launching a pop-up shop—in this case, a temporary restaurant for cats and their owners—to introduce the brand’s first wet cat food. The Meow Mix Café featured a large dining room (for pets and people), a...