Sandra O’Loughlin

To mingle with millennials, you have to go where they are, which most likely is on campus, at a concert or at the beach. Take a look at some programs that highlight the best ways to connect with this dynamic demo in ways that are meaningful, relevant and fun.

Levi’s Heads to Campus

If there’s one thing the Norton by Symantec brand wants consumers to understand, it’s that they’re vulnerable. Very vulnerable. They may not think they are, but anyone with a computer, mobile device or tablet is a potential target for scammers, phishers and cybercriminals who lurk all across the internet stealing identities, credit card numbers… any information they can get their dirty little cyberfingers on and sell on the black market. According to one of Norton’s own Cybercrime Reports, cybercrime costs consumers $388 billion globally each year.

Staples Promotional Products, the business division of Staples, the office retailer, partnered with the USOC in a June 13 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newest Team USA shop, which is located at the Olympic training center in Chula Vista, CA. Staples, a 20-year partner of the USOC, will manage that shop as well as a second located at the training center in Colorado Springs, CO.

Zippo’s summer brand activation, “Zippo Encore,” integrates music, a sweepstakes, giveaways, social media and online marketing with retail sales—all of which are totally relevant to its target audience of males ages 18 to 35. And it does so in the cluttered environment of a music concert where attendees’ attention span is, shall we say, probably not at its optimum capacity. But, after all, it’s not too much of a stretch.

Macy’s on May 30 launched a 15-city road trip that has chefs from its Culinary Council performing cooking demonstrations and food tastings and features local culinary talent at each stop. After it concludes in mid-July, “Macy’s Great American Chefs Tour” will air as a 26-episode weekly series on public tv stations beginning in September.