Stunts
How a Billboard Typo and Viral Marketing Helped Visible Intro its Brand
There’s nothing like a typo on a billboard to grab attention. To introduce itself to consumers as an alternative option within the crowded cell phone service marketplace, Visible, a low-cost service that utilizes Verizon’s network, ran several billboards throughout its headquarters city of Denver. The message read loud and clear: “Unlimited massages, minutes and data...
adidas Originals Sends Sneakerheads to Year 2048 Through a ‘Bodega Portal’
Sneaker drops and other hype events leverage tactics like exclusive giveaways and sneak peeks to get media and consumers buzzing. But adidas on Aug. 8 went in a different direction: into the future. To prove to consumers that its styles have always been ahead of their time, the brand created a futuristic bodega pop-up in...
Scooter Sink: Oral Care Brand Hello Activates a Mobile Teeth Brushing Station
If you think your product can’t be sampled on the streets, think again. Oral care company Hello is tackling the private act of teeth brushing (or lack thereof) by tapping into the on-demand service trend with its newly launched electric scooter-based mobile brushing service “Spyt,” currently in trials in New York City. The scooter has...
Stunts: Yahoo Finance Promotes its Subscription Product with a Bank Vault
To support its newly launched Premium subscription service, Yahoo Finance gave consumers in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal the combination to its vault. Well, almost. On July 23, the brand activated a giant, beaming bank vault stunt stuffed with branded money bags, gold stacks and fake $100 dollar bills, and invited commuters and other...