Tours

Dairy Queen is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its iconic Blizzard treat by taking a custom-designed Blizzardmobile to cities in 25 markets in the U.S. and Canada where through Aug. 13 it will distribute more than 75,000 free new Mini Blizzards. The Mini Blizzard, which is about half the size of a small 12-ounce Blizzard and will be available in DQ restaurants beginning Aug. 1, is the focal point of an integrated effort that also includes TV ads, online photo and video contests promoted on Facebook and new Blizzard flavors like Ooey Gooey Caramel Brownie.

Terminix is taking its mobile insect museum on a cross-country tour to educate family decision-makers about pest control. Dubbed Harry’s Big Adventure: My Bug World, the tour sprung from Terminix’s presenting sponsorship in 2008 of the grand opening of the New Orleans-based Audubon Insectarium, the only insect museum in the country. The sponsorship resulted in a few mini tours that served as a springboard for its current 3,500-square-foot mobile insect museum launched on Feb. 12, and on reserve for four months at the Memphis Children’s Museum.

When Ohio passed legislation in 2008 to become more energy efficient, utility companies like American Electric Power—one of the largest companies of its type in the country—were tasked with educating residents on how to save energy in their homes and workplaces. The solution was The Home Energy Savings Tour: Featuring gridSmart from AEP Ohio.

Armed with a camera and bags filled with chocolate samples, Ghirardelli street teams are stopping consumers in 10 cities to capture their favorite chocolate “moments” on video and then post them to ghirardellimoments.com.

Kimberly-Clark this month launched its broadest non-traditional campaign ever to support the Cottonelle brand. The effort called Be Kind to Your Behind includes a mobile tour dubbed the Cottonelle Comfort Haven and a sweepstakes as part of an integrated campaign that also includes web marketing Internet advertising bus and train station ads and FSIs as well as traditional TV and print advertising.