Tours

Frito-Lay North America has rolled out its first mobile marketing effort a 20-market tour behind Lay’s potato chips. With stops primarily at supermarkets the initiative is aimed at getting the newly reformulated snacks—they’re now cooked in sunflower oil—in the mouths of consumers.
 

 W.L. Gore & Associates’ Gore-Tex and Windstopper fabric brands are embarking on a first-ever mobile tour designed to give consumers an inside look at how durable the materials are.
 
“We wanted to give people some insight into what the rain rooms were like and we wanted consumers to experience the rigorous testing that everything goes through to get a guarantee ” Melissa Riggs a marketing associate for the company told Buzz.
 

Nissan kicked off a 10-city tour last weekend giving consumers the opportunity to test-drive 2007 vehicles and check out performances by national and local musicians including country star Jessica Andrews and pop singer Jody Raffoul.
 
“This is part of a growing effort within Nissan to leverage the power of music to connect with consumers ” Kevin Thompson Nissan’s senior manager-promotions told Buzz. The rationale? “The Nissan buyer appreciates good music ” he said.
 

In 2001 Saturn relied on gas and diesel-powered trucks to tow its vehicles from coast to coast for its mobile tours. But a lot  has changed since then. Today the vehicles are doing the towing and the company is exploring new methods to reduce its carbon footprint while marketing its way across the country.

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