Type of Event: Buzz/word-of-mouth programs

Tapping into the excitement around the June release of “Monsters University,” the long-awaited prequel to its hit movie “Monsters Inc.,” Disney this year celebrated its “Monstrous Summer.” The summer was full of monster-themed events, but the kickoff “Eyenouncement” was without question the biggest of them all. The objectives were simple—p.r. and awareness—but the execution was […]

To give its Earth Week campaign a boost of social currency across all 38 of its networks and at two live events, NBCUniversal turned to Facebook. The program, called the Share & Tell Campaign, encouraged fans to consider their consumption habits and participate in the “sharing economy” where they could post items that they no […]

Usually launches are reserved for leaders in media, but for Call of Duty’s Ghosts Global Multiplayer Reveal, the brand opened up to the world a 10-city tour that gave consumer influencers the ability to play with the new multi-player mode before release. The brand wanted to create a social media explosion among fans and boost […]

Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts combined the power of music with the reach and relevance of Facebook to engage teens with their favorite artists in and outside the live music experience. The Crazy Good Summer program offered two “top secret” concerts featuring five of the hottest trending teen artists according to their social media reach—Carly Rae Jepsen, Austin […]

In an effort to make personal connections with Hispanics in the Miami market, Nesquik dropped into Hispanic neighborhoods with a multiplatform approach that included in-store events with retailer Navarro, a partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs and the Miami Heat, and endorsements with Heat players, Mario Chalmers and Alonzo Mourning. The program began in […]