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Best Buy Launches Guitar Hero III with Midnight VIP Parties
For its Guitar Hero III Launch, Best Buy was thinking big. From a charity component and midnight openings to a VIP party—it was on. The festivities were kicked off with midnight openings at stores across the country, giving consumers a chance to play the game on custom kiosks prior to release. The midnight opening at the...
Microsoft Takes its Halo 3 Launch to New City Heights
The fans were already lined up at 5 a.m., waiting in sweaty anticipation for the stroke of midnight when they could be the first to get their hands on the last installment in the Halo trilogy, Halo 3. What hard-core fans didn’t know (other than what life was like outside their parents’ basement) is that...
Unilever Targets Hispanic Women with Retail Cook-Offs
In order to inspire Hispanic women to use Unilever’s many convenience food products in preparing everyday meals, the company created El Desafío del Sabor (The Flavor Challenge). During the year-long, multi-brand activation hundreds of consumers showed their cooking prowess at auditions held inside supermarkets and at festivals in the hopes of becoming one of two finalists...
Adidas Launches a New Shoe with Bounce Lounges
For the adidas Megabounce shoe launch last holiday season, adidas built three Bounce Lounges in key locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. In Manhattan, adidas created buzz for the launch by dispatching four hydraulic low-rider Bounce Mobile vehicles filled with brand ambassadors spreading the word about the lounges and the launch. A refuge from the cold, the...