Industry: Retail & Apparel

GapBody set out to talk to women ages 18 to 35 about something they don’t like to discuss at home—let alone in the middle of a shopping mall—their bras. “Because it’s odd for someone to talk about bras, we wanted to build an experience with something fun to do instead of being overly marketing to […]

Ya’gotta admit: Leveraging soccer’s World Cup as a play to reach Hispanic consumers is still the most popular way to engage this target. Perhaps the reason so many brands go that route is that well-executed fútbol marketing keeps hitting its blanco. Walmart proved it yet again with a soccer-themed program designed to position the retailer […]

What better place to let kids and their moms get in the spirit of active play than a beautiful park with green grass and clear blue skies? Well, if your goal is to sell shoes, perhaps the only better place would be a retail mecca. New Balance put the two together, bringing a 20-foot-by-20-foot vignette […]

The phrase “walking on air” is so simple and so elegant. But athletic shoe marketers face such stiff competition that the category spends un-told millions of dollars every year developing and marketing products that bring the metaphor to life. So it was for adidas, which needed to create a spectacle to engage young consumers in […]

As if anything Justin Timberlake does needs additional buzz, Best Buy stores in 10 key markets hosted listening parties to generate a little extra excitement for the release of his 2006 FutureSex/LoveSounds album. The program tied in vendors—kiosks equipped with Toshiba laptops, Motorola headphones and Samsung cell phones let guests sample Timberlake content while they […]