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Panasonic’s Oxyride brand took a not-so-subtle swipe at competitor
Energizer with its Neuter Your Bunny campaign funding the procedure
for five rabbits at a New York City veterinarian’s office on June 15.

 

The brand worked with the House Rabbit Society for the initiative
seeking out bunny owners on web sites such as craigslist.org to
nominate their pets for the procedure. Panasonic used a branded
vehicle the “Neuter Scooter”—c’mon what else could they have possibly

A three-city sampling effort for Ben & Jerry’s new pre-packed ice
cream cones got consumers to help spread the brand buzz. Sampling teams
in New York City and Chicago (both earlier this month) and San
Francisco (this week) distributed 50 000 full-size cones per market.

 

The Ben & Jerry’s twist? In addition to standard sampling on the
streets consumers could request that B&J reps deliver samples to
friends’ homes or offices later in the week—friends had to live or work

 BellSouth is taking its Summer Swing mobile tour back on the
road. After hitting minor league baseball stadiums in the carrier’s
tier-one markets last year the brand is zeroing in on ballparks in
nine tier-two markets this summer through August 5. Another tweak was
to the event setup: BellSouth added a few elements outside the vehicle
to give consumers “something to do outside… giving them a greater
comfort level with the environment ” Suzanne Hulsey the company’s
senior manager-sports marketing told Buzz.

 

American Honda Motor Company has partnered with the House of Blues to
promote its Fit subcompact in a multipronged campaign. An auction
sweepstakes and in-club events will round out the initiative.

 

Nine House of Blues venues are holding three “Fit In The House” nights
each throughout June. A musical artist who appeals to the Fit’s
demographic—young adult non-conformists per the brand—performs at each
event. (Acts include Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Johnny Lang.) While

With its new sponsorship of the Dew Action Sports Tour Verizon
Wireless continues to add live marketing efforts to support its V Cast
video and music service. As part of the two-year deal the brand will
be the presenting sponsor of Dew Tour Music the concerts that take
place in the events’ sponsors village.

 

In addition to the standard on-site product display the brand will
leverage by recording video and music from the concerts (acts include
Hoobastank) to offer exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers through