Objective of Event: Generate PR impressions (on social and traditional media)

Leave it to Ben & Jerry’s to turn the ordinary upside down. The Vermont-based brand known for its eclectic and delicious ice cream combinations stepped up its surprise factor during its 2009 summer tour with a vehicle that stopped traffic wherever it went. To generate awareness and trial for its new Flipped Out sundae, which […]

Even in the best of economic times, marketers struggle with whether or not to bear the full cost and responsibilities of a proprietary property. So when Nerf decided to launch its Nerf Dart Tag competition in 2009, the thought was, “Have these guys been hit too many times in the head with their spongy balls?” […]

Music is a natural for wireless service provider Virgin Mobile, one of the hundreds of companies formed and eventually sold by flamboyant entrepreneur Richard Branson. And what better place to hold a two-day fest filled with rock music, circus acts and other outrageous performance artists than the 25-acre Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD, the […]

Party people are always on the go, so to keep up beer brand Dos Equis created the Most Interesting Academy. Targeting 21- to 34-year-old affluent educated men, the program stemmed from its Most Interesting Man in the World campaign, now in its third year, which helped the brand differentiate itself in the beer market. The […]

Imagine going around the world in one night without ever leaving town, and instead of a suitcase in your hand you get to carry a tasty Bacardi cocktail. That’s the experience Bacardi served up—along with a Bacardi Flavor Bar and some pretty juicy drinks—to generate buzz for Bacardi Flavored Rum among African-American male consumers, ages […]