Tag Archive for: Brand Activation

McDonald’s Soccer Cups: Collectible Campaign, Schweinsteiger, and Samuel Jackson Under the Marketing Microscope

Some campaigns work just once. McDonald’s soccer cups work time and time again. Since the 2006 World Cup in Germany, these limited-edition collector’s cups have appeared without fail at every major soccer tournament—and the strategy pays off every time. Here’s a look at the concept, the history, and what other brands can learn from it. […]

Brand Events: Strategy, Formats, and Success Factors for Brand Events

No medium in the world creates such intense brand experiences as a physical event—the moment when people don’t just see a brand, but feel it, experience it, and remember it together. Brand events are one of the most powerful tools in the marketing arsenal: they create stories that get told, images that get shared, and […]