Daily Archives: October 11, 2014
Wendy’s Right on Barbe-Cue
Catering to your audience and keeping them interested are vital for companies seeking to sell a new product. Wendy’s latest campaign features the newest addition to its menu — barbecue. Looking at rival fast-food offerings, it seems to have tapped into … Continue reading
Little Caesars Serves Up #1 Ad But Blah Pizza
Young Americans hungry for Little Caesars’ new soft pretzel crust pizza got a bad taste in their mouths, after September’s top television commercial misrepresented the company’s latest menu item. The latest Nielsen Brand Effect survey determined the Top 10 television … Continue reading
Hashtag Hijack Detours Campaign
Fill in the blank at the end of this hashtag: #ImA . Is it that difficult to confine yourself to one hashtag? The “Republicans Are People Too” campaign doesn’t think so. The goal of this campaign, according to Boston.com, “aims … Continue reading
Subway Bites Into Controversy
Eat Fresh, Five Dollar Foot Long and the Jared commercials are a few of Subway’s successful advertising campaigns. However, its latest commercial has generated more backlash than profits. In the first days of October, Subway released a new Halloween themed … Continue reading
Red Bull Winging It?
Have companies made claims that using their product will make you ageless? Flawless? Stronger? How about giving you wings? Yes, wings. That’s exactly what the beverage company Red Bull promised its consumers, figuratively speaking. The company even launched cartoon commercials … Continue reading
Sponsored Posts New Normal
As with Facebook and Twitter, the use of sponsored advertisements appearing on your newsfeed is becoming more and more normal. It was just a matter of time before Instagram hopped on the bandwagon. The debut of the advertisements you ask? … Continue reading