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HBO Stages A ‘White House’ Motorcade
To build buzz and drive viewership for its new show, “VEEP,” which stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, HBO took motorcades to three big markets in full vice-presidential style. Each motorcade consisted of two police motorcycles and a black SUV with hood flags flying acting as escort to a branded, wrapped tour bus that visited The Grove shopping...
Olympus Surprises Consumers on the Street with Free Cameras
To create buzz for its launch of the PEN E-PM1 camera leading up to the busiest shopping season of the year, Olympus gave away 1,000 $500 cameras to consumers on the street and on a JetBlue flight. The brand kicked off its two-week Pen Ready Project on Sept. 19 at its headquarters in Harrisburg, PA,...
New Mexico Scavenger Hunt Challenges Residents to Find Billy the Kid
To promote vacationing in New Mexico to residents of the state, the New Mexico Tourism Department devised the Catch the Kid campaign that challenged residents to embark on a summer-long scavenger hunt throughout the state to find the legendary Billy the Kid (he was played by an actor) and vie for a shot at $10,000....
The Wii U Unveil Takes Form
The first public unveiling of Nintendo’s newest gaming system, Wii U, was the biggest story to come out of E3 this year, and the exhibit environment lived up to the hype. The two-story booth’s clean white fabric exterior was kept under tight wraps until the doors opened, and was illuminated with color changing LEDs once...