Author archive for Sandra O’Loughlin
El Jimador Sets Loose on Manhattan
As part of a strategy to personify its brand in a fun and realistic way on an important Mexican holiday, tequila brand el Jimador on Cinco de Mayo unleashed 100 brand ambassadors dressed as jimadores (those who harvest the agave plants needed to make tequila) through the streets of Manhattan. The number of jimadores is...
Coca-Cola, Motorola and Visa Go 3D
3D is making a comeback. The technology that had kids in ’50s cinemas wearing silly paper glasses as they watched “Man in the Dark” and “It Came from Outer Space” is back—and it’s better than ever. But let’s not give James Cameron and his hit movie “Avatar” all the credit. Brand marketers at Coca-Cola, Motorola,...
Dell goes back to school
The senior prom next month at Cupertino High School in Cupertino, CA, won’t be the usual coming-of-age bash where 18-year-olds get decked out in fancy dresses and tuxes and go a little crazy on the dance floor. This year, seniors will attend a SuperProm, a $100,000 affair the students earned by receiving the most online...
LG and State Farm Text Success
Text messaging contests are popping up faster than you can text error-free “Zippity Dooo Dahh Zippity Ayy,” which is what 15-year-old Katie Moore typed in a contest last June to win the third annual LG U.S. National Texting Championship. (Well, actually, that was just part of the phrase she keyed in to take home the...