Cause Marketing
SXSW 2025: Lush Tackles Gun Violence with its ‘Bloom A New Day’ Activation
Lush Cosmetics has deep roots in activism, even billing itself as a “campaigning organization fronted by a soap shop.” And at SXSW 2025, the brand proved as much. From March 9-10, Lush and nonprofit partner Change the Ref set up shop in Austin, TX, to raise awareness of school shootings and educate consumers on the...
CSR Campaigns: Inside Intuit’s Financial Literacy Forum Series with the NFL
The momentum behind personal finance education is growing, and Intuit is joining the movement with a CSR mission and event series. Timed with Super Bowl LIX, the global financial technology platform launched a national Financial Literacy Forum series in collaboration with the NFL and its Inspire Change social justice initiative. The series aims to introduce...
How Non-endemic Brands are Crashing New York Fashion Week
You might say that Goldfish walked so that other outliers could run during New York Fashion Week (NYFW). The semi-annual event offers top-tier global designers an opportunity to showcase their collections for the upcoming season, and provides sponsors with an opportunity to connect with a high-brow audience. But following the cracker brand’s strut down the...
‘In My STEM Era’: How e.l.f. Cosmetics and Purdue University Activated an Educational Makerspace
A rash of major brands have revoked their DEI support over the last few months, but e.l.f. Cosmetics is racing toward its diversity goals at full throttle. In May, the company became the first-ever beauty brand to serve as a primary sponsor of an Indy 500 driver—Katherine Legge, the only female driver that competed in...