Cause Marketing
McDonald’s Beat of My City Initiative Blends Music with Cause Marketing
Giving back to the neighborhoods it serves is part of McDonald’s ethos, and through its Beat of My City concert series, the fast food giant gave the gift of music. The brand partnered with two musicians, Teyana Taylor and the late rapper Juice WRLD, to deliver live performances and give back to local communities in...
College Marketing: Hyundai Drives a Sustainability Message at Three Campuses
Climate change and environmental sustainability are hot-button topics that marketers can’t ignore, particularly when it comes to engaging younger generations. It’s a fact not lost on Hyundai, which on Nov. 22 wrapped its Fill it Forward college marketing campaign, part of its broader Drive the Future: A Hyundai Experience initiative. The program, which promoted water...
College Football: Inside McDonald’s Touchpoint-rich Magic City Classic Sponsorship
Authentic sponsorship programs demonstrate a certain level of commitment. And for McDonald’s, the decade-long title sponsor of the 78-year-old Magic City Classic college football matchup in Birmingham, AL, that commitment extends beyond free food and into students’ lives as well as the local community. The McDonald’s Magic City Classic presented by Coca-Cola, which features a...
Cause Marketing: Origins Invites Fitness Buffs to Sweat for the Planet
Since its inception in 1990, natural skincare brand Origins has made protecting the planet a key piece of its brand ethos. So when the company relaunched its GinZing Gel Moisturizer with new hydration technology last month, incorporating a sustainability component was only, well, natural. In partnership with American Forests’ Global ReLeaf program, Origins erected an...