B-to-C Events
Lifeway Foods Launches Experiential Tour
Lifeway Foods on March 11 launched The Lifeway 25th Anniversary tour, a national sampling program to promote the immune-building and digestive properties of its line of Kefir products. Kefir is a creamy, milk-based smoothie-like beverage that is packed with probiotics that foster digestive health. The 11-week tour kicked off at the Natural Products Expo West...
Merck Hits the Streets to Sample hydraSense
To promote its new portable hydraSense ToGo nasal saline inhaler, Merck is activating sampling teams on the streets of Montreal and Toronto from now through March 18. In each city, a team of three brand ambassadors deploys from a branded Ford Transit van in high-traffic areas to hand out samples of the new easy-to-carry individual...
Non-endemic Brands Make a Splash at CES
Mention the Consumer Electronics Show, that annual tech fest held in Las Vegas each year, and visions of paper-thin TV screens, tiny handheld gadgets and other innovations dance in our heads. This year there were light-up cereal boxes, self-cooking soup and floor-cleaning robots getting funky to the Black Eyed Peas. But a Trojan twisting vibrator...
BIC and Microsoft Find the Secret to Commuter Activations
Stopping busy commuters in their tracks can often be a marketer’s biggest challenge. But when brands turn to innovative partnerships and engaging product sampling techniques, the high volume of meaningful touches they make can significantly increase sales and brand loyalty. Though the trick is giving consumers something worth stopping for, it’s equally important to have...