CONSUMER-MARKETING | ENGAGEMENT

Ritz, Oreo and other iconic Mondelez brands ride title sponsorship of the English-Irish pop boy band, One Direction's American summer tour and its millions of swooning, screaming young fans.

No matter what channel they’re interacting or shopping in, all customers today want one thing—a seamless experience.

If they’re savvy enough, retailers can leverage big data to create a better experience for shoppers both online and offline.

Signature Brands, LLC, is marketing a new line of ice cream toppings under the Breyers name in its first licensing deal with Unilever.

In a partnership with Google, DoubleTree by Hilton has launched a custom-built YouTube channel—DTour—that offers travelers a new way to plan and share their trips. Supporting the channel is a yearlong “DTour of a Lifetime” competition offering six people the chance to be brand ambassadors traveling the world and documenting their adventures on the channel.…

Learn how Dunkin' Donuts employs a local social marketing strategy from the corporate level.

(Ad Age) The glory of Grand Central Terminal got a little touch of Target this weekend when the retailer built a life-size dollhouse in the middle of the station to promote its Threshold home décor line. There are somewhere between 3,500 and 4,000 products on display in the house. Check it out.

(Wall Street Journal) Coca-Cola plans to offer low- and no-calorie drinks in every market in the world and put calorie counts on the front of all drinks it sells. It also said it would stop marketing to children under 12 will work to encourage more physical activity programs in every country it operates. Get the…

Chico’s FAS family of brands began last month its take-three of “May is For Miracles” campaign. The program operates out of local stores by offering communities a number of ways to raise funds for a local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

For marketers targeting ethnic segments, the added elements of different languages and traditions make life challenging.