Following the success of last year’s “No More Hairy Moments” campaign with Wilkinson Sword, Activation is thrilled to announce their latest collaboration. This time, Wilkinson Sword has partnered with Morrisons to launch an exclusive free razor offer for Morrisons More Cardholders. Cardholders can choose between the Hydro 5 from Wilkinson Sword’s men’s line or the Intuition Moisture from the women’s line. 

“A ‘Free’ offer hadn’t been activated through the Morrisons More Card before so we were excited to be involved in this retailer exclusive, working closely with both teams for maximum creative output in bringing the retailer and brand together.” 

Dan Hirons, Co-Founder of Activation

The key objective was to continue to encourage consumer trials of their male and female products in a market category that is primarily driven by routine purchase decisions and brand loyalty. This meant they needed to stand out and attract attention so shoppers would choose Wilkinson Sword over competitors. 

Since the offer could not be communicated directly on the packaging, Activation leveraged retailer media and point-of-sale (POS) materials to deliver the message. The creative team developed engaging radio scripts, fully branded shipper designs, and co-branded floor stickers, barkers, and hanging flags to ensure maximum visibility in stores. 

This collaboration between Wilkinson Sword and Morrisons demonstrates the power of strategic brand partnerships. Both brands benefit from the crossover of their audiences; Morrisons More Cardholders gain access to high-quality grooming products, while Wilkinson Sword reaches a broad and diverse customer base through Morrisons’ extensive retail network. 

The success of this campaign highlights the potential for extraordinary brand partnerships. By leveraging each other’s strengths, Wilkinson Sword and Morrisons have created a compelling offer that enhances customer loyalty and broadens market reach. This is just the beginning of what is expected to be many more exciting collaborations in the future. Shoutout to IPM Members Activation for their exceptional work in bringing this campaign to life. 

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Birmingham based Creative Marketing Agency Folk, announced the arrival of the Pret ‘At Home’ range in retailers by developing a set of four key visuals to announce the Pret coffee and wider breakfast range to consumers. The simple, modular design allowed for easy translation onto POSM and across digital.

The work encompassed in store and social activations along the path to purchase to encourage shoppers to buy. Alongside this Folk created a detailed shopper toolkit to offer a comprehensive ‘best practice’ guide for use of assets created.

The Pret ‘At Home’ campaign was successfully launched throughout UK retailers and ran across in store point of sale, print literature, digital and social channels.

Jamie Dundala, Innovation Brand Manager at JDE said “The Folk team were wonderfully easy to work with on the launch of our Pret at home coffee range. Translating our creative brief into best in class assets accompanied by an easy to use toolkit made it really easy to bring our portfolio to the trade.”

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Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has linked up with video game publisher EA and its market leading football game FIFA 18, for a massive on-pack promotion celebrating the soft drink brand’s sponsorship of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Running across the whole Coca-Cola portfolio, the promotion – designed to appeal to the 14 million people expected to tune in for each game – will see unique codes printed on promotional packs of Coca-Cola Classic and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar from now until June 17th. Consumers can enter the codes online to unlock exclusive in-game content within FIFA 18 for the Xbox One and PlayStation4 consoles. They will also be entered into a draw to win a rare player and Coca-Cola jersey for their team.

CCEP says research shows that more than half the UK population are planning to watch this year’s World Cup.

The promotion will be supported by a £2.5 million marketing campaign that includes POS, digital, social and out-of-home advertising.

Simon Harrison, customer marketing director at Coca-Cola European Partners, says: “89% of consumers watched the 2016 UEFA Euros at home and 33% consumed soft drinks during matches. Our latest promotion is designed to capture the excitement of the nation ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup by partnering with the world’s biggest sporting game.”

Coca-Cola European Partners is the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler. CCEP is the sole licensed bottler for products of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) in Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.

CCEP makes, sells and delivers the following products in GB for TCCC: Coca-Cola Classic, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Fanta, Dr Pepper, Sprite, Schweppes, Fuze Tea, HONEST, AdeZ, Abbey Well, glacéau smartwater, Powerade, Oasis and Appletiser. In GB, it also makes, sells or delivers Monster, Relentless and Capri-Sun.

The Coca-Cola Company is one of the longest-standing corporate partners of FIFA, with a formal association since 1974 and an official sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup that began in 1978. Coca-Cola has had stadium advertising at every FIFA World Cup since 1950. FIFA and The Coca-Cola Company have now extended their long-time partnership to 2030.

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Mars Wrigley Confectionery UK is launching The Sweetstake, a new football-themed on-pack promotion offering consumers the chance to win millions of prizes including free products and cash instantly, plus entry into a final draw for £10,000.

An adaption of the classic football fan tradition of “sweepstakes”, the unique promotion will run across 11 brands in singles, multipack and pouch packs. There will be 100 million promotional packs in the market from the 23rd of April in the lead up to and during the football this summer.

Mars Wrigley is not an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup, taking place in Russia this summer, which is why there are no overt references to the tournament, just generic football references; but the confectionery giant is obviously hoping to benefit from increased consumption of its products by fans watching the matches on TV. Mars Wrigley suggests that 80% of UK football fans will watch the games at home.

Every promotional pack purchased gives consumers entry to The Sweetstake and there will be over 700 different The Sweetstake gameplay scenarios available across the promotion. Shoppers will need to enter the unique codes found inside the packs onto a microsite to see if they have won a prize, if their gameplay scenario occurs.

Each pack carries a 1 in 7.7 chance of winning prizes, which include cash prizes of £5, £20, £500 and £10,000, and also free products which are redeemable by coupons, driving shoppers back in store. Every entrant will also be added to a £10,000 super draw to be held at the end of the promotional period (16th July).

Promotional packs will all carry a visible flash, with a WIN beacon consistent across all of them. On top of this, the Mars brand is the official chocolate partner of the Men’s England Football Team, and Point Of Sale displays will be available featuring three famous players to capitalise on the nations support: Dele Ali, Marcus Rashford and Jamie Vardy.

Mars Wrigley Confectionery UK will also drive awareness of the promotion with a £1.2 million media spend, including a TV commercial featuring England players Marcus Rashford, Jamie Vardy and Jordan Henderson.

The promotion will also be supported by digital and live Out Of Home (OOH) media.

Katie Walland, Mars Brand Director – Mars Wrigley Confectionery UK, says: “Rooted in cutting edge shopper and consumer insight, we’re confident The Sweetstake can, with a £1.2m media spend, drive growth across the category, boost sales for retailers, and provide consumers with a way to enjoy football even more with Mars Wrigley Confectionery UK’s blockbuster brands.”

Walland adds: “As a partner of the England Football Assocation, and as supporters of the England football team, the Mars bar has football in its DNA and Mars Wrigley Confectionery produces the perfect products to stock up on ahead of a big tournament.”

Mars is the 10th biggest chocolate brand in the UK, with of £77.5m. Mars Wrigley confectionery brands include M&M’s, Snickers, Dove, Galaxy, Mars, Milky Way and Twix, Doublemint, Extra, Orbit and 5 chewing gums, Skittles and Starburst candies, and Altoids and Lifesavers mints.

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Eight out of 10 marketers rank Point of Sale (POS) as the most influential marketing channel for influencing shopper purchasing decisions, ahead of traditional channels such as TV, radio and press advertising, according to a new study commissioned by PoS specialists Creo.

Three quarters of marketers also indicated that between half and all their campaigns are now driven by in-store shopper marketing strategies as more brands and retailers seek to directly impact shopper behaviour at the point of purchase, yet 44% of marketers failed to measure spend against a shopper’s path to purchase.

Yet 82% of marketers are failing to measure marketing return on investment (ROI) in an effective way, with access to data being cited as the stand-out barrier to measuring ROI, followed by time pressures and the complexity of campaigns.

The findings come from the 2017 Point of Sale Industry Report, conducted by researchers TKM and sponsored by Creo. The report surveyed 210 brand, marketing and retail executives from a cross-section of industries, including automotive, cosmetics, FMCG, food and drink and pet food.

Richard Saysell, Managing Director of Creo, part of DS Smith plc, said: “In a world where we are all increasingly cynical and brands need to understand the interaction they’re having with their consumers across a fragmented network of touch points, shopper marketing strategies and point of sale has never been more relevant. The retail industry is evolving so understanding the in-store experience and how to influence behaviour beyond price is critical if brands are to stand out from the crowd.

Saysell added: “While the majority of marketers are clear about the power of POS and reflect this in their marketing spend, there seems to be a real gap in terms of measuring ROI and also understanding a shopper’s path to purchase”.

Andy Bodley, Print & Distribution Manager, Instore Marketing, Boots, commented: “We are always looking at ways to improve the experience for our Customers, whether its store layout, website design or greater flexibility of delivery options. We continually challenge ourselves about how we offer and display our products and services. Customers can access information through multiple touch-points, and it has never been more important to deliver a consistent message through the multiple channels available to us and then transform those in to a great ‘joined up’ Customer experience.”

When asked about top trends for 2017, 77% of respondents believe personalised digital displays will be a permanent feature on the high street whereas interactive mannequins and in-store magic mirrors were deemed ‘a flash in the pan’.

Creo is a specialist in Point of Sale and services for in-store marketing. The UK-based business, which focusses on the FMCG, retail and media markets, was acquired by DS Smith Plc in June 2016 and strengthens the latter’s existing pan-European point of sale network.

The 2017 Point of Sale Industry Report is available to download from Creo’s website.

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Shopping centre operators Bluewater has launched a new festive integrated campaign, “Christmas is here. Make it magical”, including a TV ad, press, digital, social, radio, outdoor, point of sale and in-mall media.

The TV campaign launched last week and features a wide-eyed six-year old girl and a CGI incarnation of one of Bluewater’s iconic illuminated reindeer, who appear annually at Bluewater to signify the start of Christmas for thousands of visitors.

The activity, which was put together for Bluewater by creative agency 23red, highlights the yuletide festivities available at the retail and leisure destination this year.

The creative idea encourages consumers to leave their world-weary adult lives behind and to see Christmas through the eyes of a child once again, embracing the magic of Bluewater during the festive period.

David Wilkinson, Head of Marketing at Bluewater, says: “Christmas is such a magical time at Bluewater and the giant reindeer have become iconic symbols in recent years. We’re expecting over 27 million visitors this season and we hope that each one feels a sense of joy as they see the ads and begin their own festive traditions.”

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