According to The Wall Street Journal (paid sub. req.), Ethos JWT, a cause-related marketing shop is one of the fastest growing units inside JWT. Corporate-responsibility campaigns, once a backwater in the ad business, have taken off in recent years. Recognizing the rising fervor around environmental and social issues such as education, hunger and poverty, companies are devising ad campaigns to remind consumers of …
Not Another Erectile Dysfuntion Ad
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Eco Options Don’t Include The Propaganda Channel
According to The New York Times, activists are urging Home Depot, which recently unveiled an environmentally conscious marketing program, to withdraw advertising from Fox News, whose hosts and commentators dismiss global warming as liberal hysteria. In April, Home Depot introduced an Eco Options label for thousands of products that it deemed environmentally friendly. “It’s not our place to judge Fox News’s position …
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Absolut’s Spirited Cause
Absolut Vodka is creating a special-edition flavored vodka to honor New Orleans, and the proceeds will go to Gulf Coast charities, the company announced Wednesday. Absolut made the announcement and previewed the mango-with-black-pepper flavor at the annual New Orleans culinary festival, Tales of the Cocktail. Absolut New Orleans, which goes on sale Aug. 1, commemorates the second anniversary on Aug. 29 of Hurricane …
The Challenges Of Being A Cause Marketing Professional
Over at The Huffington Post, Jake Brewer, Director of Partnerships for Idealist.org, makes the case for the skills of nonprofit marketing professionals. Professionals who make the decision to work in the nonprofit sector are often seen by their corporate counterparts as "nice folks who can't cut it in the real business world." The funny thing about that myth is many Directors and VPs of Marketing for nonprofits left …
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The Snow Job Is On
According to The New York Times, MTV unveiled its latest public service advertising campaign last week. Its aim is to promote environmentally friendly lifestyle choices among youth (without upsetting MTV's carbon-sucking underwriters). The advertisements, created by six agencies — 180 Los Angeles, Cake, Lowe Worldwide, Ogilvy & Mather, Wieden & Kennedy and Young & Rubicam — will be shown in 162 countries. The Web …
Caribou’s Coffee Consciousness
I just spent a few days in Minnesota, which allowed me to get my morning espresso fix at Minneapolis-based Caribou Coffee. While in their Northwoods cabin-like retail environment, I noticed some interesting table tents that describe Caribou's commitment to sourcing coffees produced in environmentally and socially responsible ways through best-practices farm management. Turns out Caribou is working with the …
Give To Get
Wal-Mart is using a marquis event at one of its stores to help fuel a cause-related promotion. The retailer will recognize the U.S. community that sells the most Children's Miracle Network miracle balloons at Wal-Mart Stores during the month of May with a free, live concert performance by country music superstar Tracy Byrd. "If every person who shops at Wal-Mart or Sam's Club purchased just one balloon, together we …