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As a priority for authenticity continues to grow among consumers, brands are constantly adapting to find new and unexpected ways to reach consumers. Highlighting developments in interactive campaigning, advertising trends and marketing stunts, Trend Hunter’s marketing category is here to offer you the latest insights on the ever-evolving world of advertising.
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Collaborative Branded Mobile Games
Collaborative Branded Mobile Games
CD Projekt Red is Working with 'Scopely' on New Game
CD Projekt Red has announced a strategic partnership with Scopely to develop a new mobile game based on one of CD Projekt's intellectual properties. While specific details about the game have not... MORE
play_circle_filledGames Journalism Website Acquisitions
Games Journalism Website Acquisitions
Gunzilla Games Purchased Game Informer to Revive Platform
Gunzilla Games has acquired Game Informer, a prominent video game publication, with the aim of reviving its operations after its closure by GameStop in August 2024. The acquisition includes both... MORE
Singer-Starring Laundry Campaigns
Singer-Starring Laundry Campaigns
Arm & Hammer and Meghan Trainor Teamed Up for a New Campaign
Arm & Hammer and Meghan Trainor have announced a new partnership that sees the Grammy award-winning artist working with the brand to encourage consumers to try out the new Power Sheets laundry... MORE
Spring Cleaning Challenges
Spring Cleaning Challenges
eBay's List to £1K Supports a Fresh Start with AI Listing Features
Spring cleaning helps refresh living spaces, clear out clutter, and create a positive environment, and eBay's List to £1K inspires people to embrace the energy and renewal of a new season. The... MORE
AI-Powered Creative Marketing Tools
AI-Powered Creative Marketing Tools
RYA x Qrious Insight Partner for Ad Campaign Generation
RYA x Qrious Insight, a partnership between the AI-powered creative tool RYA™ and the consumer intelligence platform Qrious, aims to enhance campaign creation by combining real consumer purchase... MORE
Lens-Cleaning Apparel Collections
Lens-Cleaning Apparel Collections
GlassesUSA.com Created Microfiber Collection for April Fools'
GlassesUSA.com has cleverly transformed the common habit of using shirts to clean eyeglasses into an April Fools' Day marketing campaign with its fictional Microfiber Collection. The humorous... MORE
Bartender-Engaging Cocktail Competitions
Bartender-Engaging Cocktail Competitions
Probitas Launches the Exciting Home & Away Contest
Probitas has initiated an innovative cocktail competition called 'Home & Away,' which invites bartenders to reinterpret the classic daiquiri by incorporating personal narratives of place and... MORE
Eid-Focused Rideshare Promotions
Eid-Focused Rideshare Promotions
Ryde Group Debuts a Double Cashback Promotion for Its Ryde+
Ryde Group boasts a special Double Cashback promotion for its Ryde+ subscription service during Eid al-Fitr. This marketing move is intensifying competition in Singapore's ride-hailing market... MORE
Waist Trainer-Focused Campaigns
Waist Trainer-Focused Campaigns
SculptTouch Has Launched the #Sculpttouchatwork Initiative
Through its #sculpttouchatwork initiative, SculptTouch strives to position its waist trainer product as both a body-shaping solution and a confidence-building tool for professional Black women. The... MORE
Naturally Flavored Soda Lineups
Naturally Flavored Soda Lineups
Something & Nothing Has Secured $2.5 Million in Equity Funding
Something & Nothing, a UK-based premium soda brand specializing in naturally flavored and low-sugar beverages, has secured $2.5 million in equity funding to accelerate its expansion in the growing... MORE
Seamless Engagement
Pop-ups that require minimal time to engage consumers are gaining traction
Trend - Brands are creating passive pop-ups, such as billboards or signposts, that beget consumers to engage with only a brief action. These are more engaging than regular billboards while not requiring much time from consumers. Additionally, brands do not need to staff these pop-ups, thus reducing costs.

Insight - The average person living in a major city faces hundreds of advertisements a day. To this extent, most simply filter out regular ads, leading to brands not leaving a lasting impression. While some brands try to launch full-scale pop-up events that invite consumers to explore a detailed activation, not all consumers have spare time for such activities, leading to brands finding a middle ground for pop-ups that beget enough interaction to leave an impression, but do not intrude on daily schedules.
Workshop Question - How could your brand benefit from passive engagement opportunities to enhance its marketing strategies?
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play_circle_filledHug-Activated Marketing Machines
Hug-Activated Marketing Machines
UNIQLO France and The Pull Launch the Hug to Unlock Ad
UNIQLO France unveils the Hug to Unlock campaign with the help of Paris-based marketing agency The Pill. The campaign encourages passersby to embrace in a hug to initiate a surprise by the brand. It... MORE
play_circle_filledIllusory Fry Billboards
Illusory Fry Billboards
KFC is Promoting Its Fing Fing Cajun Chips with a Clever Billboard
In China, KFC is promoting its new Fing Fing Cajun Chips with an optical illusion billboard that has people literally shaking their heads. With “fing fing” meaning “shake” in... MORE
play_circle_filledFood Truck Billboards
Food Truck Billboards
McDonald's Transformed Billboards into Digital Food Truck Displays
McDonald’s Sweden recently launched a new fried chicken burger inspired by street food culture. As part of the launch campaign, the fast-food giant transformed digital-out-of-home (DOOH)... MORE
play_circle_filledRecord-Breaking AR Mirrors
Record-Breaking AR Mirrors
Maybelline New York & FFFACE.ME Debuted a Large Interactive Experience
Maybelline New York worked with XR company FFFACE.ME to unveil a record-breaking augmented reality mirror with a screen size of 43,000 square feet on the side of the Gulliver Mall in Kyiv. This AR... MORE
play_circle_filledDeserted Island Billboards
Deserted Island Billboards
Silk & Spice Set Up a Billboard for Fans to Go and Find
While most billboards are strategically positioned in high-traffic areas to maximize visibility, Silk & Spice is taking a different route, opting to set up a desert island billboard and initiate... MORE
Delivery Driver-Centric Pizza Ads
Delivery Driver-Centric Pizza Ads
Pizza Hut's New Commercial is Cheeky and Playful
Pizza Hut's new commercial features a character named Peter Zahut. He is portrayed as an enthusiastic delivery driver who enhances social gatherings by bringing both pizza and a lively atmosphere.... MORE
Author-Inspired Lifestyle Brands
Author-Inspired Lifestyle Brands
Xcel Brands Has Partnered with Gemma Stafford on a New Brand
Xcel Brands is partnering with Gemma Stafford, the author of Bigger Bolder Baking, to release a new collaboration focused on bakeware, food, and home products. Partnering with Xcel Brands, she’s... MORE
Mobile Game Anime Collabs
Mobile Game Anime Collabs
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Partnered with Naruto on New Event
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) has officially announced a collaboration with the popular anime and manga series Naruto. This partnership aims to integrate iconic elements from Naruto into the... MORE
Sniffable Deodorant Billboards
Sniffable Deodorant Billboards
Sure's Out-of-Home Campaigns Invites Passersby to Take a Whiff
Deodorant brand Sure is releasing a whole-body deodorant touted as the first of its kind in the category for the UK, and the public is being made aware of it with interactive deodorant billboards... MORE
Iconic Cartoon Drinkware
Iconic Cartoon Drinkware
Starbucks and Peanuts Partner to Launch an Exclusive Drinkware Line
Bringing together nostalgia and warmth, Starbucks and Peanuts have launched a limited-edition drinkware collection celebrating kindness, coffee, and community. Featuring Snoopy’s new persona,... MORE
In-Gym Hotels
In-Gym Hotels
GymNation Launched a First-of-Its-Kind "Hotel" for Gym-Goers in Dubai
Rest and recovery are critical parts of an active lifestyle and for gym-goers who wish they could do it all in one place, GymNation launched the world's first in-gym hotel. Located in Dubai, this... MORE
Expansive Athleisure Lines
Expansive Athleisure Lines
The Disney Store Offers Additional Lululemon Activewear Styles
The Disney Store has introduced over 15 additional styles from the 'Disney x Lululemon Collection,' originally available exclusively through Lululemon. This expansion offers a wider selection of... MORE
Gen Z-Targeted Snack Puffs
Gen Z-Targeted Snack Puffs
These Cheetos Snacks are Arriving in the UK with New Branding
These Cheetos snacks are headed to the UK market as part of the brand's major relaunch that will see the products taking on a new branding aesthetic, but also incorporating a new flavor into the... MORE
Athleisure Co-Creation Communities
Athleisure Co-Creation Communities
The Halara Circle Turns Customers into Designers
Women's athleisure brand Halara is constantly going viral on TikTok, and fans of the viral products are now invited to take an active role in shaping future designs by joining The Halara... MORE
Curated Artisanal Perfume Collections
Curated Artisanal Perfume Collections
Lush Marks 30 Years of Artisanal Perfumery
Lush celebrates three decades of artisanal perfumery with a curated selection of its most popular fragrances. Known for its expertise in crafting distinctive scents from premium natural... MORE
Smashable Whisky Packaging
Smashable Whisky Packaging
The 51 Comes with a Hammer to Discover The Glenrothes' Oldest Whisky
There's a certain preciousness associated with mature spirits but The Glenrothes unveiled The 51, its oldest single malt ever, with packaging that's meant to be destroyed. To access the 51-year-old... MORE
Innovative Outdoor Advertising Campaigns
Innovative Outdoor Advertising Campaigns
Unilever's Dirt is Good Turns Billboards into Playgrounds
Unilever's Dirt is Good laundry brand has launched an innovative outdoor advertising campaign in Istanbul called 'Out of Home.' The initiative transforms conventional billboards into interactive... MORE
Supportive Co-Branded Initiatives
Supportive Co-Branded Initiatives
Talking Rain's Sparkling Ice Partners with K9s for Warriors
Talking Rain Beverage Company has launched a thoughtful co-branded initiative that pairs its Sparkling Ice sparkling water six-packs with K9s For Warriors. The latter is a nonprofit organization... MORE
J-Pop Artist-Supported Shochu Initiatives
J-Pop Artist-Supported Shochu Initiatives
Nikaido Shuzou and JUNON Promote Barley Shochu in the Us
Nikaido Shuzou Co. is a historic Japanese distillery specializing in barley shochu and recently, the brand initiated a cultural marketing campaign by appointing J-Pop artist JUNON from the group... MORE
AI-Enhanced Marketing Automation Platforms
AI-Enhanced Marketing Automation Platforms
Aurora Mobile's EngageLab Improves Customer Outreach
Aurora Mobile's EngageLab has enhanced its marketing automation platform with artificial intelligence capabilities, and in doing so, it has introduced new tools that optimize customer outreach... MORE