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Charitable Activations

Brands in the food industry create immersive pop-ups for social causes

Implications - Food brands seeking to contribute to positive change in various areas are using pop-up marketing in order to do this. More than simply contributing to enhanced awareness, these spaces offer an interactive method of directly or indirectly engaging with these issues. This shift combines consumers' love for experiential marketing with their desire to interact with causes that align with their values, working to provide a well-rounded conscious consumption experience, without the lifestyle disruptions that being committed to these movements can sometimes cause.
Workshop Question - How can your brand cater to consumers' desire for conscious consumption?
Trend Themes
1. Pop-up Events and Marketing - Companies are increasingly making use of pop-up marketing and events to promote social good while boosting brand awareness and value.
2. Charitable Branding - More and more brands are building marketing campaigns around social causes in a bid to connect with socially conscious consumers and make a positive impact.
3. Social Consciousness and Responsibility - Growing awareness of social issues is creating a new generation of consumers who demand that corporate entities act responsibly and give back to the community.
Industry Implications
1. Marketing and Advertising - Companies in marketing and advertising, can use these trends to integrate their marketing campaigns with social causes or use pop-up marketing to promote social good.
2. Food and Beverage - Food and beverage businesses can use pop-up marketing to promote social causes connected with food wastage, water conservation, and local food provision.
3. Travel and Hospitality - Hotels and restaurants can leverage trends in pop-up marketing to build brand awareness and engage customers with social causes.
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Featured Examples

Comical Cheese Billboards
Comical Cheese Billboards
Babybel's Billboard for Food Comes Wrapped with Funny Jokes
Ahead of Red Nose Day this year on March 24th, Mini Babybel and the Comic Relief charity teamed up to create a unique billboard for food at Kings Cross station in London. The large-scale billboard... MORE
Pop-Up Philanthropic Bars
Pop-Up Philanthropic Bars
Toronto's 'PhilanthroPub' Donates 100% of Proceeds to Local Charities
Toronto is home to a new community-focused bar called the ‘PhilanthroPub’ that operates pop-up pubs, restaurants and events where 100% of the proceeds are donated to local charities.... MORE
Socially Conscious Pop-Up Restaurants
Socially Conscious Pop-Up Restaurants
'Order Mistakes' Employs Dementia and Alzheimer’s Patients
‘Order Mistakes’ is a pop-up restaurant concept that’s eliciting empathy and understanding for people living with degenerative diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s. All of the... MORE
Pop-Up Water Bars
Pop-Up Water Bars
London's H2Only Just Serves Glasses of Tap Water
As part of the H2Only campaign to get people to donate to charity instead of buying expensive drinks like coffee and alcohol, a pop-up water bar was opened up in London for a day. The temporary... MORE
Charity-Focused Food Pop-Ups
Charity-Focused Food Pop-Ups
The Merry Men Pop-Up Will Donate Proceeds to Aid Hospitality Workers
Michelin Starred Chef Tom Sellers, is set to host the Merry Men pop-up in London to support a charity that aids hospitality workers. The pop-up will feature a Robin Hood theme as an homage to... MORE
Malaria-Fighting Pop-Up Bars
Malaria-Fighting Pop-Up Bars
Fever-Tree's Gin and Tonic Pop-Up Marks World Malaria Day
In order to bring awareness to a life-threatening disease on World Malaria Day, Fever-Tree set up a pop-up bar in London’s Finsbury Avenue Square. The bar served drinks made with Fever-Tree... MORE

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