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- Johnny Rockets
PR agency ROX United has been named public relations agency of record (AOR) for California global restaurant chain Johnny Rockets. ROX United will provide strategic public relations and communications services to help the restaurant chain reach consumers nationally by increasing awareness of the overall brand. ROX United will also help Johnny Rockets positioning around their tagline “Stay Original.”ROX United is part of UNITED COLLECTIVE, a culturally attuned communications group consisting of five specialty agencies. In addition to ROX United, UNITED COLLECTIVE includes creative agency GALLEGOS United, business planning consultancy POLY United, content creation and post production offering LUNA United, as well as digital agency CANVAS United. UNITED COLLECTIVE was formed to help brands capitalize on today’s evolving consumer landscape. ROX United’s current client roster includes: Nike, Domino’s and the California Milk Processor’s Board (got milk?), among others.
Design App Pinterest has hired independent agency Giant Spoon as its media agency of record, in what is considered “its first move into U.S. paid marketing.” Pinterest will not be a huge media spender, and in fact the company dedicated less than US$200,000 to measured media in the U.S. in 2016 according to Kantar Media, but it has more than 175 million active users.
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- Treasury Wine Estates
Independent cross-cultural agency BARÚ has been selected to handle Treasury Wine Estates’ media business in the U.S., AgencySpy reports.
- Perry Ellis
Perry Ellis International (PEI) has appointed Media Storm as its media AOR to handle all media planning, buying and analytics for the fashion company’s portfolio of brands including Perry Ellis, Original Penguin by Munsingwear, Laundry by Shelli Segal, Rafaella, Cubavera, Ben Hogan, Jantzen, Callaway, PGA TOUR and Jack Nicklaus.PEI spent US$5.88 million on advertising in the U.S. in 2016, down from US$6.65 million in 2015, according to Kantar Media.The incumbent agency was PGR Media.
- CONCACAF
Digital marketing agency The Story Room announced that it will handle brand strategy and digital marketing services for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the continental championship that will be played throughout July in 14 venues across the United States. The Story Room will be responsible for planning and implementing an integrated digital marketing strategy as well as developing the content program for the Gold Cup, targeting both English and Spanish-speaking soccer fans in the region of the Federation which is made up of 41 countries in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. In addition, the agency will generate a comprehensive digital audience research study on soccer fans across the CONCACAF region.The account will be run out of The Story Room’s Miami office, with additional support coming from the agency’s outposts in Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Montevideo.
- The California Milk Processor Board
The California Milk Processor Board (CMPB) has unveiled its’ latest campaign that integrates creative storytelling with advertising, digital, social, public relations, retail activation, and even virtual reality to encourage Hispanic consumers to rethink how they consume milk.The Atrévete “Mega Dares” campaign, from GALLEGOS United, seeks to create new nontraditional occasions for consumers to drink milk by daring them to try unexpected food and milk pairings with an additional twist – such as a wind turbine. Digital assets include teaser, :15, :30 and :60 second Mega Dares vignettes that will appear on websites popular with the Hispanic female target, such as Hoy, Telenoticias and Huffington Post ES among others. Additional behind the scenes footage will live on the tomalache.com website.GALLEGOS United created a series of consumer activations to take place at select retail locations throughout the state of California. The “Mega Dares” campaign will also include in-store POS, social media initiative and a public relations influencer campaign led by ROX United. The campaign begins on May 15 and will run through June 30.
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