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  • Brands and blogging

    In the early 90s, blogs were the preserve of journalists and academics who used the platform to self-publish articles, research and online diaries. Now blogs are a powerful branding tool. Cream examines a selection of different brand blogging strategies.

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Home to more than 2,500 examples of innovative brand communications, with 50 case studies added each month.

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  • Bright Falls

    • Alan Wake
    • Europe

    Gaming title borrows dramatic techniques from top US TV shows

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  • Pandamonium

    • WWF
    • Germany

    The World Wildlife Federation uses artvertising to raise awareness.

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  • Studio East

    • Studio East
    • UK

    Westfield tries to connect with anti-commercial Londoners.

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  • Doggy ice cream

    • Boomerang Pets
    • UK

    The Boomerang Pets Party goes for the canine invite using a bespoke doggy ice-cream van.

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  • Sleepover for self esteem

    • Dove
    • Canada

    Dove brings mums and daughters together by encouraging them to participate in sleepovers

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  • The high value long-tail

    • HMV
    • UK

    HMV boosts sales with a sophisticated affiliate marketing programme

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  • Interactive Insert

    • CBS
    • USA

    CBS inserts a digital ad in Entertainment Weekly to drum up viewing figures for its Autumn season.

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  • Sears back to school

    • Sears
    • USA

    Retailer Sears helps teens "arrive" back at school with an integrated campaign that sees the brand link up with teen star Vanessa Hudgens

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Crème de la crème of marketing innovation, selected by Cream editor - includes pick of the week; a monthly campaign award, and work demonstrating how creativity can deliver tangible results.

Someone to zip you up

  • JDate
  • Israel

Internet dating is a lucrative business, and the perception of internet dating continues to improve in the eyes of the customer. Dating sites still need to think carefully about how they approach consumers, as many individuals still feel self-conscious about using online match-making services, despite their prevalence. The big challenge for dating sites is the fact they have to advertise the same service in very different ways to men and women, with each audience requiring different levels of sensitivity. JDate chose to engage women in an women-only environment, providing assistance in the one task that even the modern emancipated woman still struggles to perform on her own. . .

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Cool beer hotline

  • Grolsch
  • The Netherlands

Beer connoisseurs will say that the amber nectar is meant to be consumed at room temperature. Pretty much everyone else in the entire world will say otherwise, including Grolsch. This Dutch beer brand believes that everyone, no matter when or where, should have a cool beer within reach. To make this possible, the brand launched the 'Cool Hotlines' and traversed across the Netherlands trading warm beers for cold Grolsch ones. After a call to the hotline, consumers could expect a visit from a small moped with a refrigerator sidecar that would deliver cold beer to wherever they were. All types of canned beers available in the Netherlands, excluding house and private brands, could be traded free of charge against a chilled can of Grolsch.

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Deliver me to Hell!

  • Hell Pizza
  • New Zealand

Successful viral video has become the holy grail of online advertising. The attributes required to make a successful viral is the subject of much debate, but most commentators agree that the best viral videos possess an "X-factor" that engages viewers and compels them to share their experience with others. This was Hell Pizza's goal when they created their simple but effective "Deliver Me to Hell" video series. What separates this online branded content from other examples is the interactive element, that allows viewers to choose the fate of Steve, the plucky pizza delivery guy who must safely cross a city full of zombies. Viewers who completed the journey successfully were rewarded with coupons to redeem online, to help translate views into sales.

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