Creative Online

Week of March 16, 1998


Pepsi Launches Storm Lemon Lime Soft Drink

Pepsi Cola Company announced that Storm, its new lemon lime soft drink, is hitting store shelves in a three market test covering"Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Including caffeine and other natural flavors, Storm will be available virtually anywhere"consumers typically purchase soft drinks.

Pepsi is supporting the Storm test with an aggressive marketing"and advertising campaign that will include print and TV"advertising, point-of-purchase merchandise and sampling.


Gibson Greetings Introduces Buzzcuts Card Line

Gibson Greetings, Inc. has introduced Buzzcuts, a new brand of greeting cards designed specifically for America's largest buying"group Baby Boomers". Buzzcuts features humorous quips and"insights that address issues Baby Boomers deal with every day, including kids, tuition, hair loss, weight gain, first wives,"second husbands and more. The artwork for this series of more than"430 cards combines both contemporary and nostalgic designs with sensitive, intelligent language. Graphics are playful and bold, with splashes of color on the inside and card back.

During national market tests in more than 500 stores across the country during the past five months, Buzzcuts sales were more than 20% higher than the alternative card designs this brand replaced


Fetish Body Care Line Extension

Dana Perfumes and Renaissance Cosmetics, Inc. have introduced fetish Body, a unique line of body care created solely for teen girls. The fetish Body line is an extension to a full force fetish franchise including nail care, fragrance and cosmetics.

Teen tested and teen approved, fetish Body comes in four funky flavors with fun product names including drama queen, a Ruby Red Grapefruit flavor with Vitamin C; social butterfly, a sweet Creamsicle flavor that's almost edible, loaded with Vitamin A; shop"a" holic, sour grapes and Vitamin E; and mirror worship, smells like fresh spinning salad with Vitamin B. Each flavor is a different vibrant color and comes with collectible bracelets that detach from fetish Body products. They can be used to hang fetish. Body anywhere in the house or girls can wear them to make a fetish fashion statement. Available in two lines: Wet (shower rush, phonesoap and liquid grit) and Dry (hyperblast and body velvet), these totally functional products are available in all flavors.

Fetish Body has been the impetus for major retailers to address the growing female teen market by creating in-store "fetish worlds"to attract these young consumers to the mass market. Support for the entire line of fetish products also includes highly visual print and TV advertising campaigns. An investment of $8 million dollars will help build the fetish franchise in the largest teen magazines and most watched teen oriented programs. The fetish line will also be supported with targeted sampling, direct mail and Internet activities all to drive teen traffic to the mass market retailer.

"We don't want fetish Body to be just a functional cleansing tool," said Marc Rovner, President of Dana North America. "It's more than that. It's a multi sensory experience. Firmenich created these unique flavors to excite the senses, they're almost edible. Attention to detail like hot colors, teen specific products that are affordable to the average teen is what will set this line apart. Listening to what young girls want is what makes the whole fetish franchise so successful.


Advantage/10 Natural Foods Line Introduced

Developed by Golden Valley Foods, Minneapolis, MN, Advantage/10 is the first brand of low fat, vegetarian, natural foods that offers a complete line of products across multiple food categories. The comprehensive product line includes: frozen entrees, oven-roasted pizzas, veggie burgers, nutrition bars and fruit smoothies. All of the products have 10% or less calories from fat, less than three grams of fat per serving, and have no cholesterol or artificial ingredients. The Advantage/10 products are rich in naturally occurring antioxidants, soy isoflavones, complex carbohydrates and fiber all nutrients that may help prevent a variety of diseases.

Advantage/10 is being supported by an aggressive marketing program that includes national print advertising and a comprehensive in-store merchandising program that includes: cooler door stickers, shelf talkers, counter cards, window posters, in-pack coupons and a take one consumer brochure.

"This product line is designed to meet the needs of a growing segment of mainstream consumers who like to eat healthful, vegetarian meals on a regular basis to help manage their health and well being," said John S. McKeon, President of Golden Valley Foods.


Niven Marketing Appoints J. Paris VP Of Sales

The Niven Marketing Group has named Janet Paris Vice President of Sales. She will be based at the company's Sales/Research facilitiy in the Scottsdale, AZ area. Paris was formerly with Henschel-Steinau, Inc. and Phoenix Display.


Taurus Names D. McBride VP Of Sales

David McBride has been appointed Vice President of Sales at Cherry Hill, NJ based Taurus Packaging and Display Corporation. McBride previously was with McLean Packaging Corporation for 13 years. As Taurus' Vice President of Sales, he will oversee the sales initiatives of Taurus as well as its subsidiary, Shillington, PA based Rock Solid Packaging and Display Limited.






Back to Top


To See Previous Issues of Online Weekly in Creative's Archives, click here
.

To See other Creative Online Newsletters click here

Home Page | Inside Creative | Advertiser Index | Fax Response | Media Kit