Chase ATMs Placed At Duane Read Stores
JPMorgan Chase has placed its Chase ATMs at all 246 Duane Reade drugstores in the New York metro area.
Duane Read is the first drug store in New York to offer the ATM services of Chase to more than 1.6 million customers who visit its stores each week, according to Gary Charboneau, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing at Duane Reade.
UNIQLO, Japan's Most Popular Apparel Retailer To Open Three Stores In U.S.
UNIQLO, Japan's most popular apparel retailer and a worldwide leader in casual wear, is expanded into the U.S. beginning with three stores opening in New Jersey malls this fall.
The stores, opening at the Menlo Park Mall in Edison, Rockaway Townsquare in Rockaway and Freehold Raceway Mall in Freehold, will be between 8,000 and 10,000 square feet, will include women's, men's and children's merchandise and will replicate the Japanese shopping experience, widely held to be the most service-oriented in the world.
The New Jersey stores will act as a pilot, introducing the brand, the products and the shopping experience to the U.S. market. Once the three pilot stores are established, UNIQLO plans to rapidly expand throughout the U.S. Unlike other international retailers that typically launch in a new market by introducing a large flagship store in a major city, UNIQLO is launching in typical New Jersey malls in order to gain traction with American consumers where they normally shop.
With near universal brand recognition, UNIQLO has become, both literally and figuratively, part of the fabric of modern Japanese culture. The clothes act as components, allowing consumers to personalize their style rather than be characterized by a brand. As a result, the products can be paired with everyday pieces as easily as couture in order to enhance the wearer's individual style.
Umpqua Bank Launches Industry's First Music Program
Umpqua Bank, the Pacific Northwest's largest community bank, is launching a new program called Discover Local Music, which connects Portland customers with the eclectic sounds of the city's vibrant music scene. Customers who open a new account at the Umpqua Bank Pearl Store have the opportunity to browse Umpqua's Discover Local Music Catalog and create a free custom CD of 10 songs by the region's top artists. The bank plans to roll out the program to the general public at select stores in Oregon, Washington and California and online at www.umpquamusic.com in the fall.
The Discover Local Music program is another example of how Umpqua is redefining the way banks interact with consumers. The program is designed to be a fun, interactive experience for customers.
A visual in-store display features a listening station where customers will find a sampling of the variety of music available in Umpqua's Discover Local Music Catalog. Umpqua worked with Rumblefish, Inc., a Portland-based Music Identity and licensing company to develop the Discover Local Music program.
Pontiac Creates Excitement With The Largest Automotive LED Sign In Times Square
The WOW Factor, a leader in the creation of digital content for large-scale outdoor electronic displays and BillBoard Video, creator of MultiMedia LED displays, have produced two custom LED video displays for Pontiac automotive in Times Square.
The visual presentation, known as the "Pontiac Garage," features a state-of-the-art video animated production that simulates the manufacturing of Pontiac's latest car. The "Pontiac Garage" will remain energized in Times Square and features special video content about Pontiac that will run on a continuous loop 24/7/365.
"Times Square is certainly one of the most important advertising spaces in the U.S., which also makes it one of the most difficult to create a memorable image that really stands out," said Mark-Hans Richer, Pontiac Marketing Director.
The two eVidia LED displays represent BillBoard Video's most powerful and brilliant line of outdoor displays. The eVidia features live, high-resolution video capabilities with over 4.4 trillion RGB colors and user-friendly software. The displays are single-sided, with a 12.7mm pitch. The lower display measure 19 feet high by 38 feet wide and the upper display spans 14 feet high by 38 feet wide. The massive displays face south on 47th Street between Broadway and 7th Avenue in Times Square, and will be visible by the 1.7 million people passing through Times Square each day.
Cold Stone Creamery Offers Free Ice Cream For A Year
Cold Stone Creamery is celebrating National Ice Cream Month in July by awarding free ice cream for a year. Each store across the country will give away one certificate good for ice cream for a year. Winners will be announced on-site and must be present to win.
In addition to the promotion, every Cold Stone Creamery location will offer free tasting samples of the following ice cream flavors-Wasabi Ginger, Fruity Cereal, Black Licorice, Oatmeal Cookie Batter and Tangerine Sorbet. These five flavors are available only during the month of July and will be followed by one new flavor each month.
Baker's Drive-Thru Uses Colorful P.O.P. Signage
Baker's Drive-Thru has numerous locations and a wide range of food items so it needed creative window graphics and eye-catching menu extenders to advertise their seasonal and new menu promotions.
IPG Imaging Professionals uses its wide-format, rigid substrate UV-curable inkjet printer to generate luminous windows to grab the attention of the customer. The powerful, eight-color, 720 dpi digital press, prints the colorful menu extender graphics onto white Sintra. The bright, sturdy menu extenders are then placed on each side of Baker's outdoor menu boards to advertise special promotions, and are contoured using IPG's sate-of-the-art digital die cutter. IPG also produces backlit menu board graphics for Baker's 35 locations throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Baker's menu board graphics are printed on backlit paper, which have excellent indoor and outdoor life for moisture-resistant, scratch-resistant and fade-resistant graphic displays.
For more information, contact IPG Imaging Professionals, (Tel) 800-733-6660, (E-mail) info@ipgdigital.com, (Web site)
www.ipgdigital.com
Hannspree Launches Design Driven Televisions
Hannspree California is drawing upon contemporary interior design trends to introduce televisions that uniquely accent any room and give expression to any taste or lifestyle with more than 100 original designs to choose from. For example, one TV echoes the classic, sophisticated wooden lines of a cello while another uses hand-stitched leather to replicate the look and feel of a baseball. Every Hannspree TV employs a flat-screen LCD. The Company's widescreen TVs (screens of 23" and larger) are HDTV-compatible. Hannspree's televisions come in three themed product lines: Style, Fantasy and Sports. Hannspree televisions will be available from Hannspree-owned retail stores in Beverly Hills and San Francisco, California.
Kopin & 3001 AD Bring Virtual Reality To Xbox, PlayStation & PCs
Kopin announced that virtual gaming developer 3001 AD, LLC has incorporated the BDM-230K into its Trimersion virtual reality system, which for the first time will bring virtual reality gaming to the Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation and PCs. Trimersion brings full immersion and 360-degree head tracking to home gaming, and is the only system to deliver high quality, cross-platform virtual reality for this market. The Kopin BDM-230K, a complete binocular video subsystem, delivers crisp, full-color QVGA-quality (320 x 240 resolution) video with a virtual image equivalent to a 35-inch display viewed from a seven-foot distance.
"For years, virtual reality game systems were prohibitively expensive, available only to high-end arcades and research facilities," said Jimmy Barker, 3001 AD CEO. "Kopin's plug-and-play BDN-230K subsystem lets us concentrate on developing great virtual reality environments while letting Kopin take care of video delivery. With stereo sound and Kopin video in the Trimersion, viewers will no longer be playing games: they'll be living them."
Orajel Advanced Tooth Desensitizer Introduced
Del Pharmaceuticals has introduced Orajel Advanced Tooth Desensitizer. Utilizing a patented, FDA-cleared formula previously available only through a dentist, this product relieves pain resulting from dental sensitivity in just one day with one treatment that takes only minutes to apply and lasts up to one month. According to a recent survey, the Company found that nearly half of all American adults (46%) have experienced sensitive teeth in the past five years. Of these sufferers, almost half either did nothing about their sensitive teeth or were not satisfied with their treatment options.
Schick Launches 'Tunes To Shave By' Music Download Promotion
Schick is supporting the launch of its new razor, Schick Quattro for Women, with a major, nationwide music download promotion via Universal Music Special Markets, a division of Universal Music Enterprises (UME). Every QFW razor will offer consumers their choice of free downloads from Universal Music Group's vast digital catalog.
Each of the more than 150,000 packages of Schick Quattro for Women razors will include a code allowing access to five free downloads. The promotion, featured on in-store displays and product packaging, is the first between Schick and Universal Music Enterprises, which represents the world's largest music catalog,
"The Schick/Universal partnership is a way for us to build a relationship with our consumers by giving them added value that is relevant to them," said Cindy Abella, Sr. Brand Manager, Schick, Quattro For Women. "We're connecting the everyday activity of shaving to listening to music. Now consumers can have 'Tunes to Shave By!'"
Colangelo Synergy Marketing of Darien, CT, agency of record for Quattro For Women, developed the promotion.
Cruise Industry Partners With Essie Cosmetics To Launch New Nail Polish Line
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the cruise industry marketing organization comprising 19 major cruise lines, has teamed with Essie Cosmetics to create the Cruise Collection, a line of six new nail polish shades that celebrate the joy of cruising. The collection, timed for the 2005 summer season, has launched in salons, spas and specialty stores worldwide.
"Research has show time and again that women are the primary decision makers when it comes to travel purchases," said Terry Dale, President and CEO of CLIA. "CLIA is thrilled that cruising will be featured on product packaging and point-if-purchase displays in more than 55,000 retail outlets in 67 countries throughout the world."
To support the partnership, CLIA and Essie are running a contest whereby consumers can win cruise vacations for two on Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Line or Princess Cruises. Entry ballots for the CLIA-Essie contest are available at outlets carrying Essie's Cruise Collection or online at www.essie.com
stila Cosmetics Appoints S. Panagakis V.P./General Manager
stila Cosmetics has appointed Stacy Panagakis to Vice President/General Manager, reporting to Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, Group President, stila Cosmetics and The Estee Lauder Companies. Panagakis was most recently the Vice President of Sales, stila Cosmetics.
RadarGolf Hires G. Peters As V.P. Of Sales & Mktg.
RadarGolf has hired Guy Peters to the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Peters has been in the golf industry since 1998 when he joined the Dunlop Maxfli Sports Corp. as the Brand Manager for Dunlop golf balls. His most recent position was Director of U.S. Marketing for TaylorMade-adidas Golf.
Toyota Names K. McCullough Manager, Mktg. Comm.
Toyota Motor Sales has hired Kim McCullough as Corporate Manager of Marketing Communications, succeeding Deborah Wahl-Meyer who was recently promoted to Vice President of Marketing for the Lexus Division. McCullough will manage advertising and interactive marketing for the Company's 18 models of cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles.
Meredith Promotes D. Ball To V.P. Of Consumer Mktg.
Meredith Corporation has promoted David Ball to Vice President/Consumer Marketing for the Meredith Publishing Group. Ball fills an open position created by the recent promotion of Karla Jeffries to Vice President/Finance and Consumer Marketing and will report to Jeffries. Ball rejoined the Company last year as a Group Consumer Marketing Director.
Lifeline Systems Appoints Rutherford V.P. Of Consumer Mktg.
Lifeline Systems, Inc., a leading provider of personal response services in the U.S. and Canada, has appointed Mark Rutherford as Vice President of Consumer Marketing. Prior to joining Lifeline, Rutherford was employed as Director, Direct-to-Consumer Marketing for Bose Corporation where he led the development of the Company's direct marketing vision as well as all U.S. on-line and off-line consumer marketing activities.
Outwater new line of 120-volt Flexilight II Decorative Rope Lighting.
Outwater Plastic Industries, Inc., is offering its new line of 120-volt Flexilight II Decorative Rope Lighting. Comprising ¼ watt sub-miniature incandescent bulbs (rated at approximately 20,000 hours) spaced 1" on center in highly flexible PVC coils, Outwater's Flexilight II is available in nine different colors in ½" and 3/8" diameter formats, and is sold in seven different lengths from 2-feet to 150-feet. Multiple lengths of Flexilight II can be effortlessly connected "in the field" as desired for maximum runs up to 300-feet via redesigned factory integrated and sealed male and female connectors, which enable "plug-and-play" coupling without cutting, splicing or need for any special tools or accessories. Both UL Listed and ISO 9002 Certified, Flexilight II is manufactured to the highest national and international quality control and production standards. Designed and built to withstand heavy weight loads, high impact, extraordinary temperature differentials as well as water and UV penetration, Flexilight II is also sturdy enough to be bent into almost any shape and utilized without breakage. Color pictorials and ordering information are available online at www.outwater.com. For more information, contact Outwater Plastics, 24 River Road, Bogota, NJ 07603; (Tel) 800-631-8375 (U.S. Sales and Product Information), 201-498-8750, (Fax) 800-888-3315, (E-mail) info@888outwater.com, (Web site)
www.outwater.com
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