Lucozade Sport Fitwater, the latest addition to the Lucozade sports drink family, has launched a new campaign featuring unified heavyweight boxing champion and Lucozade Sport brand ambassador, Anthony Joshua. The campaign will include Above The Line (ATL) advertising as well as Out Of Home (OOH), digital and in-store activity.

Since launching last August, Lucozade Sport Fitwater has become the second largest functional water brand in the UK market. This electrolyte water is made by purifying spring water then adding four key electrolytes specifically designed to help replenish what is lost in sweat.

The new ATL campaign is supported by a £3.5 million cross-channel spend. The ATL will incorporate a range of eye-catching outdoor creatives, designed to attract consumers to the still water segment and appeal to the growing demand for functional drinks to enjoy as part of an active lifestyle.

Lucy Grogut, Lucozade Sport Brand Director at Lucozade Ribena Suntory, comments: “We’ve developed Lucozade Sport Fitwater’s latest ATL campaign to grab the attention of existing sports drink consumers, while also appealing to a new audience with a drink perfect for the exercise occasion but with no sugar or calories. We’re confident that this new ATL promotion and £3.5 million investment will support the brand’s offering in the water segment and drive awareness of the product.”

Lucozade Ribena Suntory is one of the leading soft drinks businesses in the UK and Ireland. LRS was formed in 2014 and is part of Suntory Beverage & Food Europe. Its soft drinks brands include Lucozade Energy, Lucozade Sport, Fitwater, Ribena, Orangina and True Nopal cactus water.

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Easy-to-digest milk brand a2 Milk has just run a digitally-powered “Try Me Free” campaign to increase visibility in store at the point of purchase and drive trial.

a2 Milk is a pure cow’s milk that’s naturally free-from the A1 protein found in regular cows’ milk, which some people have challenges digesting. a2 Milk hand-select cows that naturally produce only the easy to digest A2 protein so that many people can enjoy the benefits of dairy without stomach problems.

To increase awareness of the brand and the promotion, over 200,000 bottles were promoted using a “Try Me Free” neck collar. On purchasing the promotional product in-store, consumers opened the neck collar and were prompted to visit www.trya2milk.co.uk where they could claim their free product.

The promotion and the supporting website were created by Activate by Shopmium through a completely digital redemption process. Consumers registered on the site, provided feedback on their experience with the product, uploaded a picture of their receipt, entered either their PayPal or Bank Account details and then received their cashback.

The campaign was initially trialled across Waitrose over the course of November 2017 and was successfully rolled out across all retailers during January and February 2018.

Sarah Shakespeare, Social & Digital Content Manager at a2 Milk, says: “The Try Me Free campaign has gone very smoothly. The neck collars delivered good stand out on shelf and the redemption process was very easy for our consumers to use.”.

Activate by Shopmium is a Quotient Technology brand, enabling brands to drive measurable sales from their digital, on pack and in-store marketing spend.

Quotient Technology Inc., which was previously known as Coupons.com Incorporated, is a leading digital promotion and media platform that connects brands, retailers and consumers. It distributes digital coupons and media through a variety of products, including: digital printable coupons, digital paperless coupons, coupon codes, and card linked offers.

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