This year the star of the McDonald’s Christmas Advert is ‘Archie the Reindeer’ , a loveable reindeer brought alive by one girl’s imagination. The advert was hosted on Sunday 17th November during ITV’s flagship show, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! and tells the story of a young girl called Ellie at Christmas.

Ben Fox, Marketing Director, McDonald’s UK and Ireland said: “We’re proud of the role we play in getting the nation Reindeer Ready each Christmas and this year is no exception. We’re celebrating the magic of Christmas through the eyes of Ellie, an imaginative little girl, in an advert which illustrates scenes recognised by parents across the country, as the whole family comes together to get Reindeer ready. We hope the public enjoy Ellie and Archie’s adventure as much as we do.”

Commenting on the campaign, Chaka Sobhani, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett London said: “This campaign celebrates the power of a child’s imagination which comes even more to life at Christmas time. Kids have that incredible ability to embrace the magical side of Christmas and see wonder where we struggle to especially when teenagers. We hope this Christmas tale of a little girl and her tutu wearing dog warms the heart and gets the country Reindeer Ready.”

As part of the campaign, McDonald’s will be launching a brand-new ‘Archie the Reindeer’ storybook, also available in ebook and audiobook form. Books can be ordered and downloaded from 17th November from the McDonald’s Reindeer Ready Hub. The Reindeer Ready Hub has everything you need to get you and your family in the Christmas mood this festive season, including a competition to win this year’s McDonald’s Christmas jumper, inspired by their festive cups, also launching on 17th November.

Reindeer Ready Live is also returning on the hub this year. This augmented reality tool allows parents to share with their children the magical moment Father Christmas’ reindeer enters their home at Christmas, and will be available for parents to use in the run up to Christmas from 18th December.

With media planning and buying led by OMD UK, families can also create a magical digital experience on Snapchat, with a lens that transforms the user and their dog into a reindeer. Snapchat filters are also available for customers visiting McDonald’s restaurants.

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Kellogg’s has teamed up with ITV2’s Love Island for an on-pack promotion on leading brands, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut, with a trip for two to Mallorca to see the Love Island final as the grand prize.

The partnership encourages consumers to buy a pack in store, take a selfie of themselves holding up the back of the cereal box and then share it on the Kellogg’s Facebook page, Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #KelloggsCerealDater.

UK and Irish consumers are being offered the chance to win a two day trip to Mallorca plus a pair of tickets to the poolside Love Island live final, with additional limited edition Love Island fridge magnet sets available for runners up.

The on pack promotion will be available on Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and Crunchy Nut and aims to drive engagement with consumers in store and brand awareness on social media.

Niamh Cribbin, Senior Marketing Manager for Kellogg’s Europe, says: “Love Island was one of last year’s most talked about TV shows. The partnership allows us and the retailers to tap into consumers who wouldn’t necessarily expect to see Love Island in this category – or at breakfast. The promotion aims to drive sales and brand awareness, by tapping into a younger and trends influenced shopper.”

The offer runs until July 31^st.

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Lucozade Ribena Suntory’s TED – Technology, Entertainment and Design – team has delivered its first in-house TV creative; a Lucozade Zero and Love Island tie-up, which is part of a £6m multimedia campaign partnership with ITV2’s BAFTA award-winning Love Island show.

The Love Island partnership will also include VOD, OOH, Digital and Social to drive awareness and cultural relevance with Lucozade Zero’s target audience, as well as a competition to win tickets to the show’s final.

Pioneering a model of collaboration, TED led the strategy and creative, working closely with both the Lucozade Zero brand team and ITV to generate ideas and partnership assets, along with MediaCom to plan the media campaign.

The print and digital out of home elements of the campaign were shot by renowned fashion and sports photographer, Richard Allen, and the in-store campaign features bespoke smart-screens activated by warm weather. Consumers will also be reached through a branded Snapchat lens; Love Island app; influencer content; and a competition to win tickets to the Love Island live final.

The campaign kicks off with an upbeat, summery TV ad where the protagonist is looking for her perfect match. She optimistically engages with a couple of guys until she humorously realises they are not quite for her. Suddenly, the sound of a text gets her excited. It’s a new arrival, and it’s 100% her type. Finally, she’s met the one that ticks all her boxes: Lucozade Zero, a drink that tastes great and has zero sugar. The ad ends with the “Fancy It?” tagline.

Laz Ioannou, TED Creative Director, comments, “Our writers, designers and strategists sit alongside the marketing teams every single day, allowing us to get truly under the skin of their brand. We tapped into the Lucozade Zero brand team’s consumer insight and were then able to take them through every step of our creative process. Collaborating with ITV’s production house also opened the door to an agile and iterative process, which we believe has helped develop a great end result.”

Claire Heys, ITV Brand Partnerships and Content Director, adds: “I’m delighted to welcome Lucozade Zero as a partner of the summer’s hottest show. We’ve worked closely with the brand to launch Lucozade Zero on TV with a fantastic new Love Island themed advert which I’m sure will really appeal to viewers.”

The TED team includes designers, developers and strategists who sit within the Marketing department at Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) responsible for supporting Lucozade Ribena Suntory’s brands with everything from pack shots and shopper marketing creative to billboard ads and TV spots.

Rick Oakley, TED Head, comments, “We recognise the invaluable expertise of our brand’s creative agencies, but we’ve built a hugely talented team able to deliver fine creative work and, where feasible, we’ll deliver projects of this size in-house. The savings the brands make here are ploughed back into media to ensure our great creative is seen even more widely and drives sales.”

Lucozade Zero was the biggest soft drink launch in 2016 and the brand is now worth £30m. The brand is part of Lucozade Ribena Suntory, 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. Soft drinks brands include Lucozade Energy, Lucozade Sport, Fitwater, Ribena, Orangina and True Nopal Cactus Water.

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Accolade Wines has announced that its Echo Falls brand will be the drinks partner of what is likely to be the summer’s hottest TV show, Love Island 2018, on ITV2, and will be offering the chance to win tickets to the live Love Island final.

Accolade says that since its launch in 2003, Echo Falls has grown to be the second largest wine brand in the UK behind Hardys, with a sales value of £164m. Its sweeter styled Fruit Fusion sub-brand combines wine with other fruit flavours, including combinations such as strawberry and lime, raspberry and cassis and the UK’s favourite fruit fusion, Summer Berries. The Fruit Fusions range alone is worth over £60m annually.

Laurence Hinton, Brand Manager for Echo Falls, says: “We are partnering with what is probably the UK’s most talked about TV property with a huge appeal among our target audience of 18-24 year olds. Echo Falls is the second largest wine brand in the UK and this partnership allows us to tap into the fun, spontaneous side of our core consumer and engage with them on a new level. This partnership doesn’t just offer compelling airtime it translates into digital and word of mouth which is a key channel for our consumers.”

Last year’s series of Love Island was one of the biggest programmes of the summer with the final delivering ITV2’s biggest ever viewing figures.

As part of the partnership, Echo Falls will be creating co-branded bottles, and the Love Island logo will also appear on POS, in-store, social, digital and advertising. Echo Falls will be directing consumers who buy the limited-edition Love Island branded bottles to their Facebook page where they will be able to take part in a nationwide competition to win a pair of tickets to the Live Love Island final.

The brand new Echo Falls TV advertisement will also been seen across key advertising breaks around Love Island and Video On Demand around the show and other key programming, as well as featuring on the ITV Hub.

Hinton adds: “Our consumers are spontaneous and sociable and they are watching and participating in the Love Island experience which extends from broadcast to digital and generates high levels of conversation in offices, universities and homes across the country. Love Island is a perfect fit for Echo Falls as both brands attract people who have the same attitude and approach to life.”

Claire Heys, ITV Brand Partnerships and Content Director, commenst: “Love Island is one of the biggest shows on TV and I’m very pleased to welcome Echo Falls on board as a partner. We know that the start of the new series is a highly anticipated event and the success of the programme means we can offer amazing opportunities for brands to work with us.”

Accolade Wines is a major global wine business based in Australia. It began as Thomas Hardy and Sons, founded in 1853, and now has operations in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, mainland Europe, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. At the beginning of April 2018, US private equity firm The Carlyle Group bought Accolade for Aus $1bn. The sellers were Australian private equity firm Champ, which owned 80% of the business, and US alcohol group Constellation, which owned the remaining 20%.

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Budweiser will be giving away eight million Red Light Cups – noise activated cups which light up as fans celebrate – in more than 50 countries, as part of its biggest-ever integrated campaign, celebrating its sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup 2018.

The marketing activity kicked off this week in more than 50 countries, with the unveiling of the beer brand’s new global advertising campaign, “Light Up the FIFA World Cup”, featuring drones delivering Budweiser to fans around the world. The TV ad goes live in the UK on May 13th during the football Premier League Final.

Every beer at official 2018 FIFA World Cup stadiums will be served in a Budweiser Red Light Cup. For fans in the UK, the Red Light Cups will be given away at Budweiser viewing parties and events, and in special Budweiser packs in ASDA stores nationwide, as well as being available via on-pack competitions.

In the UK, Budweiser’s “Light Up the FIFA World Cup” will have a significant TV presence through Budweiser’s partnership with ITV, which has exclusive broadcast rights to half of all FIFA World Cup games, including the opening match on June 14th, and England’s final group game against Belgium. Through this, Budweiser will have direct TV ad presence in and around the live games, driving prime brand association with the tournament.

The ad shows thousands of drones carry bottles of the FIFA World Cup tournament’s Official Beer from its brewery in St. Louis, Missouri, where Budweiser has been brewed since 1876. The journey of the drones comes to an end when bottles of Budweiser are delivered directly into the hands of spectators across the globe; the UK’s footage shows football fans celebrating in the local pub, since current UK law bans alcohol from being consumed in stadia.

Brian Perkins, VP Global Marketing at Budweiser, said: “As the most watched sporting event on the planet, the FIFA World Cup is the ultimate opportunity for Budweiser, the world’s most enjoyed beer, to connect with billions of passionate football fans globally. Our campaign is the largest in our company’s history, and it demonstrates how we are bringing together fans from around the world over a beer and their shared passion for football… [it] captures the celebratory, upbeat and premium experience of the Budweiser brand, and fans will continue to see this come to life through our ongoing activations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.”

In the UK, Budweiser will be deploying a Chatbot –named the Bud Bot – to provide the ultimate FIFA World Cup guide for the UK’s football fans, driving meaningful relationships between consumers and Budweiser over the course of the tournament.

The Bud Bot will create a hub for avid football fans, offering a platform to vote for the official Man of the Match and enter once-in-a-lifetime competitions, signposting Budweiser-stocking bars and stores, and offering home deliveries of Budweiser to enjoy while watching games.

As part of celebrating euphoric moments on and off the pitch for the tournament, Budweiser has created the Bud Boat, which will be cruising down London’s River Thames hosting screening parties, DJs, bars and more. Fans are being invited to apply for tickets for the boat.

Sascha Cordes, Senior Brand Manager at Budweiser UK, observes: “Football, the beautiful game, is more than just a sport – and the 2018 FIFA World Cup is more than just an event. It’s an epic global party that promises to bring not just the nation, but the world together. We’ve been more ambitious than ever with our ‘Light Up the FIFA World Cup 2018’ campaign and want to celebrate the unrivalled energy of our football fans with unmissable experiences and surprises throughout. We can’t wait to get the celebration started!”

Fans can engage with the “Light Up the FIFA World Cup” campaign through Budweiser’s social channels. Twitter: @BudweiserUK, Instagram: @budweiser, Facebook: @BudweiserUK or https://www.budweiser.co.uk/.

Budweiser has a strong commitment to football globally, having served as official beer sponsor of the FIFA World Cup for over 25 years. It has an ongoing commitment through the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

While Budweiser will serve as the official beer of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, Anheuser-Busch InBev will leverage its high-quality portfolio of beers around the world by once again extending local sponsorship rights to its leading brands in select football markets, including, but not limited to, Brahma (Brazil), Harbin (China), Corona (Mexico), Jupiler (Belgium and The Netherlands), Siberian Crown (Russia), Hasseröder (Germany) and Beck’s (Italy), among others.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, which owns the Budweiser brand, is a publicly traded company based in Belgium with 2017 sales of $56.4 billion. It has a diverse portfolio of well over 500 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Antarctica, Bud Light, Brahma, Cass, Chernigivske, Cristal, Harbin, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Michelob Ultra, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Victoria, Sedrin, Sibirskaya Korona and Skol. Its brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years.

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Walkers, the UK’s biggest selling savoury snacking brand, has teamed up with ITV to capitalise on the Saturday ‘big night in’ sharing occasion by offering consumers the chance to win prizes live every Saturday night.

The brand will host three advert spots every Saturday night for 16 weeks. The first ad slot will showcase the headline prize of the week. The second will help to remind consumers to scan or enter their codes, which they can find on promotional sharing packs of Walkers crisps and Bugles. The final spot will announce the week’s top prize winner live on ITV to a captive audience.

Promotional packs will be supported by in-store and digital activity. To be entered into the weekly draw, consumers need to buy a sharing pack and either scan the Facebook Messenger code or visit walkers.co.uk/winlive and enter the unique code from their pack.

The promotion, which kicked off on February 17th, is offering Tier One prizes including: seven night holidays for four people to destinations including Orlando, New York, Cape Town, Nice, Create Majorca and Tenerife; £5,000 in cash; or a Suzuki Vitara car.

Tier Two prizes include lastminute.com voucher codes, Rakuten credit which can be used to download music or films, family return tickets on Virgin Rail, Virgin Experience giftcards, Game giftcards, Walkers merchandise goody bags, board games, Thorpe Park tickets and Zipworld family packages.

Finally, one in 10 entrants every week will win a voucher for a free Walkers sharing pack.

Tier One prize winners will be announced during the ad breaks of popular ITV Saturday Night shows, including Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain’s Got Talent. The promotion will be activated across Walkers sharing packs, Mix Ups and Bugles.

Walkers says combining Walkers sharing packs, Mix Ups and Bugles together in one campaign will help to drive awareness of the brand’s sharing portfolio, at a time when sharing occasions are experiencing +17% growth. It claims that spend on Walkers sharing bags, Mix Ups and Bugles is growing at +20.7%.

Rachel Holms, Senior Marketing Director at PepsiCo, comments: “We’re delighted to launch this campaign on our popular sharing range, supporting some of ITV’s most iconic entertainment shows. We are the first brand in the UK to utilise Messenger codes on-pack for competition entry and this is also the first time we have announced winners live on TV. We’re confident that these initiatives will drive mass participation and excitement with consumers. Our TV adverts every Saturday night will be unmissable and the prizes will mean people won’t want to miss out.”

The Walkers brand is owned by PepsiCo.

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Cereal Partners UK’s Shreddies breakfast cereal is partnering with ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent and will be leveraging the deal in marketing and promotions running from now until the BGT finals in May.

Backed by a £2m marketing spend, the partnership will include an on-pack promotion giving away VIP tickets to the live shows and digital activity via a unique code mechanism inside promotional packs.

There will also be exclusive digital content that will follow the Shreddies Knitting Nanas, the brand characters that feature in the Shreddies’ TV ads, go behind the scenes of the popular talent show.

The Britain’s Got Talent tickets prize promotion is open to residents of the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Ireland aged 18 or over. It is divided into three entry periods; the first runs from February 2nd 2016 to 8th May 2016; the second runs from 8th May to 15th May; and the third is a late draw for entries received after 15th May up until 31st December 2016. There is no limit to how many entries consumers can make, provided that each entry uses a new unique code. There is a No Purchase Necessary route for Northern Ireland.

The prizes are VIP tickets for Britain’s Got Talent shows at the end of May 2016. For the first draw, 25 prizes of a pair of seats at the semi-finals will be awarded. For the second draw, five prizes of a pair of seats at the final (which is currently due to take place on 28th May 2016) will be awarded. The late entry draw prizes are a pair of tickets to an as yet unspecified show at the O2 arena during 2017.

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