tbk Group has brought together the UK’s number one dry shampoo brand, Batiste, and the UK’s no. 1 premium cosmetics boutique, Benefit, for a partnership campaign to launch Batiste’s new premium range of dry shampoos.

Benefit will be giving away exclusive trial size Batiste products with every purchase and are launching the partnership with experiential activity in Benefit’s Carnaby Street store, offering free hair makeovers provided by Batiste’s expert hairdressers.

The promotion is designed to educate customers about Batiste’s new dry shampoo range, which is tailored to individual hair care needs, and it coincides with a TV launch campaign, Rethink Dry Shampoo.

Batiste brand owner Church & Dwight tasked TBK with ensuring their product was put directly into the  hands of women that actively seek premium beauty and fashion brands that meet the needs of their busy social and work lives. Traditional high footfall areas such as train stations and supermarkets would not have enabled a premium or immersive experience with the Batiste brand, nor enabled brand ambassadors and hair stylists to talk to women about the variant that would best suit their hair type.

tbk Group won the business after a competitive pitch process and have delivered the whole brand experience, including facilitating the partnership with Benefit Cosmetics, developing in-store point of sale materials and providing brand ambassadors via tbk’s Live Experience division. The partnership and a related Gift With Purchase (GWP) offer, which will be running until mid-November in Benefit stores, will be amplified through both Batiste and Benefit’s social channels and also CRM activity to Benefit customers.

tbk Group Director Rachelle Headland says: “Benefit and Batiste are a great pairing for reaching busy women who want to look their best on the go. The tie-in will enable Benefit customers to reappraise Batiste products and their new premium range within an inspirational context.”

Batiste Senior Brand Manager Holly Dove adds: “Our core dry shampoo range has historically been differentiated by fragrance. Consumer insight shows that women shop for wet shampoos according to their hair type. Our Rethink Dry Shampoo campaign aims to get women to rethink everything they thought about dry shampoo. They can buy exactly what they need for their hair, it’s a lightweight and invisible miracle worker for freshening up and restyling your hair anytime and anywhere. The Benefit partnership was spot on in terms of positioning and reaching our audience.”

tbk Group (formerly The Big Kick) is a brand activation agency founded in 1999 creating local marketing programmes and integrated engagement and experiential campaigns for brands and retailers. It is the recipient of multiple awards for its campaigns, including the IPM Awards Grand Prix 2018 and five Gold trophies for its work with Lucozade.

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Currys PC World is launching a summer football-themed campaign, ‘Get your TV for Free’, which offers customers a one in 20 chance of getting the money they spend on buying a TV back, up to a maximum value of £24,999.

Running from May 9^th until June 26^th, 2018, the ‘Get your TV for Free’ promotion requires customers to purchase a 55” size TV or larger from Currys PC World online, in-store or via the retailer’s call centre. To participate, customers must then register at www.currys.co.uk/FreeTV and click on the TV they see on screen to reveal if they have won. The winning prizes will be randomly assigned to a one in 20 win ratio using an independently audited and verified process. Participants must upload their qualifying receipt to redeem their prize.

The campaign has been created and is being managed by promotional marketing agency tbk, in partnership with digital promotions specialist Brandmovers.

The ‘Get your TV for Free’ campaign will be supported by a TV campaign, radio, social media and related POS materials in stores.

The Currys PC World brand is a British electrical retailer operating in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, owned by Dixons Carphone. It specialises in selling home electronics and household appliances, with 295 superstores and 73 high street shops. Smaller shops also trade under the Currys Digital brand in the United Kingdom.

tbk is a multi-award winning, independent promotional marketing agency that creates ideas and experiences that drives ‘buzz’ and sales for brands. Carlsberg, Pringles, Lucozade, Krispy Kreme, Boots and Wickes are just a few of the brands it works for.

Brandmovers is a global leader in digital engagement promotions and loyalty. With over 15 years’ experience and with offices on three continents, Brandmovers provides global reach and digital expertise in all aspects of promotional activity, working with agency partners and world- leading brands like MasterCard, Manchester United and Nestle on innovative consumer or trade marketing campaigns which engage target audieences via multiple channels and devices.

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Cult Japanese confectionary brand Hi-CHEW has launched in the UK, backed with a social media promotion which allows London-based consumers to claim a free sample pack.

The promotion was put together by Hi-CHEW’s UK marketing agency, tbk, with the digital vouchers being delivered by i-movo.

The social media campaign launched at the beginning of March, with thousands of consumers clicking through to the i-movo service to request the voucher. All of the initially available vouchers were claimed within 24 hours; Hi-CHEW now plans to extend the online campaign shortly, and will also be running a series of experiential campaigns in the Greater London area.

Targeted advertising on social media sites has been driving relevant consumers through to a promotional site where they can claim their vouchers, which are sent to their mobile phones, as well as find their nearest participating retailer. Consumers can then redeem their vouchers at participating stores – the initial campaign ran with around 700 convenience stores in the Greater London area.

Hi-CHEW is a chewable soft candy, described as a cross between chewing gum and sweets like Starburst, which has been sold in Japan for decades. Made by Japanese company Morinaga & Co, the brand was launched in the US in 2008, and is also available in various Asian countries.

tbk is an award-winning independent creative marketing agency that also includes Carlsberg, Pringles, Lucozade, Krispy Kreme, Boots and Wickes amongst its clients.

i-movo is one of the largest Secure Digital Voucher networks in the world, advising agencies and brands on initial creative concept, planning and execution, and post-campaign analysis, as well as providing systems and skills to minimise the risk and maximise the return on investment. It works with over 60,000 participating retailers, has delivered over 300 successful campaigns and has processed over 10 million vouchers worth over £100 million.

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Trade and consumer DIY store chain Wickes has reintroduced its ‘Buy now, do it later’ campaign, and is backing it with a new initiative, Wickes Trips, which encourages customers to take advantage of the fantastic seasonal offers in store over Easter, but then leave the work for a later date, and enjoy the extra time with their nearest and dearest.

The campaign is supported by in store POS, radio advertising and social media events offering customers the opportunity to win more prize trips.

Wickes has appointed marketing agency tbk Group to create and manage the new Wickes Trips initiative, which offers every Wickes customer the opportunity to take advantage of discounts on experiences, days out and UK holidays.  By sourcing a number of different activities and breaks, tbk has created a campaign offering a guaranteed reward to every Wickes customer shopping either in store or online between March 14^th  and April 15^th 2018, regardless of their level of spend.

Experiences, rewards and discounts on offer include bungee jumping, weekend breaks, Haven Holidays, kids’ passes, golf, swimming, paintballing, trampolining and more.

To claim a reward, shoppers have to go online to the promotional website, www.wickestrips.co.uk, fill in their personal details and the unique reference number from their till receipt and upload an image of the receipt.

Matthew Gaunt, Wickes Customer & Communications Director, says: “This is a great way to reward all our customers – and enhance our brand strategy at the same time.”

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Team GB gymnast Nile Wilson, Britain’s Got Talent finalists Twist and Pulse and ballet star Alessia Lugoboni have teamed up with Lucozade Ribena Suntory and Transport for London to promote an offer for commuters of free journeys on the London Underground, using ‘contactless’ Lucozade Energy bottles.

From May 30 to June 2 at Oxford Circus Station during ‘Whoosh Hour’, Lucozade brand ambassadors will be handing out thousands of limited edition Lucozade Energy bottles with contactless chips, like the ones found in TfL’s Oyster Card, embedded in the base. Lucky recipients will be able to use the bottles like Oyster Cards for one free Underground journey.

Lucozade Energy also enlisted Wilson, Twist and Pulse and Lugoboni to help promote the activation with three films featuring them using their talents to get through the station to their tube trains. The contactless bottle give-away and the videos are in support of the brand’s ‘Find Your Flow’ campaign message. The Lugoboni film has been posted to YouTube.

Whoosh Hour is a fully integrated campaign with support from integrated agency The Big Kick, shopper marketing agency Valenstein & Fatt (formerly Grey Shopper), event agency TRO, media agency MediaCom and PR agency Frank PR.

Lucozade Ribena Suntory is putting a considerable marketing budget behind the various offshoots of the umbrella Lucozade brand at the moment. A week ago, it launched a new campaign for Lucozade Sport featuring an on-pack promo offering consumers the chance to win more prizes the more active they are, including fitness trackers, gym memberships, tickets to events such as the FA Cup Final, England football matches, the Tour de France, an Adele concert and holidays to Australia, the US and the Middle East.

At the beginning of April, Lucozade Zero and fashion retailer Missguided announced a collaboration, ‘Zero To Pay’, which was brought to life through on-pack promotion and experiential marketing. The on-pack promotion offered consumers a range of discounts which could be unlocked through codes on mini cans of Lucozade Zero. Targeting city centres, train stations and shopping centres, a sampling campaign offered bespoke miniature cans featuring unique Missguided discount codes. The activity was bolstered at high footfall locations with a ‘Zero to Pay’ nail bar, offering Lucozade Zero-inspired complimentary nail art.

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Lucozade Ribena Suntory is running an on-pack promo for its Lucozade Sports brand which offers consumers the chance to win more prizes the more active they are, including fitness trackers, gym memberships, tickets to events such as the FA Cup Final, England football matches, the Tour de France, an Adele concert and holidays to Australia, the US and the Middle East.

For every 5,000 steps – or the cycling or swimming equivalent – consumers register using the brand’s Made to Move app, they get one entry into a daily draw with thousands of prizes on offer, including FitBit fitness trackers and annual gym memberships.

The promotion is live now and runs until July 23 2017.

If they qualify for three daily entries in a week, then they get entered into the weekly prize draw, with high value prizes including tickets to the FA Cup Final, tickets to the British Grand Prix, tickets for an Adele concert, a trip to the Tour de France and holidays to Australia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and San Francisco.

The Made to Move app for the promotion was developed for Lucozade Sport by agency The Big Kick. The app, which is available on the iTunes store and Google Play store, has to be downloaded to an iPhone or an android device which also has Apple Health Kit or Google Fit installed, or which is synced with a FitBit tracker.

One the app is loaded and synced, every 5,000 steps, 17.25 miles cycled or 0.75 miles swum will count as one ‘Exercise Contribution’. Participants can enter up to 10 times a day via the contribution route. They can also get an extra bonus entry by inputting unique codes from Lucozade Sport bottles (only one per day).

If they make three Exercise Contributions in a calendar week, then they get an entry into the weekly draw (maximum of one a week).

The first 20,000 people to download the Lucozade Sport app will also get a one day pass to Pure Gym.

There are 200 prizes to be won every day, including pairs of entries into Tough Mudder events, pairs of tickets for the Virgin Sport Festival of Fitness event, vouchers for pitch time at Goals football centres, vouchers for of membership at Pure Gym and DW Fitness (varying from one month up to a lifetime membership), free Lucozade Sport drink bottles and free Lucozade Sport.

Northern Irish winners can claim alternative prizes for any daily prizes which are not available in Ulster.

The weekly prizes include FA Cup Final tickets for two, Silverstone Grand Prix tickets for two, six tickets to the Adele concert at Wembley on June 29 (seated in the Lucozade Ribena Suntory corporate box), two tickets to the England-Slovakia game in September 2017, two tickets to the England-Slovenia game in October 2017 and a trip to Pairs for two for the Tour de France weekend on July 22-24. All experience prizes include accommodation and a certain amount of spending money.

There are also four holiday prizes for two people to be won – a week in Australia, five nights in San Francisco, three nights in Abu Dhabi and three nights in Dubai, all including various experiences. Prize sourcing and management is being handled by Cloud Nine.

The promotion will run across 50 million bottles in store, with bonus entry code on every bottle.

The promotion is part of Lucozade Sport’s ongoing Made To Move campaign, where Lucozade Sport has pledged to get 1 million people moving more by 2020.

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Lucozade Zero and fashion retailer Missguided has announced a collaboration, ‘Zero To Pay’, which will be brought to life through on-pack promotion and experiential marketing.

The on-pack promotion will offer consumers a range of discounts which can be unlocked through codes on mini cans of Lucozade Zero. Targeting city centres, train stations and shopping centres, the sampling campaign will offer bespoke miniature cans featuring unique Missguided discount codes. The activity will be bolstered at high footfall locations with a ‘Zero to Pay’ nail bar, offering Lucozade Zero-inspired complimentary nail art.

Integrated agency The Big Kick was named lead agency for the campaign, while experience agency TRO is delivering the experiential element.

The Big Kick developed the creative platform and negotiated the partnership with Missguided, with the core aim of driving awareness of Lucozade Zero and supporting the distribution of 3 million sample cans throughout the UK. TRO is activating the ‘Zero to Pay’ campaign, including a nationwide programme of activity spanning 12 cities over the course of eight weeks.

All sample cans are printed with a unique code; there are also ‘virtual’ cans with codes on available from the Missguided website. Codes can be redeemed online for a guaranteed 30% off one-time use voucher, plus the opportunity to win a range of further Missguided vouchers.

To enter the prize draw and claim the 30% off, consumers have to go to www.lucozadeenergy.com/missguided and enter the unique code, their name, gender, date of birth and email address. Multiple entries are permitted, although each code can be used only once. All valid entries go into the daily prize draw to win extra discount vouchers, ranging from £50, 30% off for a year, 40% and 50% off for three months and 30% off for 10 years. All vouchers can only be redeemed through the Missguided.com website.

The campaign went live mid-March 2017 from and runs until May 31st, including an instore event at Missguided’s flagship store in Westfield, Stratford which took place on Thursday March 30th with resident Missguided DJ, Snoochie Shy, on the decks.

Shoppers were able to enjoy rewards from the likes of Mark Hill Blow Dry Bar, styling tips from The Confetti Crowd and Shine Shack Make Up who were instore providing free treatments to help get customers ready for the weekend.  There were also chances to win ‘Zero To Pay’ on shoppers’ most expensive basket item throughout the afternoon.

Charlotte Flook, Senior Brand Manager, Lucozade Energy, commented: “With a shared target audience of young, fashion savvy females, the partnership with Missguided presents fantastic brand synergy. TRO has designed a bold liquid on lips campaign which will achieve mass trial and get consumers excited about the product.”

Siôn Stansfield, Account Director, TRO, said “Following the success of our ‘zero gravity’ experiential activation for the Lucozade Zero product launch last summer, we’re excited to be activating a whole host of activity to reach the hearts and minds of the product’s target audience. With the product at the heart of the campaign, we have an ambitious target of distributing 3 million samples.”

Andrew Ryan,Head of Brand at The Big Kick, added: “Partnerships are still a great way of delivering saliency for FMCG brands. The ‘Zero To Pay’ platform allows the Lucozade brand the opportunity to engage with millennials by giving them rewards that hit their ‘sweet spot’ – fashion! Missguided’s bold and confident brand was the perfect match for Zero, inspiring our audience to ‘find their flow’ around the UK, and get rewarded.”

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