Target groups: Men

 

In 1998 Polaris Industries, Inc., best known as a manufacturer of snowmobiles, introduced the Victory Motorcycle, the first new American motorcycle to be introduced in 60 years. Although it was part o ...

In March 1998 Pfizer Inc., the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company, won FDA approval of its anti-impotency drug, Viagra. Because of the nature of the condition it was meant ...

In 1995 Schick, a unit of the Warner-Lambert Company since 1970, introduced the Tracer FX, a permanent razor that was designed to alleviate shaving irritation. The product was targeted at young men wi ...

In 2001 PepsiCo's Mountain Dew was the fourth-best-selling soft drink on the U.S. market. Even so, since the 1990s soft-drink sales overall had been seriously declining. While Mountain Dew� ...

After their run of two consecutive championships in 1989 and 1990, the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association began a decline that lasted into the early years of the twenty-first centu ...

In 1997 Schwinn Cycling & Fitness Inc. launched a print campaign designed to entice the masses of mountain bike enthusiasts while altering the company's image as an out-of-touch dinosaur ...

Rainer beer, owned by Pabst Brewing, was a local brand in the US Pacific Northwest facing declining sales. In 2004, Pabst spotted an opportunity to target new consumers – young people looking for auth ...

Norelco Consumer Products Company introduced the Reflex Action Razor in 1996. The product launch, backed by an unusually large advertising budget and an aggressive marketing campaign, helped revitaliz ...

Of all of the commercials Michael Jordan had done for Nike, Inc., he was most proud of the 1997 spot that took a glimpse at his humanness. The commercial, filmed in a nine-hour shoot at Soldier Field ...

In 2002, before ever playing an NBA game, basketball prodigy LeBron James had secured a $90 million endorsement deal with the world's largest athletic company, Nike, Inc. The Zoom LeBron bask ...

In the late 1990s and early 2000s the National Football League (NFL) began to visualize itself as an entertainment megabrand along the lines of Viacom and Disney, with an imperative to compete not jus ...

In 1998, Miller Brewing wanted to revive interest in its flagging High Life brand. Once, its flagship brew, Miller High Life now lagged third behind Miller Lite and Miller Genuine Draft. The company l ...

Xbox, a video-game unit of the Microsoft Corp., was introduced in 2001, and within two years it had established its brand as a high-end video-game manufacturer. After passing Nintendo Company, Ltd., i ...

This paper describes how BBDO New York helped to convince discerning, health-conscious consumers that Snickers Marathon was a nutritiously credible energy bar with the great taste of a candy bar. Su ...

Clothing manufacturer Levi Strauss & Company entered the wide-leg jeans market in the summer of 1996. To celebrate the launch of its Wide Leg line, the company initiated a campaign aimed at a t ...

In 1998, sales of Rolling Rock beer, produced by the brewer, Labatt USA, were stagnating. Craft beers from microbreweries were also falling out of favour and Labatt believed it could take advantage of ...

In the late 1990s Jack, the clown spokesman for Jack in the Box restaurants, was at the center of a comeback for the fast-food chain. Jack in the Box had used a clown as its mascot until 1980. In that ...

In 1998, after being in business for seven years, Holiday Inn Express, the limited-service offshoot of the famed but ailing Holiday Inn brand, had no clear identity apart from its namesake and was i ...

After experiencing record sales in 2000, beer brand Rolling Rock, then owned by Labatt, saw its position weaken in 2001 with a decline of 8% in volume. The company decided to run its first large scale ...

As a symbol of brawny industrial power, no-nonsense technological prowess, and pure American individualism, it would be difficult to surpass the Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Even as flagship Americans ...

The Gillette Company enjoyed a position of dominance in men's toiletries, a broad category that included not only deodorants and antiperspirants but also such items as pre- and aftershave produ ...

Chevrolet was a division of the General Motors Corporation (GM), the largest car manufacturer in the United States. Long facing pressure from Japanese automakers such as Toyota, the company decided to ...

Gap, Inc. was established in 1969 with the purpose of selling one product: Levi's jeans. In 1991 Gap cut its ties with the Levi's brand and limited its merchandise offerings to Gap� ...

Australian beer brand, Fosters, wanted to create greater awareness in the US, which was dominated by big budget, domestic beer campaigns. Focusing on Australia’s reputation as a refreshingly untamed l ...

Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), founded in the 1970s, built its success on an innovative business model, offering the business world the first overnight shipping service. But savvy marketing al ...

Witty and engaging ads, a hallmark of the Memphis-based FedEx Corp. for more than two decades, had helped propel the success of the shipping and transportation company. In September 2003, however, i ...

ESPN began in the late 1970s as the first 24-hour cable channel devoted exclusively to sports news and the airing of such minor sports as Australian Rules football and tractor pulls. By the 1990s, how ...

Beginning with its 1979 cable-television launch, ESPN, Inc. (then officially known as Entertainment and Sports Programming Network), strove to build a brand that was synonymous with sports. After pr ...

ESPN was launched in 1979 in Bristol, Connecticut, as the first cable television channel devoted exclusively to sports, although it had limited access to sports programming. One way to fill airti ...

Diagio plc’s Johnnie Walker "Keep Walking" was refreshed in 2000. The print and outdoor theme, aimed at urban men aged 25 to 34, was an unconventional success. Logo awareness rose from 23% to 50%, on ...