Articles by Brian Quinton

2012 PRO Award Winner: Catapult Action Biased Marketing for Mars Petcare

|  by Brian Quinton

Mars knows pet lovers and understands that they treat their pets like a member of the family. However, research showed that Walmart customers didn’t associate the store with pet care and felt that the store’s pet care selection was limited and often out of stock. Of the 90 million pet owners shopping at Walmart each…

2012 PRO Award Finalist: MASS Hispanic for Kimberly-Clark

|  by Brian Quinton

The Latina mom is the healthcare gatekeeper of the family. Hispanic households have more children, and many parents are not compensated when out of work, so a child’s sick day can be very costly. Health concerns drive Latina moms to take proactive measures. But culturally they often prefer products with multiple uses. Mindful of cost,…

2012 PRO Award Finalist: George P. Johnson for Cisco

|  by Brian Quinton

Cisco's 2011 Global Sales Experience conference put social, mobile and interactive tools into the hands of some 22,000 company sales staff from 95 countries. Attendees could manage their agenda via mobile apps, unlock badges for consuming content, attend virtual sessions and even take part in an educational role-playing game, "A Matter of Time".

2012 PRO Award Finalist: Team Detroit for Ford Motor Co.

|  by Brian Quinton

Ford is an avid supporter of breast cancer awareness and early detection and, since 2005, has maintained a program to help further the cause. Called "Warriors in Pink" and developed in collaboration with Team Detroit, the program revolves around an apparel line in which 100% of the net proceeds go to fight breast cancer.

Marden-Kane: Sweeps Today All about the Data Security

|  by Brian Quinton

Sweeps and contests today take place in the social ecosystem more often than not, says EVP marc Wortsman of Marden-Kane, agency #68 on the Promo 100. That builds engagement and viral buzz, but it also calls for extra care to make sure players can't game the game with double identities or purchased votes.

Ryan Partnership Knows the View from the Aisles

|  by Brian Quinton

In-store marketing has grown up into a more impactful, data-driven proposition: shopper marketing. And that means a greater involvement by promotional agencies in designing, activating and analyzing campaigns brands run inside retail outlets, says Karen Gebhart, senior vice president of Ryan Partnership, one of this year’s Top 10 in-store/shopper marketing specialist agencies.