How do travel PR stunts help travel companies sell vacations? With the evenings getting lighter and the trees blossoming, it’s safe to say that spring is definitely in the air, which means that summer is just around the corner. And summer means holidays!
As travel companies gear up for the holiday season, there is a lot of competition to grab consumer’s attention – and many brands have turned to wacky PR stunts to promote their deals.
With this in mind, let’s look at two of the best travel PR stunts of the year so far:
It’s almost impossible to pop to the local shopping centre without being offered a free doughnut, anti-wrinkle cream or toothpaste sample / Sally Durcan, Hotcow
Let’s start with a question. What do Weight Watchers, Fox’s Biscuits and the Body Shop have in common? Apart from the fact that they are all well-known household brands, they are also huge advocates of high street product sampling.
And many other brands are following suit.
Despite the prevalence of low cost online advertising and e-commerce, product sampling on the high street is still a common sight. In fact it’s almost impossible to pop to the local shopping centre without being offered a free doughnut, anti-wrinkle cream or toothpaste sample.
Yves Saint Laurent has come up with an innovative way of creating bespoke beauty experiences for their customers / via Hotcow blog
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Ever tried using video for your experiential marketing? Gone are the days of raiding your mothers makeup bag and trying to recreate her every makeup move; with numerous demo videos available at the click of a button, more and more women are turning to video streaming websites for advice.
Knowing just how popular online make-up tutorials are, Yves Saint Laurent has come up with an innovative way of creating bespoke beauty experiences for their customer’s, using a growing trend in hi-tech accessories: Google Glass.