The premium cosmetics brand MAC is well known for its high quality make-up products, its tireless commitment against HIV and successful co-operations with fashion designers and celebrities to promote its periodical limited editions. For its autumn/winter 2010 collection they teamed up with the young designer duo Rodarte. But this time the marketers of […]
Entries tagged as 'co-marketing'
Make-up Gone Bad!
Sabrina_NDT // August 27th, 2010
Tags: co-marketing, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, MAC Cosmetics, Rodarte
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Beverages Enrobed in Haute Couture
Sabrina_NDT // August 18th, 2010
Dinner with Missoni and Jean Paul Gaultier, drinks with Roberto Cavalli – what sounds like the ultimate celebrity weekend in a summer hot spot like Saint Tropez or Portofino is the result of a current co-operation trend: big names from the fashion business and world famous beverage brands. We took a closer look […]
Tags: Versace, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, co-op_articles, Paul Smith, Roberto Cavalli, Karl Lagerfeld, Matthew Williamson, Belvedere, Coca Cola, Evian, Sex and the City, Skyy Vodka, Manolo Blahnik, Coke light, Missoni, Jean Paul Gaultier, San Pellegrino, Christian Lacroix, Coke Zero, Zac Posen
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Top 5 of the Best Summertime Co-operations
Sabrina_NDT // August 6th, 2010
Since I just came back from a nice, recreative week with turquoise ocean, lonesome coves and picturesque places, I’m still in a very relaxed and summerlike mood even though the weather here in Berlin seems to have forgotten that it is still summertime. So I thought about my favourite summer co-operations and asked my colleagues […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, McDonalds, Nivea, Beiersdorf, Facebook, Legoland, Langnese, Unilever, Magnum, Bel, Babybel, Merlin Group, Sea Life, Madame Tussauds, Heidepark, Hamburg Dungeon, DLRG, Cornetto, Vespa, Grillmädels, Costa, apetito
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Top 5 of the Best Co-operations for Women
Sabrina_NDT // July 16th, 2010
Two weeks ago we presented the Top 5 of outstanding co-operations for real men. Today, we want to nominate the five best alliances to attract women. So please follow me into the marvellous world of fashion, accessories, glittering rhinestones, beauty and dieting.
Top 5: Fashionista Meets Technique Nerd
Versace, D&G, Escada and Prada – […]
Tags: Apple, prada, Motorola, L'Oréal, D&G, LG Electronics, BRIGITTE, Versace, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, henkel, co-op_examples, Dior, Frosta, Siemens, Escada, Douglas, auFeminin.com, DKMS LIFE, Coty, Shiseido, Estée Lauder, Coke light, Christ, Coke Fridge
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Working Paper About Manager’s Marketing Alliance Formation Behaviour
Sabrina_NDT // June 18th, 2010
Decisions are based upon beliefs, values and our own special attitudes and business behaviour is no exception. Sabine Kuester, Professor at the University of Mannheim and Director of the Institute for Market-Oriented Management and Thomas Rilling, Doctoral Candidate at the Department of Marketing III at the University of Mannheim conducted a study […]
Tags: co-marketing, collaboration, co-op_facts, University Mannheim
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Introduction to Cooking: The Ultimate Recipe for a Successful Marketing Co-operation
Sabrina_NDT // June 16th, 2010
When cooking, you just have to follow the instructions in the cookbook and in the end the outcome should be quite acceptable. In marketing matters the coherency between input and output, marketing activities and sales, isn’t always that linear. But it seems like someone found the recipe for a successful marketing co-operation:
Take a […]
Tags: Volkswagen, marketing co-operation, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_examples, Bild, Media Markt, Braun Oral-B, Alpina
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Co-operations Wish List
Sabrina_NDT // June 10th, 2010
Since temperatures finally arrived at a summerlike level, I’m once again addicted to Ben & Jerry’s Cookie Dough ice cream. Yesterday I had the idea to create my own Ben & Jerry’s flavour – Vanilla ice cream with cookie dough and huge chunks of a Mars candy bar. Delicious! While sitting on the […]
Tags: Apple, General Motors, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, co-op_articles, Volvo, Ben & Jerry's, Mars, bugaboo
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Cologne and Dusseldorf – Friends or Foes?
Sabrina_NDT // June 4th, 2010
Golden Kölsch versus dark alt beer; “Alaaf!” versus “Helau!”; left versus right side of the Rhine.
Two cities so close, but so different – for hundreds of years the German cities Cologne and Dusseldorf, only separated by 40 kilometres and the Rhine, cultivate a strong and passionate feud.
The old traditions are there to overcome, […]
Tags: co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, Cologne, Dusseldorf
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Partnerships on a Golf Course
JenniferM_NDT // May 17th, 2010
Many co-operations are created because of personal connections and formed on daily situations like a lunch or on the golf course. They are arranged with a hand shake among friends and … often fail though. Generally, a co-operation based on friendly relations is not bad idea but establishing a successful co-operation is not as easy […]
Tags: co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_articles
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Top 5 of Football Co-operations
Franziska_NDT // May 7th, 2010
We are already counting the days: 34 days to go until the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and 15 days until the Champions League Final in Madrid – our office is gearing up for the biggest sporting events in 2010. Luckily, we get first hand information from spielerwahl.de that we can use to impress […]
Tags: Nike, FIFA, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, Puma, Coca Cola, David Beckham, UEFA Champions League, spielerwahl.de, Louis Vuitton, Zinedine Zidane, Pelé, Maradona, Intersport, ARD, RED, Grassroot Soccer, Premier League, Liga BBVA, Serie A TIM, Global Fund
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The Success Story of H&M’s Design Co-operations
Franziska_NDT // May 4th, 2010
Reaching new target groups? Check.
Offering a significant added value to customers? Check.
Increase traffic in stores? Check.
Partnering in order to overcome times of crisis? Check.
Increase customer loyalty, brand awareness and positioning through unique product offerings? Check.Â
Retailer H&M has discovered the benefits of marketing co-operations and uses them as means of differentiation like no other fashion chain. […]
Tags: H&M, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_articles, Roberto Cavalli, Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Victor & Rolf, Kylie Minogue, Comme des Garçons, Madonna, Jimmy Choo, Matthew Williamson, Sonia Rykiel, Shipley & Halmos
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Product Bundling Goes Politics
Franziska_NDT // April 30th, 2010
Santa Clara County leaders must have been reading our Blog these days. Recently, we called pester power an unbeatable weapon in children’s marketing and it appears that Californian law makers have followed our hint: In Santa Clara County, they have taken measures to fight pester power, and their arms are powerful.Â
To fight overweight and obesity […]
Tags: YouTube, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_examples, McDonalds, Tesco, Disney, Mesh Box
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Knitting for a Good Cause- The Cutest Co-operation Ever
KatharinaD_NDT // April 27th, 2010
Maybe you remember one of our Mesh-Box articles about charity co-operations where we picked up the aspect of “commercializing” donations. Companies were criticised for their willingness to donate money while shifting the donation to the customers: The result was the incomprehension of customers. In search for marketing co-operations I found a great one […]
Tags: FIFA, co-marketing, co-op_examples, Save the Children, Initiative Handwerk
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Change of Directions - When Partnerships Take a Different Turn
Franziska_NDT // April 23rd, 2010
Co-operations end. Most marketing partnerships are created to exist for a defined period only. In some cases, contracts are prolonged due to the great success of a concept. In other cases, however, co-operations don’t take the intended turn even though they were based on a great idea.Â
We recently discussed the case of Burger King and […]
Tags: General Motors, eBay, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_articles, Burger King, San Francisco Coffee Company, Paris Hilton, Devassa, Arag, Rewe, Penny Markt
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Go Wash Your Dirty Laundry in Public
Franziska_NDT // April 15th, 2010
Dirty laundry is their business: detergent brand Persil by Henkel and washing machine manufacturer Bosch have come up with an innovative concept to present their products “in the wild”, and to a common target group of students, young professionals and commuters, in short: young potential customers.Â
The Wash & Coffee shop, launched on April 1 in […]
Tags: co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, henkel, co-op_examples, Bosch, Persil, Edgar
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Burger King and the San Francisco Coffee Company - the End of an Alliance
KatharinaD_NDT // April 14th, 2010
It all started with promising headlines: “Burger King attacks McDonald’s”, “Burger King is heating up the competition”, “Burger King starts coffee shops”…Sadly, now it looks like the tide turned. No moccha frappuccino will be served at German Burger King restaurants, for instance.
Last November, the fast food chain announced a change […]
Tags: Starbucks, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_examples, McDonalds, Burger King, McCafé, San Francisco Coffee Company, Seattle´s Best
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Pester Power – The Unbeatable Weapon in Children’s Marketing
Franziska_NDT // April 8th, 2010
You know the story: In the check-out line at a supermarket, there is a nagging child demanding this specific toy or that exact candy. The parent, getting impatient and embarrassed by the screaming, finally buys the desired product. Sounds familiar? Then you have witnessed the outcome of a successful marketing campaign directed at children, activating […]
Tags: visa, Hewlett Packard, Mattel, Barbie, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_articles, McDonalds, Smart, Hasbro, Hello Kitty, Tesco, Disney, G.I. Joe, Lara Croft, Superman, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, iPod, Bank of America, MasterCard, Monopoly, Ferrero, Happy Meal, Puig, Lego, Kellogg's
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Sweet Easter Bunnies
KatharinaD_NDT // April 1st, 2010
Easter time is bunny time! Well, I guess that is what Jochen Schweizer thought why it would be a good reason to co-operate with Playboy for the occasion of Easter holidays. The German event and activity company managed to get an exclusive partnership with Hugh Hefner´s magazine.
Jochen Schweizer is Germany´s best known company […]
Tags: co-communication, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, Jochen Schweizer, Playboy, Hugh Hefner
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Mad Men: A Series’ Marketing Strategy
Franziska_NDT // March 30th, 2010
A recent non-representative survey amongst our staff showed that 66 percent of us have a severe addiction: The hit-series Mad Men, set in the 1960s, has drawn us in and keeps us from doing our work, as Don Draper’s latest affair seems more important than anything else. Fortunately, the creators of the show did something […]
Tags: Mattel, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_articles, Mad Men, British American Tobacco, Kodak, Clearasil, Clorox, Banana Republic
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What Drives the Young – and What the Young Drive
Franziska_NDT // March 23rd, 2010
„If you can’t attract the youth, you’ve already lost“. With these words German newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung” comments on the highly competitive and difficult automotive market. Even more than in other industries, car manufacturers need to make sure to attract the next generation of drivers and build brand loyalty from an early point on.
Many automobile companies […]
Tags: Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_articles, BMW, Ford, SEAT, Germany's Next Topmodel, Suzuki, SĂĽddeutsche Zeitung, Hyundai, Legoland, Playmobil, Volvo, Twilight, Electronic Arts (EA)
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Germanys Next Top Model – The Return of a Cash Cow
Alena_NDT // March 19th, 2010
“Only one of you will be on the cover of the German Cosmopolitan. Only one of you will become the face of the new C&A campaign…” The successful TV show Germany’s next top model (GNTM) is back on TV for its fifth season. This means the return of shootings, challenges, bitchiness, hopes and tears but […]
Tags: co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_articles, McDonalds, Procter and Gamble, Sony, Germany's Next Topmodel, C&A, BREE, McFit, Suzuki, Anja Gockel, Katjes
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Top 5 of the Best Tourism Co-Operations
KatharinaD_NDT // March 12th, 2010
Don’t we all have enough of that persistent winter? The actually taking place ITB, the annual world’s leading trade fair for the international travel industry reminds us of how badly we long for sun, beach, sand and warm weather.
Many recent co-operations somehow are getting us in kind of a Caribbean vacation summer […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-op_examples, Frosta, ITB, Quantas Airlines, Antarctica Sightseeing Flights, Airbus A380, South African Airlines, Hamburg Tourismus, Hansa Taxi, HRS.de, opodo.de, Kölln, Usedom, Raffaello
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Gaming to Go: The ESL Nokia Mobile League
Franziska_NDT // March 9th, 2010
Finally nerds will see the sun again: A recently announced co-operation between Nokia and eSports market leader Electronic Sports League (ESL) brings competitive gaming to mobile and smart phones. Â
The ESL Nokia Mobile League was announced at the 2010 CeBIT. From this month onwards, the platform will allow mobile gamers worldwide to compete in an […]
Tags: Nokia, Microsoft, Skype, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_examples, Electronic Sports League (ESL), Expedia
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Co-marketing Goes Green – The Good, the Better and the Ugly
Franziska_NDT // March 5th, 2010
Green sells. Not necessarily the colour as such, but the message it represents. In a world where LOHAS are everybody’s darling, a company cannot afford to miss out on the sustainability movement spreading from large corporations to small and medium sized companies to consumers (and vice versa). And what easier way for a company to […]
Tags: WWF, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_articles, AgrarFrost, Vanish, Reckitt Benckiser, Whirlpool, Bauknecht, BC Hydro, Sustainable Dance Club, PETA, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Tesco
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Thesis about Influence of Culture in Marketing Co-operations
Valerie_NDT // March 4th, 2010
With the ongoing internationalization of markets and the globalization, culture has been recognized as an essential driver for success or failure of marketing co-operations. Is it possible to operationalize this influence? With the objective to develop a method to identify culturally determined strengths and weaknesses of twelve European countries by including the findings of the […]
Tags: co-marketing, collaboration, co-op_facts
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Tiger MINI – 2 Style Icons for Individualists
Alena_NDT // February 26th, 2010
Combining shoes and cars? Sounds like the perfect fit for me!Â
This year, British car manufacturer MINI decided to co-operate with Onitsuka Tiger, subsidiary of the well-known Japanese sneaker brand Asics. Within the collaboration they designed three pairs of unisex sneakers as a limited edition. The products contain the characteristic design elements of MINI: the contrasting […]
Tags: co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_examples, Mini, Asics, Onitsuka Tiger
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Xbox in X-Large
Franziska_NDT // February 22nd, 2010
Software giant Microsoft is venturing off the beaten track into the jungle that is the fashion industry: The Xbox 360 manufacturer is going to launch a retro-style t-shirt line in co-operation with British label Joystick Junkies. The line will hit the market this year along with the launches of Xbox Arcade games and will be […]
Tags: Microsoft, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_examples, Joystick Junkies
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Co-Marketing is the New Black
Alena_NDT // February 18th, 2010
Working in Berlin means working at the heart of a pulsating fashion centre with great creative potential. This city attracts lots of talented designers and artists from all over the world. Every Fashion Week, new designers present their first collections. The other side of the medal is that many hyped fashion brands fail nearly as […]
Tags: H&M, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, Adidas, co-op_articles, Paul Smith, Manchester United, Karstadt, Gap, Kaviar Gauche, Stella McCartney, Mini, Puma, Fashion Week, Sisi Wasabi, Unrath & Strano, F.A.S., Stern, Dr. Hauschka, Wella Professional, Max Factor, Rexona, Solebox, Asics, Lacoste, Rimowa, Evian
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Having More Success with Marketing Co-operations – Thesis Discusses Reasons, Prerequisites and Success Factors of Partnerships
Franziska_NDT // February 15th, 2010
The recent global economic crisis led many companies to freeze their marketing budgets in the wake of decreasing revenues. Instead of giving up marketing activities all together, an increasing number of companies began to establish marketing co-operations. Daniel Beye of the University of Applied Sciences Hanover addressed the topic of partnerships between companies in his […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, co-marketing, co-branding, co-op_facts, brand relationship
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Chicken McNuggets on the Menu of Olympic Athletes
Franziska_NDT // February 12th, 2010
What qualifies a company often mentioned in connection with obesity to become a sponsor of the world’s largest sporting event, apart from being willing and able to invest around 100 million Dollar (and more) in the games? Articles and blogs currently discuss the irony of having top athletes, with strict dietary restrictions and needs, endorse […]
Tags: co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, co-op_examples, McDonalds, Vancouver 2010, Olympia
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Top 5 of the best Valentine’s Day co-operations
JenniferM_NDT // February 10th, 2010
Who doesn’t like Valentine’s Day? We surely do as it is a period of love, gifts and partnerships – yes, we mean marketing partnerships. Out of all great co-operation ideas we’d like to present you the Top 5 campaigns for lover’s day.Â
Top 5: Merci + „Nur die Liebe zählt“
In 2008, Merci, leading German company for […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, T-Mobile, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, Fleurop, co-op_examples, neu.de, Gap, Douglas, Storck, Sat.1, EMI Music, Mulberry, Marco Tozzi
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Dell breaking with its business model – a clever move?
Alena_NDT // February 5th, 2010
An exciting co-operation was recently announced in press.
Dell, US-American producer of computer hardware, is co-operating with the biggest German consumer electronics retailer Media Markt.Â
Dell who is known for its computers with individual features and its direct distribution strategy, decided after a short-term co-operation with Lidl in 2009 to break its business model with a long-term […]
Tags: co-marketing, collaboration, co-op_examples, Dell, Media Markt
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Do good and talk about it – a guideline for charity co-operations
Alena_NDT // February 1st, 2010
The German saying “Do good and talk about it” of Georg-Volkmar Graf Zedtwitz-Arnim is resounded throughout the land. Originally, it could be seen as a basis definition of PR but nowadays it is much more than that. It is the motto of charity activities. This kind of corporate social responsibility is getting more important ever […]
Tags: UNICEF, co-marketing, co-op_articles, Studi VZ, Ein Herz fĂĽr Kinder, KiK, Haribo, Aktion Deutschland hilft, Pampers, Spendino
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Co-operations with celebrities - popular but risky
KatharinaD_NDT // January 19th, 2010
Eva Mendes for Calvin Klein, Megan Fox for Armani, Klitschko brothers for Milchschnitte, Patrick Dempsey for L’Oréal, Roger Federer for Rolex…and these are just a few examples of celebrities promoting strong brands.
Advertising with prominent faces is one of the best known marketing tools. The intention is to differentiate the own brand and to […]
Tags: Fashion, L'Oréal, marketing co-operation, Armani, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, Pepsi, Adidas, co-op_articles, Calvin Klein, Verona Pooth, Eva Mendes, Megan Fox, Klitschko brothers, Patrick Demsey, Roger Federer, Rolex, David Beckham, KiK, Möbelhaus Höffner, Tiger Woods, Charie Sheen, Accenture, Boris Becker, Chanel, Audrey Tautou, George Clooney, Nespresso, Hape Kerkeling
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Vodafone and T-Mobile create flatrate for VZ.net
KatharinaD_NDT // January 8th, 2010
Happy 2010 to all our mesh-box readers!
We are starting this year with good news for all members of Germany´s biggest social network VZ.net. The network teams up with national telecommunication companies T-Mobile and Vodafone.
The cooperation enables network members to book a data-flatrate (for a charge of 2,99€/month) for the 3 different types of […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, T-Mobile, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, MySpace, Facebook, Social Media, Vodafone, Mein VZ, VZ.net, Twitter
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Top 5 of the best Christmas co-operations
Romy_NDT // December 18th, 2009
Christmas is a period of high profits. So it has been a sport to many companies to persuade customers that their products are the perfect Christmas gifts for our friends and family. Therefore they are creating spectacular advertising campaigns and co-operations. Now with the snow falling in Berlin we are getting into the Christmas mood […]
Tags: Tchibo, co-communication, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, co-op_examples, Burger King, Deutsche Post, Piper-Heidsieck, Christian Louboutin, Paramount Home Entertainment, BUND, Scholz & Volkmer, Coca Cola, Ein Herz fĂĽr Kinder
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Web soaps and cars: a new love affair
ChristianZ_NDT // December 16th, 2009
TV sitcoms have a serious rival to fear. Web sitcoms or â€webisoaps’, which are particularly designed for the internet and adapted to the needs of young users enjoy growing popularity. â€Webisoaps’ are only a couple of minutes long and can be watched on demand anywhere anytime. A few companies recognized this trend and discoverd â€webisoaps’ […]
Tags: Volkswagen, marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-op_articles, MySpace, Studi VZ, Mein VZ, Deutsche Telekom, SEAT
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Video and print in one?
Romy_NDT // December 10th, 2009
German mail order retailer Otto and people’s magazine Gala are testing a revolutionary advertising format in Germany this Christmas. To promote the new Otto catalogue 2010, a small LCD display will be integrated into Gruner + Jahr’s magazine Gala. Â
By opening Otto’s magazine insert, Gala readers will discover a very thin screen. With the help […]
Tags: co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-op_examples, G+J, Otto, Gala
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Google search algorithm cracked!
Romy_NDT // December 3rd, 2009
Have you ever thought about how Google really works?Â
I always thought that the secret behind Google´s search engine algorithm is a very complicated and complex formula. The truth is far from it! In fact the algorithm is a wise librarian who quickly searches through her books when we hit the search button and presents all […]
Tags: Google, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-op_examples, Burger King, Weetabix
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Energy saving and environmental protection – have an idea?
ChristianZ_NDT // December 1st, 2009
Energy companies have a lot of marketing work to do. In times of rising energy costs and environmental concerns the awareness among consumers about this topic has strongly increased. Consumers actively want to monitor and reduce their energy consumption. Furthermore, speculations about illegal price agreements have brought the big energy companies in Germany in discredit. […]
Tags: Google, marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, co-op_articles, McDonalds, Elforsk, RWE, Lichtblick, Neff, Yello Strom, Studi VZ, Mein VZ
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Bad Practice at its best – what to avoid in partnerships
JenniferM_NDT // November 27th, 2009
As you know, this is a blog about marketing co-operations. About the potentials, opportunities, effectiveness and success of good partnerships. However, we should not forget the many co-operations that go wrong. So, I thought it would be time for a short post with some – let’s say not that successful – examples, reasons for their […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, henkel, co-op_articles, Vodafone, Emanuel Ungaro, Lindsay Lohan, Escoffier, Rama, Alessi
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Media co-operations – boring & old-fashioned?
JenniferM_NDT // November 23rd, 2009
The idea of media co-operations has been around for a while now and we seem to get used to them, but are they boring yet? Actually, there are quite innovative cases when companies and brands co-operated with different types of media without mixing up editorial content with advertisement. Â
Let’s have a look at the theory […]
Tags: E.A., FIFA, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_articles, Sony, media, Marca, ProSieben
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Postbank goes eBay
Romy_NDT // November 18th, 2009
This month a new interesting co-operation has been announced within the financial sector. To address new target groups, the German Postbank teams up with the world’s online marketplace eBay. Â
The purpose of this co-operation is to offer financial products that are adapted to the particular needs of eBay users. The first customised product is the […]
Tags: eBay, co-communication, co-marketing, co-branding, co-op_examples, Postbank
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Thesis determines success factors for the implementation of marketing co-operations
Romy_NDT // November 13th, 2009
How could the implementation of marketing co-operations be improved? Which are the success factors of marketing co-operations? How can these factors be addressed best when establishing and managing a partnership? In her recent Bachelor thesis Nicole Preininger, student from the University of Applied Sciences Heilbronn, analyses the topic in order to develop a guideline as […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, co-marketing, co-branding, co-op_facts, brand relationship
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Overcoming the crisis – with new ideas and marketing co-operations
JenniferM_NDT // November 12th, 2009
Declining sales, falling profits and sinking numbers of customers - the economic crisis has caught up with almost every sector and business. Although or precisely because of this situation, industries have discovered the feasibility of marketing co-operations and want to tap their full potential. The following examples show how collaborations can be used as an […]
Tags: H&M, marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_articles, IKEA, Jimmy Choo, Bauer Verlag, Lichtblick, Sonia Rykiel, Neff, Mainova, Lufthansa, Springer Verlag, Douglas, Footprint, Tripwolf
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In proper style with your new fashion notebook
ChristianZ_NDT // November 5th, 2009
Against the common myth that notebooks cannot be fashionable, there are brand alliances, which prove the contrary. But first things first, recently I stumbled over this innovative joint promotion campaign at New York’s Times Square (see picture below). To be seen are two billboards, one which advertises the Hewlett Packard (HP) Mini Vivienne Tam edition […]
Tags: Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Bentley, marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, co-op_examples, Vivienne Tam, Ego, Display Search
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And the MTV Music Award on Habbo goes to…
JenniferM_NDT // November 2nd, 2009
Right before the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) will take place on November 5th in
Berlin, I found an interesting co-operation bringing these famous Awards into teenagers’ virtual lives.Â
MTV, world’s biggest music channel, agreed to a co-operation with Habbo, an online platform for teenagers where they can create their own avatar, meet and chat to friends […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, collaboration, MTV, Music Industry, co-op_examples, online platforms, Habbo
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Frankfurt book fair – eReaders are gaining ground thanks to co-operations
Romy_NDT // October 26th, 2009
Just in time for this year’s book fair in Frankfurt, various eReader developers are presenting their models to the public. From Sony to Amazon and txtr, everybody wants to have piece of the growing eReader market. This year’s sales figures for the US market are predicted to hit the benchmark three million pieces.
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However, compared to […]
Tags: Google, books, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, Amazon, collaboration, co-op_articles, Sony, Thalia, Libri, Libreka, txtr, iRex
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Bon Jovi becomes NBC Universal’s “artist in residence“
JenniferM_NDT // October 23rd, 2009
“Forget about Top 40 radio; how about Top 40 TV!” was the suggestion of Bon Jovi’s music manager and the band put it into practice. In order to launch their new studio album “The Circle” in the US, Bon Jovi signed an exclusive contract to become the first band of NBC’s “artist in residence” project. […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, NBC Universal, Bon Jovi
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Happy Birthday BILLY – 30 years and still going strong
Romy_NDT // October 19th, 2009
IKEA’s world-famous bookcase is celebrating its 30th birthday this month. Designed by Gillis Lundgren in 1979, BILLY is today the top-selling bookcase in the world. 41 million people around the world keeping their files, CD’s and books in this bookcase. German living rooms are sheltering 18 million BILLYs alone. Now, IKEA is celebrating BILLY’s birthday […]
Tags: BRIGITTE, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-branding, co-op_examples, IKEA, G+J, Save the Children, BILLY
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Bruce Willis and Sobieski Vodka – more than just an ordinary promotion partnership…
Romy_NDT // October 13th, 2009
Half a year ago producer and Hollywood star Bruce Willis and French spirit company BelvĂ©dère joined forces. The cinema icon signed a multi-year partnership contract to promote the company’s vodka brand Sobieski in a specially produced print-digital advertising and at events throughout Europe and China. Â
From a marketing perspective it appears to be a good […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, collaboration, co-op_examples, Belvedere, Sobieski, Ciroc, Cabo Wabo, Campari
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Fashion chain H&M meets the “Queen of Knits”
Romy_NDT // September 29th, 2009
H&M reveals another exciting co-operation – Sonia Rykiel, the “Queen of Knits”, will be the next guest designer of the Swedish fashion chain. With her knitted wear, French designer Sonia Rykiel invented her own exceptional style, representing the Parisian chic in 1968 and still inspiring young women around the world.
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Beginning 5th December 2009 Sonia Rykiel […]
Tags: H&M, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-op_examples, Jimmy Choo, Sonia Rykiel
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Building your own castle next door - thanks to Monopoly and GoogleMaps
JenniferM_NDT // September 9th, 2009
Did you ever think of building a hotel on the Champs Elysees in Paris or buying a skyscraper next to the Times Square in New York? Today I just came across a new and exciting co-operation of Monopoly and GoogleMaps that makes this idea come true – unfortunately only on the internet. Â
With “Monopoly City Streets” […]
Tags: Google, marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, collaboration, co-op_examples, Hasbro
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Hermes helps smart to go luxury
JenniferM_NDT // August 31st, 2009
I just stumbled upon an interesting co-operation of automotive brand smart and French luxury brand Hermès. Although it’s almost been a year since the two collaborated, I still find this approach remarkable enough for a quick post.
Both brands launched a newly interior designed version of the smart called “smart fortwo Ă©dition Toile H” in line […]
Tags: YouTube, Bugatti, strategic partnership, Eurocopter, Hermès, co-communication, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, brand relationship, Smart
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FRoSTA - collaboration effort for more climate protection
JenniferM_NDT // August 18th, 2009
Encouraging consumers to reduce their CO2 emissions – this is the aim of FRoSTA’s campaign “green energy”. Starting in April this year, FRoSTA and its three collaboration partners OSRAM, LichtBlick and Siemens promote the campaign on selected FRoSTA product packages as well as on FRoSTA’s and OSRAM’s website. Â
The sales promotion offers different incentives, provided […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-marketing, co-sales, collaboration, co-op_examples, Frosta, Siemens, Lichtblick, Osram
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GM partners up with eBay to increase car sales
JanA_NDT // August 13th, 2009
In a move to increase car sales in the US-market, eBay Motors and General Motors launched of a first-of-its-kind co-operation. The new co-operation approach enables consumers to â€click and buy’ new cars online from participating California Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Pontiac dealers on eBay. About 20.000 cars will be placed on individual GM brand websites […]
Tags: General Motors, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, eBay, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, online platforms, content placement
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Burger King + FC Bayern Munich = „Bayern Burger“?
JanA_NDT // August 12th, 2009
Yesterday, Burger King and German soccer club FC Bayern Munich announced their long-term co-operation. Today, new details about the co-operation were brought forward. Germany’s Burger King CEO Thomas Berger states: Â
“We are trying to re-arrange the sesame grains on the Whopper buns in order to place the FC Bayern logo on our burgers.” Â
Can this […]
Tags: FC Bayern, marketing co-operation, co-advertising, co-marketing, collaboration, co-op_examples, Burger King
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Co-operations for emission-free streets
JenniferM_NDT // August 10th, 2009
As we all know, climate change and environmental debates are increasingly relevant issues in our society. When looking at the rising number of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities within this field, it is obvious that it has become a topic of high significance for businesses as well. This issue now also reflects in a new […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-marketing, co-sales, collaboration, co-op_articles, McDonalds, Elforsk, Mini, RWE, Vattenfall, APCOA, electric vehicle
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Microsoft and Warner Bros. jointly promote the new Harry Potter in the UK
Angela_NDT // July 8th, 2009
Just after yesterday’s world premiere of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, Microsoft and Warner Bros. have announced a co-operation in order to promote the latest Harry Potter movie in UK. Both companies already co-operated two years ago for the release of the DVD “Harry Potter and the order of Phoenix”. At that time fans […]
Tags: gaming, Microsoft, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, Branded entertainment, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, product placement, creative industries, collaboration, MSN Video, co-op_examples, online platforms, brand relationship, content placement, Warner Bros., MSN, Xbox Live, Harry Potter, Windows Live messenger
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adidas Originals continues its collaboration strategy with a partnership with Lucasfilm Ltd.
JanW_NDT // July 7th, 2009
adidas Originals and Lucasfilm Ltd. announced to launch an exclusive Star Wars collection for the spring/summer season 2010. As adidas designed a limited edition collection with Lucas Arts including Yoda and Darth Vader sneakers in 2007, the new collection will continue and extend the co-operation between adidas and Star Wars.  With this partnership adidas continues its international […]
Tags: Fashion, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, collaboration, Adidas, co-op_examples, Star Wars, Bread and Butter, Marc Ecko, Jeremy Scott, PPQ, Fafi, Missy Elliott, Lucasfilm Ltd., Lucas Arts, Yoda and Darth Vader
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Sony and Fifa release joint PR campaign “Twilight football”
Leonie_NDT // July 2nd, 2009
In the frame of Sony’s new camera series with Exmor CMOS Image Sensor, Sony starts the “Twilight football” campaign. On September 22nd the night of the equinox, the longest sunset of the year, the campaign will give Sony’s new camera modell the chance to live up to the promises Sony has made.
“Twilight football” is a […]
Tags: FIFA, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, product placement, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, Brand Building, brand relationship, Sony
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Morning Joe brewed by Starbucks
SusanneK_NDT // June 24th, 2009
“Morning Joe” is a successful US weekday talk show with more than 500,000 viewers in which the latest news are discussed. The main show master is Joe Scarborough, a real all-rounder, who has been engaged in a great variety of jobs and activities. Considering the rather serious subject matter of the show and its broadcasting […]
Tags: Starbucks, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, product placement, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, "Morning Joe"
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Co-branding: a new trend on the real estate market
JanW_NDT // June 19th, 2009
(Re-)Discovering the value of emotions
Monitoring the real estate market it seems to have become a trend to develop a brand for luxurious real estate in order to market it better. That way real estate agents hope to attain a competitive advantage, which in turn is hoped to result in a higher price. Â
To set up a […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_articles, Michael Schumacher, Karl Lagerfeld, Brand Building, brand activation, Philippe Starck, Vitra, Bisazza
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O2 doodles for the Cicero magazine
Angela_NDT // June 18th, 2009
An interesting and innovative media co-operation found its way into the newspaper stores on May 28th. The German telecommunication provider O2 and the political-cultural magazine Cicero co-operated for the June issue of the magazine. The title page of the magazine was covered with doodles, the kind of doodles most of us scribble on a piece […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, creative industries, collaboration, co-op_examples, o2, Cicero, Michael Michalsky, Albert Eickhoff
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Jimmy Choo is designing for H&M
Leonie_NDT // June 17th, 2009
Here is a little news flake for you: H&M is going to co-operate with yet another designer. Jimmy Choo is going to create the new autumn/winter collection for the fashion chain. The work of the high-heel designer will not only include shoes and accessories like bags, but also women and men clothes. The collection will […]
Tags: H&M, Mango, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, collaboration, Pierre Hardy, the Gap, co-op_examples, Gap, Brand Building, brand activation, brand relationship, Jimmy Choo, Paulo Coelho, Matthew Williamson
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Football and basketball jointly conquer the sports market
Leonie_NDT // June 10th, 2009
The American basketball league NBA and the British football league, known as the English Premier League, are two different sports, popular in two different continents, and both looking or even competing for the same sport sponsorships and investors. However, instead of competing against each other the sport leagues decided to team up and profit from […]
Tags: NBA, marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, collaboration, Oxfam, co-op_examples, Brand Building, brand activation, English Premier League
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Fashion co-operates with philosophy
Leonie_NDT // June 4th, 2009
Thanks to a new co-operation approach fashion now becomes a life coach. The Spanish fashion label Mango and the popular Brazilian author Paulo Coelho have recently entered a co-operation. Coelho is a famous contemporary author, who gained popularity with his philosophical and fairytale novels like “The Alchemist”.
Corresponding to the zeitgeist Coelho meets the demand […]
Tags: Mango, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, collaboration, co-op_examples, Paulo Coelho, The Paulo Coelho Institute
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The recessionista: Making it fashionable through the crisis
Leonie_NDT // May 25th, 2009
What happens to high-end fashion and haute couture during the economic crisis? As any other luxury industry, also popular designer labels such as Prada and Gucci do not remain unaffected. Until now well-known and high-class labels have satisfied the demand for lavish and extravagant (life)styles. However, the last year has seen the demand for luxury […]
Tags: H&M, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, collaboration, Pierre Hardy, co-op_articles, Gap, Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, brand relationship
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Renault and TomTom enter ingredient branding co-operation
JanW_NDT // May 14th, 2009
Renault has recently entered an ingredient branding co-operation with the Dutch portable navigation system brand TomTom. Together they introduced an integrated navigation system for the new Clio, called “The Carminat TomTom”. It is currently available for costumers in Western Europe only. For an extra charge of 490 Euros it is one of the cheapest integrated […]
Tags: Renault, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, product bundling, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, TomTom, Ingredient Branding
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Noshokaty, Döring & Thun publishes results of study “Marketing co-operations in a crisis?”
Angela_NDT // May 8th, 2009
The agency for marketing and co-operations Noshokaty, Döring & Thun has published the results of their study conducted at mesh-box. The study is a remake of an earlier survey conducted in 2007 and provides latest insights regarding the development of marketing co-operations within the last two years.
In the light of the ever changing business […]
Tags: study results, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, Noshokaty, Döring & Thun, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_facts, brand relationship
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University Mannheim sets up study about formation of marketing co-operations
Angela_NDT // May 6th, 2009
Since the importance of marketing co-operations has grown throughout the past few years, Prof. Dr. Sabine Kuester and Thomas Rilling from the University Mannheim are currently conducting a survey addressing this topic. The survey investigates how various factors influence managerial decision-making with regards to the formation of marketing co-operations. More precisely, the study examines how […]
Tags: study results, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_facts, University Mannheim
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Mesh-box turns two: Birthday interview with Susanne Ewenstein, editor-in-chief of mesh-box
Leonie_NDT // April 30th, 2009
1) How did mesh-box come about?
[Susanne Ewenstein]: As an agency specialising on marketing co-operations we received numerous enquiries with regards to the latest trends and best/worst practice examples. In order to meet this demand, we decided to establish mesh-box. But frankly speaking, the blog is also a great opportunity for us to show our expertise […]
Tags: Viacom, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, Noshokaty, Döring & Thun, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, collaboration, Oxfam, M&S, co-op_articles, online platforms, _interview, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Wikimedia Foundation and Orange – Enabeling mobile access to global knowledge
Leonie_NDT // April 27th, 2009
The no.1 online encyclopaedia Wikipedia and the telecommunication service provider Orange recently announced their 3 year co-operation, which gets launched in four of Orange’s key markets - France, UK, Spain, and Poland.
The decisive factor for Wikipedia to agree to this co-operation is its values: To make information globally accessible at no cost. Since a growing […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, collaboration, co-op_examples, Wikipedia, Orange
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MyHammer and Praktiker – service and product unite against the crisis
Leonie_NDT // April 9th, 2009
Barely any company remains unaffected by the economic crisis. However, the way companies deal with the situation varies greatly. Some react passively, whereas others react proactively and implement measures to counter the consequences of the economic crisis.
MyHammer and Praktiker are two German companies that decided to adapt a proactive approach and tackle the situation via […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-op_examples, online platforms, brand relationship, MyHammer, Praktiker
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NGOs enter the US entertainment industry
Leonie_NDT // April 7th, 2009
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is one of the first NGOs that employs a proactive marketing co-operation approach by initiating a co-operation with the US media conglomerate Viacom. Through implementing marketing co-operation practices such as product and content placement the foundation puts business theory to practice, in a field that was previously not familiar […]
Tags: Nickelodeon, Viacom, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-branding, collaboration, MTV, co-op_examples, Bill Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, content placement, E.R., Law & Order
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Famous faces for brands
Angela_NDT // April 3rd, 2009
Co-operations of well-known brands with famous faces are very popular. Especially now, during an economic downturn, companies have the opportunity to strengthen certain image dimensions with a famous personality, to sharpen their profile against competitors and to win over A-level celebrities for less money. In fact, more than 40 percent of Germany’s Top 500 companies […]
Tags: Apple, Naming rights, Fashion, Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, quote, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, Topshop, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, Licensing, Sponsoring, co-branding, creative industries, collaboration, co-op_articles, Kate Moss, Procter and Gamble, Brand Building, brand activation, brand relationship, Harley-Davidson, Blackberry, Dior, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Verona Pooth, Moët & Chandon, Veltins, Til Schweiger, Scarlett Johansson, Bruce Willis, Jude Law, Karsten Kilian
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Thesis about co-branding as strategic brand alternative
Leonie_NDT // April 1st, 2009
Can co-branding strategies establish themselves as alternatives within brand management on the long-term? Which other cross-marketing-strategies besides co-branding are implemented? A Diploma thesis from the University of Applied Science in Dortmund answers these questions. The author Julia Kemper investigates in how far co-branding and other common cross-marketing strategies are important extensions to conventional brand strategies.
Title: […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, Branded entertainment, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, product bundling, product placement, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_facts, Brand Building, brand activation, brand relationship
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New study on “Marketing co-operations in a crisis?”
Susanne_NDT // March 16th, 2009
About two years ago Noshokaty, Döring & Thun published the results of a survey on marketing co-operations. The study showed that although potentials and increasing relevance of co-operations were being recognised, many companies did not apply a systematic approach for this topic.
In order to see how this attitude and implementation approach of German companies […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, Noshokaty, Döring & Thun, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, Sponsoring, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_facts, Brand Building, brand relationship
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Marketing and co-operations in turbulent times
Isabel_NDT // March 16th, 2009
Watching the news or reading the papers is not very enjoyable in times of major economic downturns. The three common stories we get are companies go bust, companies apply for bail out, and companies are cutting costs wherever possible.
Let’s look at cost cutting. Activities that are not directly related to sales are usually […]
Tags: Tchibo, Audi, Volkswagen, marketing co-operation, co-communication, Branded entertainment, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-sales, product bundling, product placement, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_articles, neu.de, Brand Building, brand activation, brand relationship, comdirect, Ford, MySpace, Deutsche Oper, Beiersdorf, ING, RBS, Credit Suisse, Senseo
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Innovation in communication – All around the world with Nokia and Skype?
Valerie_NDT // March 13th, 2009
The Idea is quite simple but nonetheless innovative. A month ago Nokia and Skype announced the beginning of a partnership, which would permit the use of VoIP-Software on a selected number of Nokia mobile phones. This sounds like a great deal for consumers. Users, who have Wi-Fi access, can call friends and relatives with their […]
Tags: Apple, iTunes, Nokia, quote, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, Skype, 3, co-communication, co-marketing, co-sales, collaboration, co-op_examples
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Thesis develops quantitative approach for measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of marketing co-operations
JuliaB_NDT // March 2nd, 2009
It is said that marketing co-operations are an efficient and effective instrument for marketers. However, so far there was no standardised procedure to measure how well marketing co-operations really pay off. Petra Branz, student of the University of Applied Science in Offenburg, critically analyzed the truth about this assertion and developed an adequate measuring technique […]
Tags: Hewlett Packard, Tchibo, study results, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, product bundling, product placement, Sponsoring, co-branding, collaboration, Adidas, co-op_facts, Michael Schumacher, Bacardi, Brand Building, brand activation, brand relationship, Beck's, comdirect, IBM, Mövenpick, Nivea, Schöller, TUI
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CO-BRANDS 2009: Finding the right co-operation partner through “speed dating”
Susanne_NDT // February 26th, 2009
Finding the right partner for a marketing co-operation is not always easy. But a range of partnering platforms have emerged during the last years that help identifying and getting in touch with potential partner companies.So for instance Marketmarket, a German online portal for B2B marketing & sales co-operations, and online platform Introniche. There are also […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, eBay, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, product bundling, product placement, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_articles, Procter and Gamble, Brand Building, brand relationship, WMF, Kamps, Bauer Verlag, Stage Entertainment, Galeria Kaufhof
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Ford breaks new ground to address a younger target group
Leonie_NDT // February 10th, 2009
After placing the Ford Ka in the latest James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace”, Ford is now breaking new ground in the field of advertisement. Ford aims to address the young target group with the new Ford Ka. As part of a 360°marketing campaign including TV, print, online, and mobile advertising measures, the company now […]
Tags: strategic partnership, co-communication, Branded entertainment, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, product placement, Sponsoring, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, online platforms, Brand Building, brand activation, brand relationship, Ford, MySpace
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The second face of Wellington boots or how to become a fashion brand
Julia_NDT // January 30th, 2009
Happy New Year 2009! We hope it’s not too late for best wishes and kick of another exciting editorial year of marketing co-operations with Hunter, a long-established brand for traditional British Wellington boots, which is a good example for the successful implementation of an international co-operation.
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In collaboration with the well-known charity organization WaterAid, Hunter […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, product bundling, product placement, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, Kate Moss, Brand Building, brand relationship, Hunter, Jimmy Choo, WaterAid
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Thesis frames guideline for co-branding strategies
Christina_NDT // December 19th, 2008
Are there special guidelines that companies have to follow for establishing a successful co-branding strategy? Are some types of co-operation strategies more fraught with risks than others? A Master’s Thesis from the University of Applied Science in Berlin was written about the relevance of guidelines for establishing brand alliances. Author Katharina Lang interviewed representatives […]
Tags: Apple, Nike, Coke, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, Noshokaty, Döring & Thun, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, Sponsoring, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_facts
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Yet another Starbucks & iTunes initiative
Susanne_NDT // December 5th, 2008
During my recent trip to the states I came across another iTunes & Starbucks marketing initiative while ordering a coffee. Starbucks offers its customers at its 7.000 coffee shops within the US iTunes vouchers called: “Pick of the week”. The voucher offers a free song/music video at the iTunes store. Each Tuesday, a specific song […]
Tags: Apple, iTunes, Starbucks, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_examples, brand relationship
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New thesis lays out framework for a “Brand Alliance 2.0”
Susanne_NDT // December 2nd, 2008
An interesting master thesis was written about Brand Alliances at the University of Brussels/Belgium. Brand Alliances is a beast with many heads: cross-marketing, brand endorsement, co-branding, joint promotion. The paper (in two parts) by Sam Desimpel from IntroNiche sums up the different aspects of brand alliances, the advantages & disadvantages, the pitfalls and how to […]
Tags: study results, marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, product placement, co-branding, co-op_facts, Brand Building
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Fashion talent Svenja Jander gives new glamour to Pfaff sewing machines
Julia_NDT // November 18th, 2008
Svenja Jander, participant of Germany’s “The next fashion talent”, will become the new face of the well-established sewing machine brand Pfaff. Together, they will present Svenja’s latest projects as well as tips about sewing and being creative in the category “Of and with Svenja Jander” on the Pfaff homepage. Additionally, Svenja will use the expensive […]
Tags: Fashion, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, creative industries, collaboration, co-op_examples, online platforms, Pfaff, Svenja Jander
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New book on co-operations with a “Cool Factor”
Julia_NDT // November 3rd, 2008
A new book is out that you might find interesting. It is about building a “cool” brand image through partnership marketing. The author Del Breckenfeld, Director of Entertainment at Fender Musical Instruments Corp., reveals how partnerships with cool products, celebrities, musicians or events can strengthen the image dimension “cool”. OK, this is not new, but […]
Tags: books, marketing co-operation, co-communication, co-marketing, co-branding, co-op_facts, Brand Building, brand activation, brand relationship
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Another interesting diploma thesis about Co-Branding (German)
Susanne_NDT // October 29th, 2008
Is co-branding the central and topical focus of brand management in a time of growing product and brand diversity, stimulus satiation of consumers and loss of clarity of brand profiles? A diploma thesis from the MCI in Innsbruck/Austria
Daniela Wieser of the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) in Innsbruck/Austria has written a diploma thesis about co-branding. You […]
Tags: study results, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, Noshokaty, Döring & Thun, Sempora, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_facts, Brand Building, brand activation, brand relationship
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New Master Thesis on Co-Branding as a Tool for Strategic Brand Activation
Susanne_NDT // October 23rd, 2008
An interesting master thesis was written about Co-branding at the University of Lund/Sweden. The study was published by VDM Verlag and is available on Amazon. You find a summary of the thesis below. For further information, contact the study’s authors Antonia Kohlbrenner antonia.kohlbrenner (AT) googlemail.com or Natalia Dorozala n.dorozala (AT) googlemail.com.
Title: “Co-Branding […]
Tags: study results, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, Amazon, collaboration, co-op_facts, Brand Building, brand activation, brand relationship
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Procter & Gamble docks laundry to fashion
Melanie_NDT // October 17th, 2008
Last week, P&G announced a partnership with fashion store chain Ann Taylor Loft to launch their new detergent “Tide and Downy Total Care” line. The clothing stores hand out free samples and coupons to customers who buy machine washable clothes. At first, it looks like a typical sampling promotion, but Tide and Down teamed up […]
Tags: Fashion, marketing co-operation, co-advertising, co-marketing, collaboration, co-op_examples, Ann Taylor Loft, Procter and Gamble
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A co-operation comes to an end. What’s to consider?
Susanne_NDT // October 14th, 2008
Most co-operations come to an end at some point. There are different occasions and reasons why. The questions we like to address here are how partnerships should be terminated and what are the risks that need to be taken into consideration?
In some cases, marketing co-operations simply phase out unnoticeably in the course of time without […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_articles
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High street fashion and couture designers. A lasting romance?
Susanne_NDT // October 13th, 2008
Fashion retail chains collaborate intensely with designers and celebrities to create additional product lines that increase store traffic and eventually generate sales. By now, co-branding and design collaborations have become an established marketing instrument within the retail fashion industry with great sales and brand differentiation potential.
In the fast-moving and highly competitive, global high street fashion […]
Tags: H&M, Fashion, Retail, Mango, marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, Topshop, s.Oliver, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, collaboration, Pierre Hardy, co-op_articles, Karstadt, Gap, EASTPAK, Anastacia, RAF SIMONS, Penelope Cruz, Monica Cruz, Kate Moss, Kaviar Gauche, Kostas Murkudis, Roberto Cavalli, Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Victor & Rolf, Kylie Minogue, Comme des Garçons, Madonna
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NBC Universal and Google take new angle on ad viewership
Constanze_NDT // September 26th, 2008
Google recently announced a multi-year advertising, research and technology partnership with NBC Universal in which Google acts as broker for TV advertising time on some NBCU cable channels like Sci Fi, Oxygen, MSNBC, CNBC, Sleuth and Chiller. Both companies agreed to work together to capture more data on TV ads and […]
Tags: Google, co-marketing, co-op_examples, NBC Universal
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Fortis bank in cross-marketing deal with Senseo coffee
samfromintroniche // September 9th, 2008
Here’s an example of a Belgian marketing cooperation.
Fintro, a branch of Fortis bank, has partnered up with the Senseo coffee, branch of Philips.
The main idea is that your banker at Fortis invites you to come and discuss your investment
profile, not over a cup of coffee, but over a cup of Senseo premium coffee. That […]
Tags: Philips, marketing co-operation, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-op_examples, Fortis
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Sony Japan and FON provide free Wi-Fi for PSP
Melanie_NDT // September 5th, 2008
Sony Computer Entertainment and the world’s largest Wi-Fi community FON in Japan launch a new service: Play Station Portable&FON (PSPxFON). Herewith all Japanese PSP owners are able to have free internet access to the official PSP internet homepage from FON’s Wi-Fi access points. More than 44.000 hot spots across the country and 2,200 FON livedoor […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-marketing, co-promotion, collaboration, FON Japan, Sony Computer Entertainment
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TiVo and Amazon team up to make shopping on the couch easier
Melanie_NDT // August 5th, 2008
“The New York Times” recently reported that DVR producer TiVo and Amazon expand their partnership. From now on, TiVo users will be able to order products (such as books, CDs and DVDs) directly from Amazon with their TV remote controls. The new “Product Purchase” feature enables people to buy products related to ads placed during […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, Amazon, collaboration, co-op_examples, online platforms, TiVo
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Marketing co-operations in a nutshell
Susanne_NDT // August 4th, 2008
We were recently asked for an overall guideline on marketing co-operations (see comment): Here is our response: Why marketing co-operations are an important marketing instrument. How to identify a suitable partner. How to establish a marketing partnership. What are important watch outs…
We hope you find this useful. Let us know what you think…
Why? There are […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-sales, co-branding, collaboration, co-op_facts
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The fragrance of love - a senseful co-operation?
Melanie_NDT // August 1st, 2008
The German single platform neu.de co-operates with Coty Prestige regarding its limited edition perfume ck IN2U POP. Under the motto “Flirt free” IN2U POP customers receive a coupon for a one-month free membership at neu.de. In return, neu.de raffles the unisex perfume daily on the dating platform.
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Taking a closer look at this partnership it seems […]
Tags: marketing co-operation, strategic partnership, co-communication, co-advertising, co-marketing, co-promotion, collaboration, co-op_examples, online platforms, Calvin Klein, neu.de
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How not to do it - a bad practice co-operation measure by Amazon and McDonald’s
Barbara_NDT // June 24th, 2008
I’ve come across a co-operation example on introniche.com (original post on ryanspoon.com) that demonstrates perfectly how a joint promotional measure should not be set up.Â
Here’s the story: Ryan Spoon ordered Myoplex Light (a diet product) on Amazon. When he opened his Amazon parcel he found not only the ordered diet product, but also a McDonald’s […]
Tags: co-marketing, Amazon, co-op_examples, McDonalds
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BMW and RUNNER’s WORLD publish running guide
Barbara_NDT // June 23rd, 2008
Under the motto DRIVE & RUN, the magazine RUNNER’s WORLD and BMW have published a running guide for (young) professionals who do a lot job-related travelling within
Germany.
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(This is an example of the booklet)
The DRIVE & RUN booklet informs about where to go running in thirteen German cities. Every running route has its own route description […]
Tags: co-advertising, co-marketing, co-op_examples, Runner's World, BMW
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Cross-promotion for small and medium companies - enabled through online platform
samfromintroniche // June 13th, 2008
Marketing cooperation can definitely benefit lager corporations, as the examples on Mesh-Box amply illustrate.
Cooperation provides va