Welcome | View My Profile | Sign Out
MediaPost Home About MediaPost Privacy/Terms Media Kit Sitemap
Publications Home News
Online Media Daily Media Daily News Marketing Daily Mobile Marketing Daily Search Marketing Daily
Daily Feed> Email Daily Feed> Video Daily Feed> Social
Online Blogs
Online Spin Email Insider Search Insider Behavioral Insider Online Publishing Insider Mobile Insider Video Insider Gaming Insider Performance Insider Metrics Insider Social Media Insider Just An Online Minute Daily Online Examiner Raw Blog
Media Blogs
Research Brief Diane Mermigas:On Media TV Watch TV Board Magazine Rack Media Creativity Notes From the Digital Frontier Digital Outsider Mad Blog Red White and Blog
Marketing Blogs
Engage:Hispanics Engage:Kids 6-11 Engage:Moms Engage:Boomers Engage:Gen Y Engage:Teens Marketing:Green Marketing:Sports
Magazines
OMMA Magazine Media Magazine
Subscribe
Feedback Loop RSS Feeds Archives Subscribe
Feb 24 OMMA Metrics Measurement (NYC) Feb 25 OMMA Behavioral (NYC) Mar 17 OMMA Global (San Francisco) Apr 14 Search Insider Summit (FL) Apr 18 Email Insider Summit (FL) Apr 27 Outfront Conference (NYC) May 12 OMMA Mobile (NYC) May 13 Digital Out-of-Home Awards (NYC) Jun 15 OMMA Video Jun 16 OMMA Publish (NYC) Jun 17 OMMA Social (NYC)
Recently Concluded Events
Jan 26 OMMA Social (San Francisco) Jan 25 OMMA Performance (SF) Jan 12 MEDIA Agency of the Year 2009 (NYC) Jan 11 OMMA Agency of the Year 2009 (NYC) Dec 6 Email Insider Summit (Utah) Dec 2 Search Insider Summit (Utah) Nov 3 OMMA Adnets (NYC) Oct 30 OMMA Video (LA) Oct 29 OMMA Mobile (LA) Oct 29 OMMA Mobile & Video (LA)
All MediaPost/OMMA Events Event Blogging Past Event Videos
Industry Events Calendar
2010 Digital Out-of-Home Awards
2010 MEDIA Agency of the Year 2009 2010 OMMA Agency of the Year 2009 2009 Creative Media Awards 2009 OMMA Awards 2009 Digital Out-of-Home Awards 2009 Media Agency of the Year
All Awards
Employment Situations Wanted Services Offered Post a Job
Briefs Reports Online
MediaPost Directories
Mobile Insiders Group
People Finder Edit My Profile View My Profile My Contacts My Calendar
HOME • MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS • MEDIA KIT
Kmart Boosts 'Incredible Hulk' With Burger King Tie-in
by Karl Greenberg, Monday, June 9, 2008, 5:00 AM

SHARE

TOOLS

RELATED ARTICLES
TAGS:  Retail

MOST READ

Kmart, Marvel and Burger King campaignKmart is getting behind the Universal Pictures film "The Incredible Hulk" via a three-way Father's Day deal with the studio and Hulk owner Marvel Entertainment and Burger King. The latter has served up a line of Hulk premiums for its Burger King Kids Meal.

The promotion, which started June 1 and runs through June 15 and is brokered by NMA Entertainment & Marketing, offers consumers who purchase $50 in Kmart "Incredible Dad" gift cards coupons for two general admissions, one presumably for the purchaser's pop.

Kmart is also offering a sweepstakes via mobile texting that dangles a trip for four people to the Universal Studios Orlando theme park as well as prizes like Kmart gift cards and Hulk-themed merchandise.

The company is backing the campaign with TV ads both promoting the film and the gift card; and via ads in Kmart circulars, and radio promotions, and mentioning the film's June 13 premiere date in ads.

The effort includes a program offering Hulk ringtones for mobile phones, computer-desktop wallpaper and screensavers; online exposure via email blasts and a micro site (www.kmart.com/hulk).

"This is Kmart's first national text-messaging program," says Tassie Anthony, manager, marketing planning for Kmart parent, Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Sears Holdings Corporation. "We have done entertainment programs in the past, but this is the first which fully integrates film, television, radio, online, mobile and in store support."

She adds that the Kmart/BK partnership is also new. "Kmart and Burger King are two iconic brands and we felt both were a natural fit for this promotion." The two companies are cross-promoting online, via Web site connectivity at kmart.com/hulk and bk.com/hulk and through print advertising, per Anthony.

Kmart will also have a Hulk-themed boutique in the boys' apparel section and accessories, Hulk Sega video games and Hasbro toys throughout the store.

In-store efforts include point-of-sale material, closed-circuit TVs showing "The Incredible Hulk" trailers, radio ads, themed shopping bags and in-store feature themed-licensed merchandise also will be included.

Kmart will distribute a Kmart toy coupon through its Burger King Kids Meal, email database and online at bk.com/hulk and feature the promotion in its kids-directed Adventures newsletter.

1 person recommends this article. 



AUTHORS

ARCHIVES

Recent Marketing Daily Articles
Multiple Dynamics Drive Hormel Umbrella Campaign    
The campaign's emphasis on the quality/trust factors of products under the Hormel umbrella -- sans direct...
Facebook, Victoria's Secret Big With Online Shoppers   
"What surprised us most was how many customers say they really wanted to hear about sales...
Tech Firms Lead In Media Value Measure    
General Sentiment's Media Value report is composed of brand chatter that is used to determine what...
Return On Objective Key In Sports Partnerships    
Target was also involved in building a NASCAR team's headquarters and regularly sends its IT staff...
24 Hour Fitness Effort Builds On Olympics    
"Our new strategy going forward is not about using athletes for athletes sake but to tie...
Simmons Asks Consumers To 'Tweet For Sleep'    
"We've already seen an increase in our Twitter followers, and we'll continue to connect with these...
ANA: Fewer Foresee Death Of TV Spot In Decade   
There was also a high level of interest in branded entertainment and interactive TV in the...
Super Bowl Ball Now In Marketers' Hands   
Hyundai put its commercials on touch-screen kiosks in dealer showrooms, but not just for consumers. "It's...
Most Meaningful: Snickers. Least: GoDaddy    
According to Andrew Graff, CEO of Allen & Gerritsen, "The ads that were most meaningful were...
Private-Label Growth Outpacing Brands    
"Wine is a highly fragmented category, and we believe that in many cases, consumers are not...
>> Marketing Daily Archives 
ABOUT MEDIAPOST • MASTHEAD • MEDIA KIT • RSS FEEDS • PRIVACY/TERMS & CONDITIONS
©2010 MediaPost Communications. All rights reserved.
1140 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001
tel. 212-204-2000, fax 212-204-2038, feedback@mediapost.com