All Marketing articles – Page 12

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    Flexon, a brand of Marchon Eyewear, has been honored at...

    2017-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Flexon, a brand of Marchon Eyewear, has been honored at the 2017 Internationalist's Awards for its digital campaign entitled “Flexon Extreme: Do Not Try This at Home.” The campaign, which was first launched in the autumn of 2016, was named a Bronze winner. The Internationalist's Awards for Innovative Digital Solutions ...

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    Dame Mary Perkins, co-founder of the British retail chain Specsavers,...

    2017-11-11T00:00:00Z

    Dame Mary Perkins, co-founder of the British retail chain Specsavers, received a lifetime achievement award at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in the U.K. In Austria, Michael Pachleitner has been named Entrepreneur of the Year in the “Industry & Hightech” category.

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    L.A. Eyeworks launched a new marketing campaign, featuring portraits of...

    2017-11-11T00:00:00Z

    L.A. Eyeworks launched a new marketing campaign, featuring portraits of artists from Los Angeles made by a well-known photographer, Josef Jassp. The brand was nominated for the Silmo d'Or in the category of designer optic frames for its signature L.A. Eyeworks model, Dublin, which is made with Mazzuchelli acetate in ...

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    Chanel has chosen Luna Bijl as the new face for...

    2017-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Chanel has chosen Luna Bijl as the new face for its autumn-winter 2017/18 eyewear campaign. The Dutch top model had recently featured in several runway shows for the French fashion house, notably in shows for Chanel's 2017 autumn Haute Couture, 2018 Resort, and 2017 autumn-winter ready-to-wear collections. Karl Lagerfeld, who ...

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    Hawkers, the Spanish brand of sunglasses, has launched a limited...

    2017-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Hawkers, the Spanish brand of sunglasses, has launched a limited edition of twelve models in collaboration with Lionel Messi, the FC Barcelona football star. The products are directly available to the public from the company's website at €25-35 a pair.

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    Essilor and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) have just...

    2017-09-30T00:00:00Z

    Essilor and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) have just signed a three-year partnership designed to raise global awareness of the dangers of driving with uncorrected poor vision. A recent study in India among 400 drivers involved in accidents showed that more than half of them presented at least one ...

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    Alain Afflelou and Sharon Stone have renewed their partnership, and...

    2017-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Alain Afflelou and Sharon Stone have renewed their partnership, and a new TV advertising campaign featuring the American actress will be launched in February 2018

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    Julbo has launched limited editions of its Areo sunglasses in...

    2017-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Julbo has launched limited editions of its Areo sunglasses in partnership with three major international trail races, Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc, Eiger Ultra Trail and the Réunion Island's Grand Raid

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    Barberini Eyewear is offering the opportunity to try its RX...

    2017-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Barberini Eyewear is offering the opportunity to try its RX program for free until the end of the year. Customers can order a pair of Barberini's Platinum Glass prescription sun lenses without any extra cost other than that of the frame they have chosen. Platinum Glass is a premium optical ...

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    On the occasion of an Eye Health Month campaign in...

    2017-08-03T00:00:00Z

    On the occasion of an Eye Health Month campaign in Australia last month, Specsavers announced that it has endorsed Ian Thorpe, the five-time Olympic swimming champion, as its eye health ambassador for a year. The 35-year-old swimmer said in interviews that he realized he needed correction two years ago after ...

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    Imagine a shop window with an interactive digital screen that...

    2017-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Imagine a shop window with an interactive digital screen that invites potential customers to approach it. As they face it, a video on the screen begins to talk to them. Meanwhile, sensors collect data on the individual's gender, the colors of his or her clothes and the actual presence of ...

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    For the launch of the sun-clip frames, which will be...

    2017-08-03T00:00:00Z

    For the launch of the sun-clip frames, which will be available in stores in September, EBlock is relying on a “story-telling” campaign based on a short video. The protagonist is a hipster and the images in the video, which also tell the essential of the Italian eyewear brand, are to ...

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    In the framework of its 80th birthday, Polaroid has launched...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    In the framework of its 80th birthday, Polaroid has launched its biggest Instagram marketing campaign to date, aiming to reach about 15 million people worldwide. On May 24, 250 people from seven different countries were selected to post their personal Polaroid picture on Instagram on May 24.

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    After The Mall in Milan, DaTE is moving to Florence....

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    After The Mall in Milan, DaTE is moving to Florence. The fifth edition of the international eyewear exhibition will be held on Sept. 23-25 at the Leopolda site, walking distance from Florence's Santa Maria Novella railway station. The trade show will host around 100 eyewear firms from all over the ...

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    Essilor and Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) have announced a three-year...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Essilor and Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) have announced a three-year extension of their partnership program in rural Southern Ethiopia. The program, which began in 2014, aims to improve access to vision care services for poor and disadvantaged communities across the region. VAO operates through a partnership with two medical centers ...

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    The Optician reports that Warby Parker, an American retailer for...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The Optician reports that Warby Parker, an American retailer for affordable designer eyewear, has launched a prescription app that will allow consumers to go through an eyesight check with their smartphones or computers. The idea is to check later with an optometrist whether a previous prescription is still correct or ...

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    Trade Shows & Other Events

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Trade Shows & Other Events

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    Brille & Co., the trade show for the northern German...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Brille & Co., the trade show for the northern German market, cancelled its next summer edition, which was supposed to take place at the beginning of September 2017. Not enough exhibitors registered for the event. The winter edition of the show, which is due to be held on Jan. 20-21, ...

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    CSR & Sustainability

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    CSR & Sustainability

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    Rudy Project, the Italian brand of sunglasses, says it is...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Rudy Project, the Italian brand of sunglasses, says it is supporting a Hungarian expedition, led by Dávid Klein and Szilárd Suhajda, who are trying to cimb up the Everest without oxygen tanks