SUBMITTED BY Lincoln
June 3, 2003 — A press release yesterday highlighted the myriad marketing promotions being created for "'Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat'.
"The Cat in the Hat" promises to be an unforgettable film
experience," said Beth Goss, executive vice president, The Brand Group,
Universal Pictures. "We are thrilled with the level of innovative marketing
partners who have aligned themselves with this event film and we are confident
that consumers will enjoy the imaginative nature of the products which will be
available at retail this holiday season."
The film's domestic promotional campaign will roll out at all tiers of
retail distribution in November 2003 with partners including Burger King
Corporation, Hershey Foods Corporation, Kellogg's, Kraft Foods, MasterCard
International, Pepsi/Frito Lay, Procter and Gamble, Rayovac, Smucker's and Jif
and United States Postal Service.
Partner and programs are listed below in alphabetical order:
Burger King Corporation
-- Film will be supported with a multi-million dollar advertising and
promotional campaign, including a BURGER KING(R) Kids' Meal promotion
that will feature Cat In The Hat kids meals, which will include
different themed toys each week; TV advertising and in-restaurant
merchandising in more than 8,000 BURGER KING(R) restaurants in the
U.S.
-- BURGER KING(R) promotion begins in conjunction with the film's release
and will run approximately six weeks at participating restaurants,
while supplies last
-- BURGER KING(R) promotion will also feature a special, all-family
holiday surprise
Hershey Foods Corporation
-- National "Find the Striped Candy" sweepstakes promotion on over 55
million specially marked packages
-- A variety of Hershey's brands are included in the promotion including,
Hershey(R)'s Kisses(R), Kit Kat(R), Reese's(R) and Jolly Rancher(R).
-- Consumers can win a one of 100 trips to Universal's Islands of
Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort as well as thousands of other
Cat in the Hat themed prizes
-- Promotion will be supported with television and print advertising as
well as an FSI
Kellogg's
-- National sweepstakes program "Free Room Cleaning for a Year contest"
on 55 million packages
-- Thing One and Thing Two plush inserts in 20 million packages
-- Will create a limited edition Kellogg's "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the
Hat" cereal that features striped hats.
-- Will create a limited edition Kellogg's "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the
Hat" Pop-Tarts toaster pastry that features blue frosting, striped
filling and hat shaped crunchlets.
-- Participating brands include: Rice Krispies, Frosted Krispies, Cocoa
Rice Krispies, Smacks, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Mini
Wheats, Apple Jacks, Rice Krispie Treats cereal, Crispix, Eggo
Waffles, Pop Tarts, Froot Loop cereal and milk bars, Kellogg's Frosted
Flakes cereal and milk bars, and Rice Krispies Treats.
Kraft Foods
-- Will create unique "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" products and bring
the promotion to life in the retail aisle via colorful point-of-sale
displays
-- Kraft's well-known brands participating in the promotion include:
Kraft(R) Singles Pasteurized Process Cheese, Lunchables(R) Lunch
Combinations, Mini Oreo(R) Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, Kraft(R)
Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Lunchables(R) Fun Snacks, String-Ums(R),
Twist-Ums(R) and Rip-Ums(R) Cheeses
MasterCard International
-- As the official payment services partner of Universal Entertainment,
including Motion Pictures, Theme Parks, Home Video and VUNet,
MasterCard International will conduct a national sweepstakes program
featuring "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in Hat"
-- Card usage promotion will run from November 1 - December 31, 2003,
promoting all MasterCard branded payments
-- MasterCard's Cat in the Hat program will be promoted via an integrated
media strategy including television, radio, print and online
executions that will feature the brand's award-winning Priceless
campaign
-- Holiday promotion will be leveraged by a number of MasterCard's member
financial institutions and select merchant partners
Pepsi/Frito Lay
-- National Promotion offering consumers chance to win one of (25)
$10,000 Shopping sprees in 175 million packages of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi,
Mountain Dew, Diet Mt. Dew and Sierra Mist and on 50 million packages
of Doritos, Lay's, Ruffles, Cheetos, Variety Pack and Seasonal Variety
Packs
-- Supported with in store point-of-sale displays
Procter and Gamble (Home Care division)
-- P&G Home Care will leverage all five Home Care brands - Cascade(R),
Dawn(R), Febreze(R), Mr. Clean(R) and Swiffer(R) - through a multi-
million dollar marketing program that includes:
-- National "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" themed print and broadcast
advertising campaign
-- Consumer and retail focused, multi-brand platform promoted through
special promotional SKUs, premiums, bundles, and in-store displays as
well as a national multi-brand FSI drop
-- National sweepstakes promotion offering consumers the chance to win
"Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" inspired items
Rayovac
-- "Win This Thing or That" national sweepstakes program featured on
approximately 8 million packages of Maximum Plus(TM) Alkaline
Batteries
-- Consumers can choose:
"This", where they will have a strong chance of winning free
batteries or Cat in the Hat merchandise like sweatshirts or hats
OR
"That", where they have a chance of winning a Ford Thunderbird
filled with $1 million dollars
-- In-store merchandising with free Cat in the Hat back-by-mail t-shirt
offer included on every display
-- The promotion will be supported by a national FSI
Smucker's and Jif
-- The national promotion will be interactive and supported on specially
marked jars of Smucker's(R) Fruit Spreads and Jif(R) Peanut Butter,
via a national FSI, and on smuckers.com and jif.com
-- Using their "Ring-Ring FunNumber Thing", the unique code found on each
specially marked package, consumers call a toll-free number to see if
they are a winner of one of 10,000 prizes
-- Consumers can win one of the following prizes: a set of four tickets
(2 adults and 2 kids) to see "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" movie (or
any other Universal movie), a Cat in the Hat striped hat, or a Cat in
the Hat plush toy
United States Postal Service
-- Details of program to be announced
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