Survivors of 30 Days of Night get sun and OJ

BBDO Toronto made the sun shine on Inuvik, Northwest Territories, raising a 36 foot wide helium balloon over the northern town as it emerged from weeks of darkness

The marketers also provided a free carton of Tropicana to every household in the community. The effort is part of the brand’s new Brighter Mornings for Brighter Days campaign.

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The PepsiCo Americas Beverages division of PepsiCo is bowing to public demand and scrapping the changes made to a flagship product, Tropicana Pure Premium orange juice. Redesigned packaging that was introduced in early January is being discontinued, executives plan to announce on Monday, and the previous version will be brought back in the next month.

Also returning will be the longtime Tropicana brand symbol, an orange from which a straw protrudes. The symbol, meant to evoke fresh taste, had been supplanted on the new packages by a glass of orange juice.

The about-face comes after consumers complained about the makeover in letters, e-mail messages and telephone calls and clamored for a return of the original look.

Some of those commenting described the new packaging as “ugly” or “stupid,” and resembling “a generic bargain brand” or a “store brand.”

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