2018 Design of the Times Finalists

To promote Pepsi’s “Generations” through a music promotion and wanted to bring it to life in the grocery channel. The goal was to connect with a broad range of shoppers across generations that have loved Pepsi’s historic use of musicians in their campaigns. This display solution uses a differentiated shape to command shopper attention. A cylinder makes the product accessible from all sides while providing the shape of today’s popular blue-tooth portable speakers. The giant speaker connects the shopper to the promotion. Bold branding with Pepsi’s iconic logo strengthens the connection of the brand with music and fun.

Pepsi wanted to drive sales through a temporary, freestanding activation for the grocery channel that brought its “Generations” campaign to life. Shopper insights were applied which influenced the scale, use of bold brand colors, as well as iconic images and packaging to connect with shoppers. A larger than life can in the center of the display commands attention. Made of e flute corrugate, the can features quadrants, each representing a different era. The bold branding and nostalgic packaging was used to connect with the shopper.

Pepsi wanted to drive sales with a temporary, freestanding activation for the grocery channel that brought its “Generations” promotion and partnership with soccer to relevant Hispanic markets. The large-scale activation commands shopper attention using a bold header featuring six famous soccer stars and life-size, die-cut soccer balls, and real netting to simulate a soccer goal. Bold Pepsi blue, red, and white colors and logos conveys to the shopper the product and inspirational flair of the display.

Our objective was to develop a temporary, freestanding display for Pepsi’s 2018 Generations/Drink Pepsi “Get Stuff” campaign for placement into the grocery channel. Pepsi requested a unique modular solution to remind people of Pepsi’s heritage while engaging the consumer to purchase various products. The display solution included a large scale merchandising system that commands attention through its impactful 1950’s era vending machine/main street general store thematic. This aesthetic connects with the older consumer who remembers the “good old days” and the younger generation that loves flea markets, barn wood, and everything retro.

Callaway® wanted a temporary display to promote its new hourglass shaped jailbreak bar technology, featuring club head structural reinforcement bars. Keying off the shape of the jailbreak bar, our team created an hourglass-shaped display to visually reinforce the technology used in its ROGUE line of drivers, fairway woods, and hybrids. The display design includes three physical clubs purposely located outside of the “live graphic area” creating focus on the oversized head imagery that comes to life via motion activation. Glowing backlit jailbreak bars were also added to visually underscore the headline “Distance comes from within.”

Callaway was looking for a standout, temporary display solution for the 2018 spring launch of its MD4 wedges. To commanded shopper attention, our team created a display that features a bold color palette, oversized club imagery and a dramatic, tapered shape. Actual wedges were also included on the display to create a “hands-on” interactivity for golfers wanting to touch and feel actual clubs.

To create awareness and launch Starbucks cold brew single-serve product, the merchandising solution needed to reinforce Starbucks’ own distinctive Instore brand identity while meeting the space and durability demands of a supermarket environment and a glass-bottled product. Our team designed and produced a merchandiser that draws attention, builds brand loyalty, and delivers maximum shoppability with a built in refrigerator unit to house a variety of sizes of grab & go items.

Nestle Waters requested a breakthrough display solution that would achieve secondary placement for its SANPELLEGRINO© product line in the grocery and food channel. The display solution needed to work in new locations of the store, draw attention, and immediately differentiate San Pellegrino from other competitive products, as well as create other cross-selling opportunities. Using the growing consumer foodie trend as an inspiration, the Great Northern Instore team created a new shopping experience for San Pellegrino fans. From the butcher-block countertop to the silver wire shelving and metal frame, the cart evokes a wholesome, authentic feel for the food enthusiast. With adjustable shelving, and ample space on the top of the cart, there are many cross-selling opportunities for this brand.

Newell Brands/Rubbermaid asked Great Northern Instore to create a display solution to promote and educate shoppers about the brand’s new Dark Room Technology that provides campers a better sleep. To engage shoppers Instore, we built an interactive unit with a “Try Me” button to invite customers to see the difference between the Coleman Dar Room Tent and the alternative. Two tents were represented on the unit, as well as material samples that allow shoppers to touch and feel the product. When activated, two LEDs powered by on-board batteries illuminate the display, backlighting two tents to simulate how sunlight will penetrate each. This solution made it easy for shoppers to see the difference and the benefits of the Dark Room Technology.

Our goal was to show that Post-It® notes and Sharpies® go together! Our assignment was to promote both Post-It Notes and Sharpie pens on an endcap at Office Depot. To make product stand out, we shifted shelves to an angle, providing more front facing presentation of the notes. We also used outstanding visuals of strokes of color simulating sharpie color stripes. All of these creative elements and design met our goals for bold color presentation and connection to the Sharpie products with Notes. 3M and Office Depot achieved very successful returns on this program.

Square needed a solution to merchandise its product line at Sam’s Club. They requested a semi-permanent pallet display solution that would showcase/promote the sale of Square products. The display graphics needed to reflect the call to action “Take payments at the counter or on the go.” To reinforce this concept, a background with a coffee shop aesthetic and ‘wood’ counter was created. White was specifically chosen for the corrugate structure, as it exuded the characteristic of cleanliness, simplicity, and ease, while brightly colored pocket cells highlighted packaging. Additional product information was placed on the front and side edges of the counter structure. Brand messaging was clear and impactful, and the pallet executed in minutes due to its pre-assembled/pre-loaded nature.

Our assignment was to create the easiest way to try, display, and sell the brands most popular, award-winning line of cycling products. The fixtures needed to be light, compact, and boldly branded, with the ability to house all specified products, and durable enough to ship pre-built and fully stocked. Our display solution made an impactful presentation of the family of products in the Fabric line. The display and promotion was a huge success with happy retailers who experienced double-digit sales over expectations.