SOURCE: Winning Brands Corporation
Winning Brands Boosts Advertising When Others Are Cutting Back
Toronto's Iconic CFRB Radio and Expanded A-TV Are Platforms to Introduce Impressive Wine Stain Removal Capabilities of Winning Colours Stain Remover
BARRIE, ON--(Marketwire - December 8, 2008) - Winning Brands Corporation (
CFRB occupies a unique place in Toronto's radio landscape. It is the
city's oldest station, having commenced broadcasts in 1927. It is the
city's most listened to news/talk radio station with 641,000 listeners
spending more than 6 million listening hours per week. Research has found
that CFRB has the lowest audience turnover of any Toronto news/talk radio
station and that 22% of its audience listen to CFRB exclusively.
Commencing December 8th, Winning Colours Stain Remover will be introduced
to CFRB listeners with a rotation of two versions of the brand's signature
30-second radio jingles, to be followed with the launch of a new 60-second
holiday wine stains creative on December 15th. Winning Colours is
currently carried by top Canadian retailers Wal-Mart, The Home Depot,
Canadian Tire and Home Hardware. The CFRB commercials will solidify the
public's association of the Winning Colours Stain Remover brand with these
leading retailers to provide convenience for shoppers and deliver
recognition value to these national retail partners. It is Winning Brands'
stated goal that Winning Colours become North America's favourite stain
removing product.
Coinciding with this strategic introduction of wine stain removal as a
targeted use of Winning Colours Stain Remover in broadcast advertising is
the introduction of Winning Colours' placement of 125 mL sized (4 oz)
bottles into stores in the growing Do-it-Yourself wine making sector. Wine
makers such as www.carafe.ca and www.winexpert.com are only two of the
growing number of such outlets that will carry Winning Colours Stain
Remover as of December 8th in select test market locations. Distribution
arrangements to this sector will be detailed separately.
Winning Brands will also commence placing wine stain print advertisements
in magazines, with the initial launch advertisement attached. The use of
simple striking photography and consistent positioning of Winning Colours
Stain Remover as having 1000+ uses will provide a platform for future
sector roll-outs to create layers of authentic consumer experiences
reflecting the multi-cleaning capability of the increasingly popular
solution.
On television, Winning Brands is increasing its Toronto exposure by an
estimated 30% as the effects of program changes take hold following the
acquisition of A-TV by CTV Television. Winning Colours Stain Remover has
been encroaching upon prime time spots from its former reliance on
afternoon positioning. Commencing December 15th the brand will be seen
more often and in a greater variety of programming on the station than ever
before, including for the first time live promotional initiatives during
breakfast programming.
Winning Brands CEO Eric Lehner notes that the new relationship with CFRB is
a milestone for Winning Colours Stain Remover. "CFRB is not just media --
it's a relationship. There are certain stations on the radio and TV
broadcast spectrum that occupy a special place in the lives of their
audience and in the communities they serve. For generations, millions of
people in Toronto and beyond have grown up knowing that CFRB can be counted
on to provide lively discussion and in-depth news features to stimulate,
intrigue and infuriate. The CFRB audience is comprised of active
listeners; involved and present in the moment. I have no doubt that Winning
Colours Stain Remover will receive a significant boost in awareness amongst
a critical mass of consumers with this initiative," remarks Lehner. "As a
still very young brand, we must be selective with our resources and time --
CFRB is the type of broadcast partner that an emerging brand aspires to
work with," Lehner concludes. CFRB is owned by Astral Media, one of
Canada's largest media organizations, including radio, TV and outdoor
advertising -- well suited to a growing brand's need to communicate across
an efficient mix of message types.
Winning Brands Corporation manufactures Winning Colours Stain Remover for
consumer and commercial use as an environmental supplement to traditional
solvents and cleaners. Large scale production takes place at the Grand
Rapids Michigan facility of Surefil, LLC to augment Winning Brands'
Canadian production. Winning Colours is gaining popularity for its
unusual gentleness to skin and delicate surfaces while still being a
powerful and versatile stain remover. Winning Brands' full product range
includes a variety of advanced cleaning solutions, such as its non-toxic
SMART™ Wet Cleaning liquids (alternative to perchloroethylene used in
dry cleaning), KIND™ Laundry Products and CLEAN1™ - the first choice
in outdoor cleaning. The company's mission is to replace hazardous
chemicals in widespread use with safer alternatives. The initial focus is
on cleaning products.
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may be identified by the use
of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "future," "may,"
"will," "would," "should," "plan," "projected," "intend," and similar
expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of Winning Brands Corporation (the "Company")
to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The Company's future operating results are
dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to the Company's
ability to: (i) obtain sufficient capital or a strategic business
arrangement to fund its expansion plans; (ii) build the management and
human resources and infrastructure necessary to support the growth of its
business; (iii) successfully market its products; (iv) gain customer
acceptance of its products; (iv) overcome competitive factors and
developments beyond the Company's control as well as other risks as
disclosed by the Company from time to time.
Winning Colors®, Winning Colours® is a Registered Trademark of Niagara
Mist Marketing Ltd. KIND™, CLEAN1™ and 1000+™are trademarks of
Niagara Mist Marketing Ltd. SMART™ is a trademark of Solvent Free
Solutions Inc. Niagara Mist Marketing Ltd. is an affiliate of Winning
Brands Corporation.
Winning Brands Corporation
Office Direct (705) 737-4062
11 Victoria Street, Suite 220A
Barrie, Ontario, Canada L4N 6T3
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