Brisk Iced Tea (a part of PepsiCo) continues to refresh its creative mojo by taking its 2012 national marketing campaign to a galaxy far, far away to join forces with the 3-D theatrical release of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.

“At Brisk, we’re inspired by creativity and always looking for fresh and authentic ways to work with artists—from emerging talent to seasoned pros, like those at Lucasfilm,” says Eric Fuller, Brand Director, Brisk Iced Tea. “Our goal is to leverage iconic characters in a way that engages fans with that Brisk edge they’ve come to expect. A creative collaboration with Star Wars delivers just that.”

“We are excited that Brisk is partnering with us to spread the excitement about Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace on the big screen in spectacular 3-D,” says Kayleen Walters, Senior Director, Marketing, Lucasfilm. “The Brisk team has done a great job developing new, innovative ways for people to interact with Star Wars—staying true to classic, fan-favorite characters while giving them a fun twist.”

The spot, Yoda vs. Darth Maul, created by Mekanism, airs on January 15, 2012, and will be featured in movie theaters and online. The promotion will be brought to life at retail with in-store POS, social media integration, grassroots activation, radio and interactive TV.

Brisk Brings Lightsaber Battles to Smartphones

The saga begins, as the Brisk mobile game application, Brisksaber, brings the iconic Star Wars lightsaber battles to smartphones. The new application will feature a progression of content that allows fans to incrementally unlock new characters and objects based on the nationwide redemption of codes found on specially marked packages of one-liter Brisk Iced Tea.

“The Brisksaber app allows us to continue to offer inventive content that truly appeals to our growing Brisk community,” says Fuller. “Gaming is a big part of who they are, and we’ll reward their loyalty to Brisk and their love of Star Wars by unveiling new content and features for the Brisksaber app throughout ourStar Wars partnership.”

New Product Packaging and Sizing Go to the Dark Side
Darth Maul, a Sith warrior known for wielding a double-ended lightsaber, takes over Brisk Raspberry Iced Tea 24-oz. cans and one-liter bottles. The limited-time Brisk Raspberry Iced Tea Darth Maul packaging will drive consumers to UncaptheApp.com, where they can download an exclusive mobile game application, Brisksaber.

Brisk Raspberry Iced Tea Darth Maul bottles—along with Iced Tea with Lemon, Sweet Tea, Tea Lemonade, Green Tea Peach, Strawberry Melon, Lemonade, Pink Lemonade and Fruit Punch—will have under-the-cap codes that allow fans to collectively unlock new characters, lightsabers and objects when they play Brisksaber. The Uncap the App promotion and limited-time Darth Maul packaging are available until April 30, 2012.