In a market dominated by Google, Bing needed to increase usage and position itself as a modern choice. A younger audience was the key to growing Bing’s market share, so they partnered with Jay-Z for the launch of his book ‘Decoded’.
In a lead up to the official launch, each page of the book was unveiled in a place that was mentioned on that particular page i.e. Gucci jacket, restaurant, hotel pool, pool table, car, bus stop and subway. Bing then tied this with an integrated game where fans had to assemble the book digitally using Bing Search and Maps, while clues to the page locations were released daily using Facebook, Twitter and Radio.