Category: Marketing Strategies

Shadow Wifi

Instead of simply informing people of the dangers of UV rays and spending too much time in the sun during the summer months, the Peruvian League Against Cancer and agency Happiness Brussel teamed up to create a “Shadow WiFi” network, that educated people on skin cancer prevention while providing them with free WiFi in the shade.

A large looming blue structure was setup at Playa Agua Dulce in Peru which provided people on the beach with free WiFi access in its shade. A directional antenna ensured that the WiFi was only delivered to the shadow area of the structure. A sensor tracked the movements of the sun throughout the day and changed the rotation of the WiFi antenna. So as the sun moved, so did the shadow along with the WiFi seekers.

The Powerade Workout Billboard

Powerade with the help of Ogilvy & Mather setup several workout billboards in Berlin that apart from advertising the product, also doubled up as workout equipment to emphasize the brands attitude “You have more power than you think”.

People practicing their rock climbing, weight lifting and boxing skills on the unique billboards were also rewarded with some free Powerade to help replenish their electrolytes.

Mini We Tow You Drive

Driving a Mini is addictive. Which is why drivers who test drive are more likely to buy one. So to get prospective customers to test drive, Mini decided to help drivers that were stranded by their own cars. Mini partnered with a tow service company and responded to break down calls in real time throughout Singapore. The campaign not only took the test drive out of the showroom and onto the streets, it really made the drivers’ day by unexpectedly turning an annoying situation into a pleasant surprise.

Click here to view the case video.

And @PixelHeritage just brought to my attention, that a Brazilian Chevrolet dealership in 2012 did the exact same test drive promotion in Brazil with the Chevrolet Cobalt…

Wolkswagen

People love to be the first to notice problems. With this insight, Volkswagen did the unthinkable. They purposely misspelled their name on the LED screens during the France vs Brasil football match in Stade de France, Paris.

With 6 million TV viewers and 80,000 spectators it was very unlikely that something like “Wolkswagen” would go un-noticed. The live stunt worked like a charm and helped Volkswagen successfully announce themselves as the new major partner of French football.

McDonald’s Ice Coupon Machine #imlovinit

McDonald’s in March launched a new campaign aimed to bring the world together by giving 24 gifts in 24 cities in 24 hours. This unique experiential marketing campaign got over 40,000 #imlovinit mentions, which was 850 times more than the daily average. The campaign was also seen trending globally on Facebook and Twitter. More notably it was the first time McDonald’s hit the top ten worldwide conversation volume on Twitter.

As seen in the above video, beachgoers in Rio de Janeiro got a unique surprise in the form of a slot machine. The slot machine contained a button that when pressed, gave the person a chance to win a McDonald’s treat. Then to win, the person had to perform a special task such as taking a selfie or performing a little dance. The winner got a redeemable ice coupon that needed to be rushed to the nearest McDonald’s store before it melted.

A Message to Space

To break through the clutter and generate awareness about its brand, Hyundai put together a clever marketing stunt. They took 11 of their Genesis sedans and choreographed a special message from a 13-year-old Houston girl, Stephanie, to her astronaut father, who she missed as he worked on board the International Space Station. The message, “Steph loves U,” was written across the expanse of the Nevada’s Delamar Dry Lake. And since the message was bigger than one and a half Central Parks, Guinness World Records certified it to be the world’s “largest tire track image.”

Amazon Dash Button

In April last year, Amazon launched Amazon Dash, a first of its kind ‘magic wand’ that acts as a handheld, personal shopping assistant.

Now taking that further, they have launched an Amazon button to ensure that Amazon Prime customers never, ever run out of coffee, toilet paper, razors, trash bags etc again.

The Amazon Dash Button is a small oval electronic device about the size of a pack of chewing gum. On pressing the button, the device uses Wi-Fi to send a message to your Amazon account, automatically ordering a new stock of whatever you’re about to run out of.

Here is a list of products that will be supported by the Dash Button.

The Disappearing Billboard

The new Audi A7 Sportback h-tron is built using zero emission fuel cell technology coupled with a hybrid battery and electric motor in the rear. Due to this the car gives out nothing but water vapour from its exhaust.

With such an innovative product, Audi teamed up with German agency thjnk to create advertising that was just as innovative. Together they created a billboard that also left nothing behind…

EmotiCoke

Coca-Cola through their latest campaign in Puerto Rico is trying to make the internet a happier place. The brand registered URLs for every emoji that conveyed happiness, and then via huge outdoor ads encouraged Puerto Ricans to visit it on their mobile.

The emoji URLs lead visitors to a special landing page i.e. EmotiCoke.com, where they could sign up for a chance to win the emoji web addresses for themselves. 😎

For those wondering why .ws, which is actually the domain suffix for Samoa? That is because emojis are not accepted on domains such as .com, .net, and .org.