Republica Popular do Corinthians

Corinthians, a Brazilian football club, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010. Nike decided to give the club’s more than 30 million fans a gift that would measure up: a new country called “Republica Popular do Corinthians”. In number of inhabitants this new country was bigger then 150 other countries in the world.

To guarantee the recognition of Republica Popular do Corinthians as a country, ad agency Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi from Sao Paulo developed everything a nation has i.e. a coat of arms, documents, legislation, a flag, currency, heroes and an embassy. Even a president was appointed. The campaign generated free media coverage worth $7,800,000!

The Tweeting Fridge

The World Health Organization recommends drinking 2 liters of water each day. However the Brazilian average is only 1.2 liters a day. The reason for the low average is simple: people don’t remember to drink water, especially during work hours. To change that, Bonafont, the market leader in bottled water, wanted to increase the consumption of its product by making people remember to drink more water daily.

So they started by sending a mini fridge with 2 liters of Bonafont to one of the most influential twitters in the country. It was an innovative gift. But the story changed when the fridge was opened. Thanks to technology, they gave the mini fridge a digital life. Every time the door was opened, a tweet was automatically posted on the celebrity’s twitter page, telling thousands of followers that the celebrity was drinking water, and thus motivating them to do the same. With hundreds of predefined messages, the celebrity’s twitter network was reminded every day to take an extra sip.

In a short while the first fridge became an object of desire and the brand’s message spread impressively. Once a month a new personality joined the cause by receiving a new fridge. This helped make more people aware of how important it is to drink water.

With this initiative Bonafont successfully reminded millions of people to drink 2 liters of water every day.

The Best Excuse Ever

Guys everywhere have always faced the same challenge of needing a good excuse for going out drinking with the boys.

Cerveza Norte based out of northern Argentina set out to solve this timeless dilemma. Teaming up with ad agency Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi, they developed a campaign that is not only very clever but also socially responsible.

The idea was simple, for every Norte beer consumed at a bar the company would donate 1 minute of time to a worthy cause that included fixing houses, maintaining city parks, repairing schools etc.

The campaign allowed followers to monitor the donated minutes and the progress made by their good deeds on a dedicated website.