South Korean film distributor CJ Entertainment’s marketing approach relies heavily on conventional poster campaigns that are now becoming less likely to grab the attention of young moviegoers. So they teamed up with advertising agency Cheil to bring the world’s oldest and least popular ad medium into the smartphone era.
Unlike advertisements with QR codes that require the consumer to first download a mobile app then scan the code, the Wi-Fi poster connected the poster to the mobile device by simply tapping the Wi-Fi network menu. The name of the Wi-Fi network matched the film’s title, and tapping that name opened a pop-up with links to Full HD trailers, promotional events and online box offices.
The movie’s official site saw a 28.5% increase in traffic from wireless users, and users that interacted with the movie through the Wi-Fi Posters remained on the site 5x longer than regular users. The posters also translated to success at the box office with more advance ticket sales and better openings.