Brand | NIKE |
Product/Service | NIKE |
Entrant | MINDSHARE LEBANON Beirut, LEBANON |
Entrant Company: | MINDSHARE LEBANON Beirut, LEBANON |
Advertising Agency: | MINDSHARE LEBANON Beirut, LEBANON |
The Campaign
With Nike “I Run Beirut”, we had to:
-Awake 2,000 people at 7:00 o’clock on a Sunday morning, to participate in the race
-Launch the “LunarGlide+3”
The challenge was intensified as:
-Lebanese people are known to be fun loving & outgoing.
-They are resilient, rarely compromise leisure & sleeping time for sports events, especially on weekends.
-No advertisement material was available to ease our task
Success of the Campaign
-People were rushing to run on the treadmill, creating buzz and word of mouth
-Online likes on Nike’s Facebook page reached 10,397
-Number of participants doubled our expectations: on race day 4,000 people gave up their sleep time to run
-After the race, all participants were invited to a party where results were announced & healthy food was offered
-Post event, TV & printed PR outspreaded the momentum
-Due to its success, Nike local distributors decided to mark ‘I Run Beirut’ a yearly event in Lebanon.
Describe how the campaign/entry was launched and executed across each channel in the order of implementation.
We decided to make running part of Lebanese leisure time, by: “Taking Sport”, “Adding fun to it”.
“Fun” was injected in all means of communication:
On TV…
-We took part of leading social talk shows
-Famous presenters endorsed the run, embodied the Fun atmosphere by running on the treadmill, wearing Nike shoes, educating people on the running benefits & “LunarGlide+3”
On social websites…
-Pinpoint ‘I Run Beirut’ on social calendar sites
-Special on-screen running animations and page skinning for registration.
On Outdoor…
-Branded mobile trucks, roaming all over Beirut, Inviting people to experience the fun run on the treadmill inside the truck
On radio…
-We partnered with Mix FM, a fun station.
-To introduce the event as an anticipated bang through interviews, live competitions, roadshows and headlines.
Instant registration was done on iPads in cinemas, malls & on streets.
Credits
Joyce Tawil |
Mindshare |
Regional Director- Client Leadership |
May Karim |
Mindshare |
Senior Executive- Invention |
Maroun Hassoun |
Mindshare |
Senior Manager- Exchange |
Ziad Akl |
Mindshare |
Senior Manager- Exchange |