2012 Winners & Shortlists

THE BIG IKEA PENCIL

BrandIKEA AL HOMAIZI
Product/ServiceIKEA
EntrantMEMAC OGILVY & MATHER Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryPremiums & Giveaways
Entrant Company:MEMAC OGILVY & MATHER Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
DM/Advertising Agency:MEMAC OGILVY & MATHER Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The Brief

The world’s most Swedish furniture store briefed us to advertise their winter sale with unlimited offers but a limited budget.

Creative Execution

Thanks to the power of the well-known icon, we only had to alter it without having to invest heavily in additional communication.

Describe the creative solution to the brief/objective.

The sale meant that there were so many more things to be put on the shopping list, we had to give Ikea’s icon a twist – or rather an extension. And then we used it to advertise the sale with a twinkle in the eye and in-store and in many mailboxes.

Results

10,000 pencils increased the visitor rate by 30%, meaning that for every pencil, we attracted almost 2 new shoppers.

Credits

Name Company Role
Steve Hough Memac Ogilvy & Mather Executive Creative Director
Ramzi Moutran Memac Ogilvy & Mather Creative Director
Ben Knight Memac Ogilvy & Mather Creative Director
Eli Bouchaaya Memac Ogilvy & Mather Creative Director
Logan Allanson Memac Ogilvy & Mather Art Director
James Purdie Memac Ogilvy & Mather Art Director
Sabia Fatayri Memac Ogilvy & Mather Art Director
Sascha Kuntze Memac Ogilvy & Mather Copywriter
Christian Louzado Memac Ogilvy & Mather Designer
Ali Mokdad Memac Ogilvy & Mather Copywriter
Ramadan Ibrahim Memac Ogilvy & Mather Art Director