2013 Winners & Shortlists

COKE STUDIO: INTERACTIVE HOLOGRAM CONCERTS & SOCIAL MEDIA PLAYLISTS

Short List
BrandCOCA-COLA MIDDLE EAST
Product/ServiceCOCA-COLA
EntrantFP7/DXB Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryUSE OF DIGITAL IN A PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN
Entrant Company FP7/DXB Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Advertising Agency FP7/DXB Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The Brief

In order to gain more share of market with the youth audience vs. Pepsi (who has been a predominant player targeting the youth), Coca-Cola needed to promote its brand and its product. It needed to get people to buy into what it believed in, and as a result, buying its product. Therefore, we needed to increase Coke's brand love and brand favouritism, as an effective increase in love and favouritism was reflected in an effective increase in sales.

Describe how the promotion developed from concept to implementation

We introduced Coke Studio, a multi-channel branded content program, calling the youth to sing together with the world which was a TV program of 9 episodes on MBC where an influential Arab artist collaborated with a popular international artist to create one original and amazing fusion song. To bring its spirit of fusion to life, we engaged the youth with: 1) The region's first live interactive hologram concerts where youth could perform a live song with a leading artist before a concert-like audience. 2) The region's first social media playlist where they could co-create songs with a leading artist

Describe the success of the promotion with both client and consumer including some quantifiable results

+ 3rd highest ratings on Arab TV vs. other programs in the same time segment + Increased UAE's Brand Love Score reaching 3.1 for the first time ever, while across the region, association with music grew by +6 points and brand favouritism grew by +2 points. + Tens of thousands of mall visitors watched the live hologram concerts, and over 1000 people participated. + YouTube videos got over 1,196,000 video views and 4,020 subscribers; Twitter got over 7,000 followers, and over 400 fan content videos. + Facebook page reached 35% engagement after just 10 weeks. Fans grew to 1.1 million.

Explain why the method of promotion was most relevant to the product or service

The Middle East has one of the highest youth populations. But, Pepsi dominated the youth’s share of heart and pocket. To win their share of pocket, we needed to win their share of heart. To be successful, brand love needed to be won with a demanding and engaged youth audience. Love would come from tapping into the youth's passions and making them happier. In the past standard promotions on the product hadn't been effective enough to win share of hearts (and pockets). So, we needed to go beyond an oft-trodden and unsuccessful strategy of promotions.

Credits

Name Company Role
Patrick Honein FP7/DXB Creative Director
Tarek Ali Ahmad FP7/DXB Business Director
Aya Shedid FP7/DXB Account Supervisor
Tahaab Rais FP7/DXB Head Of Strategic Panning/Insights
Tolga Cebe Coca-Cola Middle East Regional Marketing Manager
Islam El Dessouky Coca-Cola Middle East Group Brand Manager
Michel Elefteriades Elefteriades Productions President
Dana Nahas UM Dubai Client Business Partner
Sherif Ghanem UM Dubai Media Manager
Jad Daou UM Dubai Media Supervisor
Mazen Sraj UM Dubai Digital Supervisor
Olive Tree Olive Tree Production Company
Martin Yofre Momentum Mena Business Director
Girlyn Buenavides Momentum Mena Digital Account Manager
Uday Desai Momentum Mena Senior Technical Lead
Rey Amio Momentum Mena Senior Art Director