2019 Winners & Shortlists

HAILSTORM IN ISTANBUL

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BrandIKEA
Product/ServiceIKEA
EntrantTBWA\ISTANBUL, TURKEY
CategoryUse of Ambient Media: Large Scale
Idea Creation TBWA\ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Why is this work relevant for Media?

As an ambient Project, cars turned into a display area with IKEA carpets on them.

Background.

On the 27th of June 2017, a major storm hit Istanbul and damaged many cars parked outside. In June 2018, when authorities warned citizens that a new hailstorm had been coming, people took “serious” precautions, like covering cars with carpets.

Describe the creative idea/insights

IKEA parked cars covered with IKEA carpets on them and turn the cars into o display for their products.

Describe the strategy.

So this was a great opportunity for IKEA to create a disruptive product displays which fits the brand’s tone of voice.

Describe the execution.

Parked cars covered with IKEA carpets on them and display them infront of the IKEA store

List the results.

The entire campaign became the most popular topic during the storm.

Credits

Name Company Role
Ilkay Gurpinar TBWA\Istanbul Chief Creative Officer
Arkin Kahyaoglu TBWA\Istanbul Creative Director
Ela Bilgisel TBWA\Istanbul Deputy Managing Director
Esma Suna Erdogan TBWA\Istanbul Creative Group Head
Erdem Güler TBWA\Istanbul Copywriter
Bilgin Aydin TBWA\Istanbul Copywriter
Ece Aktürk TBWA\Istanbul Art Director
Ecem Yurdagül TBWA\Istanbul Art Director
Burçin Birim TBWA\Istanbul Brand Director
Yekta Elvin Öncel TBWA\Istanbul Brand supervisor
Ayça Demirbas TBWA\Istanbul Brand Executive
Evrim Saraçoglu TBWA\Istanbul Head of Production
Nevra Aydin TBWA\Istanbul Production Manager