CHECK IN FOR REFUGEES

TitleCHECK IN FOR REFUGEES
BrandMORE THAN SHELTERS
Product/ServiceDOMO
Category A07. Use of Events and Stunts
Entrant Company THJNK Hamburg, GERMANY
Advertising Agency THJNK Hamburg, GERMANY
Advertising Agency 2 ACHTUNG! Hamburg, GERMANY
Credits
Name Company Position
Armin Jochum Thjnk CCO
Mirko Kaminski achtung! CCO
Patrick Matthiensen Thjnk Creative Director
Leif Johannsen Thjnk Creative Director
Hugo Gstrein Thjnk Art Director
Rilana von Werne Thjnk Art Director
Moritz Schäfer Thjnk Copywriter
Sebastian Plum Thjnk Copywriter
Justus Düsenberg Thjnk Graphic Designer
Hannah Hofmann Thjnk Account Manager
Hannah Hofmann Thjnk Account Manager
Felicitas Tennstedt Thjnk Account Manager
Felicitas Tennstedt Thjnk Account Manager
Stephanie Schrenk achtung! Account Manager
Stephanie Schrenk achtung! Account Manager
Ralph Teichmann Thjnk Agency Producer
Ralph Teichmann Thjnk Agency Producer
Susanne Nagel Thjnk Art Buyer
Susanne Nagel Thjnk Art Buyer
Tanja Braune Thjnk Art Buyer

Brief Explanation

"The social design firm MORE THAN SHELTERS has created a new type of refugeetent: DOMO. Upto five times more durable than conventional tents. How can we get DOMO tents to refugees all over the world? The idea: CHECK IN FOR REFUGEES. We turn a refugee tent into a hotel: the DOMO Hotel. Every booking becomes a donation to help people in conflict areas – in the shape of DOMO tents. We launched the hotel with PR, a website, a guerrilla marketing campaign and banners on hotel reservation sites. And with an opening day as a media event for journalists and bloggers."

Results and Effectiveness

"A breathtaking success: TV channels, radio stations, the press, bloggers and journalists cover the launch of DOMO Hotel and make it one of the nation’s hottest topics. With over225.3 million contacts generated. The result: the DOMO Hotel was quickly booked solid. In fact, the idea became so popular that a wellknown hotel chain integrated our DOMO Hotel into its regular operations. Even two Bundesliga players from the Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli football clubs set an example by booking a night’s accommodation. In one month we collect more than 860 per day. And DOMO tents were produced. Yet the greatest success of all is that the first ones are already being used in Nepal."

Creative Execution

"We turn a refugee tent into a hotel: the DOMO Hotel. We launched it with PR, a website, a guerrilla marketing campaign and banners on hotel reservation sites."

Insights, Strategy and the Idea

"DOMO tents very expensive compared to conventional refugee tents. So it takes a lot of awareness and more importantly donations to get DOMO tents to the people who need them. Thanks to its properties, a DOMO tent turns survival space into a temporary home. So we turn the DOMO refugee tents into a hotel: The DOMO . CHECK-IN-FOR-REFUGEES. Every overnight stay becomes a donation to help people in need – in the shape of DOMO tents. To spread the word about the DOMO we launched it with PR, a website, a guerrilla marketing campaign and banners on hotel reservation sites."