2015 Promo & Activation

THE INTERACTIVE FORM

Bronze Eurobest

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TitleTHE INTERACTIVE FORM
BrandCANAL+
Product/ServiceCANAL+
Category B01. Use of Digital Advertising in a Promotional Campaign
Entrant Company BETC Paris, FRANCE
Advertising Agency BETC Paris, FRANCE
Advertising Agency 2 BETC DIGITAL Paris, FRANCE
Credits
Name Company Position
Stéphane Xiberras Betc Executive Creative Director
Olivier Apers Betc Creative Director
Ivan Beczkowski Betc Digital Creative Director
Simon Frankart Betc Digital Art Director
Romain Pergeaux Betc Digital Copywriter
Esteban Lebouc/Clément Vidal - Conception
- 60fps Development
Bertille Toledano/Guillaume Espinet/Eugénie Valletoux/Adeline Belin Betc Account Executive
Alice Holzman/Aurélie Stock-poeuf/Coline André/Olivier Le Gallo/Julien Beytout/S Canal/ Account Executive

The Brief

CANAL+ is a TV Channel recognised for providing quality entertainment and original programs but it is also a historic channel in the TV landscape: the brand is 30 years old, expensive and suffers from the arrival of new competitors like Netflix. Yet its programmes and services have changed: they are more digital and modern and fit the needs and uses of today's customers, especially a younger audience. The objective of the campaign was therefore to prove the modernity of the brand to a younger audience.

Campaign Success

The Interactive Form transforms the subscription form into an entertaining experience thanks to Catherine & Liliane, the stars of 'Le Petit Journal', a favourite TV show of young people. They help you to fill in the form by asking questions and commenting your answers. Filling in a form has never been so much fun. The campaign was launched on the social media of the brand and on the CANAL+ website during 15 days. The timing was defined specially in October, a period usually poor in subscriptions.

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

The engagement was total with 400 000 unique visitors, 20% more than what we predicted. The number of subscriptions has increased by 18% and over 10 000 emails were gathered. More than 25 000 tweets and comments have been posted during the operation. The Image has been positively impacted as well since the social shares were 100% positive and proved the target audience has been convinced of the modernity of CANAL+ : 'smart', 'genius', 'fun'… There were a lot of articles in both general media and specialized press

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

The Interactive Form had a double purpose : to impact the image but also to sell CANAL+ subscriptions during a period that is usually low for business. It is by essence an operation designed for promotion since it is based on the subscription form to CANAL+. It takes a very basic tool of promotion (the commercial website) and turns it into an experience that generates engagement and transformation. A special price for 1 year of subscription has also been set up for the operation and to boost the participation to the experience as well as the final transformation.