2015 Promo & Activation

SOUNDFIGHTER

TitleSOUNDFIGHTER
BrandRADIO FRANCE
Product/ServiceMAISON DE LA RADIO
Category A03. Use of Exhibitions and Installations
Entrant Company DDB PARIS, FRANCE
Advertising Agency DDB PARIS, FRANCE
Production Company CRAC Paris, FRANCE
Credits
Name Company Position
Alexandre Hervé Ddb Paris Executive Creative Director
Mélanie Pennec Ddb Paris Art Director/Copywriter
Jean Weessa Ddb Paris Art Director/Copywriter
Jean-luc Bravi Ddb Paris Account Director
Marine Hakim Ddb Paris Account Manager
Charlotte Drago Ddb Paris Account Executive
Monique Denoix Radio France Advertiser Supervisor
Sylvie Berranger Radio France Advertiser Supervisor
Alain Faucher Radio France Advertiser Supervisor
Raja Roudni Radio France Advertiser Supervisor
Camille Waldschmidt Radio France Advertiser Supervisor
Cyrille Chapellier Ckab Technic Developpement

The Brief

Inaugurated in 1963, La Maison de la Radio is home to the 4 French National Orchestras. In November 2014, after 12 years of renovation work, the institution reopens to the public. How to foster young people’s interest in classical music and show the open-mindedness of the new “La Maison de la radio”? Our musicians play music. So we needed to play with music. That’s why we create Soundfighter: a new way to play to Street Fighter without controllers but with two pianos.

Campaign Success

2 young pianists from the Conservatoire National de Paris had the opportunity to try their hands at the interactive sound installation a few days before the reopening of La Maison de la Radio. We made a film that features their improvised musical performance and virtual fight. The installation was then opened to the visitors who attended the opening event during 3 days

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

With zero media investment, the results have been fantastic and that has been our greatest surprise:French biggest medias (Le Monde, Canal +, France Télévision) talked about us, as geek foreign websites. 60,000 visitors came to the opening event of la Maison de la Radio. Without any media investment, more than 2000 websites talked about us. Since the beginning of 2015, more than 100,000 children have visited La Maison de la Radio. In 2015, annual subscriptions increased by 300%.

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

After 12 years of renovation work, the Maison de la radio, home to the 4 French National Orchestras reopens to the public. We wanted to drive trafic for the 3 days of opening celebration and reach a younger audience. That’s why we create an activation. Soundfighter. We used two pianos and a legendary video games licence, Street Fighter, to reach a wide and young audience.