2015 Promo & Activation

CHARITY ARCADE

Bronze Eurobest

Case Film

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TitleCHARITY ARCADE
BrandSWEDAVIA SWEDISH AIRPORTS
Product/ServiceRED CROSS
Category A03. Use of Exhibitions and Installations
Entrant Company ÅKESTAM HOLST Stockholm, SWEDEN
Advertising Agency ÅKESTAM HOLST Stockholm, SWEDEN
Credits
Name Company Position
Andreas Ullenius Åkestam Holst Creative Director
Erik Nordenankar Åkestam Holst Art Director
Johan Wahlberg Åkestam Holst Art Director/Innovative Producer
Kalle Åkestam Åkestam Holst Copywriter
Adam Reuterskiöld Åkestam Holst Copywriter
Fredrik Burman Åkestam Holst Account Director
Mirja Hjelm Åkestam Holst Account Manager
Lisa Adamsson Åkestam Holst Planner
Sara Bellafesta Åkestam Holst Graphic Designer
John Müllersdorf Åkestam Holst Production Manager
Marcus Lundvall Åkestam Holst Studio Assistant
Eric Karlsson Åkestam Holst Film Photographer
Jacob Stjärne Åkestam Holst Client Supervisor
Jonas De Geer Freelance Editor
Michael Persson Gripkow Swedavia Advertiser's Supervisor
Pär Wilhelmsson Swedavia Advertiser's Supervisor
Yvonne Boe Swedavia Advertiser's Supervisor
Åsa Öhman Swedavia Advertiser's Supervisor

The Brief

Swedavia Swedish Airports and the Red Cross have had a partnership for years, something few people know bout. Our brief was to promote the partnership and increase liking for both brands.

Campaign Success

To re-vitalize the partnership, we used something they've already had together for decades: The transparent donation boxes for foreign coins at the airports. We rebuilt them into arcade classics, making it possible to play Ms Pacman, Galaga and Space Invaders with any coin from the entire world.

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

The simple image of the Charity Arcade hit a nerve online, and is one of the very few campaigns that can claim being number one on all of Reddit, and more upvoted than the latest Star Wars trailer on Sweden's largest blog-network. This sparked a massive, 100 percent organic buzz, after two weeks the reach was over 350 million people, putting the Red Cross and the Swedish Airports in the global spotlight together.

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

Instead of using the old donation box for foreign coins, we encourage people to use all their coins to play arcade games and at the same time donate money to the Red Cross.