PLAY IT YOUR WAY

TitlePLAY IT YOUR WAY
BrandWESTDEUTSCHE LOTTERIE
Product/ServiceWESTLOTTO
Category B02. Mobile Apps
Entrant MRM//McCANN Frankfurt, GERMANY
Idea Creation MRM//McCANN Frankfurt, GERMANY
Credits
Name Company Position
Jan Portz MRM//McCANN Associate Creative Director
Christian Endecott MRM//McCANN Copywriter
Gabriella Miscioscia MRM//McCANN Senior UX Designer
Jens Rasper MRM//McCANN Management Supervisor
Melanie Bonn MRM//McCANN Senior Account Manager
Axel Mulitze MRM//McCANN Director Software Development
Mark Hollering MRM//McCANN Director / Creative Technology
Martin Biela MRM//McCANN Executive Creative Director
Patrick Schneider MRM//McCANN Director UX Architecture
Elke Klinkhammer McCANN Worldgrouo Deutschland Chief Creative Officer

The Campaign

Play it your way” – the core idea for the campaign and the app transformed the lotto experience, by making it contemporary and relevant for younger, mobile people. In combination with interactive gaming features a new lotto brand experience was created: mobile gaming fun, wherever and whenever you like. WestLotto wasn’t only in dire need of more functional tipping and better results, but also of gaming fun. The relaunch was supposed to create new routines and habits as well as new gaming behaviors that users want to come back to, and therefore see WestLotto as a fun and engaging brand again. “Play it your way” was the motto. Everyone can play and have fun anywhere, anytime.

Creative Execution

Simple, well-known and almost archetypical interaction patterns from childhood such as shaking and turning were combined with mobile interaction patterns such as swiping and notifications. This way new gaming routines were established that increased the fun factor for customers, enriched the brand experience and created recurring gaming occasions. In addition to design and usability optimization we also established the following core elements: 1. Gamification (“Joy of Use”) 2. Push activation (“Check your luck”) 3. Off- & online integration (“Shop play”)

increase in customer numbers 48% in the first half year increase of sale volume 64% in the first half year increase of App Downloads 175% in the first half year 47% of customers under 34 years used the App to play Lottery

WestLotto needed more than functional tapping and retrieving the results. The fun had to be restored. The relaunch should establish new routines and playing habits to which the customer would like to return to and connect the brand again with the fun at the game. "Play it your way" is the new motto. Anyone can play at any time, anywhere and have fun.