BEST DAY OF MY LIFE

TitleBEST DAY OF MY LIFE
BrandSHELL GLOBAL
Product/ServiceBRAND
Category A08. Corporate Image
Entrant SHELL BRANDS INTERNATIONAL Baar, SWITZERLAND
Idea Creation SHELL BRANDS INTERNATIONAL Baar, SWITZERLAND
Idea Creation 2 EKO New York, USA
Idea Creation 3 PARTICLE 3 Brooklyn, USA
Idea Creation 4 CORD WORLDWIDE London, UNITED KINGDOM
Media Placement MEDIACOM London, UNITED KINGDOM
PR EDELMAN London, UNITED KINGDOM
Production SHELL BRANDS INTERNATIONAL Baar, SWITZERLAND
Production 2 EKO New York, USA
Production 3 PARTICLE 3 Brooklyn, USA
Production 4 CORD WORLDWIDE London, UNITED KINGDOM
Production 5 J. WALTER THOMPSON London, UNITED KINGDOM
Additional Company REALMOTION INC. New York, USA
Credits
Name Company Position
Dean Aragon Shell Global CEO Shell Brands International AG & Global VP Brand
Malena Cutuli Shell Global Global Head of Integrated Brand Communications & Marketing Capability
Yoni Bloch Eko Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Jackson  Cord WW C.E.O, Founder
Paul Trillo Particle3 Director

The Campaign

Interactive music video featuring key global talent, showcasing the ‘cool’ tech Shell supports which is helping to improve the lives of communities around the world. The visual concept was a “hive of energy” – a 3D honeycomb in which each hexagon contained an artist and a sustainable technology which aims to bring more or cleaner energy to the world.

Creative Execution

The interactive video allows audiences to create their own personalized music video by engaging with the story of various energy initiatives and switch between the six artists as they sing the song, "Best Day of my Life". With each touch and swipe, users are able to layer the soundtrack with various tunes and artist vocals. They can also click to engage animated elements of the Shell #makethefuture bright energy ideas, which will provide an illustrated example of these initiatives in action.The Best Day of My Life music video united acclaimed performers all around the world such as Pixie Lott, Luan Santana, Tan WeiWei, Jennifer Hudson, Yemi Alade and the legendary producer, Steve Aoki. The video was launched on social networks, featured in landmark squares in NY, London and Buenos Aires. It made history as Snapchat's first interactive vertical music video.

The music video received more than 816 million views in 99 markets, becoming top viral campaign for several weeks and one of the most shared video adverts of 2016 - the best-performing content in Shell’s history. An interactive version of the video was shown to hold the attention of digital natives 12 times longer. 329 pieces of coverage across lifestyle, news, music and business titles were achieved and The Guardian – a long-standing Shell critic – wrote one of the most positive pieces; praising Shell for its leadership in engaging a global millennial audience in the energy debate. Best Day of My Life made energy problems visible, tangible and shareable. Beyond music video, it was an invitation to make a better future together.

Millennials want to be part of something bigger than themselves. We can get their attention through their passion points, inspiring them, raising awareness of the solutions available and how easy it is to participate, offering them an optimistic invitation to participate, and engaging their interest and participation.