Title | PAX IT |
Brand | IKEA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG |
Product/Service | PAX WARDROBE |
Category |
B10. Use of Digital Platforms |
Entrant
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GRABARZ & PARTNER Hamburg, GERMANY
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Idea Creation
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GRABARZ & PARTNER Hamburg, GERMANY
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Additional Company
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IKEA GERMANY Hofheim-Wallau, GERMANY
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Credits
Ralf Heuel |
Grabarz & Partner |
Chief Creative Officer |
Diana Sukopp |
Grabarz & Partner |
Creative Group Head |
Thomas Fritze |
Grabarz & Partner |
Creative Director |
Stefan Geschke |
Grabarz & Partner |
Creative Director |
Thomas Fritze |
Grabarz & Partner |
Creative Director |
Christian El Asmar |
Grabarz & Partner |
Art Director |
Annette Witzig |
Grabarz & Partner |
Art Director |
Stefan Geschke |
Grabarz & Partner |
Creative Director |
Sonja Sonner |
Grabarz & Partner |
Copywriter |
Dominique Bremer |
Grabarz & Partner |
Account Manager |
Anna Bollien |
Grabarz & Partner |
Account Manager |
Heiko Klauer |
IKEA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG |
Marketing Manager |
Tobias Vogler |
IKEA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG |
External Communication Manager |
Eva Katharina Rücker |
IKEA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG |
Marketing Co-ordinator |
The Campaign
“PAX it!” The most clicked ad space in the world, that actually isn’t one. We noticed that shopping carts get clicked millions of times per hour by our target group and are as infinite as the PAX system. So we turned a tiny, purely functional space into an innovative ad space: we simply replaced the shopping cart icon with a PAX wardrobe. This new icon grows with every item placed in the cart, effectively demonstrating the products central feature that PAX can accommodate any style. And any amount of it.
Creative Execution
We chose weare.de, one of Germany’s biggest online streetwear shops, to turn a purely functional space into an innovative ad space. We simply turned weare.de’s shopping cart icon into the PAX wardrobe. With each added item, the icon grew automatically, demonstrating that PAX is the perfect solution for any shopping trip. At checkout a personalized banner immediately commented on the individual number of shopped items and linked directly to IKEA’s website with an online PAX planner.
Without any media budget at all, our small, clever idea generated a big response and had wide-ranging effects: 100% of the online shoppers clicked on the “PAX it!” wardrobe. And 0% stopped the process from there. Thus we proved that the shopping cart doesn’t have to look like one – a great success that forwarded the “PAX it!” symbol from the German to the international shop site weare.com. It also made other online stores get in touch with us in order to participate in our newfound way of connecting to target audiences.
We are constantly searching for ways to engage the consumer without hampering their media consumption. With “PAX it!” we have created a new way of engaging users right at the digital point of sale, without sacrificing usability or convenience and have cultivated an ad space which was largely ignored by the ad industry until now. “PAX it!” turned a purely functional space into an innovative product demonstration that activated our target group to consider PAX as a wardrobe solution. It is compatible with any online shop and can be utilized in a variety of venues with little to no alterations.
Insights, Strategy and the Idea
We targeted a fashion-centric group. They naturally buy more clothes than the average consumer but don’t much enjoy parting with their favourite pieces. The predictable result is a lack of storage space in their wardrobe. This problem is worsened by their love of online shopping. Both of these facts make them the perfect target for a digital idea, surprising them during their online shopping routine with a wardrobe that can be modularly expanded.