2018 Brand Experience & Activation

I LIKE MY AGE

TitleI LIKE MY AGE
BrandNIVEA
Product/ServiceNIVEA CELLULAR
Category C07. Customer Acquisition & Retention
Entrant CHEIL NORDIC Stockholm, SWEDEN
Idea Creation CHEIL NORDIC Stockholm, SWEDEN
PR CHEIL NORDIC Stockholm, SWEDEN
Credits
Name Company Position
Sasan Faghihi Cheil Nordic Creative Director
Marcel Granfelt Saavedra Cheil Nordic Art Director
Mats Wiberger Cheil Nordic Strategic Planner
Magnus Svensson Cheil Nordic Client Director
Alexandra Sjoberg Cheil Nordic Copywriter
Johan Lindqvist Cheil Nordic Project Manager
Fredrika Stern Cheil Nordic Graphic Designer

Why is this work relevant for Brand Experience & Activation ?

Because it addressed a global debate about Women and their Age. It did not only take a stand towards the usage of the term Anti Age but also removed it from it's products which was embraced by Women in Sweden.

Background

Nivea as brand feels a strong responsibility towards women in the image they convey. They want to be perceived as a traditional brand with modern values. The brief and objective was to relaunch NIVEA cellular in an authentic and fresh way. Make the brand relevant for the modern Nordic women. Communicate that NIVEA Cellular effectively prevents wrinkles. Objective: Boost awareness and increase sales. NIVEA Cellular should be the choice for women over 40.

Describe the creative idea

When it comes to ageing, Swedish women have a positive attitude and are happy with who they are. Women just as men understand that ageing isn’t something they can reverse. Swedish women are looking for brands to address their positive attitude to ageing and help empower them to look great for their age. We took a new approach to beauty communication and removed Anti-Age from our vocabulary, so that Women, no matter how old they are, could embrace their age and feel good about themselves.

Describe the strategy

We conducted research looking into the history of beauty communication, gender equality and the current status of the competitive landscape. This combined with research and focus group studies, conducted by NIVEA Nordics, we gained a deep understanding for what Swedish women want and what they look for. Findings told us, anti age is no longer relevant and projects a completely wrong image about women and their relation to age. The Women we targeted were 40+ Taking a distance to the word Anti Age and instead having a positive attitude towards ageing was our approach.

Describe the execution

We used one of Sweden's most famous and liked Women, the Actress Carina Berg to carry our powerful message. We created a campaign feel that was authentic due to interviewing Carina in her natural environment on set where she is constantly reminded of her age sitting in front of the mirror. Our campaign went live in May 2018 and the first flight ended in July and the next one is now about to be aired again. We created a 360 campaign that consisted of a TVC, Online Films, Social Media, Print and In store.

List the results

We had a sales increase of 38% during the campaign. The positive buzz around the campaign reinforced Niveas position as a brand that really understands Women and makes them feel good in their own skin.