2018 Brand Experience & Activation

FESTIVAL BOTTLE

TitleFESTIVAL BOTTLE
BrandCOCA-COLA
Product/ServiceCOCA-COLA
Category C04. Competitions & Promotional Games
Entrant McCANN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
Idea Creation McCANN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
Media Placement UM BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
PR McCANN PR Bucharest, ROMANIA
Additional Company MRM//McCANN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
Credits
Name Company Position
ADRIAN BOTAN MCCANN EMEA GLOBAL EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
CATALIN DOBRE MCCANN ROMANIA EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
JONAY SOSA MCCANN ROMANIA CREATIVE DIRECTOR
SIMONA SUMAN MRM // MCCANN BUCHAREST CREATIVE DIRECTOR
LIA BIRA MCCANN ROMANIA ART DIRECTOR
MIHAI VASILE MRM//MCCANN ROMANIA SENIOR COPYWRITER
MARIA CARRILLO MCCANN ROMANIA ART DIRECTOR
AMALIA JAKAB MCCANN ROMANIA GROUP ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
MADALINA PATACHIA MCCANN ROMANIA ACCOUNT MANAGER
DIMITRIS TSOUTSOS MCCANN ROMANIA STRATEGY DIRECTOR
TIBERIU MUNTEANU MCCANN ROMANIA AV MANAGER
ALEX POPA MCCANN ROMANIA AV PRODUCER
VLAD HODOR MCCANN ROMANIA DESIGNER
MEETO VIDEOEDIT FILM DIRECTOR
RADU VOINEA VIDEO EDIT DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
ANDREEA SOFRONE MRM // MCCANN ROMANIA ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
ROCSANA MARIN MRM//MCCANN ROMANIA ACCOUNT MANAGER
IOANA ENACHE MRM // MCCANN ROMANIA COPYWRITER
CORINA IONITA MRM // MCCANN ROMANIA SENIOR ART DIRECTOR
DANA CHITRUSCA UM ROMANIA ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
OANA GRIGORE UM ROMANIA SENIOR MEDIA PLANNER
SANDINA CRISIARCU UM ROMANIA STRATEGY DIRECTOR
VICTOR CROITORU UM ROMANIA CEE STRATEGY DIRECTOR
RAMONA RADU UM ROMANIA CONTENT MANAGER
ANDREEA GAVRILESCU UM ROMANIA DIGITAL PLANNER
CRISTIAN ENE UM ROMANIA DIGITAL LEAD
LAVINIA CHICAN MCCANN PR ROMANIA SENIOR PARTNER
MIAELA DUMITRASCU MCCANN PR ROMANIA ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
MARIA IORDACHE MCCANN PR ROMANIA PR MANAGER
SIMONA IONESTI MCCANN PR ROMANIA DIGITAL & INFLUENCERS SPECIALIST

Why is this work relevant for Brand Experience & Activation ?

Coca-Cola Festival Bracelet is a national consumer promotion developed in Romania, driven by an innovative musical experience right from its labels, which invigorated promo mechanics & partnerships enhancement with the biggest music festivals. From a very relevant insight, it provided a strengthening brand experience to teens through a promo like a festival experience and restating Coca-Cola’s leadership position. The promotion’s power and success resided in the complete brand experience which lasted also after the promotion ends, as the bracelets could be worn as memorabilia.

Background

Teens are always searching for cool experiences. Experiences they collect, experiences they are proud of. But with 5 major festivals happening in Romania in the summer of 2017, most teens won’t afford to attend them all. And going to a festival is the hottest thing to do! To reconnect with the teen audience, Coca-Cola wanted to become the ticket to great experiences and reinforce its role as a moment enhancer. We launched a product innovation, transforming millions Coca-Cola labels into festival wristbands that can offer access to the hottest summer events.

Describe the creative idea

The Coca-Cola Festival Bottle: a product innovation that transformed the labels of millions of bottles into access wristbands to the coolest festivals and experiences. How does it work? 1. Detach the wristband from the label 2. Scan the code with the special app and see if you won 3. Put the wristband on and use it to enter the festival

Describe the strategy

Teens are always searching for cool experiences. Experiences they collect, experiences they are proud of. But with 5 major festivals happening in Romania in the summer of 2017, most teens won’t afford to attend them all. And going to a festival is the hottest thing to do! To reconnect with the teen audience, Coca-Cola wanted to become the ticket to great experiences and reinforce its role as a moment enhancer. We launched a product innovation, transforming millions Coca-Cola labels into festival wristbands that can offer access to the hottest summer events.

Describe the execution

8 different designs inspired from teen’s icons & lifestyle, like graffiti, music, and internet culture, were printed on millions of 500 ml and 750 ml Coca-Cola bottle labels. Detach the wristband from the label, scan the code with the special app and if you won, put the wristband on and use it to enter the festival The wristband would glue on the wrist, being made from the same plastic material as the regular label, and could be worn for many days during the festivals, or as a memorabilia before and after the events. The wristband could also unlock other surprising music experiences, like offer access to concert backstage, where you could meet the hottest Romanian musicians. Coca-Cola Festival Bottle campaign was communicated on a wide media mix: TV, OOH, radio, dedicated online site & mobile app, in-store, social media.

List the results

After only one month, Coca-Cola Festival Bottle campaign became the most successful promo campaign in Romania, run exclusively on small formats, with no promo-price used, leading to increased sales with +11% vs LY on 500ml bottles. It broke fast the record for valid registrations – 281,637 entries, meaning 72% more unique participants than the previous most successful promo activity. Coke Scan’s app became 1st app in AppStore & Playstore entertainment category, being rated as 4 out of 5 points. In one month, the campaign reached 85% of Romanian teens, gathering 34,256,000 media impressions on all media channels