2018 Brand Experience & Activation

THE EMPTY TOY SHOP

TitleTHE EMPTY TOY SHOP
BrandFRETEX / (SALVATION ARMY THRIFT SHOP
Product/ServicePOP UP TOY STORE
Category A13. Not-for-profit / Charity / Governemt
Entrant KITCHEN Oslo, NORWAY
Idea Creation KITCHEN Oslo, NORWAY
Media Placement KITCHEN Oslo, NORWAY
Media Placement 2 TRY OPT Oslo, NORWAY
Media Placement 3 VIZEUM Oslo, NORWAY
PR ISOBAR NORWAY Oslo, NORWAY
Production KITCHEN Oslo, NORWAY
Production 2 WILLY NIKKERS Oslo, NORWAY
Credits
Name Company Position
Bendik Romstad Kitchen Leo Burnett Copywriter
Ole Henrik Stubberud Kitchen Leo Burnett Art Director
Anne Gravingen Kitchen Leo Burnett Art Director
Tom Andersson Kitchen Leo Burnett Art Director
Asbjørn Kessel Kitchen Leo Burnett Art Director
Marianne Sæther Kitchen Leo Burnett Graphic design
Marianne Lund Kitchen Leo Burnett Account manager
Heidi Evans Kitchen Leo Burnett Account manager
Aram Zarkoob Kitchen Leo Burnett Account manager
Anett T. Røkke Kitchen Leo Burnett Client director
Lise Marie Mørkved Kitchen Leo Burnett Digital director
Adam Gruner Kitchen Leo Burnett Motion graphic
Silje Strømmen Kitchen Leo Burnett Content producer
Fridtjof Hødnebø Kitchen Leo Burnett Head of Performance
Halvor Lid Willy Nikkers Producer
Emilie Norenberg Kitchen Leo Burnett Director

Why is this work relevant for Brand Experience & Activation ?

We wanted to do something different for the Norwegian Salvation Army's thrift shop, so we made a pop up store for used toys. In that way children experienced the joy of giving and adults could experience the joy of buying second hand for their children.

Background

The world does not need more plastic toys, and Norwegian children already have an average of 600 toys each. We wanted to change the stigma around buying used.

Describe the creative idea

We opened Children's Fretex just before Christmas. It was a completely empty store that the children could fill with toys they did not need anymore. Then we reopened the store, filled with used toys that people could buy as Christmas presents.

Describe the strategy

We wanted to reach adults through their children and in the context of giving away things you don't need and buying second hand.

Describe the execution

We opened a pop up store in one of Oslo's most prominent department stores in November and started inviting children and their parents to give us their used toys. Then we opened the store in December and sold the used toys for Christmas.

List the results

Politicians and TV stations also took the trip and during the most hectic weeks of the year we managed to increase the desire in Norway to buy used with over 23%.