IKEA – RADIO HITS

TitleIKEA – RADIO HITS
BrandIKEA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG
Product/ServiceIKEA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG
Category E02. Innovative Use of Technology
Entrant THJNK Hamburg, GERMANY
Idea Creation THJNK Hamburg, GERMANY
Idea Creation 2 THJNK Berlin, GERMANY
Media Placement PLAN.NET Munich, GERMANY
Media Placement 2 MEDIACOM Hamburg, GERMANY
Production STUDIO FUNK Berlin, GERMANY
Production 2 PX1 BERLIN, GERMANY
Credits
Name Company Position
Armin Jochum thjnk AG CCO
Stefan Schulte thjnk Berlin GmbH Managing Director Creation
Hendrik Heine thjnk Berlin GmbH Managing Director Account
Sabine Kuckuck thjnk Berlin GmbH Creative Direction
Jonas von Schwedes thjnk Berlin GmbH Creative Direction
Stephan Nürge thjnk Berlin GmbH Art Direction
Rebekka Noemi Hettinger thjnk Berlin GmbH Art Direction
Sophie Kearney thjnk Berlin GmbH Art Direction
Benjamin Waldt thjnk Berlin GmbH Copywriting
Malte Vogt thjnk Berlin GmbH Copywriting
Julia Hener thjnk Berlin GmbH Account Manager
Julia Kottowski thjnk Berlin GmbH Account Manager
Jonas Bergstroem Freelance Voice/Speaker
Julian Maßmann Freelance Sound Engineer

Describe the creative idea

IKEA wanted to increase hits to its online store and in doing so create a memorable, fun and creative experience for its customers using a very offline medium: radio. IKEA Radio Hits was born. These quirky cross medial radio ads appealed to listeners nosiness and made them google the keywords "IKEA, decor & new“. The radio ads activated new and existing customers who ended up on IKEA's online shop after one click. The result: Over 100.000 googled for the keywords and more than 50 % clicked on the links. That is a click-through rate 100 times higher than the average.

Describe the execution

A smart cross medial approach: before the radio ads went on air, we bought the first google hit result for the keywords "IKEA, decor & new" and placed our disguised product links right there. After one click the users ended up on IKEA's online shop.