THE HERITAGE

Silver Eurobest
TitleTHE HERITAGE
BrandDELSEY
Product/ServiceDELSEY
Category A03. Online: Fiction & Non-Fiction
Entrant BUZZMAN Paris, FRANCE
Idea Creation BUZZMAN Paris, FRANCE
Credits
Name Company Position
Georges Mohammed-Chérif Buzzman President and Executive Creative Director
Thomas Granger Buzzman Vice - President
Julien Levilain Buzzman Managing Director
Souen Le Van Buzzman Creative Director
Souen Le Van Buzzman Artistic Director and Copywriter
Carole Morlot Buzzman Artistic Director
Xavier Devaux Landragin Buzzman Account Director
Fanny Camus-Tournier Buzzman Strategic Planner
Julien Scaglione Buzzman Head of Social Media
Amélie Juillet Buzzman Head of Communication & PR
Paul Renaudineau Buzzman PR & Communication Manager
Suzanne Langlais Buzzman PR & Communication Assistant
Victoire Fouquet-Lapar Buzzman PR & Communication Assistant
Dee Perryman Buzzman Rights Management
Vanessa Barbel Buzzman Head of TV Production
Ayman Jaroudi Buzzman TV Production
Passion Paris Passion Production
Schmooze Schmooze Sound Production
Against All Odds Against All Odds Director
Marc Bodin-Joyeux Marc Bodin-Joyeux Producer
Chorok Mouaddib Chorok Mouaddib Post Producer
Mathieu Lamboley Mathieu Lamboley Artist (Sound)

Why is this work relevant for Entertainment?

This film is thought like a short film more than a typical ad. Its prime goal was to entertain, give a feeling, a vision. And most of all, it was meant to break away from the very functional, concrete and down to earth (not to say boring) ads in the luggage industry

Background

Delsey is a French brand who struggles to keep up with the American giant Samsonite who owns lots of brands. Delsey always had that French je-ne-sais-quoi that kept it apart from competitors but some of Samsonite-owned brands are clearly copying their visual identity and ads. The brief was to break away from competition and underline our differences through something unseen. The objective was to gain awareness with something that clearly set Delsey apart.

Describe the creative idea

The creative idea was to create a short film. And an animated one, on top of that. We wanted to put viewers through a journey, both physical and emotional. And we knew quite quickly that an animated film could create that, because it would give us endless possibilities and let us create magic from diverse situations. Animation has that connotation to dreams that was very appropriate to our story, and very appealing to us.

Describe the strategy

What Matters is Inside. Through a double meaning, Delsey explains that a luggage is important because it protects what you care for, whatever it may be. When competitors try to explain how tough and resistant their suitcases are, Delsey speaks directly of the benefit of this : your stuff being protected. And at the same time, it explains that journeys can sure happen out there in the world, but they can also happen inside you, when you let your emotions flow.

Describe the execution

First of all, from April 20th, we decided to tease journalists with mysterious postcards from around the world and signed by Simon. Delsey was not mentioned and Simon spoke of a suitcase, a heritage, his father... Then we released the film on April 30th, only the long version of the film, on Delsey's Social Media platforms and YouTube channel. A few days later, we launched a digital campaign to push the film (only the long version) in France, Germany, the UK, Spain and Italy. In each of these countries, we also connected with travel influencers who shared the film in their instagram stories. Then, in July, the film was featured on Air France Channel in every flight of the company, giving us a very premium (and very French) environment.

Describe the outcome

The movie reached more than 12 million views in just 2 weeks. The influencers allowed us to reach more than 6 million people and a lot of travel influencers we hadn't contacted shared the film on their own. Delsey's Facebook page reached unprecedented engagement rates and a lot of very positive comments from people who were thankful of Delsey's approach to advertising. Delsey's e-shop also reached unprecedented traffic and sales ware up by 31% during the month of May (year over year).