Title | RAGING BANNERS |
Brand | VOO TELECOM |
Product/Service | FASTEST INTERNET |
Category |
C01. Online Ad |
Entrant
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HAPPINESS BRUSSELS / AN FCB ALLIANCE, BELGIUM
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Idea Creation
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HAPPINESS BRUSSELS / AN FCB ALLIANCE, BELGIUM
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Production
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BLISS INTERACTIVE Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM
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Credits
Christophe Segaert |
VOO Telecom |
Vice President Consumer Market (B2C) |
Aline Hoffmann |
VOO Telecom |
Brand & Communication Director VOO & BeTV |
Delphine Lenel |
VOO Telecom |
Head of Advertising |
Jacques Ohn |
VOO Telecom |
Media & Budget Manager |
Karen Corrigan |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Executive Creative Management |
Geoffrey Hantson |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Chief Creative Officer |
Philippe Fass |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Creative Director |
Isabelle Koelman |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Strategic Director |
Mathias Lemielle |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Concept Provider |
Jérémy Stoquart |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Concept Provider |
Pascal Kemajou |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Group Account Director |
Mattias Vermeire |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Account Director |
Coline Hercot |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Account Manager |
Caroline Ray |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Graphic Designer |
Bart Vande Maele |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Producer |
Kris Van Wallendael |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Senior Digital Producer |
Remke Faber |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Head of Motion |
Simon Schuurman |
Happiness / An FCB alliance |
Motion Designer |
Thomas Colliers |
BLISS Interactive |
Head of Technology |
Na Nguyen |
BLISS Interactive |
Head of Projects |
Vietdong Ngo |
BLISS Interactive |
Project Manager |
Background
VOO Telecom is Belgium’s biggest Telecom Challenger. Since the internet has become so much part of our daily life, one of the main battlefields and reasons to switch provider is the speed of the internet. VOO Telecom has invested in modern technology and because of that, they are now able to offer their clients an internet speed that can be up to 4 times faster than their biggest competitor, the market leader.
Brief: gain market share (and share of heart) within the fast-growing Belgian gaming community. Because becoming the brand of choice in that community would be proof of the ‘internet-leadership’ of VOO telecom.
Describe the strategy
To promote Belgium’s fastest internet, VOO telecom teamed-up (paid) with the most influential gaming streamers who were not yet VOO clients, by making them download a plug-in that will transcribe their ‘rage because of a slow internet’ into voice activated ‘raging banners’ that will be shown on top of their live streams on Twitch and/or YouTube Live – which is a first!
Relevance: People watching gamers who stream their game on Twitch or YouTube Live is huge. There are now more people watching those streams than there are people watching sports on television. Obviously, both for the streamers and the ones watching, a speedy and stable internet are critical. The right community to sell Belgium’s fastest internet from Belgium’s biggest Telco challenger VOO.
Describe the execution
First, we programed an OBS plug-in. OBS is the most use software for streaming games. This OBS plug-in attaches itself to the Microphone Audio and uses Microsoft Cognitive Services to transcribe speech data, in real-time, based on keywords. Then we programed all possible ‘slow internet rage’ keywords (in French only so far). Afterwards, once ‘raging because of slow internet’ is detected, a transcribed overlay banner is automatically shown on top of the live streams. This technical ‘stunt’ worked both on Youtube-live ànd Twitch (biggest streaming platforms) which is a first. Then we started a paid collaboration with Belgiums most influential gamers who are not yet VOO clients. They downloaded the plug-in and we waited for their internet to lag.
List the results
The ‘raging banners’ turned into a real economical multiplier for VOO. Via our influencers and their lagging internet, the 'raging banners' quickly appeared on hundreds of real-time streams. Reaching 85% of the Belgian gaming community within a few weeks. Resulting in hundreds of positive engagements, an increase of 165% of the VOO ‘fast internet’ webpages, a radical increase when it comes to VOO brand preference within that community and most importantly, leading to an increase in sales of over 20%! When it comes to the ‘fast internet’ product, the biggest challenger VOO is now close to becoming the market leader.