PLAYLIST TIMER

Gold Eurobest Award

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TitlePLAYLIST TIMER
BrandBARILLA
Product/ServicePLAYLIST TIMER
Category C01. Use of Radio & Audio as a Medium
Entrant PUBLICIS ITALY Milan, ITALY
Idea Creation PUBLICIS ITALY Milan, ITALY
Credits
Name Company Position
Bruno Bertelli Publicis Italy Global Chief Creative Officer Publicis WW
Cristiana Boccassini Publicis italy Chief Creative Officer Publicis Italy
Riccardo Fregoso Publicis Italy Executive Creative Director
Stefano Zanoni Publicis Italy Associate Creative Director
Roberto Ardigò Publicis Italy Creative Supervisor
Mattia Leporale Publicis Italy Digital Art Director
Jacopo Trotta Publicis Italy Digital Copywriter
David Pagnoni Publicis Italy Global Client Service Director
Federica Papetti Publicis Italy Groupe Client Service Director
Dario Gambera Publicis italy Account Manager
Alessandro Bochicchio Publicis Italy Head of Social Client Services and Strategy
Bela Ziemann Publicis Italy Chief Strategy Officer
Monica Radulescu Publicis Italy Strategy Director
Margherita Tuvo Publicis Italy Senior Strategist
Andrea Battista Publicis Italy Data Analyst
Francesca Zazzera Publicis Italy Head of Production
Alessio Zazzera Publicis Italy Senior Producer
Caterina Collesano Publicis Italy Art Buyer

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Write a short summary of what happens in the radio or audio work.

Playlist Timer is composed by a series of playlists that last exactly as long as the cooking time of different pasta shapes. By accessing Barilla Italia’s profile on Spotify users can discover a set of lists ranging in length from 9 to 11 minutes, each one matching a different music genre with a specific pasta shape. The songs featured in the playlists are a mix of contemporary successes and evergreens, selected starting from Spotify’s data on the most streamed music genres. The selection had the objective of creating a user experience that feels like a familiar habit, listening to music while preparing your meal. By playing the playlist as you put the pasta in the boiling water, the songs turn into a timer for your pasta: as soon as the music ends, it’s time to drain it.

Translation. Provide a full English translation of any audio.

“Hey, you're listening to Playlist Timer. Check where you're at with the playlist, as soon as the music stops the pasta will be ready. Enjoy your meal.”

Please outline the innovative elements of the work

The activity takes advantage of an entertaining experience to solve a real consumer problem related to the product. More importantly, this is the first time a brand aims to add usefulness to playlists both on Spotify and on other streaming services. We managed to achieve our goal by hijacking one of the platform’s most used features without adding new functions or complicating the user experience, simply creating sets that match the cooking time of a series of different pasta shapes. The simplicity of the whole project translated into an easy to use, unexpected feature for people.