Cannes Lions

The cake test

ISOBAR BUDAPEST, Budapest / HUNGARIAN TELEKOM / 2016

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Overview

Description

It is scientifically proven if we can share what we know or have it makes us happier.

We tried to show the core of sharing through a simple example that everybody would get.

We created an experiment to demonstrate the importance of sharing. We went to a kindergarten where we showed an amazing cake as a secret to only one kid from a group and asked her/him not to tell it to anyone.

We showed an amazing cake to selected kids which was a surprise for the rest of the group and we let them go back to their friends…

We were curious to see whether they would keep the surprise or share it with the others?

Execution

Our goal was that the interesting video live an independent life. Based on the result is seems our strategy was very successfull. The video spreading was built on the earned media. Many trustworthy celebrity watched, liked and shared our video. When the organic spreeding started to slow down we promoted it paid video ads.

We believe by pointing out our core human nature of sharing we created a content without limits.

Telekom Cake-test video has become the most successful online ad in Hungary. The campaign film was viewed by 550.000 within 2 days

Outcome

The Cake-test video was seen by more than a quarter of Hungarian YouTube users within 3 days.

Now counting more than 559.000 views that is very high considering the population of Hungary.

Lot of people shared, liked and commented it and they voted the campaign video for the best advertising of the year in Hungary.

But the most important thing is, we convinced that the “Life is for sharing” brand message is correct. It doesn’t matter whether we share it online or offline, the important things still spread like crazy.

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