Summary: to launch the new Puma Bodywear collection, a range of sporty garments available in stores globally, with no money. Create a huge buzz with a very small budget, and create something with a fun news spin on a depressing, repetitive story.

Launch date was Fall 09, in the depths of the worst economic crisis. We observed that underwear ads followed consistent rules: half dressed pouty girls, serious photography and were limited in engagement. Based on the brand positioning “Where is the Joy”, our strategy was to bring joy in an unexpected moment that would find its way into a cultural conversation. We created “The PUMA Index,” a real stock market ticker with a twist: when the market went down, the models clothes came off, right down to their PUMA underwear. The campaign has made over 130,000,000 impressions, the iPhone app was one of the top 20 apps and was downloaded over 40,000 times, and the website became one of the most talked about sites in national media and on social networks. One impatient fan even broke into the site to steal the files of one of the models in his PUMA skivvies.

Early planning successfully identified our target and informed the creation and production of our content. Initial seeding and PR push succeeded in lighting a spark on the app/site that soon went viral on its own. Soon, mass media was reporting the site and helping spread the word. The plan pretty much stayed true to form throughout.

• 30,000,000 media impressions • 40,000 app downloads, One of the top 20 Apps of the year• Tens of thousands of blog/twitter/facebook of blog postings (*still tracking exact figures)• An unprecedented amount of return visitors to the site (*still tracking exact figures)