Cannes Lions
BURBERRY, London / BURBERRY / 2017
Awards:
Overview
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Credits
Description
“Tell the most interesting moments of our 160-year history in only a few minutes, using the art of a Hollywood film trailer to hint at a full film we haven’t made...yet.”
Execution
Keeping to the idea of a Hollywood film trailer to hint at our own story:
• Scriptwriter known for “Bridge of Spies”
• Director known for “Senna” and “Amy”
• Hollywood cast
• Release date announced in advance (October)
• Teased to database and on social platforms (end of October)
• Trailer released across all owned platforms, news sites & video networks simultaneously (1st November)
• Red carpet launch events with cast in key cities (November, New York, London, Seoul)
• Excerpts from film across programmatic channels, including Amazon Fire TV (November/December)
• Further storytelling on Burberry.com (November/December)
• Interviews with director, writer and cast released (December)
Outcome
Reach:
Burberry record number of film views: 22m (+128% on previous year)
Burberry record level of coverage: 2,220 pieces globally (+33% on previous year)
Achievements:
Unique visitors to Burberry.com increased by 77% vs previous year
Average time spent on gift pages increased by 160% on previous year
Lower reliance on media budget in highest spending period of the year (-7% vs previous year).
Sales:
Uplift on previous year. (Results confidential)