Creative Commerce > Engagement
FCB TORONTO, Toronto / ONTARIO LOTTERY AND GAMING CORPORATION / 2023
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Background
LOTTO MAX is Canada’s biggest lottery, re-investing 100% of its profits back into communities: hospitals, charitable organisations, and non-profit corporations. However, the player base is ageing. Only 14% of players are between the ages 18 and 35, which puts this community contribution at risk.
The goal was to get young adults (18-35) to consider LOTTO MAX. We want them to see the brand as relevant to their lives to drive trial and get them playing. This was measured by:
Consideration:
20% lift in consideration
Trial:
30% redemption rate for free play ticket
On-going play:
Increase online registrations (players must register on the lottery website in order to play) for 18-35 year olds by 40% during campaign period
Lottery Ticket Sales:
Increase sales by 20% during the campaign period
Charitable Contribution:
Increase community contributions by our target
Describe the creative idea
Taste of the Millionaire Life
Introducing LOTTO MAX Dream Bars. The first lottery ticket that gives you a taste of the millionaire life. We turned items only millionaires can afford into ice cream bars: Rare Oil Painting, Designer Handbag, Private Island, and Grail Sneaker.
We partnered with leading food scientists at the University of Guelph and ice cream maker Creamery X to create authentic flavours. Gas chromatography technology evaluated over 300,000 flavour markers to replicate the exact notes of each item. For example, Rare Oil Painting has an olive oil base, finishing with mid-tannins and a hint of oil paint.
We showed up where our target was, serving Dream Bars from an Ice Cream truck at the most anticipated events. Each bar had a QR code for one lottery ticket, making it potentially the most valuable ice cream bar in history with a value of up to $70 million.
Describe the strategy
Connect to their entertainment choices
Our target thinks there are better ways to spend their money than on the lottery. But they do spend on food, allocating 44% of their monthly expenditures on eating out. To relevantly connect, we needed to bring them interesting foods where they were going to be this summer and then convert them into LOTTO MAX players.
Get them dreaming
In today’s economy, the chance of becoming a millionaire can seem out of reach. We wanted to intercept our target’s everyday moments and inspire them to dream big.
Give Back
Our target is more likely to play if they know their money goes to a good cause. All of the proceeds from LOTTO MAX Dream Bars went directly to the community, raising money for Friends of Ruby, a local charity providing support to LGBTQ+ youth, reflective of OLG’s core values of giving back.
Describe the execution
Our campaign had four phases:
Launch
We made consumers aware of LOTTO MAX Dream Bars through OLV, Social, Influencers, PR, a BlogTO partnership, and partner content.
Intercept
We brought our ice cream truck to the biggest concerts of the summer, like Harry Styles and Post Malone, and at the hottest locations around the province. Influencers and tastemakers drove campaign engagement through social media, PR, and activation.
Engage
The street art-inspired activation area, featuring a giant melted popsicle bench, encouraged consumers to share their experiences online. To keep attendees dreaming, we continued to release new flavours on social media in response to cultural moments.
Purchase
Every bar was redeemable for a LOTTO MAX ticket. Every ticket was a winner for the community, with all proceeds going back to Friends of Ruby. Ticket redemption drove account sign-ups helping us foster a 1:1 relationship with our target.
List the results
The Dream Bars campaign got our target dreaming of the Millionaire Life and got them playing LOTTO MAX. With over 5,000 bars sold, Dream Bars successfully appealed to our young adult target::
Consideration: 50% lift in consideration of the brand
Trial: Doubled our free play ticket redemption rate to 56%
On-going play: 91% increase of online registrations during the campaign period, indicating an intent for future online purchases and creating a 1:1 relationship with our target
Lottery Ticket Sales: 126% increase in weekly sales during the campaign period
It also got the attention of our target audience:
56,299,417 impressions
100% positive or neutral sentiment
2.5x industry engagement
And made a difference in the community:
Charitable Contribution: 36% increase in community contributions by our target
The Dream Bars campaign created a new way to play for a new generation of players.
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