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HJALTELIN, STAHL & CO., Copenhagen / CITYMAIL / 2008
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CampaignDescription
CityMail is a new postal service in Denmark. By their 6th month in the Danish market, the company needed an event to show its flexibility and ability to mail anything – as long as it fits through a letter slot. The target audience was 786 people dispersing direct mail and mass consignment budgets in CityMail's delivery area. The purpose was to build brand awareness and get new CityMail clients. The brief also encouraged unusual thinking in order to achieve media attention.
Idea
We rented a shop in Copenhagen and mailed a Swedish log hut to the address using CityMail's own letter carriers. A craftsman located inside the shop received beams, screws, paint and roof grass through the letter slot while building the hut. The building process was followed via webcam at CityMail´s website. When built, we planned a reception party. 3 weeks before, we mailed “teaser” saws to the target audience. One week later we followed-up mailing with invitations for the reception. One end of the beam was a response coupon that you needed the teaser-saw for to saw off the coupon.
Outcome
During the campaign we had 970 unique visitors on the events website to see the building process movie, even though we only direct mailed the web address to 786 special chosen decision makers.The campaign increased CityMail's sales meetings and actual sales way beyond management’s expectations. And, best off all, it positioned CityMail as a serious, more flexible, postal alternative in Denmark. Magnus Olin (Marketing Executive) and Jarle Trandokken (CEO) officially went public with a statement saying "We are without doubt working with the best agency in Denmark"
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