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HAKUHODO INC., Tokyo / MORINAGA & CO. / 2017
Overview
Credits
CampaignDescription
When people are amazed and eat chocolate , they feel delicious. So we had a TRICK "AND" TREAT CAFE, and A SPECIAL PRODUCT CALLED, "TRICK CHOCOBALL".
Execution
AN EVENT CALLED THE "TRICK AND TREAT CAFE", AND A SPECIAL PRODUCT CALLED, "TRICK CHOCOBALL". THE EVENT
WAS ANNOUNCED IN ADVANCE, AND IT WAS LIMITED TO ONE DAY, WHILE THE PRODUCT WAS RELEASED OVER TWO
MONTHS NATIONWIDE. IN BOTH MEASURES, WE ADDED ELEMENTS OF SURPRISE TO THE CHOCOBALL WE USED TO
EAT OFTEN, PROVIDING FOR AN ENHANCED SENSE OF DELICIOUSNESS.
Outcome
THE “REPEAT RATE,” OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BOUGHT THE PRODUCT IN THE PAST, INCREASED BY 155% COMPARED TO
THE PREVIOUS YEAR. IT ALSO GAINED 500 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. MOST OF ALL, A LOT OF PEOPLE
REMEMBERED THE PLEASURE OF EATING CHOCOBALL, WITH ITS SLIGHTLY STRANGE WAY OF OPENING THE
TRADITIONAL PACKAGE.
Relevancy
We revitalized the relationship between people and the brand without changing the taste.
Strategy
THE TARGET WERE YOUNG PEOPLE AND PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN THE TOWN OF HARAJUKU, WHERE MANY
INFLUENCERS IN JAPAN ARE FOUND. THEY ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEW, SURPRISING EXPERIENCES TO
TELL PEOPLE AROUND THEM. BY PUTTING ON A SURPRISING EVENT LIKE THIS HERE, THE INFORMATION WOULD
SPREAD, AND ALONG WITH THE RELEASE OF A SPECIAL PRODUCT PACKED WITH THIS SAME ESSENCE ALL OVER JAPAN,
MANY PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO PICK UP CHOCOBALL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME.
Synopsis
CHOCOBALL IS A FAMOUS JAPANESE CHOCOLATE, IN ITS 50TH YEAR ON THE MARKET. IT IS AN ICONIC SWEET THAT
EVERYONE HAS EATEN, WHICH HAS CAUSED LESS PEOPLE TO CHOOSE IT BECAUSE IT HASN’T CHANGED. EVEN BY
TRYING TO ADD NEW FLAVORS, OR GIVE OUT PRIZES, IT STILL WAS NOT BEING CHOSEN. THE PURPOSE OF OUR WORK
WAS TO MAKE PEOPLE WANT TO REACH FOR CHOCOBALL ONCE AGAIN, HOWEVER LONG IT HAD BEEN SINCE THE LAST
TIME THEY HAD IT.
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