TAGS: create buzz / webtraffic
The #1 bags brand for teenagers is Eastpak. To keep its position and
credibility it is always on the watch for new and easy to use marketing
tools. Icecards were selected to create a buzz around the Eastpak brand
in The Netherlands. Consumers could order their personalized icecards
via www.eastpak.com.

CAMPAIGN FACTS
• Online: 21,000 unique visitors / 191,000 pageviews • Offline: 10,000 consumer activations / 156,000 skins impressions • Database: 10,000 records

OBJECTIVES AND TARGET GROUP • Target a young age group: 12 – 18 year • Create sympathy and high impact branding • Create buzz around Eastpak brand • Generate user data profiles • Hot content on www.eastpak.com 

CAMPAIGN SET UP Eastpak
ran a campaign of 10.000 sets, consumers were able to choose between
three different visuals. To promote the campaign to the target group
links on eastpak.com (Benelux section) and icecards.com were used.
After ordering, consumers received their free icecards within two weeks
at home and could start handing them to their friends and
acquaintances, stimulating word of mouth.
Special about this
campaign was that the youngster database of Icemedia was used to
approach target group members. An email shot by Icemedia to 5.000
people in its database represented the kick off of the campaign. These
people met two criteria: Dutch, and between 12 – 18 years old. 
CAMPAIGN RESULTS Consumers
responded very positively on the Eastpak icecards campaign: within 28
days all 10,000 sets were ordered and distributed. The campaign
generated a significant amount of web traffic, resulting in 21,000
unique visitors. This means that almost 50% of the visitors of the site
ordered a set of icecards.
 78%
of the users represented the age group of 12 – 18 years, which is
perfectly in line with the target group. The average age was 21.8
years, peak lying at 16 years.
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