A text to win for a dream movie party turned into a dream campaign for The Buntin Group and their clients, Chinet Classic White. Their goal was to expand and promote usage of Chinet disposable tableware during outdoor summer occasions.
They focused on an opportunity with a key retailer, Meijer, and used it to increase interest in their brands, while heightening loyalty among customers. Thus, the Meijer Backyard Movie Night Text-to-Win Sweepstakes was born.
Other consumer product brands like Char-Broil Grills, OFF! and Lake N’ Trail got behind the idea too. The Sweeppea text-to-win platform was chosen to execute it.
The Campaign
The campaign consisted of national TV, digital, social and PR initiatives. The sweepstakes creative featured imagery from the 2017 30-second TV spot of family and friends watching a movie in the backyard with pizza and popcorn on Chinet Classic White plates and bowls. Prizes included all the makings of a perfect movie night host package including a 65” TV, Charbroil Grill, Chinet party supplies, Meijer gift cards and more.
With the sweepstakes in particular, they targeted:
- Meijer shoppers overall
- Existing Chinet buyers who shop at Meijer
The strategy waas to capitalize on the very natural relationship of summer grilling with Chinet Classic White products, as well as the growing popularity of at-home, outdoor entertaining. So, media dollars were spent with partners like HGTV and Food Network for TV flights during summer grilling specials with an extra push around Memorial Day and Fourth of July.
The media behind the campaign was a mix of national broadcast, digital video/radio, content, email, direct response digital, paid social and PR. The text-to-win sweepstakes provided in-store exposure, customer messaging and included entrance signage with a CTA to text to enter for a chance to win.
Their First Text to Win
This was their first text to win sweepstakes program and it was a success.
Text or SMS was a natural fit since consumers now have shorter attention spans and less time. They’re constantly on the move, making them more attached to their mobile devices than ever before. They’re also savvier shoppers overall. Therefore, focused, purposeful, meaningful and concise messaging and execution proves most successful.
With in-store signage at the entry of every Meijer store and digital and email targeted to Meijer/Chinet consumers, as well as the low barrier to entry, the text-to-win sweepstakes received more than 3,100 entries in just 10 days.
The text-to-win mobile component of the campaign served as the in-store extension for the national campaign. An email blast was sent out to Club Chinet members informing them of the sweepstakes, presenting the CTA “Text MOVIE to 65047 for a chance to win a Backyard Movie Night prize package” or directing them to the entry form online.
The Classic White sales results for the first half of the year are not confirmed yet, but the text-to-win messaging campaign exceeded expectations, garnering 3,140 entries total in 200 stores in 10 days.
The brand enjoyed positive overall consumer response based on total participants and client satisfaction, not to mention three very happy winners. Overall, this is a great example of how effective text to win can be for consumer product goods.
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