Creating global buzz for an advert
Hostelworld
Campaign overview
What we did
Working with an A-list star doesn’t guarantee coverage; we needed to convince the world’s media that this ad was a must-watch. We made the identity of our celebrity frontwoman a mystery guessing game for our top-tier media to solve.
Results
We then secured an exclusive opportunity with Mail Online and once their exclusive broke, we shared the secret news with the rest of the world, resulting in more than 1,700 pieces of coverage globally, with over 100 pieces in Hostelworld’s top tier titles such as VICE, People, Cosmopolitan, Perez Hilton, Elle and News.com.au. All our coverage was on-message and helped to drive a 62% increase in Hostelworld blog traffic. 89% included the full advert, which helped achieve more than 13million views of the video. But did we go viral? According to AdAge, we sure did, with the ad entering its official viral video charts at No 5, calling out the press coverage we generated to help it land there.